Three NFL Apps to Help Get You Through the Season
Thuuz Sports: The sports excitement experts are back at it again with the latest version of their its free iOS and Android app, which now features a fantasy dimension. Thuuz Sports uses detailed algorithms to rate the excitement level of live sporting events on a 0-100 scale, alerting users when an exciting game is in progress, and tells you what games your friends are watching. Thuuz Sports now with Fantasy Plus enables fantasy players to integrate their fantasy teams from NFL.com, Yahoo, ESPN, CBS, Fleaflicker and MyFantasySports into the app, receive alerts when their players are in scoring position, get player milestone updates like when their WR is approaching the 100-yard mark, and even get updates for their individual fantasy matchups. There’s also a social component so users can talk smack with their buddies as the games play out.
SportsPicker Challenge: The free Facebook and iOS app makes rooting for teams exciting again, adding an extra incentive for watching your favorite teams prevail. The sports prediction game offers real prizes for successfully picking games in sponsored challenges, like tickets to sporting events, EA Sports Madden 13, and an assortment of gift cards. Fans can create their own customized challenges and invite their Facebook friends, or they join an already established challenge and play for bragging rights. SportsPicker Challenge was created to bring the excitementthat filling out a bracket during March Madness offers, to the sports worldyear-round. For football fanatics who still enjoy rooting for teams and notjust their fantasy studs, this app is a must-have. More than 26,000 games were picked within the app in Week 1 alone.
DraftDay: For the fantasy owner who drafted Chris Johnson in the first round and Fred Jackson in the second this year, DraftDay is the go-to site to get their fantasy spirits lifted. Why’s that? It’s a daily fantasy site so every week you pick a new team so you aren’t stuck with your unfortunate-looking roster for the next three months. The site was started by a former professional poker player who wanted to bring the instant gratification and lack of time commitment that online poker offers,into the fantasy sports space. Just pick your lineup by successfully manipulating a salary cap and compete in head-to-head or group contests where you can bet and win real money. This is also the first site to offer “Leagues” to keep track of all your matchups against your buddies. DraftDay is also offering for the second straight year its Perfect Lineup” game, where participants on the site can compete for free to win $1,000,000. All you have to do is pick the top-scoring player at each position for the week. Ok, so it’s not that easy, but it’s worth a shot!


