Martin Truex Jr. Is A Top Play For O'Reilly Auto Parts 253

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. will start 19th for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona road course. Truex finished third here last year and has four road course victories during his Cup Series career, plus an average finish of 13.6 on this track type. With solid place differential upside, Truex should […]

Chase Elliott Looks To Continue Road-Course Dominance

The winner of both road-course races on the Cup Series schedule last season, Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott has actually won four consecutive road-course races. He starts on the pole for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona road course and should be considered the favorite to win, which would stretch that winning streak to […]

William Byron A Strong Play At Daytona

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron will roll off the grid in 22nd place for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona road course. It's always notable when a car as good as this 24 team starts lower than 20th, as it offers place differential upside that can be harder to come by in the […]

Chase Briscoe An Intriguing Option For Daytona Road Course

NASCAR Cup Series rookie Chase Briscoe is set to make just the second start of his career on Sunday when the series runs the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at the Daytona road course, but the Stewart Haas driver should be considered a strong DFS play. Briscoe won nine Xfinity races last season, including one road […]

Alex Bowman Starting 36th At Daytona Road Course

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman was on the pole a week ago, but after a 35th-place finish in the Daytona 500, the qualifying algorithm puts Bowman back in 36th for Sunday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 253. 12th in this race a year ago, Bowman's shown some prowess at roval tracks, including finishing in the top 10 […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 9 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

Nemanja Bjelica Records First Steals Of Season

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica entered Thursday as the NBA player who had played the most minutes in the 2020-21 season without recording a steal. That changed against the Miami Heat, as Bjelica same away with a pair of them. But the highlight of his night has to be the team-high 25 points he scored, […]

Tyler Herro Scores 27 Points In Win Over Kings

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro scored 27 points on 12-for-17 shooting in Thursday's win over the Sacramento Kings. He was 2-for-4 from deep in 32 minutes of action and also added four rebounds, three assists, and a steal. The Heat are set to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, a matchup that could spell […]

Bam Adebayo With Triple-Double Against Kings

Miami Heat forward/center Bam Adebayo scored 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Thursday's win over the Sacramento Kings. Adebayo also added 12 rebounds and 10 assists to wind up with one of two triple-doubles on the Heat team, as Jimmy Butler also posted 13/10/13. This was just the third time all season that Adebayo posted […]

NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 At Daytona (2/19/21)

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will make its second-ever appearance at the Daytona road course on Friday. Last year, Sheldon Creed led 19 laps on his way to a victory in the inaugural event, while we saw drivers like Scott Lagassee Jr. finish ninth and Austin Wayne Self 11th. Unlike the Xfinity race that […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Super Start Batteries 188 At Daytona (2/20/21)

On Saturday, the Xfinity Series makes its second trip to the Daytona road course. Last year, Austin Cindric led 21 laps on his way to a win. His biggest competition, Chase Briscoe, crashed after 46 laps, but Briscoe did lead 26 laps. The race saw some strong showings from unexpected places, including a top-five finish […]

Carson Wentz to the Colts - Fantasy Impact

On Thursday, another shoe dropped in what's already turning out to be a wild offseason at the quarterback position. With Philip Rivers retiring, the Indianapolis Colts were left with question marks at QB. They attempted to answer those questions on Thursday, dealing a third and a second -- with conditions that could turn it into […]

The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 9

Normally I'd talk about basketball here, but I'll be honest: I haven't watched basketball over the past few days because my power has been intermittent here in Texas. I've got a nice window of having power right now so I can write this, but I can't really tell you much about what's going on in […]

Dynasty Price Check - Clyde Edwards-Helaire

We continue with our evaluation of the dynasty league value of high-profile players in our Dynasty Price Check series. Should you trade them or trade for them? Are they being overvalued or undervalued by dynasty players? We've already covered players like Ezekiel Elliott, which you can read here, and James Robinson, which you can find here. […]

Titans Continuing To Monitor Adam Humphries

The Tennessee Titans say they're "continuing to monitor" wide receiver Adam Humphries (concussion), who last played in Week 12 against the Browns. The fact that Humphries still seems to be suffering from the concussion he initially suffered on November 1st against Cincinnati is a bad sign. Hopefully, Humphries is eventually cleared and is able to […]

