Kyle Larson May Not Factor In Much At Austin

Kyle Larson has had a mixed bag of results on road courses. He has not fared well at Daytona or Charlotte but has a top-five and three top-tens at Watkins Glen. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver should have a nice package that will carry speed and momentum. The question mark comes down to where he […]

Kyle Busch Another One To Watch At Austin On Sunday

Kyle Busch may be another case where seeing how he qualifies is essential to his performance. He has won four times on road courses in 35 races including 19 top-tens and 11 top-fives. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has an underrated road driving ability which could help or hurt depending on again where he starts […]

Ryan Blaney Could Contend At Austin On Sunday

Ryan Blaney is a peculiar driver for Sunday's race in Texas. He has seven top-tens in 13 road races. Some will argue his win at the Charlotte ROVAL was luck but Blaney has too many other top-tens to dismiss him completely. The Team Penske driver has a couple of top-tens each at Watkins Glen and […]

Daniel Suarez Reasonable DFS Option Sunday At Austin

Daniel Suarez has a nice price on DraftKings especially for Sunday's Circuit Of The Americas race. The Trackhouse Racing driver finished 16th at the Daytona road course which was a +20 place differential. His last top-ten on a road course was 2018 at Watkins Glen but expect Suarez to run a bit of a speed […]

Erik Jones Could Enjoy Favorable Place Differential Sunday At Austin

Erik Jones drives pretty well for Richard Petty Motorsports in what most call an okay racing car. His ability to drive road courses can go somewhat under the radar. He has six top-ten finishes in 11 races. That includes three top-fives. A good road driver like Jones can negotiate his way through a field and […]

Kurt Busch Has Road Experience To Lurk Around At Austin

Kurt Busch is another interesting wildcard on Sunday at Circuit Of The Americas. The elder Busch is quite experienced on road tracks and finished fourth at the Daytona road course earlier in the season. He has taken a checkered flag at Sonoma and has 23 top-tens with 13 top-fives. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver's qualifying […]

Joey Logano Could End Up Around Top Five At Austin On Sunday

Joey Logano can drive a race car anywhere but on the road courses, he could surprise. In 27 races, the Team Penske driver has seven top-fives and 14 top-tens. He even has a win at Watkins Glen and a second this year on the Daytona road course. Logano seemed to embrace the simulator this week […]

Christopher Bell Will Have Upside At Austin

Christopher Bell has developed an acumen for racing on road courses in his time with NASCAR via the Xfinity Series. That helped result in a win on the Daytona road course all the way back in February. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has a skill set that translates from one series to the next. Yes, […]

Martin Truex Jr. Expects To Be Near Top Of Field At Austin Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. will dust off last week's result at Dover and move onward. He has four road wins in 33 races with 17 top ten finishes (11 top-fives). That includes three wins on the famed Sonoma course and one at Watkins Glen. Circuit Of The Americas is a long hybrid of sorts -- a […]

Denny Hamlin Still Eyes First Win At Austin

Like Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin is still looking for his first win in the 2021 season. Hamlin leads the point race and will comfortably be in the chase but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver wants to win somewhere. The Circuit Of The Americas may not be that track as Hamlin has hinted "he is not […]

Chase Elliott A Favorite At Circuit Of The Americas Sunday

Chase Elliott was a +245 favorite for Sunday's race on the Austin, Texas track. If one looks at his track record on road races, one can easily see why. In 13 races, the No.9 car has taken five checkered flags, six top-fives, and eight top-ten results. It appeared like Elliott enjoyed the simulator and the […]

A.J. Allmendinger One To Watch At Austin This Weekend

A.J. Allmendinger will be one to watch this weekend at Circuit Of The Americas. If the Daytona road course was any indication, Allmendinger could qualify well (yes there is qualifying this weekend). The good news is this. If he does qualify at a higher position, his salary should not be very cost-prohibitive. This is not […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/19): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season has entered the second season -- the playoffs! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are new to playing NHL DFS, there […]

Adam Hadwin Will Have A Tough Time At PGA Championship

Adam Hadwin probably needs about 10-15 yards on his drivers, woods, and irons to compete better on tour. His accuracy numbers are slightly above average but he barely drives the ball over 290 yards most weeks. His putting per hole is 1.75 which ranks 148th on tour. Again, he will be another golfer trying to […]

Cameron Davis Intriguing But Dicey At PGA Championship

For DFS purposes, Cameron Davis has a ton of risk but he can hit the ball on average over 310 yards (14th on tour). That is partly why his strokes gained from tee to green is 49th overall. He hits the ball hard but driver accuracy is just 53% (190th). Combine that with very average […]

