We're nearly at the halfway point of the fantasy football regular season. As seven weeks have gone by, the playoff picture is starting to fall into shape for many leagues, at least for the very worst and very best teams. Most of those bad teams likely have a high concentration among them of the biggest […]

To put it bluntly, the Philadelphia Eagles' backfield is a complete and utter mess. Starting running back Saquon Barkley (hamstring/back) missed two full games with a hamstring injury before returning for a Week 7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He also suffered a back injury from that game that has since limited him. Barkley's status […]

Hey RotoBallers! The full Week 8 slate will kick off in just a few days, which means it's almost time to double-check those fantasy lineups. However, while nailing those start/sit calls at skill positions is crucial, finding an edge at defense can be a major advantage. In this piece, we will look at four widely […]

Hey RotoBallers! The next full slate of NFL action kicks off in just a few days. While many managers are looking ahead to the next breakout candidates, some may be dealing with injuries and could be forced to cut ties with a struggling player to fill a lineup. In this piece, we'll look at four […]

As we arrive at Week 8, the sample size is finally large enough that the matchup numbers start telling you something useful instead of reflecting just a couple of weird early-season games. You can look at how certain defenses have actually handled the run or the pass over a full stretch of weeks, line that […]

I'm so damaged from last week that I don't have high hopes for this week. Unfortunately, there are a lot of spots that I like, and I'm on the opposite side of some prediction algorithms. I'm okay with that. We don't have any FBS vs. FCS games this week, so I'm picking all 47 games […]

The NBA season isn't even two weeks in, and we already have several key injuries. The good news is we can leverage those situations, along with early-season trends, to find value in the betting markets. Our prop bets today focus on several of those situations, targeting players expected to step into larger roles. If you're […]

Welcome to Week 8 of our fantasy football breakout candidate piece for the 2026 NFL season. Each week, we'll point you to emerging players who aren't just top pickups but could see their fantasy values surge by the end of the weekend. All players listed in this article are rostered in less than 50% of […]

Seven weeks into the 2026 NFL season, fantasy managers are beginning to learn which players they can trust and which ones we expect to have up-and-down performances. Unfortunately, even established fantasy stars can have a terrible matchup, an offense can forget how to move the football, or a quarterback who dominates for weeks and then […]

Welcome back to another NBA DFS article. Friday night tips off the weekend with eight games on the main DFS fantasy basketball slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel. The action gets underway at 7:00 p.m. ET, and all eight games begin no later than 8:00 p.m. ET, setting up a turbo-style setup with all the... […]

Hey RotoBallers! With another week of NHL action behind us (and the calendar almost turning to November!), it's time for another deep dive into the waiver wire ahead of Week 6. With over a month of data in the books, finding top streaming options is getting easier. Below, we will look at our brand-new streaming grid […]

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the eighth edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. We have nearly hit the "halfway" point of the actual NFL season and are quickly nearing the stretch run of the fantasy football regular season. This week, handcuffs take center stage. Through the first half, running backs like Saquon Barkley, Breece Hall, […]

Every week, DraftKings Daily Fantasy offers MMA contests featuring the full UFC fight card. The DFS slate for UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan locks Saturday at 5 p.m. EST and is available on Paramount+. Saturday's main event could mark a changing of the guard at lightweight. 26-year-old Tom "Big Train" Nolan from Australia wants a […]

Week 7 is behind us, and that's probably a good thing! We had upsets and some fluky, weird games that wreaked a lot of havoc with my betting card. We still had some hits with props, but it wasn't the runaway success that we've had in other weeks. I like the matchups we have this […]

The first week brought us exclusively panic and overreaction-names on the Buy-Sell List, and might be the most difficult time to pull off a trade. Week two, however, is when managers see a five-game sample size, and both hot and cold runs start to feel like they might last forever. This is when trading becomes […]

Several elite quarterbacks were on a bye in Week 7, but the stars who did play showed out. Joe Burrow was the belle of the ball, throwing for 249 yards and four touchdowns in the second half of Sunday's rout over Baltimore. Burrow and the Bengals are picking up steam. Elsewhere, we continued to see […]

Are you dealing with more Bye-Week Blues? Or has your roster been decimated by injuries? No need to fear; we've got your back with some sneaky start options in fantasy football leagues this week. And our top NFL writers have some highly-rostered players that they're worried about, too. We do this every week! The goal […]

Hey RotoBallers! It's almost Week 8 time, but before we get to it, I just want to do another bit of self-promotion. In case you missed it, I was on Jeopardy this past week as a contestant. The episode aired live Monday night but is now streaming on Hulu and Peacock. If you have either,... […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! This Week 8 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  Week 7 saw some unexpected performances that we called in this very article last week. Bo Nix […]

It has been six months since Michigan cut down the nets, ending one of the biggest chalk-fests in NCAA Tournament history. NIL is making it harder for smaller schools to compete. You could argue that it is having the opposite effect in football. It seems to have leveled the playing field over there until the […]

This feels like the kind of week we have all been waiting for. Several games have high totals, and plenty of teams have individual totals of 24 or more points. That gives us multiple stacking options for tournaments, plus plenty of guys with high floors in cash games.  The standard build this week is to... […]

Fantasy managers covering a Week 8 kicker bye have three options in Evan McPherson, Chase McLaughlin and Tyler Bass, none of whom has missed a field goal attempt this season. All three remain available in more than half of Yahoo leagues. McPherson and Bass have also already used their byes, which makes them candidates to […]

The Commanders have a wide receiver void. Terry McLaurin tore his patellar tendon in Week 6 vs. SF and is out for the season. Stefon Diggs is their only established wideout left in their receiver room. McLaurin’s absence will prove an ample opportunity for others to step up. The two main candidates are 2022 1st-round […]

It's Devil's Night, made public about 30 years ago by The Crow. This slate is kind of a devil. We have no Big Ten because of the "if necessary" World Series game. That leaves an interesting Big 12 tilt on here with some MACtion out west and a game from the American. How is Baylor going […]

I'd like to take a chance to start this article by saying that Week 7 was one that I'd rather forget happened from a betting perspective. I completely whiffed with the picks I provided here, going 0-4. It was brutal, and if it weren't for a decent day on props and DFS, it would have […]

Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller are struggling to sustain the ground game without Travis Etienne Jr., which opens a strong opportunity for him to take the lead rushing role when he returns. The New Orleans Saints managed 18 rushing yards in Sunday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. November 8 (Week 9) against the Cleveland Browns […]

Jeremiyah Love's early results lacked an explosive element. Bam Knight supplied one with runs of 31 and 29 yards in the two games Love missed, giving Arizona something to consider while the rookie rests his ankle. A Week 8 comeback against the Dallas Cowboys is in play, although Arizona has not committed to Love's availability. […]

New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring) is in the midst of an extended absence due to a hamstring injury that he suffered in Week 3. He's now missed four games, and the Saints have a bye this week, meaning he'll have been out five weeks before their Week 9 contest. Etienne signed […]

It's time for another great week of fantasy football, and bye weeks and injuries are testing the depth of rosters. If you need assistance with your start-sit calls this week, you have come to the right place. Navigate these Week 8 overall fantasy football rankings to see where key options such as Omar Cooper Jr., Chase Brown, […]