Kaz Grala Is Strong Value Play At Daytona

Kaz Grala will make his second NASCAR Cup Series start on Sunday, piloting the No. 16 Kaulig Racing machine in the 2021 Daytona 500. Grala was the last non-charter team to make the 500, which means he'll roll off the grid in 40th for this year's race. At a track where anything can happen on […]

Austin Cindric Is Strong Play In First Cup Series Start

2020 Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric is set to make his first career Cup Series start on Sunday in the 2021 Daytona 500. Cindric barely made the race after issues during his qualifying Duel, but because he was one of the fastest non-charter cars in qualifying, he was able to sneak into the field. He'll […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Has Upside For Daytona 500

Starting 21st for Sunday's Daytona 500, JTG Daugherty driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a strong DFS play this week. While Stenhouse has struggled to keep his car clean during his Cup Series career, he's shown some propensity when it comes to superspeedways. Both of his Cup Series wins have come at this track type, including […]

Alex Bowman Is Risky Play From Pole Position

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman is on the pole for Sunday's Daytona 500. Usually, a pole position is a good thing when it comes to fantasy, as it signals that a driver has a fast car and can lead some early laps. But at superspeedway tracks like Daytona, the threat of a big accident introduces […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Daytona Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 (2/13/21)

Welcome back, y'all! Another season of NASCAR is here, which means another season of Xfinity Series DFS action is here as well. No major changes to how I'm doing these pieces this season, except to add that for the occasional races with qualifying -- like this one -- where I might have to publish before […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/13/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Just four games on the main slate tonight, three of which have some fairly close spreads. The closest are Pacers (-1.5) at the Hawks and the Rockets at the Knicks (-0.5). Brooklyn is four-point favorites against the Warriors, while the Jazz have the largest spread, being six-point home favorites against Miami. Here are my daily fantasy […]

Jayson Tatum Posts 33 Points In Loss To Pistons

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored 33 points on 9-for-22 shooting in Friday's game against the Detroit Pistons. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists. Tatum was 3-for-7 from three and 12-for-13 from the line. He'll face the Wizards on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the highest percentage from three […]

Josh Jackson Scores 14 Points Against Boston

Detroit Pistons forward Josh Jackson scored 14 points on 3-for-9 shooting in Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. In addition, he grabbed five rebounds and was 1-for-6 from three. Jackson also added two assists, two blocks, and one steal. He'll face the Pelicans on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the ninth-highest percentage from three […]

Saddiq Bey Comes Up Big In Win Over Celtics

Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey scored 30 points on 10-for-12 shooting in Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds and was 7-for-7 from three and 3-for-3 from the line. He'll face the Pelicans on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the ninth-highest percentage from three and to score the 11th-most […]

Zach LaVine Has Strong Showing In Loss To Clippers

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine scored 26 points on 11-for-21 shooting in Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists. LaVine was 4-for-7 from three and didn't attempt a free throw. He'll face the Pacers on Monday, who allow opponents to shoot the eighth-highest percentage […]

Terance Mann Plays 33 Minutes

The Los Angeles Clippers had an unlikely leader in minutes on Friday against the Bulls, with guard/forward Terance Mann playing 33 minutes. He was 3-for-4 from the field, scoring seven points and adding four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. It was a solid showing outside of the scoring numbers for Mann, but […]

Kawhi Leonard Scores 33 Points On Friday

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points on 14-for-21 shooting in Friday's game against the Chicago Bulls. In addition, he grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists. Leonard was 1-for-6 from three and also posted two steals. He'll face the Cavaliers on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the second-highest percentage from […]

Luka Doncic With 46 Points On Friday

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic scored 46 points on 17-for-30 shooting in Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out 12 assists. Doncic was 5-for-8 from three and also blocked one shot while adding a steal as well. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Sunday, who allow […]

Kristaps Porzingis Scores 36 Points

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis scored 36 points on 13-for-21 shooting in Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out one assist. Porzingis was 8-for-13 from three and also blocked one shot. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the 16th-highest percentage […]

Zion Williamson Goes 14-For-15

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson scored 36 points on 14-for-15 shooting in Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and posted four assists and two steals. Williamson was 8-for-11 from the line. He'll play the Pistons on Sunday, who allow opponents to score the ninth-most points in the NBA […]

