Fantasy Basketball Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Brooklyn Nets

Welcome to a new series here at RotoBaller where we look at a breakout, a bust and a lock candidate for each NBA team. We did this for the NFL this past offseason and these pieces were a lot of fun to write, so I thought we'd bring it to the NBA. Today, we'll be […]

Mecole Hardman Has Strong Showing On Monday

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman caught four passes for 73 yards in Monday's win over the Raiders, including a 36-yard reception, the longest of the game by the Chiefs. While Hardman briefly exited with what looked like a heel issue, he quickly returned to the field. Hardman has had some good moments this […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Leads Chiefs In Yardage

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling led the team with 90 receiving yards in Monday's win over the Raiders. He brought in six of his eight targets in the victory. After being used mainly in the shorter passing game over the first three weeks, we're finally seeing Valdes-Scantling's game expand over the last couple […]

Travis Kelce Catches Four Touchdowns

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tied a team record with four touchdown receptions in Monday's win over the Raiders. He only ended up with 25 receiving yards in the game as most of his targets were in the red zone, but the four touchdowns kind of help fantasy managers ignore the low yardage […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Quiet Against Vegas

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the Chiefs with nine carries in Monday's win over the Raiders, but he finished the day with just 16 rushing yards. He also added three catches for 20 yards. Edwards-Helaire was just a yard away from salvaging his day and finding the end zone on one of […]

Jerick McKinnon Leads Chiefs In Rushing Yards

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon ran the ball eight times for a team-high 53 yards in Monday's comeback win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He also had two receptions for 19 yards. The Chiefs backfield has been really tough to understand this season, with Clyde Edwards-Helaire serving as the lead back but McKinnon […]

Patrick Mahomes Throws Four Touchdowns In Monday's Win

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to a comeback victory on Monday night against the Las Vegas Raiders. He was 29-for-43 passing with 292 yards and four touchdowns, all of which went to tight end Travis Kelce. Mahomes also added 24 yards on the ground. Mahomes has now thrown for under 300 […]

Ka'imi Fairbairn Connects On Both Field Goals In Week 5

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn made both of his field goal attempts in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. Fairbairn's field goals both came in the second quarter, as he connected on a 50 and a 51-yard attempt. He also added an extra point. Houston's offensive woes have given Fairbairn a good number of opportunities for […]

Brandin Cooks Quiet In Week 5

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks saw a season-low six targets in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, which was partly responsible for Cooks also setting a season-low in receiving yards with 20. He did catch four passes to bump up his fantasy total in PPR leagues, but overall it was a disappointing showing for […]

Nico Collins Leads Texans In Receiving Yards In Week 5

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins caught four passes for a team-high 65 yards in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. He was targeted six times. This is now four weeks in a row with at least 40 receiving yards for the second-year wideout, but he hasn't topped four receptions in any game yet. He's producing […]

Dameon Pierce Has 26 Carries Against Jags

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce continues to see his workload increase. In Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pierce had 26 carries, finishing with 99 yards and a touchdown. He also had three catches for 14 yards. It wasn't the most efficient game as Pierce finished with just 3.8 yards per carry, but his […]

Davis Mills Has Quiet Game In Week 5

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills threw for just 140 yards in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, going 16-for-24. Mills had no touchdown passes and no interceptions. He also added two yards on the ground. It was the first time since Week 2 that Mills hadn't thrown multiple interceptions, so that's a plus, but overall […]

Bank of America ROVAL 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Charlotte Roval on Sunday for the final race of the Round of 12. With his win last week, Chase Elliott locked his way into the Round of 8. Which seven drivers will join him there? We know it won't be Alex Bowman, as will miss the race due […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Charlotte Roval Drive for the Cure 250 (10/8/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for the final race of the Round of 12. Noah Gragson and A.J. Allmendinger have raced their way into the Round of 8. Which six drivers will join them? Last year at the Roval, Allmendinger drove to victory lane in a […]

Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks

Formula 1 heads to Japan this weekend for the Japanese Grand Prix. Last weekend in Singapore, Max Verstappen shockingly didn't win, which meant he also didn't wrap up the 2022 Formula 1 title, though he'll have a good chance to do so on Sunday in Japan. Most of you reading this will be in North […]

