Biggest K-BB% Fallers - Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Warning Signs for 2026

We could argue all day about which statistics and metrics are the most reflective of a pitcher's success. But the consensus is that a pitcher's strikeout-minus-walk rate (K-BB%) is a pretty solid barometer for overall performance, and I would agree. In the complex world of baseball statistics, sometimes simpler is better. When it comes to […]

Building a Breakout: How to Find Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Values Using Advanced Metrics (2026)

Pitchers and catchers reported to camp this week, and I reported back to my duties as a fantasy baseball analyst after lending my time and research to both basketball and football since last season concluded. I love researching and writing about baseball, especially pitchers. I was pretty excited to receive a nomination for "Best Research […]

Today's NBA DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel DFS Lineups, Values, Stacks (Wednesday, 2/11/26)

It's the last big hurrah before the All-Star Break, as there are 14 NBA games tonight and only three more tomorrow. FanDuel is running a 10-game main slate tonight, omitting any games that start at 9:00 PM EST or later. Meanwhile, DraftKings has a 13-game slate with all the games except the late 10:00 start […]

NBA Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Monday, 2/9/26)

The Super Bowl is a thing of the past, and we have just four more days of NBA games before a week off, so if you are looking for some action on the Association tonight, look no further! If you're reading this, then I am going to assume that you are an NBA bettor. Today's […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 17: 2/9-2/22

The trade deadline has come and gone, and while we see a good bit of player movement, we also saw some superstars stay put as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Michael Porter Jr., and Domantas Sabonis remained with their current clubs. The number of players already being rested and even pulled early from games (Utah, we […]

NFL DFS Stacks for Super Bowl LX: Correlations for Seattle and New England

The big game is nearly upon us, and with it comes the biggest single-game DFS slate of the year. This is the fourth year in a row that I have taken on the task of building out a full chart of correlations for both teams, but it certainly paid dividends last season, as I had […]

Super Bowl LX Betting Picks and Players Props for Novig

The Super Bowl has long been the event that draws the most betting interest of all other sporting spectacles. Even if your team didn't make it to the final game, every NFL fan (and plenty of non-fans) will be tuning into the big game tomorrow for one reason or another. If you're going to watch […]

Super Bowl LX NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Premium NFL DFS Cheat Sheet - Super Bowl LX The actual spreadsheet that I used for every other week this season is gone, and I'll be replacing it with some other charts and information to help you build your DFS lineups for the […]

NBA Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Tuesday, 2/3/26)

After a pretty light Monday night slate, we're blessed with 10 games in the Association tonight. The trade rumors are beginning to ramp up ahead of the Thursday afternoon deadline (please don't let the Cavs trade for Harden), but we still haven't seen many deals done. Perhaps it will pick up in the final hours, […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 16: 2/2-2/8

Week 16 is the last full week before the All-Star break and also includes the NBA trade deadline on Thursday. It should be a pretty eventful week in the NBA, with a lot of rumors still floating around about players who could be on the move. Last week, I wrote about some sneaky stashes for […]

Today's NBA Picks: Top Player Props, Odds & Best Bets (Sunday 2/1/26)

We rarely get a 10-game NBA slate on a Sunday. But with the NFL taking a week off before the Super Bowl, the NBA takes center stage today with some nationally-televised games. The Bucks and Celtics square off on ESPN at 3:30 PM EST, while we get a double-header on Peacock with the Lakers-Knicks game […]

The Cut List: Players to Drop or Hold in Fantasy Basketball - Week 15

Welcome back to this week's edition of the fantasy basketball cut list! We are getting to the point of the year where we are running into some of the same players for the second time. We are also starting to stack up injured players either on the cut list or the "hot seat," as managers […]

NBA Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Wednesday, 1/28/26)

Tonight brings us nine NBA games, and I am pretty pumped to attack this slate from a betting perspective. There are a bunch of really good game environments for offense, and I am going to continue to be aggressive with NBA prop bet wagers tonight. Lately, I have been running pretty hot, so I hope […]

Fantasy Basketball League Winners: Second-Half Stashes

We are closing in on the NBA trade deadline, which is next Thursday, February 5th. Every year, there are players rumored to be dealt who aren't, and then a few surprise moves are made instead. The deadline comes one week ahead of the All-Star break, which takes place about two-thirds of the way through the […]