Kevin Huerter Has Disappointing Game Against Spurs

Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter scored just five points on 2-for-8 shooting in Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and dished out four assists. Huerter was 1-for-3 from three. He'll face the Pacers on Saturday, who allow opponents to shoot the eighth-highest percentage from three. Considering Huerter has […]

Jakob Poeltl With Double-Double Against Hawks

Atlanta Hawks center Jakob Poeltl scored 14 points on 7-for-7 shooting in Friday's game against the Hawks. In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked three shots. Poeltl also posted one assist and three steals. He'll play the Hornets on Sunday, who allow opponents to grab the ninth-most rebounds in the NBA while shooting the […]

DeMar DeRozan Efficient In Win Over Hawks

San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Friday's game against the Hawks. He added in eight assists as well while shooting 9-for-10 from the charity stripe. In addition, DeRozan grabbed six rebounds. On Sunday, he'll face the Hornets, who allow the 18th-most points but most assists per game in […]

Garrison Mathews Drains Four Threes

Washington Wizards guard Garrison Mathews scored 14 points on 4-for-13 shooting in Friday's game against the New York Knicks. In addition, he grabbed one rebound and blocked a shot. Mathews was 4-for-10 from three. He'll face the Boston Celtics on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the eighth-worst percentage from three and to score the […]

Julius Randle With Double-Double Against Wizards

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle scored 24 points on 8-for-15 shooting in Friday's game against the Washington Wizards. In addition, he grabbed 18 rebounds. Randle was 2-for-3 from deep and also posted four assists and one steal. He'll play the Rockets on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab the fourth-most rebounds in the NBA […]

Derrick Rose With 14 Points Off Knicks Bench

New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose scored 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Friday's game against the Washington Wizards. He added in six assists as well while shooting 0-for-1 from three. In addition, Rose grabbed three rebounds and recorded three steals. On Saturday, he'll face the Houston Rockets, who allow the eighth-fewest points and fourth-fewest […]

Carmelo Anthony Scores 24 On Thursday

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting in Thursday's win over the 76ers. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and was 4-for-5 from three. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the second-highest field goal percentage from three but to score just the 18th-most points per […]

Damian Lillard Drains 14 Free Throws

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard scored 30 points on 6-for-21 shooting in Thursday's game against the 76ers. He was 14-for-15 from the free throw line. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and dished out seven assists. Lillard was 4-for-11 from three and also posted two steals. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow […]

Joel Embiid With Another Big Showing In Loss To Portland

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 35 points on 13-for-25 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots. Embiid also posted three assists while going 1-for-2 from deep and 8-for-11 from the line. He'll play the Suns on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab […]

Andrew Wiggins With Strong Showing Against Orlando

Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Thursday's game against the Orlando Magic. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists. Wiggins was 2-for-5 from three and also posted three blocks. He'll face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, who allow 117.5 points per game, the third-highest […]

Stephen Curry Continues Strong Scoring Run

Extending his streak of games with at least 28 points to seven, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 40 points on 14-for-26 shooting in Thursday's game against the Orlando Magic. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists. Curry was 10-for-19 from three and also posted four steals. He'll face the […]

Dwayne Bacon With 20 Points In Loss To Warriors

Orlando Magic guard Dwayne Bacon scored 20 points on 7-for-18 shooting in Thursday's game against the Golden State Warriors. In addition, he grabbed three rebounds and dished out one assist. Bacon was 4-for-7 from three and also posted three steals. He'll face the Kings on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the seventh-highest percentage from […]

NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Daytona NextEra Energy 250 (2/12/21)

Welcome back to a new season of Truck Series DFS content here at RotoBaller. Thanks for joining us! No major changes to how I'm doing these pieces this season, except to add that for the occasional races with qualifying -- like this one -- where I might have to publish before the starting lineup is […]

2021 QB Rookie Class - NFL Draft Early Look

The 2021 rookie quarterback class could be one for the ages. Or, it could be another year where highly-rated prospects wind up struggling to make an impact in the NFL, like the 2018 draft that saw four quarterbacks go in the top 10 but two of whom -- Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen -- have […]

Dynasty Price Check - A.J. Dillon

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. […]