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Dan Palyo

2243 articles

Dan Palyo is a fantasy sports analyst and editor at RotoBaller, a multi-award-winning fantasy sports media company. He has been playing fantasy sports for more than 25 years and has been writing about fantasy sports for the past eight years. Dan covers DFS, season-long fantasy, and sports betting content across MLB, NFL, and NBA. He has been with RotoBaller for over five years and has served in several roles, including co-editor of the MLB and NFL teams and head editor of NBA content. He also oversees the site’s DFS and betting coverage. An award-winning member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA), Dan won the 2021 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year Award. He was also nominated in 2024 for Best DFS Writer and Best Baseball Writer of the Year, and in 2025 for Best Research Article. Dan enjoys diving deep into analytics across multiple sports. In baseball, he specializes in breaking down starting pitcher arsenals and betting strikeout props. During the NFL season, he develops his own offensive matchup ratings and projected game outcomes. In basketball season, he focuses on waiver wire analysis and NBA player prop content. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ThunderDanDFS.

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Janson Junk - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 6)

It's yet another edition of starting pitcher breakouts or fake outs, and this week we will be looking closely at three pitchers who are widely available in most fantasy baseball leagues. We have a Logan Henderson sighting in Milwaukee, a Jack Kochanowicz turnaround in Los Angeles, and a Janson Junk transformation in Miami to explore! […]


Jesus Luzardo - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Top 101 Starting Pitchers

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/8/2026)

Wow, what a loaded slate for strikeout props today! I have eight spots circled tonight, with a lot of big power arms in good spots and the exciting debut of one of the most prolific strikeout pitchers in the minor leagues this season. That doesn't even count Robbie Ray, who will be an auto-bet later […]


Bryan Woo - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 5/6/26)

Welcome back to another full-slate betting breakdown! Wednesdays bring us a nice combination of afternoon and evening action, and today's slate has no shortage of targetable games either. Last week, we hit on the majority of the bets in this piece, which is a blend of game bets and player props for today's MLB contests. […]


Cam Schlittler - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (5/4/2026)

After a 4-1 record on my K prop picks yesterday, I'm ready to run it back today on a magnificent Monday slate of MLB games. Or, I'm ready to be humbled again... but I'm going to remain aggressive with the strikeout-over props today, as we have some very talented pitchers in good spots. I'll offer […]


Brooks Lee - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Rankings, MLB DFS Picks

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (May 4- May 10)

The first full week of May brings us a ton of baseball games! We have 12 teams playing a full seven-game schedule and some really big intradivisional series as well. The Cubs have a four-game set with the Reds as the top two teams in the NL Central match up, while the first-place Guardians host […]


Max Meyer - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 5)

Another week of baseball games is in the book, and we have some more young pitchers emerging on the scene to discuss. This week, I'm going to dig into the first two starts of the Payton Tolle era in Boston, a potential new ace on the White Sox in Davis Martin, and a possible post-hype […]


Jordan Walker - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (5/3/2026)

It's shaping up to be a beautiful day for baseball with very few weather concerns across the country. Sundays in the springtime are made for baseball, and today's crop of MLB games brings us ample opportunities for wagering on player props. We are going to ride some hot bats today and target a few major […]


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MLB Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 4/29/26)

Welcome, baseball bettors, to my first comprehensive slate of MLB bets for the 2026 season. If you follow our HR prop picks or strikeout prop bets here at RotoBaller, you know that we are betting on baseball daily. Today's article will break down the MLB slate for Wednesday, April 29, 2026, and I'll offer up […]


Payton Tolle - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/28/2026)

Last Friday, I ended up on a lot of unders in this piece, including Paul Skenes, who promptly went out and nearly pitched seven perfect innings to go over his prop line for the first time. Taking unders on stud pitchers (Cole Ragans did the same thing to me the following day) is a risky […]

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Angel Martinez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 (April 27 - May 3)

We return to some normalcy this week, with the Mexico City games behind us, and no funky 5-game weeks. The calendar turns over to May late in the week, and we are finally starting to see the landscape of MLB take shape with what teams and players look like after a full month of baseball. […]


Will Warren - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 4)

Every week, the pitchers I choose to analyze in this article change from the time I start to plan it out to when I actually sit down to write it. Case in point, I was going to write about the rather boring Justin Wrobleski in this feature today, but ditched him at the last minute […]


Nathan Eovaldi - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/24/2026)

It's a funky Friday for strikeout props, with me -- the guy who hates betting unders -- finding myself on more of them than overs. But we'd be foolish not to follow the data, and that's where it's pointing me today! I'll offer up a few of my top picks here today, but you'll need […]

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Ian Happ - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/22/2026)

Warmer temperatures are expected across the country today, which should favor the bats and increase the likelihood of some more long balls. We have quite a few "gas cans" on the bump today, who can we target with hitters, so I expanded my home run picks to five, including my longshot bet at +800 odds! […]

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Moises Ballesteros - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4 (April 20- April 26)

The season is rolling right along, and we have nearly a full month of games under our belt. The fantasy baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint, but it's important to stay competitive early in the year and at least give your team an opportunity to get hot down the stretch. So sitting on […]


