Aric Almirola Rough Season Expected To Continue

Aric Almirola is buried so far down the leaderboard on Sunday for the Instacart 500. He starts from the 32nd spot. Worse, the Stewart-Hass Racing driver has not performed well at all with an average place differential of -11 per race. After four straight results in the top-ten, Almirola has lost spots during his last […]

Tyler Reddick Has Chance To Improve Track Position at Instacart 500

Tyler Reddick has the car to move up position-wise on Sunday at Phoenix. He improved two spots in last year's race and had a chance to get near the top-ten but made a few tactical errors which kept him outside the top-15. This year, the Richard Childress Racing driver has taken a few steps forward. […]

Austin Dillon Another Driver To Avoid Sunday At Phoenix

Austin Dillon has not shown enough with the Richard Childress Racing car to inspire confidence for Sunday's Instacart 500. Though he starts up at the 13th position, Dillon has shown little ability to move up in track position on the track when all is said and done. His last four results as far as place […]

Ross Chastain Offers Little Upside At Phoenix

Ross Chastain is again in the middle of the pack on Sunday at the Instacart 500. The Chip Ganassi driver begins in 22nd but place differential is likely to be minimal. In five races, Chastain has finished outside the top-20 every single time. Last year was the first time the racer ended the race on […]

Alex Bowman Not Recommended For Phoenix

Alex Bowman does not expect to be much of a factor at Phoenix on Sunday. The Instacart 500 has not been kind to the Hendrick Motorsports driver. He begins from the 21st position and likely will not figure in the top-ten or even 15 for that matter. His place differential has been negative on the […]

William Byron Has Some DFS Potential On Sunday

William Byron lucked out because of his early-season victory. As a result, he starts from the 10th position in Phoenix. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has shown nice improvement in the two previous races (10th and 9th place finishes). That place differential, if it even translates some, could mean Byron possibly contends again at the Instacart […]

Kurt Busch Likely To Finish Near Top Ten But Not Contend

Kurt Busch starts in the 12th position and will likely move into the top-ten early on Sunday at the Instacart 500. The question becomes can he contend in Phoenix. This answer appears to be no. Busch's best finish since 2010 is 5th. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver has led just eight laps since coming over […]

Ryan Newman Could Lurk Around Top-Ten Sunday

Ryan Newman is a longtime veteran and has raced at the Phoenix track for 21 years. Even without the best of cars, the Jack Roush Racing driver can improve his position by at least several spots on Sunday. The 2017 winner of this race has the know-how to get some points on place differential alone. […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Instacart 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday features the Instacart 500 presented by Instacart from Phoenix. Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Martin Truex Jr. will make up the top five to start the race. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points […]

Ryan Blaney Getting Overlooked At Phoenix A Bit

One driver that could deliver a steady result is Ryan Blaney. He has only led one lap the entire season but did race to a top-five finish last week in Vegas. His car is getting better and better. The Team Penske driver starts from the eighth spot on Sunday for the Instacart 500. There is […]

Joey Logano Should Be Excellent DFS Choice Sunday

Joey Logano is just inside the top 10 for his start on Sunday in the Instacart 500. That may suit him rather well. Logano and this raceway set up well together. Last year, the Team Penske driver finished on the podium both times and won the spring race with ease. He had led at least […]

Kyle Busch Has Track Record To Contend At Phoenix

Kyle Busch has shown the ability to win races at Phoenix. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has won three times in 31 appearances. That includes a string of nine top-five finishes in his previous 11 results. Last season, Busch had a few issues but still managed a third in the Spring race. The Instacart 500 […]

Christopher Bell Has Little Upside At Phoenix

The good news is that Christopher Bell gets a top-five start on Sunday for the Instacart 500. The bad news is that the Joe Gibbs Racing driver just may not fare quite as well. He finished outside the top-15 in both races last season. The expectation is that Bell will fall out of the top-five […]

Martin Truex Jr. Enjoys Some DFS Upside Sunday

Martin Truex Jr. represents a risky DFS pick for the Instacart 500. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has had some car issues throughout the season. It has kept him from winning at least one race and maybe two. Starting fifth this week may be helpful. He has been in contention in six of the previous […]

Don't Expect Kyle Larson To Win In Phoenix

Kyle Larson does start from the second spot on Sunday for the Instacart 500. Last week, the Hendrick Motorsports driver found a way to not only win in Vegas but he won convincingly at the end. Could he do it again this week? The answer seems to be no based on the numbers but a […]

