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Dan Palyo

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Dan has been playing fantasy sports for the past 25 years. He started writing about fantasy sports 8 years ago, focusing on DFS, season-long, and sportsbetting content for MLB, NFL, and NBA. He's been with RotoBaller for over five years, serving in many capacities including being the co-editor of the MLB and NFL teams as well as the head editor of the NBA content. He also oversees all of the DFS and betting content on the site. Dan was the winner of the 2021 FSWA Basketball Writer of the Year and was nominated in 2024 for the Best DFS Writer and Best Baseball Writer of the Year awards. Among Dan's favorite things to do are breaking down starting pitcher arsenals for season-long baseball content and betting strikeout props. In football season, he creates his own matchup ratings for offenses as well as projected win outcomes for every NFL games. During basketball season, he loves to cover waiver wire pickups and create NBA player prop content. You can find him on X @ThunderDanDFS.

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Kyren Williams - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL DFS Picks

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 4 (2025) - James Cook, Kyren Williams, Bucky Irving, More

If you're looking for some confirmation bias as to why you should deploy matchup-proof running backs like Christian McCaffrey or Bijan Robinson this week, then look elsewhere, friends! I'm breaking down DVOA data, offensive line matchups and ratings, and various other metrics in an attempt to validate some of those matchups that pop at first […]


Amon-Ra St. Brown - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

NFL Week 4 Receiving Props: Best Reception Bets for WRs, RBs & TEs (2025)

We here at RotoBaller are committed to bringing you the best in NFL prop betting content and analysis. Week 4 of the NFL schedule brings more opportunities to cash in on the NFL player prop market, and it's my job to help you find the softest spots to attack with those bets. This article will […]


Week 4 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 4 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using all 2025 […]

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NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors for Week 4 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This piece looks at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks, I will recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, but occasionally, a tight […]


Ivan Herrera - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/24/2025)

The MLB regular season is winding down, but our quest for finding home runs nightly continues on! Here at RotoBaller, we're going to keep hunting for dingers through the end of the season, and we just might keep it going through the playoffs - why not? I have four home run props I am excited […]


Javonte Williams - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 3 (2025) - Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne Jr.

So far through the first two weeks, we've done a pretty good job of identifying the top matchups for running backs, but there are always a few big performances that come from matchups that we didn't identify, too. The reality is that every team is still establishing its identity in terms of how much they […]


Week 3 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using 2024 data […]

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NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors for Week 3 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This piece looks at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks, I will recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, but occasionally, a tight […]


De'Von Achane - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL DFS Picks, Injury News

Best NFL Lines, Point Spreads and Betting Odds - Week 3 Football Bets Analysis (2025)

The NFL season rolls on into Week 3, kicking off tonight with a Thursday night matchup between the Dolphins and the Bills in the AFC East. Multiple teams will be starting backup quarterbacks this week, as injuries have already begun to take their toll on rosters across the league. With only two games' worth of […]


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MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/17/2025)

The start of the NFL season has indeed forced me to focus on baseball left, but if you think I'm not paying attention anymore, go check my X account and see how I did on strikeout props last night! I have four home run props I am excited about today. Each of our hitters today […]


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

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/14/2025)

Sundays are not just for football, not while we still have the boys of summer crushing long balls every day. Did you see the 490-foot shot that Nick Kurtz hit last night? We might have to make him an auto-bet anytime he's facing a right-handed pitcher at home! No Kurtz in my picks today (facing […]


Breece Hall - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 2 (2025) - James Conner, Jahmyr Gibbs, Breece Hall, more

Certain running backs are what we call "game-script independent" - meaning they are likely to get their 15 to 20 touches regardless of how the game unfolds. If their team is leading and running the football, they will see plenty of rushes, while they can still pile up touches as a pass-catcher if their team […]


Pete Alonso - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/13/2025)

Who doesn't love the long ball? Chicks dig them, right? And let's admit it, even the baseball nerds like myself who are obsessed with the most obscure stats and Sabremetrics still love the sweet sound of the baseball being crushed by the bat and sent flying deep into the stands. The strategy for targeting home […]


Week 2 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 1 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using 2024 data for […]

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NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors for Week 2 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This piece looks at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks, I will recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, but occasionally, a tight […]

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Addison Barger - Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Draft Sleepers, MLB Rookies

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/10/2025)