Chiefs Defense A Risky Play In Week 5

The Kansas City Chiefs defense faces a tough matchup in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders, who rank 10th in the NFL in points per game. The Chiefs, meanwhile, rank 20th in scoring defense. This game projects to be a shootout, so the Chiefs defense should probably be off the fantasy radar in season-long […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Remains Risky

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling finally got going down the field last week as he caught three passes for 63 yards, but overall, the former Packers wideout has struggled to get going in his new digs. He's finished with under 50 receiving yards three times through the first four games. Valdes-Scantling will likely […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Has Risk In Week 5

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire saw a season-high 19 carries last week against the Buccaneers, but there's some risk with him heading into Monday night's matchup against a Raiders team that has allowed the 10th-fewest rushing yards per game this season. With Isiah Pacheco cutting into his snaps, there's a chance that Edwards-Helaire […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster Has Upside In Week 5

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has settled into his role as the No. 1 wide receiver on this Kansas City Chiefs team, with eight targets in three of his four games. He's yet to find the end zone, but Smith-Schuster seems like a high-floor play based on his current usage, as he's finished […]

Travis Kelce Should Be Top TE Play In Week 5

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce should be considered a top tight end option for Monday night's contest against the Raiders. The only downside for fantasy is that the game is on Monday, limiting him from being in the player pool for a lot of DFS contests/ Kelce has finished with over 100 yards […]

Patrick Mahomes Should Thrive Against Raiders

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes should be locked in as a fantasy QB1 for Monday's contest against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders rank 22nd in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game at 253, while the Chiefs rank seventh in passing yards per game. Mahomes is always a fantasy QB1, but a […]

Texans Defense A Risky Week 5 Play

The Houston Texans defense has allowed the 17th-most points per game in the NFL this season at 23.3 and now faces a Jaguars team in Week 5 that is scoring 26.3 points per game, the sixth-best mark in the league. The team has been gashed on the ground, allowing the second-most rushing yards per game. […]

Ka'imi Fairbairn A Risky Week 5 Play

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn has connected on 88.9% of his field goal attempts so far this season, including going 5-for-6 from 40-plus yards. This week, Fairbairn takes on a Jaguars team that's allowed the second-fewest fantasy points per game to kickers. The defense has done a good job keeping opposing teams away from field […]

O.J. Howard Has Little Appeal In Week 5

Houston Texans tight end O.J. Howard was targeted a season-high five times last week against the Chargers, but he brought in just two of those for 27 yards. After catching two touchdowns in the opener against the Colts, Howard has just three receptions since. With Jordan Akins taking targets away from him, Howard's role is […]

Nico Collins Faces Tough Week 5 Matchup

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins has had some solid moments this season, but his low volume and a tough matchup against the Jaguars this week makes him a difficult player to trust in fantasy. Collins had 82 yards last week, but it came on just three catches. His season high in receptions is four. […]

Brandin Cooks Has WR3 Appeal In Week 5

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks remains the No. 1 target for quarterback Davis Mills, but the gap in targets between him and the other players is shrinking. After seeing 12 targets in Week 1, his numbers have dipped, and the last two weeks have seen Cooks get seven targets per contest. He found the […]

Dameon Pierce Has Upside In Week 5

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce has a tough matchup in Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but his high volume gives him fantasy upside even though the Jags allow the eighth-fewest rushing yards per game. Last week, Pierce had all 14 rushing attempts for Houston, finishing with a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown. […]

Davis Mills Is Tough To Trust In Week 5

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills has thrown four interceptions over the last two games and now has a Week 5 matchup with the Jaguars on deck, who have a plus-three turnover differential this season. The Jaguars allow the 16th-fewest passing yards per game this season; while that's right in the center of the league, it […]

Timeshare or Position Battle? Breaking Down Running Back Committees for Fantasy Football

As the season rolls along, we're starting to get a better idea of how some running back committees have gone. Some of those committees have turned out to not be committees. James Robinson has dominated the Jaguars backfield and left Travis Etienne with a minimal role, for example. And some have been even more committee […]

Tape Tells All: Analyzing Dameon Pierce's Week 4 Performance

Welcome back to Tape Tells All, the weekly series where I look at film and data for something that happened in the NFL this week. Today, I want to look at a young running back who has been producing over the last few weeks: Houston Texans rookie Dameon Pierce. In Week 4, Pierce had the […]