Danny Willett One To Stay Away From This Week At PGA

Danny Willett did not start off his 2021 well. He played two tournaments overseas and finished outside the top-40 in both. Then, he got COVID and had to wait to come to the United States. He got a couple of tuneups before missing the cut at The Masters. There was that 18th place finish at […]

Kevin Na's Up-And-Down Season Likely To Continue

Kevin Na tends to show up at majors. He finished 12th at The Masters after struggling in three straight tournaments. He looked great winning the Sony Open to start 2021. Then, Na missed the cut the very next week at The American Express. It has just been that kind of year for the American. His […]

Henrik Stenson Not In Good Form Heading Into PGA Championship

Henrik Stenson is at the point in his career where he's not a real contender for majors. The Swede has missed a slew of cuts, including the Masters twice. He did see the weekend at the Valspar but finished 63rd and never could put a solid round together. That has been Stenson's biggest problem. He […]

Lee Westwood A Real Question Mark At The PGA Championship

Lee Westwood finished second in back-to-back weeks at the Arnold Palmer and then The Players' Championship. After that, the golfer missed a few cuts and looked to be lost until last week's Byron Nelson where he finished 21st. He has a modest strokes gained metric in the positive direction on all facets (67th overall at […]

Ian Poulter May Miss Cut At PGA Championship This Week

Ian Poulter just has too many issues working against him at Kiawah Island this week. Though the winds will not be as fierce as they can normally be, they will wreak just enough havoc to throw off Poulter's game. Consider that the Englishman drives the ball a hair over 282 yards. That's it. Though his […]

Jim Furyk Too Risky For PGA Championship

Jim Furyk probably is in the midst of his coldest streak as a pro after missing three straight cuts heading into the PGA Championship. The 51-year old drives the ball just 283.4 yards which could be a significant issue given the breezes this week at Kiawah Island. His putts per round of 29.5 ranks in […]

Phil Mickelson Not Expected To Be A Factor This Week

At age 50, Phil Mickelson and long-hitting courses offer too much risk to consider him even a remote option. He ranks just 125th in birdies and accuracy has waned considerably through the years. Now, Mickelson can still drive a ball 301.5 yards on average but his driving accuracy is a woeful 51%. One cannot miss […]

Stewart Cink May Be A Wild Card At PGA Championship

Which Stewart Cink do we see at Kiawah Island? Do we get the winner of the RBC Heritage where he destroyed the field on Thursday and Friday? Or do we wind up with the Wells Fargo version that just could not make putts over the weekend? This will be interesting. Driving distance is 23rd on […]

Sam Burns Is Hot Heading Into PGA Championship

Sam Burns won the Valspar Championship and finished second at the Byron Nelson last week. Few golfers come in hotter than Burns does this week at Kiawah Island. His struggles in March and early April where he missed three cuts in a row seem to be a distant memory. He drives the ball well at […]

Bubba Watson Could Stay In Contention At PGA

Bubba Watson has been in pretty good form since The Masters. He even has two top-20 finishes in his last two tournaments (13th and 18th). His strokes gained off the tee is ninth on the tour and approaching the green is near the top-50. The concern with Watson and it is always the case comes […]

Billy Horschel Not Expecting Much At PGA Championship

Billy Horschel is definitely having a tough time finding form at the PGA. He has only played one tournament since his Masters' meltdown where he shot a 76 on Sunday. He did finish 25th at the RBC but again faltered in the final round. Horschel shot an even-par 72 after two rounds in the 60's. […]

Cameron Smith Could Factor Into PGA Championship This Week

Despite the lack of driving distance at 297.1 yards and poorer driving accuracy at 58%, Cameron Smith could still be in the mix come the weekend at Kiawah Island. This is because of his short game and top-15 putting when it comes to strokes gained. Also, his putting average is fourth and his one-putts are […]

Marc Leishman Has Limited Upside At PGA

Marc Leishman is coming off some solid play in the last month, including a T5 at the Masters and a win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. However, at Kiawah, one has to drive the ball a little better than Leishman has this year. He drives the ball off the tee at 291.5 yards, […]

Paul Casey May Be One To Avoid At PGA Championship

Paul Casey had a nice run in the first four tournaments in 2021 with four top-10 finishes, including a T5 at Pebble Beach and The Players Championship. However, he missed the cut at the RBC and finished outside the top 20 at Valspar. There are some solid numbers, but nothing spectacular. His driving distance at […]

Daniel Berger May Be One To Watch At PGA Championship

Daniel Berger hopefully learned some lessons from his humbling experience at the Masters, where he shot 75 and 73 to miss the cut. The third-place performance at the Byron Nelson last week included a nice charge and a 64 on Sunday. This week will obviously be much more difficult, but Berger is 10th in greens […]