Demarcus Evans Won't Throw Off Mound Until Mid-March

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Demarcus Evans (lat) isn't cleared to throw off a mound and won't be until mid-March after offseason surgery. Evans showed promise in his first four MLB games last year, throwing four innings with four strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA. It was a small sample size, but the hard-throwing youngster projects to […]

Joely Rodriguez Behind Schedule

Texas Rangers pitcher Joely Rodriguez (ankle) is reportedly a bit behind schedule, according to Levi Weaver of The Athletic. Rodriguez pitched in 12 games last year for the Rangers, posting a 2.13 ERA with 17 strikeouts. A strong 2020 season could propel Rodriguez into a larger role in 2021, though the injury setback could be […]

Russell Westbrook With Triple-Double Against Denver

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook scored 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Denver Nuggets. In addition, Westbrook grabbed 13 rebounds and added 12 assists, two steals, and one block. He turned the ball over eight times. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Saturday, who allow opponents to score the sixth-most points […]

Davis Bertans Drains Nine Three-Pointers

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans scored 35 points on 9-for-11 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Denver Nuggets, with all of his attempts coming from three. He was also 8-for-8 from the line. In addition, Bertans grabbed three rebounds and added one assist, one steal, and one block. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Saturday, […]

Jamal Murray Scores 35 Points In Loss To Wizards

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored 35 points on 13-for-25 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Murray was 5-for-10 from three and also posted a steal and a block. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the highest […]

Joel Embiid One Assist Shy Of Triple-Double

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 31 points on 10-for-21 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked one shot. Embiid also posted nine assists and two steals while going 10-for-12 from the charity stripe. He'll play the Chicago Bulls on Friday, who allow opponents to grab […]

Tobias Harris Grabs 15 Boards On Wednesday

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris scored 24 points on 8-for-17 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets. In addition, he grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked two shots. Harris also posted five assists and one steal. He'll play the Chicago Bulls on Friday, who allow opponents to grab the eighth-fewest rebounds in the NBA while […]

John Wall Scores 28 Points On Wednesday

Houston Rockets point guard John Wall scored 28 points on 11-for-24 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He added in seven assists as well while shooting 2-for-8 from three. In addition, Wall grabbed three rebounds and recorded two steals and one block. He turned the ball over seven times. On Friday, Houston is […]

Ja Morant With Strong Showing In Loss To Pelicans

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant scored 28 points on 12-for-16 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. He added in eight assists as well while shooting 1-for-3 from three. In addition, Morant grabbed seven rebounds and turned the ball over six times. On Wednesday, he'll face the Thunder, who allow the ninth-most […]

Josh Hart With Strong Showing Against Grizzlies

New Orleans Pelicans guard Josh Hart scored 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and dished out two assists. Hart was 6-for-11 from three. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, who allow opponents to shoot the 17th-highest percentage from three and to score […]

Zion Williamson With 31 Points Against Memphis

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson scored 31 points on 13-for-16 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists. He had two steals and was 1-for-1 from three. He'll play the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, who allow opponents to score the sixth-most points per […]

Jaylen Brown With Big Showing Against Denver

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown scored 27 points on 11-for-20 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets. In addition, he grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists. Brown was 5-for-10 from three. He'll face the Hawks on Wednesday, a team that has held opponents to the second-lowest percentage from three and the 13th-most […]

Tristan Thompson Pulls Down 12 Rebounds

Boston Celtics center Tristan Thompson scored nine points on 3-for-4 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets. In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds. Thompson was 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. He'll play the Hawks on Wednesday, who allow opponents to grab the 18th-most rebounds in the NBA while shooting the 17th-highest percentage from two-point […]

Michael Porter Jr. Held Scoreless

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. didn't score in Tuesday's loss to the Boston Celtics, going 0-for-8 from the field and 0-for-5 from deep. Porter did manage to grab seven rebounds and dish out three assists. He blocked a shot as well. He'll face the Wizards on Wednesday, who allow opponents to shoot the seventh-highest […]

Chiefs Will Try To Re-Sign Sammy Watkins

The Kansas City Chiefs will try to re-sign wide receiver Sammy Watkins this offseason, according to Adam Teicher of ESPN. Watkins is coming off his worst NFL season, as injuries limited him to 10 games. He caught 37 passes for 421 yards and two touchdowns. His 42.1 yards per game was the second-lowest number of […]