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Breaking $100 - Free PGA Betting Picks - Golf Best Bets for the 2023 John Deere Classic
Rickie Fowler, ladies and gentlemen! Talk about getting away with murder. In regulation he was a few feet from the hazard off the tee on his final hole, and then getting the US Open "Fitz TIO" that may or may not have helped him on his approach shot on the deciding playoff hole that he... Read More
PGA Stat Buffet - Betting, DFS Picks - Golf Bets Research - The 2023 John Deere Classic (Premium)
As somebody who lives in Iowa, the John Deere Classic is like supporting the Jets (which I also do), as we get the worst fields in golf, year in and year out. The shift to 70 from 125 for FedEx Cup Playoffs is really helping get a few more big names into the this event... Read More
PGA DFS Picks- Round 4 Showdown for 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Rickie Fowler will be the bright orange target the rest of the field will be looking to chase down in final round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Collin Morikawa sits in T6, 4 shots back as one of the only few stars near the top of the board. Birdies will be flying low tomorrow and... Read More
Round 3 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
There was a mass exodus of chalky weeklong golfers at the end of R2, with Tony Finau, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Tom Kim and Austin Eckroat all missing the cut close to and above 20% ownership. The 6/6 rate in the Fantasy Golf World Championship was ... 1%. The very best in the business managed... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays -2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For the first time in a while, we had the entire leverage section miss the cut, but still managed to go 5/9 on the week for made cuts. We are getting about 70% of our guys through the cut, which is still not too... Read More
Breaking $100 - Free PGA Betting Picks - Golf Best Bets for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Golf is truly the most bizarre sport. If I took you back 2 years into the past and told you that Keegan Bradley gained 7 strokes putting and won a Travellers Championship at -23 under par, you would tell me the world has fallen off its axis. In the 22 rounds prior to Bradley's win,... Read More
Model Kombat - The Rocket Mortgage Classic (2023) by Spencer Aguiar & Byron Lindeque
At RotoBaller, we are constantly searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we proudly announce our new 'Model Kombat' article, a piece that will compare some of the differences inside the projections on the site from Spencer Aguiar and Byron Lindeque. If you would like a... Read More
PGA Stat Buffet - Betting, DFS Picks - Golf Bets Research - The 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Premium)
The elevated events are behind us and we now head to a non-elevated event with some rather big names in the field. We are going to need a lot of birdies, to dominate par 5s, and a great track record on easy courses. All three of those stats are in the fortune cookie filter, and... Read More
PGA DFS Picks - Round 4 Showdown for 2023 Travelers Championship
Keegan Bradley sits -21 on the leaderboard ahead of Chez Reavie, who is -20. Next up is Patrick Cantlay who sits all the way in 3rd place 5 shots back at -16. If the two guys in the front of the leaderboard land up stumbling, things could get real exciting for the tomorrow's showdown slate.... Read More
Round 3 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - 2023 Travelers Championship
Denny McCarthy has been balling out folks. He is doing it with all areas of his game and a win for one of the best putters in the game is around the corner. Keegan Bradley is tied for the lead with Denny, essentially getting home field support as he is a Northeast native. Both of... Read More
Breaking $100 - Free PGA Betting Picks - Golf Best Bets for the 2023 Travelers Championship
Rory McIlroy (2nd) continues to seek that illusive major that has evaded him for now close to a decade, after rattling off 4 majors by the age of 25, to join only Jack and Tiger to do so. However, the man of the moment, is Wyndham Clark. He embraced immense power off the tee and... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays -the 2023 Travelers Championship (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The US Open broke Justin Rose, as he missed the cut in epic fashion and of the 11 value plays we had last week, he was 1 of the 4 to miss the cut, making our record for the last four articles 7/11, 7/9,... Read More
PGA Betting, DFS Picks - Golf Bets Research - The 2023 Travelers Championship (Premium)
The US Open provided some incredible entertainment, whether it was due to the course defending itself from the pair of 62s that were shot on Thursday, only to have the winning putt be for -10, or for errant drives still somehow hitting the fairway on the final few holes of the event. We now travel... Read More
Round 3 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - The 2023 US Open
So, I guess Rickie Fowler wants to party? The guy does not want to go away and continues to do damage shooting a -3 (67) today, leading the US Open. Wyndam Clark continues to prove himself as somebody who is worthy of major praise, while Rory McIlroy once again finds himself in the mix in... Read More
Round 2 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - the 2023 US Open
The first round of the US Open is in the books, and we had Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele both shoot 62 today to co-lead the tournament by two shots over Wyndham Clark and Dustin Johnson in T3. The course played really easy by US Open standards today, but we can expect some wind and... Read More
