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Dan Palyo

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

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts: Young Pitchers With Huge Upside

Welcome to the third and final installment of my "Build-A-Breakout" series that focuses on trying to find the next crop of talented young starting pitchers for the 2026 season by leaning into advanced metrics. If you're looking for part one, you can find it here, and part two (which focused on fastball quality) here. In […]


Cade Cavalli - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Pitcher Sleepers

Post-Hype Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Breakout Candidates for 2026

Getting to the big leagues is no easy task, even for the most talented prospects. And once players get the call to the majors, they struggle to stick more often than not. But we love hyping up young, talented players regardless. We often place unrealistic expectations on highly touted young players, and when they fail […]


Connelly Early - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Prospects

Top Starting Pitcher Prospects: Fantasy Baseball Sleepers and Busts for 2026

Every year, we see another crop of highly-rated pitching prospects attempt to break into the big leagues. Most of them don't make the initial roster out of spring training, but that doesn't prevent them from having an impact on fantasy baseball teams when they finally do crack the rotation. You won't find pitchers such as […]


Scoot Henderson - NBA DFS Lineup Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 21: 3/16 -3/22

It's officially crunch time, folks! A lot of leagues have already started their playoffs, but just about everyone else should be starting this week. The current state of the NBA has made playing fantasy basketball a challenge this season, especially in the last month or so. Advancing this week is going to take some savvy […]


Jacob Misiorowski - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Breakouts: Identifying Aces with Elite Fastballs

If you're tired of reading article after article that just touts individual players for the upcoming season, then why not take some time to dig into some advanced metrics with me in the second part of my research-based series on starting pitcher statistics? If you're looking for part one, you can find it here. I […]


Luka Doncic - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Picks

NBA First Basket Predictions Today: Expert Prop Bets and Picks for Thursday, 3/12

You can call it beginner's luck, but I'll maintain that hitting two of my first four first basket wagers had more to do with the right process than just getting lucky! Since we had such success on these wagers on Tuesday (thanks to Bam Adebayo and Jalen Green), I decided to run it back for […]


Bam Adebayo - Miami Heat

NBA First Basket Predictions Today: Expert Prop Bets and Picks for Tuesday, 3/10

How many times this season have you tracked a player prop for the entire game, only for the player you bet on to come up one point, assist, or rebound shy of going over or under their prop? It happened to me twice on Sunday, and again yesterday (thanks, Karl-Anthony Towns), and I bet it's […]


Isaiah Stewart - NBA DFS Picks, Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 20: 3/9 -3/15

It's crunch time! Not only are NBA teams preparing for the stretch run to the playoffs, but fantasy basketball teams are doing the same! If you're reading this, it means your team(s) are still alive and kicking - and you probably need some help from the wire this week, right? Some of you will be […]


Evan Mobley - NBA DFS Lineup Picks, Fantasy Basketball

Today's NBA Picks: Top Player Props, Odds, and Best Bets (Sunday, 3/8/26)

We continue to get some stellar matchups and full slates on Sundays, so why not place some wagers and enjoy a full day of NBA basketball? The Cavs, with Donovan Mitchell back in the lineup, take on the Celtics, who just added Jayson Tatum back to the mix in the early national TV game. Then […]


Braxton Ashcraft - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Four Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Cheap Draft Picks With Upside (2026)

My series of starting pitching articles rolls along, with some bargain-bin discounts that are all available much later in drafts! I typically like to wait longer to draft starting pitchers than others, as I think it's easier to find value at the position than at hitter. There are quite a few candidates for your rotation […]


Cade Cunningham - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

NBA Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Thursday, 3/5/26)

Gone are the Thursdays with only a few primetime NBA matchups! We have a stellar nine-game slate on tap tonight and no shortage of wagering opportunities! I'm leaning into the game outcome markets a bit more lately and slowly away from player props as minutes are getting tougher to project on many teams, but I'll […]