NFL Conference Championship Betting Picks and Props for Novig

And then there were four! We are down to the semifinal round of the NFL playoffs, and we have two fantastic matchups on tap for Sunday. The NFC has two juggernauts facing each other for the third time this year, with the winner of the rubber match heading to the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, the AFC […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 15: 1/26-2/1

We continue with a very balanced schedule this week, with the smallest slate on Saturday (six games) and the largest on Sunday (10 games). We had more impactful injuries to superstars this week, with Ja Morant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Devin Booker all going down recently. Working the wire has never been more important! As a […]

Conference Championships NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the Conference Championship Week of the NFL Playoffs! Each week, I'll bring you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet, featuring expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. Green means GO (good […]

Fantasy Basketball Cut List: Players to Drop or Hold - Week 14

Another week has passed, and our patience with injured and underperforming players continues to dwindle. For many managers, the fantasy basketball playoffs will start in about a month, and I know a lot of leagues have moved their playoffs weeks up in recent years to avoid the "Silly Season" as much as possible. As the […]

NBA Best Bets and Player Props for Novig (Wednesday, 1/21/26)

We are entering dangerous waters today. It's the day after a sweep, as I went 7-0 on my NBA prop bets last night, and I am probably feeling a bit confident in my picks today. I am ready to be humbled, but still optimistic about my chances as I have spent the first few hours […]

Fantasy Basketball Breakouts or Fake Outs? Onyeka Okongwu, Kyshawn George, Peyton Watson, More

We've reached a pivotal point in the fantasy basketball season, where we must evaluate our rosters and ask some crucial questions. How do we evaluate the players on our roster and their current performance? Is it reasonable to expect them to play better or worse going forward? It's a crucial time in the season as […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 14: 1/19 -1/25

Welcome back, readers, to another edition of my waiver wire piece. You'll notice it's out one day sooner, which I hope helps you get a leg on your league mates in terms of grabbing the best available players and planning out your weekly adds. We have a beautifully balanced schedule this week with between seven […]

NFL Divisional Round Betting Picks and Props for Novig

We trimmed the playoff field down from 14 to eight last weekend, and now we are poised for another huge weekend of NFL playoff football. Even if your team was eliminated (like my Steelers were, and my surrogate NFC team -- the Eagles -- were also), you should be interested in these games as we […]

Divisional Round NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs! Each week, I'll bring you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet, featuring expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. Green means GO (good for […]

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List: Players to Drop or Hold - Week 13

Welcome back to the Cut List, which should be a weekly feature here at RotoBaller for the remainder of the fantasy basketball season! I've received a lot of good feedback on this piece this season, and some readers have told me, "Thanks for giving me that extra nudge to cut Player X loose, I had […]

NBA Best Bets and Player Props for Novig (Wednesday, 1/14/26)

It's a seven-game slate tonight, a bit light for a Wednesday, but still plenty of NBA action on tap. There certainly are some good spots to wager on tonight, and I've got my top recommendations lined up for you here today -- I mean, that's why you're reading this article, right? I want to take […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13: 1/12/26 -1/18/26

It's an absolute "streamers' dream" this week as we have no fewer than six (and no more than nine) games every day in Week 13. We do have some teams on two-game weeks to avoid, and one team with the coveted five-game week as well. As a reminder, I have been using the 25% rostered […]

Wild Card NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to WILD CARD WEEKEND! Each week, I'll bring you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet, featuring expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. Green means GO (good for the player) while red […]

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/9/26)

It finally happened! Both FanDuel and DraftKings are running the same main NBA DFS slate tonight, which features the first seven games of the evening and leaves off the three late games on the West Coast. This is a dream come true for content creators and people who cover the league like me! I'm filling […]

NFL Wild Card Betting Picks and Props for Novig

We are closing in on one of the most exciting weekends of NFL football -- Wild Card Weekend! We have six games spread out over three days and some really fantastic matchups. I'll focus mainly on the games on Saturday and Sunday, which is probably a good thing since I am a Steelers fan who […]

The Fantasy Basketball Cut List - Who to Drop or Hold After Week 11

As injuries continue to pile up across the league, managing a fantasy basketball roster has become increasingly more difficult this season, and tough decisions have to be made. Most leagues only allow two or three IL spots for injured players, so managers have to choose wisely as to which injured players they hold and which […]