Model Kombat - The U.S. Open (2023) by Spencer Aguiar & Byron Lindeque
At RotoBaller, we are constantly searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we proudly announce our new 'Model Kombat' article, a piece that will compare some of the differences inside the projections on the site from Spencer Aguiar and Byron Lindeque. If you would like a... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - The 2023 US Open (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Our value plays article has been doing really nicely lately, getting 7/9, 6/9 and 8/9 last week which leaves us batting about 75% on made cuts for our value plays. Of those 8 guys last week Nick Taylor won, Hubbard, Wu, and Novak were... Read More
Back 9 Bets - Episode 64 "The Major Factory " - 2023 US Open and DFS Picks
Byron (@TheModelManiac) dives into his model and shares his outrights, top 20s, top 40s, matchups and favorite DFS picks for the 2023 US Open. Be sure to subscribe to the Back 9 Bets YouTube Channel, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us... Read More
Breaking $100 - Free PGA Betting Picks - Golf Best Bets for the 2023 US Open
What a week of golf that was in Canada! Nick Taylor clinched his country's Open with a walk off eagle, while Adam Hadwin could barely walk off the green after getting tackled by a security guard for spraying champagne at his buddy. One of the most epic conclusions to a relatively irrelevant tournament in the... Read More
PGA Stat Buffet - Betting, DFS Picks - Golf Bets Research - The 2023 US Open (Premium)
It is the US Open and we have allll the nibbles you could wish for if you are trying to determine who you want to roster this week. We have strokes gained for all four categories in majors, recent form, and a whole bunch more. The aim of this article is to help familiarize ourselves... Read More
DraftKings PGA ReignMakers - Picks For the US Open (2023)
The ReignMakers Market is seeing its usual uptick in average pricing with the third major of the year on this week's schedule. Since tracking weekly pricing since the Masters in April, we have had only 3 week's where average prices have increased - the two week's prior to the PGA Championship and now this week.... Read More
PGA DFS Picks- Round 4 Showdown for 2023 RBC Canadian Open.
Folks, I have never wanted to attend a tournament more than wanting to go to the RBC Canadian Open. It seems like an absolute hoot. Nick Taylor charged up the leaderboard this morning taking the lead of the tournament before the leaders had even teed off. He shot a -9 (63) that was bogey free... Read More
Round 3 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - The 2023 RBC Canadian Open
Tyrrell Hatton went scorched earth and played such high quality golf today that we actually saw the Englishman smile on the golf course? A smile from Hatton is almost as rare a citing as the 8 strokes he gained on the field today, shooting an 8 under 64. Rory McIlroy leads the field in putting... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - The 2023 RBC Canadian Open (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We are batting 14/19 in made cuts for our value plays article over the last two weeks, with about half the plays being in the $6k range and at low ownership. Last week our high-priced value play in the form of Rickie Fowler finished... Read More
Breaking $100 - Free PGA Betting Picks - Golf Best Bets for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open
Viktor Hovland finally broke into the winners' circle on US soil, and ladies and gentlemen, the floodgates are now wide open, and a ball-striking fluid is gushing out of the only desired openings of the Hovland Hoover dam wall, as all short-game cracks seem to have been repaired over the last few weeks. We need... Read More
Back 9 Bets - Episode 63 "PGA TOUR MERGER MYSTERY " - 2023 RBC Canadian Open and DFS Picks
Byron (@TheModelManiac) dives into his model and shares his outrights, top 20s, top 40s, matchups and favorite DFS picks for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. Be sure to subscribe to the Back 9 Bets YouTube Channel, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch... Read More
PGA Stat Buffet - Betting, DFS Picks - Golf Bets Research - 2023 RBC Canadian Open (Premium)
With the chaotic news of the PGA Tour merging with LIV golf, I am sure we are hungry to hear how this impacts golf going forward. But, in the mean time, we have the RBC Canadian Open to feast on and as always the PGA Tour stat buffet is at your disposal to help you... Read More
ReignMakers Runway - Ep 9 - RBC Canadian Open & US Open
Byron (@TheModelManiac) and his co-host of the ReignMakers Runway podcast get through their Draft Kings PGA ReignMakers targets for the RBC Canadian Open and the future events that include next week's US Open. Be sure to subscribe to the Back 9 Bets YouTube Channel, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on... Read More
FanDuel PGA DFS Lineup Picks: the Memorial (2023)
We have another smaller field, elevated event that has all the super stars minus a few, who will be vying for glory at Jacks Place this week. As we always do in this FanDuel DFS piece, we are going to use the Research Station table available to Premium subscribers of all levels to determine who... Read More
DraftKings PGA ReignMakers - Picks For the Memorial (2023)
The market is in a bit of a downward spiral right now, but with the 3rd major of the year just around the corner, we can expect prices of golfers to go up in a week or two, as that has been the case in the last two majors. The time to buy is now,... Read More