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Dan Palyo

2343 articles

Dan Palyo is a fantasy sports analyst and editor at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He has been playing fantasy sports for more than 25 years and has been writing about fantasy sports for the past eight years. Dan covers DFS, season-long fantasy, and sports betting content across MLB, NFL, and NBA. He has been with RotoBaller for over five years and has served in several roles, including co-editor of the MLB and NFL teams and head editor of NBA content. He also oversees the site’s DFS and betting coverage. An award-winning member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA), Dan won the 2021 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year Award. He was also nominated in 2024 for Best DFS Writer and Best Baseball Writer of the Year, and in 2025 for Best Research Article. Dan enjoys diving deep into analytics across multiple sports. In baseball, he specializes in breaking down starting pitcher arsenals and betting strikeout props. During the NFL season, he develops his own offensive matchup ratings and projected game outcomes. In basketball season, he focuses on waiver wire analysis and NBA player prop content. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ThunderDanDFS.

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LaMelo Ball - Charlotte Hornets

Kalshi NBA Trades For Tuesday, 3/3/2026

10 games on a Tuesday night in early March? After a sleepy Monday in the Association, we have a pretty loaded NBA slate tonight, including a national NBC broadcast of the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Eastern Conference features a marquee matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the potential #1 seed Detroit […]


Robert Williams III - NBA DFS Picks, Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 19

One thing that has become more apparent to me this year than in any previous year of covering fantasy basketball is that there are so many readers who are playing in leagues that are using standard settings. I am very comfortable in 12-team, 9-CAT H2H leagues, but I realize that many of you are playing […]


Zebby Matthews - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

Starting Pitcher Breakout Picks: Thunder Dan

The term "breakout" gets thrown around a lot, I know. And it's always important to put it in context. For the sake of this article, it's going to refer to pitchers with relatively little MLB experience who could be ready to make a big impact for fantasy teams in 2026. These pitchers check as many […]


Noah Cameron - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers

SIERA Overachievers - Pitchers To Fade

It's that time again - time to dig into the advanced stats and see what we can find that will help us make the right decisions in our upcoming fantasy baseball drafts. Every year, I like to analyze the SIERA of starter pitchers to identify those who likely overperformed in terms of their ERA. SIERA […]


Jrue Holiday - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Picks

NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 2/26

It's been two weeks in a row now where we have seen the NBA schedule get overloaded on Thursday night, moving away from the traditional pattern of smaller slates on Thursdays -- and I am here for it! Sure, the NBA has been pretty wacky lately with rampant tanking and tons of superstars sitting out, […]


Jarrett Allen - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Today's NBA Bets, Player Props, Value Picks

We rarely get such a loaded Sunday slate of NBA action, but now that the NFL is no longer in the mix, the league will look to feature some of its best matchups on Sunday for national TV broadcasts. We have 11 games today and two really good games featured as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers […]


Gui Santos - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 18

We turn the calendar over to March by the end of Week 18, and the fantasy playoffs start in some leagues. There's a pretty good case for moving the playoff weeks up next year with how bad the tanking situation has gotten this year, but that's probably a conversation for another day! For other managers […]


Jarace Walker - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 2/20

Last night, we saw 20 NBA teams return to action, and we have another nine games tonight. Multiple teams will be playing the second half of a back-to-back (Cleveland, Charlotte, Washington, Indiana, Denver, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and L.A. Clippers), and we may try to take advantage of several of those situations. If you're reading this, then […]


Drew Rasmussen fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings waiver wire pickups draft sleepers

Starting Pitcher Sleepers: Stuff+ Analysis

You guessed it - I'm discussing starting pitchers for the upcoming 2026 MLB season. When it comes to drafting starting pitchers, there's always a case to be made for drafting some reliable arms who are proven commodities, especially earlier in drafts. But I'm almost always chasing upside with my pitching picks, especially in the middle […]


Domantas Sabonis - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Drop or Hold in Fantasy Basketball Week 17

The good news is that NBA games return today, and we have a loaded finish to Week 17 with a bunch of games in the next four days. The bad news, of course, is that the war of attrition in the NBA continues as star players continue to drop like flies, meaning the balancing act […]


Tyler Glasnow - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News

SP Warning Signals: Biggest K-BB% Fallers

We could argue all day about which statistics and metrics are the most reflective of a pitcher's success. But the consensus is that a pitcher's strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%) is a pretty solid barometer for overall performance, and I would agree. In the complex world of baseball statistics, sometimes simpler is better. When it comes to […]


Logan Webb - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Starting Pitchers, Draft Sleepers

Identifying Pitcher Breakouts and Values

Pitchers and catchers reported to camp this week, and I reported back to my duties as a fantasy baseball analyst after lending my time and research to both basketball and football since last season concluded. I love researching and writing about baseball, especially pitchers. I was pretty excited to receive a nomination for "Best Research […]


Cade Cunningham - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Today's NBA DFS Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel

It's the last big hurrah before the All-Star Break, as there are 14 NBA games tonight and only three more tomorrow. FanDuel is running a 10-game main slate tonight, omitting any games that start at 9:00 PM EST or later. Meanwhile, DraftKings has a 13-game slate with all the games except the late 10:00 start […]