LaMelo Ball - Charlotte Hornets

Kalshi NBA Picks Today: High-Volume Prediction Market Trades for March 3, 2026

10 games on a Tuesday night in early March? After a sleepy Monday in the Association, we have a pretty loaded NBA slate tonight, including a national NBC broadcast of the San Antonio Spurs and the Philadelphia 76ers. The Eastern Conference features a marquee matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the potential #1 seed Detroit […]


Robert Williams III - NBA DFS Picks, Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 19: 3/2-3/8

One thing that has become more apparent to me this year than in any previous year of covering fantasy basketball is that there are so many readers who are playing in leagues that are using standard settings. I am very comfortable in 12-team, 9-CAT H2H leagues, but I realize that many of you are playing […]


Zebby Matthews - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups - icon rotoballer

4 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Breakouts to Target in Drafts (2026)

The term "breakout" gets thrown around a lot, I know. And it's always important to put it in context. For the sake of this article, it's going to refer to pitchers with relatively little MLB experience who could be ready to make a big impact for fantasy teams in 2026. These pitchers check as many […]


Noah Cameron - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Prospects, Draft Sleepers

SIERA Overachievers - Identifying Fantasy Baseball Pitchers Worth Fading in 2026

It's that time again - time to dig into the advanced stats and see what we can find that will help us make the right decisions in our upcoming fantasy baseball drafts. Every year, I like to analyze the SIERA of starter pitchers to identify those who likely overperformed in terms of their ERA. SIERA […]


Jrue Holiday - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Picks

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

It's been two weeks in a row now where we have seen the NBA schedule get overloaded on Thursday night, moving away from the traditional pattern of smaller slates on Thursdays -- and I am here for it! Sure, the NBA has been pretty wacky lately with rampant tanking and tons of superstars sitting out, […]


Jarrett Allen - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Today's NBA Picks: Top Player Props, Odds & Best Bets (Sunday 2/22/26)

We rarely get such a loaded Sunday slate of NBA action, but now that the NFL is no longer in the mix, the league will look to feature some of its best matchups on Sunday for national TV broadcasts. We have 11 games today and two really good games featured as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers […]


Gui Santos - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 18: 2/23-3/1

We turn the calendar over to March by the end of Week 18, and the fantasy playoffs start in some leagues. There's a pretty good case for moving the playoff weeks up next year with how bad the tanking situation has gotten this year, but that's probably a conversation for another day! For other managers […]


Jarace Walker - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

NBA Best Bets: Top Player Props & Novig Market Picks (Friday, 2/20/26)

Last night, we saw 20 NBA teams return to action, and we have another nine games tonight. Multiple teams will be playing the second half of a back-to-back (Cleveland, Charlotte, Washington, Indiana, Denver, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and L.A. Clippers), and we may try to take advantage of several of those situations. If you're reading this, then […]


Drew Rasmussen fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings waiver wire pickups draft sleepers

Stuff+ Standouts - Identifying Potential Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Breakouts

You guessed it - I'm discussing starting pitchers for the upcoming 2026 MLB season. When it comes to drafting starting pitchers, there's always a case to be made for drafting some reliable arms who are proven commodities, especially earlier in drafts. But I'm almost always chasing upside with my pitching picks, especially in the middle […]


Domantas Sabonis - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, DFS Picks, NBA Injury News

The Cut List: Players to Drop or Hold in Fantasy Basketball - Week 17

The good news is that NBA games return today, and we have a loaded finish to Week 17 with a bunch of games in the next four days. The bad news, of course, is that the war of attrition in the NBA continues as star players continue to drop like flies, meaning the balancing act […]


Tyler Glasnow - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News

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 […]


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

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 […]


Cade Cunningham - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

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 […]


Joel Embiid - NBA Injury News, Daily Fantasy Basketball, DFS Lineup Picks

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 […]


Scoot Henderson - NBA DFS Lineup Picks, Daily Fantasy Basketball

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 […]


Jason Myers - Fantasy Football Rankings, Kicker Streamers, Waiver Wire Pickups

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 […]


Hunter Henry - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, Draft Sleepers

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 […]

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Karl-Anthony Towns - Fantasy Basketball Rankings, NBA DFS Lineup Picks

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, […]


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