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MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/20/2026)

We have a smaller slate today than usual, with quite a few teams getting a day off before their next series. But with ten games to choose from, there are certainly still some juicy spots for home run props, don't worry! It's cold again here on the East Coast, but we have some favorable weather […]

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Joey Cantillo - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 3)

Another week has come and gone, and we're now getting a larger sample size from our starting pitchers, with most pitchers now having three or four starts under their belts. This week, I'll look at three new pitchers who have performed well, and all three are pitchers who are likely already rostered in standard-sized leagues. […]


Cam Schlittler - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/17/2026)

There are not too many aces on the mound today, with the one high-profile matchup coming when Logan Gilbert and Jacob deGrom square off out in Seattle. That certainly doesn't mean that we won't still attack the strikeout prop market aggressively today, though, as we have a full slate of MLB action tonight with all […]

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Chase DeLauter - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB DFS Picks

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/15/2026)

It's going to be one of the warmest days that we have had this calendar year across the country, which should make for some really solid hitting environments today. With that being said, I am loading up on home run props today with six left-handed sluggers who have great matchups today. Yes, that's more than […]


Evan Carter - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, MLB Rookies Rankings

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3 (April 13 - April 19)

As the weather starts to warm up this week, perhaps we will see the bats start to catch up to the arms? There are certainly a lot of widely available players worth consideration if you have an open roster spot, and no shortage of good schedules and positive hitting environments. My weekly hitters, streamers, fantasy baseball waiver […]


Yordan Alvarez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

NRFI Betting Today - No Runs First Inning Best MLB Picks and Odds (Monday, 4/13/2026)

Today's MLB 10-game slate doesn't appeal much to me in terms of strikeout props, but I do have an interest in several first-inning bets. While I typically am on the lookout for NRFIs, I actually think that the most value on the board today comes from YRFI (yes, run first inning) bets. We've seen the […]


Tyrese Maxey - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Injury News

The Best and Worst Fantasy Basketball Picks This Season (2025-2026)

The NBA regular season wraps up tomorrow, and most fantasy leagues have been over for nearly a week. Before the playoffs get started, it feels like a good time to reflect upon this season to see what we got right and what went terribly wrong. There were many injuries to big-name stars that acted as […]


Rhett Lowder - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Pitchers On The Rise (Week 2)

We've been getting a second look at starting pitchers over the last week, and we have quite a few who have performed well twice in a row to start the year, while it feels like we've had a lot of starters experience arm trouble already as well. If you are new to this column, remember […]


Kris Bubic - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/10/2026)

Sometimes the strikeout prop gods smile upon us and bless us with a Friday slate that's loaded with potential in terms of Ks. It feels like one of those slates, and so I'll unveil one of my largest K prop cards today, with seven spots that I am going to attack aggressively in these MLB […]

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Dillon Dingler - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, MLB Rookies

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/8/2026)

The pressure is on! My colleagues have been hitting these home run prop bets nearly every day, and I put up a goose egg my first time around. Today's MLB slate is stacked, with games spread across the afternoon and evening as most teams wrap up their first series of the week. Should we chase […]


Mark Vientos - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 (April 6 - April 12)

Whether you are cutting some slow starters or need to add hitters to replace injured sluggers, the early weeks of the season are a good time to snag some bats off the wire. My weekly hitters streamers fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups column will identify hitters with favorable matchups who can be considered waiver wire pickups or […]


Parker Messick - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts or Fake Outs? (Week 1)

Baseball is back, and I am so ready to overreact to one really good start from starting pitchers! Psych! Do people still say that? If you followed this column at all last season, you'll remember that the goal is to take a look at several pitchers every week who are showing signs of "breaking out." […]


Eury Perez - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Thunder Dan Palyo's MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today: Best Pitcher K Props (4/3/2026)

Welcome back to our daily MLB strikeout prop bets guide for Friday, April 3, 2026. We have games scattered across the afternoon and evening today, and some strikeout matchups to get excited about.  We had a strong start to the season with strikeout props here at RotoBaller. I've been covering these props along with some […]


Jackson Merrill - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (4/1/2026)

We are finishing up the first week of the season, and we have many opening day starters back on the bump today for their second start of the year. That makes my job of tracking down home runs a bit more challenging, but who's to say we can't attack these top pitchers, too? I was […]


Nolan Schanuel - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB News

Top Hitter Streamers and Starts - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 (March 30 - April 5)

Week One was a truncated one with only three or four games for most of your fantasy players. I'm going to pretend like we have enough data to know who will have a big year after only one series, but we've seen enough to anticipate the lineup trends and matchups for each team this coming […]


Keldon Johnson - NBA DFS Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Injury News - rotoballer icon

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 23: 3/30 - 4/5

This is it! If you made it this far, then you're probably playing in your league's championship matchup this week (or maybe in a third-place consolation game?) And if your league goes next week, too, then you really need to have some offseason discussions about moving the playoffs earlier. Adam Silver says he's going to […]


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