Chase Elliott Another Favorite At Phoenix on Sunday

Can Chase Elliott put it all together? The Hendrick Motorsports driver had a nice run going in Vegas until a spin-out ruined his day. Elliott has +600 odds to win the Instacart 500 on Sunday and one of the big reasons is he can rack up laps led. Elliott led a total of 246 laps […]

Kevin Harvick Should Improve Track Position At Phoenix

Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick should be able to improve position-wise at Phoenix. Harvick starts from the 18th spot for the Instacart 500. This is a track he excels at, winning nine times in 36 races. He has ended up in the top 10 15 consecutive times, including a dozen top-five results. Does he have […]

Denny Hamlin The Favorite To Win In Phoenix

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin is a very slight favorite (+500) to grab the checkered flag on Sunday in Phoenix. Hamlin starts in the third position and has enjoyed a mostly solid car all season. With four different winners on the season, could Hamlin be the fifth? He has the finishes at the track […]

Brad Keselowski Expected To Contend In Phoenix

Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski raced very well at Phoenix last year. In the spring race, Keselowski led 82 laps before a self-inflicted error got in the way. Keselowski nearly won the fall edition, as he finished in second after starting in third place. This time around, he starts from the pole. That means he […]

CBB DFS Prop Picks for Saturday (3/13/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With the college basketball slate featuring some afternoon games of note, naturally, the Monkey Knife Fight column again takes a look at two more Saturday evening games. Remember, Selection Sunday is tomorrow. With the evening games, there are a few that were just destined to get some coverage. The Conference Tournament games are ones to […]

CBB DFS Prop Picks for Friday (3/12/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With the college basketball slate featuring some afternoon games of note, naturally, the Monkey Knife Fight column again takes a look at two more Friday evening games. With the evening games, there are a few that were just destined to get some coverage. The Conference Tournament games are ones to get prepped and get ready […]

CBB DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (3/11/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With the college basketball slate featuring some afternoon games of note, naturally, the Monkey Knife Fight column takes a look at two evening games. With the evening games, there are a few that were just destined to get some coverage. The Conference Tournament games are ones to get prepped and get ready for when March […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (3/10): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! 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 […]

CBB DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (3/10/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With the college basketball slate featuring some afternoon games of note, naturally, the Monkey Knife Fight column takes a look at two evening games. With the evening games, there are a few that were just destined to get some coverage. The Conference Tournament games are ones to get prepped and get ready for when March […]

Chase Elliott Spin Out Leads To Disappointing Vegas Result

Chase Elliott kept winding up near or at the front early on Sunday. He led three times for a total of 22 laps. However, his car had neither the lift nor speed to stay there. He finished second in Stage 1. Disaster struck 99 laps from the end when the Hendrick Motorsports driver spun out […]

Ryan Blaney Climbs Into Contention, Nails Top Five Vegas Finish

Ryan Blaney was mired in the middle of the pack at the beginning of the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday (26th place). His Team Penske Ford ran fast early and he was able to quickly roar up the standings. Blaney finished third in Stage 1 and fifth in Stage 2. He even led a lap briefly […]

Kevin Harvick Runs Into Trouble Often, Finishes 20th At Vegas

The pole was Kevin Harvick's on Sunday afternoon for the Pennzoil 400. That was the highlight of his race day. His crew missed out on aerodynamics adjustments. The result was the Stewart-Haas Racing driver fell quickly out of the top-ten early and never fully recovered. Just when he adjusted handling-wise, a blown tire and fender […]

Denny Hamlin Lurked All Day, Ends Up Fourth In Pennzoil 400

Denny Hamlin was in a good position starting at sixth on Sunday in Vegas. When Kevin Harvick slid backwards quickly, Hamlin seized the opportunity. He finished fourth in Stage 1 then third in Stage 2. It seemed like he was set up to challenge for the win on Sunday. Unfortunately, Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski […]

Kyle Busch Rides Momentum And Nabs Podium Finish At Vegas

It is how you finish and not how you start. Kyle Busch started 14th, was outside the top-ten after Stage 1, and barely in the top-ten after Stage 2. However, the final 62 laps told a different story for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver. He was able to stay near the front. His car was […]

Brad Keselowski Nearly Pulls Off Win In Vegas

Brad Keselowski may have started in tenth on Sunday but quickly got up near the front on the 1.5-mile track. He would be in contention most of the evening. The Team Penske Ford driver won Stage 1 and led 27 laps. He wound up battling with Kyle Larson for the lead several times the rest […]