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For most of the other sports, it seems relatively straightforward to upgrade player cards, boost and earn rax. It seems like a gamble for MLB, and is there really a better strategy to improve day-to-day earnings?

My current cards:

• Legendary 1 Shohei
• Epic: Misiorowski, Skubal, Olson, Yamamoto, Yordan Alvarez, CJ Abrams, Jordan Walker, Wood, etc.
• Only recently did I get Sal Stewart, PCA, Pages, Harper, Diaz, and they're not Epic yet.
• Some other non-epic pitchers like Fried, Schlittler, Peralta, Skenes
• And some other players that I haven't upgraded much like MH2, Elly, Bellinger, Bauers, Murakami ...

1. Should I just get a bunch of pitchers? At least that seems more consistent with some pitchers - should I just try to get the top 20 or 25 season earners in pitchers?
2. I tried to keep up with the top 20 season earners but that seems to change every week or two with players like Vargas or Burleson getting into it recently from one big game or two.
3. How do I decide who to boost? I tried using the stat Real has with "against <insert pitcher name>: _ / _, _ hr" to boost but most of those I ended up wasting the boosters too. Is there a smarter way to boost?

I dont spend more than 200 on buying a Player pack each day (i.e. I don't buy more than one player pack per player a day until I run out of rax each day), and I consistently buy some OTD packs with my daily earnings too (about 5-6 a day).

Any tips on improving MLB earnings would be appreciated, thanks!!

How much rax does it cost to go to iconic, mythic, legendary, epic, ect. Is there a faster way to level up cards other than buying player packs every day?

Hello yall, back at it again with another tips and tricks post. This time i will be showcasing and telling you what to do with NFL and CFB coming up in a matter of weeks, from When NFL/CFB lottery opens up and when cards will be given out -> OTD grinding -> In Season grinding -> How many players/teams to buy. So let’s dive right into it!
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NFL/CFB Card Lottery and When Cards could be given out:
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The CFB Card Lottery will likely come out before Week 0. Last season if you remember CFB cards were out after Week 0 and it was just a mess. If CFB cards are scheduled for release before Week 0 then i project CFB Card Lottery to be released on Aug. 26 or Aug. 27 and cards being given out on Aug. 28 with Week 0 starting Saturday August 29. However if CFB cards happen to be after week 0 but before Week 1 then the projected releases could be Aug. 31 or Sept. 1 with cards be given out on Sept. 2nd with Week 1 of CFB starting Thursday September 3rd.
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The NFL Card Lottery will likely come out Sept. 6 or Sept. 7 with cards being given out to people on Sept. 8 due to the NFL Regular Season starting Wednesday September 9th.
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OTD Grinding for NFL and CFB (IN ORDER 1-10 (REDDIT NUMBER FORMATTING SUCKS))
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Below are the top 10 OTD earners for NFL and CFB of all time. Obviously these are not the easiest but they are the top 10 in OTD earnings of the sport. I would say for NFL focus on doing at least 2-3 OTD grinds from 24-25 and 25-26 (3 for pro bonus daily claim) or 4-5 of those grinds of 24-25 and 25-26 plus 23-24 CMC. What i would say for CFB do 2-3 of the top 4 from the rankings below but not all 4 due to all same seasons and overlapping as well i recommend buying 1-3 of Hawkins 25-26, Lacy 25-26 or Gordon III 23-24.

NFL (in order 1-10 because reddit formatting sucks)

24-25 Saquon Barkley 707 | 106,050
23-24 Christian McCaffrey 624 | 93,600
24-25 Derrick Henry 561 | 84,150
25-26 Christian McCaffrey 526 | 78,900
25-26 Puka Nacua 512 | 76,800
25-26 Matthew Stafford 493 | 73,950
24-25 Jahmyr Gibbs 483 | 72,450
24-25 Lamar Jackson 461 | 69,150
25-26 Drake Maye 452 | 67,800
25-26 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 449 / 67,350

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CFB (in order 1-10 because reddit formatting sucks)

24-25 Ashton Jeanty 669 | 100,350
24-25 Travis Hunter 647 | 97,050
24-25 Cam Skattebo 616 | 92,400
24-25 Tre Stewart 524 | 78,600
25-26 Caleb Hawkins 487 | 73,050
25-26 Kewan Lacy 486 | 72,900
23-24 Ollie Gordon II 484 | 72,600
24-25 Xavier Watts 482 | 72,300
25-26 Suntarine Perkins 456 | 68,400
23-24 Bo Nix 452 | 67,800

