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DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 10 DFS Lineups
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... Read More
The Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash, GPP, and Player Prop Targets for 11/8 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hey, it's Thunder Dan Palyo and I am filling in for Will Priester this week with our premium DFS and prop bet picks. Will is on his honeymoon and will be out of commission for the next week so if you... Read More
Week 10 DFS Lineups Primer for FanDuel, DraftKings - NFL Matchups, DFS Salaries, more
The Chiefs won in Germany, the Eagles did their best to give one away to the Cowboys in a game that came down to the final seconds, and the Texans and Vikings both came back to win in dramatic fashion. But Week 9 is over and the NFL regular season is halfway in the books.... Read More
The Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash, GPP, and Player Prop Targets for 11/6 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hey, it's Thunder Dan Palyo and I am filling in for Will Priester this week with our premium DFS and prop bet picks. Will is on his honeymoon and will be out of commission for the next week so if you... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 3 (11/6-11/12)
We roll into Week 3 of the NBA season and the injuries are already piling up. I am not talking about guys resting or taking a day off here and there, we already have a large number of injuries that have forced guys to miss significant time. We also have had some fast starters already... Read More
Week 9 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 9 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 officially now using 2023... Read More
The Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash, GPP, and Player Prop Targets for 11/3 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hey, it's Thunder Dan Palyo and I am filling in for Will Priester tonight with our premium DFS and prop bet picks. Will is getting married this weekend and will be out of commission for the next week so if you... Read More
FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 9 - Daily Fantasy Football Targets Include Alvin Kamara, CeeDee Lamb, and Demario Douglas
We are about to be halfway through the NFL season after this week's slate of games and it feels like football season is flying by right before our eyes! My good friend and colleague, Dennis Clausen, usually endorses his favorite FanDuel NFL DFS plays in this piece each week. But this week, he's under the... Read More
Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/3/23)
After another wild night in the Association that saw the upstart Spurs take down the Suns behind 38 points from the #1 pick Victor Wembanyana. The Magic pulled out a nice road win in Utah, while the Pelicans and Sixers covered easily at home. Tonight we begin the brand new "In-Season Tournament" with seven games... Read More
DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 9 DFS Lineups
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... Read More
NFL DFS: Week 9 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and More
Well, some things in Week 8 went exactly as planned - A.J. Brown crushed the Commanders once again, Gus Edwards and the Ravens ran roughshod over the Cardinals, and the Cowboys defense racked up fantasy points. But other outcomes were far from predictable - like when Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs lost by two scores... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 2 (10/30-11/5)
Week One is in the books and we now get a full week of games in Week Two starting today. That means some 4-game weeks for certain teams and players. While you don't always have to target a player who playing more games in a given week over another, it's certainly something you should consider.... Read More
Week 8 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 7 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 officially now using 2023... Read More
Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (10/25/23)
Day Four of the NBA is here and we have our second full-sized slate with a massive Friday night of NBA action tonight. Every team has now played at least one game and we are ready to see if some of those opening game results were fluky or legit. As a disclaimer, I will probably... Read More
DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 8 DFS Lineups
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... Read More
NFL DFS: Week 8 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and More
Does anyone else wish we could pretend like Week 7 didn't exist? I am not too proud to admit that I whiffed in a big way on that slate. A few obvious things happened (Mahomes and Kelce dominating) but a lot of weird and stupid stuff did as well. Some chalk busted (remind me to... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/24/23): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Tomorrow we embark on yet another NBA season and as someone who covers the NBA from a fantasy/DFS/betting perspective for nearly six straight months, I could not be more excited to start this grind! As usual, we get a two-game slate on opening night with the defending champion Nuggets hosting the Lakers and the Warriors... Read More
Week 7 DraftKings NFL DFS Picks (2023): Break The Slate With Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, and Stefon Diggs
Welcome back RotoBallers to my DraftKings NFL DFS Picks for Week 6 -- let's break the slate! Your usual DFS mastermind, Joe Nicely, is off this week and so you get to hear me, Thunder Dan Palyo, ramble and rant about my favorite NFL DFS plays instead! I'm not going to sugarcoat it - this... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds and Weekly Planner: Week 1 (10/24-10/29)
Welcome back NBA basketball! I am pretty pumped about the return of the NBA (and hence Fantasy Basketball) to our lives. I am playing in a few very competitive industry leagues this year in addition to our staff league and a few more casual leagues as well. I have to cap my involvement at a... Read More
Week 7 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 7 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 officially now using 2023... Read More
Peripheral Monsters: Stat Stuffers to Target for 2023-2024 Fantasy Basketball
The 2023-2024 NBA season is rapidly approaching and you're probably getting ready for your drafts by doing a bunch of draft prep - which might just include reading this article! Whether you play H2H or Roto, you need to draft players who can contribute in multiple categories. Sure, specialists still carry value, especially if they're... Read More
Thunder Dan's 2023-2024 Fantasy Basketball Rankings and Draft Analysis
It's about that time! If your league hasn't drafted yet, odds are you are going to draft soon! I have been doing a number of drafts in industry leagues and staff leagues and I am finally ready to unveil my first look at my rankings. Now there are still two weeks of preseason games and... Read More
DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 7 DFS Lineups
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... Read More
NFL DFS: Week 7 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and more
Week Six was...well, it was something. The Browns upset the 49ers without Watson, the Jets pulled off an improbable comeback against the Eagles, and the Bills tried their very hardest to lose to an inferior Giants team...but didn't. There were upsets and a lot of injuries...and some pretty darn good fantasy performances mixed in there... Read More
Week 6 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 6 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 officially now using 2023... Read More
NFL Betting Picks for Week 6 - Best Bets, Expert Odds and Predictions
Week 6 brings a plethora of betting opportunities for NFL sports bettors! Ignore those double-digit spreads, because we aren't betting on Miami, Buffalo, or San Francisco to cover those wide margins. Instead, I'll focus on some tighter spreads with my bet recommendations and a sneaky home underdog to take on the moneyline. By the way,... Read More
DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 6 DFS Lineups
All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks,... Read More
NFL DFS: Week 6 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and more
Week 5 saw Ja'Marr Chase "nuke" the main slate with three receiving touchdowns and there I was with too much gosh darn Joe Mixon, who never seems to be able to convert any goal-line carries into touchdowns himself. Justin Jefferson was a bust (and is now hurt), while De'Von Achane (also hurt) and Tyreek Hill... Read More
Fantasy Basketball 9-Category Specialists - Thunder Dan's Draft Targets (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's 2023-2024 premium draft kit! We're here to be your secret weapon when it comes to this fantasy basketball season. Here I want to highlight my favorite 9-cat specialists, players who can contribute across the board in all nine categories of standard... Read More
Week 5 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 5 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 officially now using 2023... Read More