Joel Embiid - NBA Injury News, Daily Fantasy Basketball, DFS Lineup Picks

NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 2/9

The Super Bowl is a thing of the past, and we have just four more days of NBA games before a week off, so if you are looking for some action on the Association tonight, look no further! If you're reading this, then I am going to assume that you are an NBA bettor. Today's […]


Scoot Henderson - NBA DFS Lineup Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 17

The trade deadline has come and gone, and while we see a good bit of player movement, we also saw some superstars stay put as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Michael Porter Jr., and Domantas Sabonis remained with their current clubs. The number of players already being rested and even pulled early from games (Utah, we […]


Jason Myers - Fantasy Football Rankings, Kicker Streamers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Correlational Plays for NFL DFS

The big game is nearly upon us, and with it comes the biggest single-game DFS slate of the year. This is the fourth year in a row that I have taken on the task of building out a full chart of correlations for both teams, but it certainly paid dividends last season, as I had […]


Hunter Henry - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

Novig NFL Bets/Props for Super Bowl LX

The Super Bowl has long been the event that draws the most betting interest of all other sporting spectacles. Even if your team didn't make it to the final game, every NFL fan (and plenty of non-fans) will be tuning into the big game tomorrow for one reason or another. If you're going to watch […]


Super Bowl NFL DFS Cheat Sheet

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Premium NFL DFS Cheat Sheet - Super Bowl LX The actual spreadsheet that I used for every other week this season is gone, and I'll be replacing it with some other charts and information to help you build your DFS lineups for the big... […]

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Karl-Anthony Towns - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 2/3

After a pretty light Monday night slate, we're blessed with 10 games in the Association tonight. The trade rumors are beginning to ramp up ahead of the Thursday afternoon deadline (please don't let the Cavs trade for Harden), but we still haven't seen many deals done. Perhaps it will pick up in the final hours, […]


Jarace Walker - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 16

Week 16 is the last full week before the All-Star break and also includes the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. It should be a pretty eventful week in the NBA, with a lot of rumors still floating around about players who could be on the move. Last week, I wrote about some sneaky stashes for […]


Domantas Sabonis - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Today's NBA Bets, Player Props, Value Picks

We rarely get a 10-game NBA slate on a Sunday. But with the NFL taking a week off before the Super Bowl, the NBA takes center stage today with some nationally-televised games. The Bucks and Celtics square off on ESPN at 3:30 PM EST, while we get a double-header on Peacock with the Lakers-Knicks game […]


Draymond Green - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Who to Drop or Hold in Fantasy Basketball

Welcome back to this week's edition of the fantasy basketball cut list! We are getting to the point of the year where we are running into some of the same players for the second time. We are also starting to stack up injured players either on the cut list or the "hot seat," as managers […]


Dyson Daniels - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Injury News

NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 1/28

Tonight brings us nine NBA games, and I am pretty pumped to attack this slate from a betting perspective. There are a bunch of really good game environments for offense, and I am going to continue to be aggressive with NBA prop bet wagers tonight. Lately, I have been running pretty hot, so I hope […]


Jamal Shead - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Stashes: The Stretch Run

We are closing in on the NBA trade deadline, which is next Thursday, February 5th. Every year, there are players rumored to be dealt who aren't, and then a few surprise moves are made instead. The deadline comes one week ahead of the All-Star break, which takes place about two-thirds of the way through the […]


Courtland Sutton - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

NFL Bets/Props for Conference Championships

And then there were four! We are down to the semifinal round of the NFL playoffs, and we have two fantastic matchups on tap for Sunday. The NFC has two juggernauts facing each other for the third time this year, with the winner of the rubber match heading to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, the AFC […]


Max Christie - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: Week 15

We continue with a very balanced schedule this week, with the smallest slate on Saturday (six games) and the largest on Sunday (10 games). We had more impactful injuries to superstars this week, with Ja Morant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Devin Booker all going down recently. Working the wire has never been more important! As a […]


Divisional Round NFL DFS Cheat Sheet

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the Conference Championship Week of the NFL Playoffs! Each week, I'll bring you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet, featuring expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. Green means GO (good... […]

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Ausar Thompson - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineups

Who to Drop or Hold in Fantasy Basketball

Another week has passed, and our patience with injured and underperforming players continues to dwindle. For many managers, the fantasy basketball playoffs will start in about a month, and I know a lot of leagues have moved their playoffs weeks up in recent years to avoid the "Silly Season" as much as possible. As the […]


NBA Bets and Props for Novig - 1/21

We are entering dangerous waters today. It's the day after a sweep, as I went 7-0 on my NBA prop bets last night, and I am probably feeling a bit confident in my picks today. I am ready to be humbled, but still optimistic about my chances as I have spent the first few hours […]


Onyeka Okongwu - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Fantasy Basketball Breakouts or Fake Outs?

We've reached a pivotal point in the fantasy basketball season, where we must evaluate our rosters and ask some crucial questions. How do we evaluate the players on our roster and their current performance? Is it reasonable to expect them to play better or worse going forward? It's a crucial time in the season as […]


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