Yesterday, I wrote the main MLB DFS article here at the site, but I must have been channeling my home run mojo because I got long balls from both Josh Lowe and George Springer for my lineups. It's too bad my pitching didn't cooperate, but that's the challenge of DFS - you have to get […]


Jaxon Smith-Njigba Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Best NFL Lines, Point Spreads and Betting Odds - Week 2 Football Bets Analysis (2025)

Week 1 of the NFL season is in the books, and the favorites held court for the most part, with only a few underdogs (Chargers, Raiders, and Bills) pulling off minor upsets. I think that trend will change this week, as there are a lot of tight spreads and potentially good spots for upsets brewing. […]


Fernando Tatis Jr. - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (9/9/25)

It's time for another fantastic Tuesday slate of MLB DFS action! There are 11 games on tonight's slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings, giving us ample choices for our lineups and allowing us to choose only the best possible matchups. That's where I come in. I have combed through the data and stats so that […]


James Conner - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 1 (2025) - James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, Bucky Irving, more

Every week of the NFL season, we have to weigh the opportunities that we project for each running back against the quality of the opposing run defense. There are only a handful of backs that are guaranteed so many touches that we can look past their matchup and plug them into lineups without hesitation (the […]


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

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/7/2025)

I managed to hit one of five props yesterday, with Matt Olson coming through with a monster 472-foot bomb off Bryce Miller. However, the process was solid as the Athletics scored 17 runs without a Langeliers homer, and I had the wrong "Lowe" against Tanner Bibee as Josh (not Brandon) homered for the Rays. The […]


Brian Thomas Jr - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

NFL DFS Game Stacks: Week 1 (Premium Content)

Use this tutorial for more details on how to use our NFL DFS Stacks of the Week. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the Premium Dashboard. This column is designed to give you a detailed look at three games that are very stackable for GPP contests every week. This week, I've got you […]

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Michael Busch - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/6/2025)

It's a great day for home runs today with some fantastic hitting conditions in multiple parks. So I hope that I can keep up the hot picks that our writing staff has been putting forward, as my colleague Kipp Heistermann nailed another two home run calls in yesterday's article. The strategy for targeting home run […]


Week 1 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 1 of the NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. We are using 2024 data for […]

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NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors for Week 1 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. This piece looks at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks, I will recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, but occasionally, a tight […]

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Justin Fields - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Fantasy Football Bold Predictions - Thunder Dan Palyo's 2025 Picks

With only a few days left before the 2025 NFL season opens, it's time to bring you my annual bold predictions for fantasy football. I'll be honest, writing a bold predictions piece is always a challenge for me. I don't like making wild claims that have a 1% chance of coming true, but I also […]


Christian McCaffrey - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL DFS Lineup Picks, Running Back

Best NFL Lines, Point Spreads and Betting Odds - Week 1 Football Bets Analysis (2025)

The NFL is back, baby, and my fellow bettors, do we have an incredible lineup of content planned out for you this season! This article is intended to be a first look at every NFL game in Week 1, providing the spreads, totals, odds, and analysis that you need to start your research for your […]


Colson Montgomery - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (9/3/2025)

I have to start things off by tipping my cap to my colleague, Koby Hanson, who nailed three of four HR calls in Sunday's article. That's a lot harder to do than most people think, and as someone who has been trying to do it all season, I can tell you firsthand it's incredibly difficult. […]


Logan Webb - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Starting Pitchers, Draft Sleepers

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (9/2/25)

It's a fairly small slate for a Tuesday night, with just nine games (compared to the usual 12 or more) on the main slate. We also have a later start tonight, with lineups locking at 7:35 EST. This is a tricky slate, and I anticipate the top pitchers will be heavily rostered, while rostership on […]


Christian Yelich - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB DFS Picks, Betting Picks

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/31/2025)

Let's send August out with a bang, shall we? The last time I penned this piece, we went three for five on home run calls! It's my birthday, friends, and I plan to bring some good "birthday mojo" with me for these picks today. Who doesn't love a good birthday narrative anyway, right? The strategy […]


Jaxon Smith-Njigba - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL DFS Picks

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers and Breakouts: Vacated Air Yards and Targets (2025)

We are all hunting for breakouts every season. Which players can outperform their previous seasons and produce value at their ADP as a result? It's easier said than done. For every player who does "break out" in 2025, another player will fail to meet expectations. We simply want to hit on more of these players […]


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