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In Season grinding for NFL and CFB
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Me personally I would approach the in season grinding for NFL and CFB with your personal preference. If you only care about the rax side and getting the most rax then upgrade the top guys (or whatever many you want to upgrade) to Legendary/Mystic/Iconic. If you only care about favorite players/teams then obviously go that route. Me personally I will be doing both of those directions by in season grinding from player packing and swapping for my favorites then i can also daily player pack and/or 1-4 daily swaps for the top guys that are expected to have big season for both sports.
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How many players/teams to buy for NFL and CFB
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Right now EVERYONE SHOULD BE SAVING FOR NFL AND CFB! Only exception is if you get at least 7k plus daily OTD earnings.
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How to spend your rax for NFL 2026-2027
Tier 1: If you have 0-2k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 5/Buy Top 10 (no team)
- Teams: Buy LA Rams or Skip Teams
Tier 2: If you have 2-5k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 10/Top 15
- Teams: Buy LA Rams and Seattle Seahawks
Tier 3: If you have 5-10k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 20/25/30
- Teams: LA Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills
Tier 4: If you have 10k+ rax:
- Players: Buy Top 50 (70 max off the rip)
- Teams: LA Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bulls, and 4th team of choice
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My personal Recommendation for when buying Teams:
Wait a couple/few weeks to decide on a 5th team. Obviously buy your favorite team! If you do not have a favorite team nor do you want to buy 5 teams then buy Denver Broncos as 4th NFL Team. If you have no favorite team and want to buy 5 teams then Buy Denver Broncos as 4th team then buy Kansas City Chiefs as 5th team
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2026-2027 NFL TOP 25 PLAYER BUY LIST (IN ORDER 1-25 BECAUSE NUMBER FORMAT SUCKS ON REDDIT)
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Jahmyr Gibbs
Bijan Robinson
Lamar Jackson
Josh Allen
Ja'Marr Chase
Saquon Barkley
Christian McCaffrey
Puka Nacua
Joe Burrow
Justin Jefferson
Jonathan Taylor
James Cook III
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Ashton Jeanty
De'Von Achane
Omarion Hampton
Jalen Hurts
Drake London
Brock Bowers
Breece Hall
Brian Thomas Jr.
CeeDee Lamb
Trey McBride
Garrett Wilson
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How to spend your rax for CFB 2026-2027
Tier 1: If you have 0-2k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 5/Buy Top 10 (no team)
- Teams: Buy Ohio State or Skip Teams
Tier 2: If you have 2-5k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 10/Top 15
- Teams: Buy Ohio State and Indiana
Tier 3: If you have 5-10k rax:
- Players: Buy Top 20/25/30
- Teams: Ohio State, Indiana, and Georgia
Tier 4: If you have 10k+ rax:
- Players: Buy Top 50 (70 max off the rip)
- Teams: Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, and 4th team of choice
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My personal Recommendation for when buying Teams:
Wait a couple/few weeks to decide on a 5th team. Obviously buy your favorite team! If you do not have a favorite team nor do you want to buy 5 teams then buy Oregon as 4th CFB. If you have no favorite team and want to buy 5 teams then Buy Oregon as 4th team then buy Notre Dame as 5th team
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2026-2027 CFB TOP 25 PLAYER BUY LIST (IN ORDER 1-25 BECAUSE NUMBER FORMATTING ON REDDIT SUCKS)
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Kewan Lacy
Arch Manning
Jeremiah Smith
Mark Fletcher Jr.
Caleb Hawkins
Cam Cook
Jordan Baugh
Ahmad Hardy
Trinidad Chambliss
Darian Mensah
Dante Moore
Malachai Toney
Julian Sayin
Cam Coleman
Jayden Maiava
Bo Jackson
LJ Martin
Nate Sheppard
Bryce Underwood
Isaac Brown
Gunner Stockton
Rasheem Biles
Xavier Atkins
Jordan Marshall
Whit Weeks

I just got them both to Mystic 1 and saw that the OTD rax for Mystic 1 is 37,500. Is it worth to keep buying daily player packs until the season is over?

I been using the app for a few years but didn’t start collecting cards till this year. I’m trying to figure otd stuff. Ik A’ja ‘25 is the best card for W otd but is there any chance she passes that or gets close this year assuming they make it to the finals again. I have her card this year up to legendary 2 so I trying to figure out if it makes more sense to keep going this year up to iconic or start grinding her ‘25 card

He has 382 rating. Does it make sense to sell him and invest into other sports esp with fc starting, he doesnt make a lot of rax rn. I do not know much how real app works or anything about mlb

What’s the NFL/CFB strategy?

1. Grind for the top player/players by swapping for them (probably Gibbs or puka) and get them to iconic fast

2. Buy a lot of players (80-100 players) and keep them at general/common and use boosts every week you get from selling packs

3. Buy medium amount of players and buy one pack for all of them each and get them to legendary 1

Idk if I’m missing other ways but please let me know

I’ve been curious about this for a while because I am looking to start a collection with mystic and iconic plays/performances.