
Jacquizz Rodgers (RB, TB) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper
Who would have thought that Jacquizz Rodgers could go from scatback to sleeper in less than a year's time? All fantasy football eyes have been on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the preseason to see how the Bucs are going to use the tight end tandem of Cameron Brate and O.J. Howard and how newly-acquired […]
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Week 22 Waiver Wire - Catcher
OK. Wasn't it just June? There was still plenty of time for some catchers to right their ships after rough Aprils and Mays. Is it almost Labor Day and have kids already started having to worry about bedtimes because of school nights? Yes, the calendar is almost ready to flip to September and another season […]

Five Redraft Studs Who Will Be Dynasty Duds
There is not a season that goes by in the NFL where a new superstar isn't made. Whether it’s a rookie first-round draft pick or a player that finally got their big break due to injury, the NFL is an ever-changing landscape. When those new stars are made other players, either veterans who are on […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are primed to win their division this season, considering the uncertainty around the other teams in the AFC South. The Titans finished last season 9-7, one game short of the playoffs, and saw their second year franchise quarterback, Marcus Mariota, get hurt in Week 16 against the Jaguars. Many around the league […]

Champ or Chump: Luke Weaver & Byron Buxton
I frequently say that the minors are the only place to find impact players on the waiver wire this time of year. That's not entirely true, as a gifted player another owner gave up on may become available to you if he starts looking better. Luke Weaver is a perfect example of the first group: […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/31/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings
Thursday's main slate is an ugly one. Two of the most intriguing pitching options in Gio Gonzalez and Zach Davies will square off against one another and Madison Bumgarner will go up against one of the hottest hitting teams in baseball. Meanwhile, bargain hitting options don't jump off the page on the slate either. All […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (8/30/17)
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 30th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

Podcast - Kareem Hunt Fool's Gold, Cognitive Biases & Second Year Wide Receivers
After Hours With RotoBaller Radio, featuring RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano, is back (8/29/17) to help you crush your opposition during the fantasy football draft season! We are using advanced metrics to make Kareem Hunt truthers go into hiding, exposing the cognitive biases that affect player valuations, explaining the difference between "groupthink" and "wisdom […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire - Starting Pitchers
And just like that, we’ve got one lone month remaining in the fantasy baseball season. It feels like just yesterday that we were sorting through the chaos of the homer spike with what was sure to be an April outlier -- only it continued anyway! 2017 has been a rough year for pitching, between the […]

What It Takes to Succeed (or Fail) at QB, Part 5 - Review and Numbers
In part four of this ongoing series, (which can be viewed here), I described what are called trend characteristics. These are all signs of success. Those quarterbacks with these characteristics in abundance are far more likely to succeed compared to those who lack the same abilities. In the fifth part of the series we will […]
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Contact Rate Risers and Fallers - Week 22
Welcome back, RotoBallers! Batting average is just one of many statistics fantasy owners must consider, but contact rate can also be telling of all-around success at the plate. A sudden increase or decrease in contact rate could signal the beginning of an extended hot or cold streak, leading to important waiver wire choices or start/sit […]

Terrance West (RB, BAL) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper
Running back sleepers can be especially volatile as far as predicting how successful they can be. Drafting a lesser known fantasy commodity within the first ten rounds of your draft requires that the runner have both a relatively safe floor and higher ceiling so as to be worth the investment. One of the ideal running […]

Stop the Hype Train! - Jamaal Williams
One of the dirty secrets of football is that the preseason and training camps are actually incredibly boring. For every team that has an interesting quarterback battle like the Browns, there are five teams like The Packers that don’t have much of anything going on. People need to talk about something, so each snap, every […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Washington Redskins
In the 2016 NFL season, the Washington Redskins finished third in total offense and second in passing offense. Despite tremendous success in these facets, they only finished 21st in rushing offense and 12th in points per game. Additionally, the Redskins ranked a pitiful 30th out of 32 teams in red zone touchdown efficiency. As prolific […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/30/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings
We have a nine game main slate to get us through this hump day, and it brings some interesting story lines. We have the Astros playing their "Home" games in Tampa due to the storm, and have their ace on the bump. There are also some obvious pitchers to stack against, along with some interesting […]

FantasyDraft DFS Picks (8/30/17): MLB Lineups Advice
We have plenty of games today, but they are broken into two slates. Each slate is more than big enough to safely make lineups with, which is why this article includes players from the early and late slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FantasyDraft on […]

Undervalued Tight Ends - PPR Draft Targets
Welcome back RotoBallers! In case you haven't been following this series, I've covered some of my favorite undervalued PPR wide receivers and PPR running backs so far. This time we are going to look at tight ends. Below are a few undervalued tight ends that I believe will perform better than their draft day cost, […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (8/29/17): MLB DFS Advice for FanDuel and DraftKings
Last night was a weird one, folks, but that's what I love about this daily thing - you get to dust yourself off and start over. The best advice NFL quarterbacks give each other is the best advice I can give anyone trying to up their bank roll - learn from your mistakes, but most […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (8/29/17)
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 29th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

Fun Ways to Determine Draft Order in Redraft Leagues
Fantasy football drafts are always an event filled with eager anticipation. One part of that process that often turns into a tedious one is determining draft order. Sure, you could just base it on last year's finish or do random generation, but where's the fun in that? This article is all about some interesting ways […]

2017 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 22)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This is the final Top 30 ranking of the year. Sad. With […]

Overvalued Running Backs and Potential Busts for 2017
Sleepers and busts, sleepers and busts. Go ahead and open Google and just type in either of those words without mentioning anything about football. One of the first few results will be directly related to fantasy. That's because that's what every owner obsesses over most. Who can I get as a steal? Who do I […]

Are You For Real? Week 21 Pitcher Standouts
As the saying goes, you can’t win your league during the draft. The waiver wire moves owners make during the season are the ones that will determine who wins. The art to winning at fantasy baseball is being able to determine who should be added to a roster and should be bypassed. In order to […]

Week 22 Start/Sit Matchups: MLB Starting Pitchers (SP)
Your friendly neighborhood @Roto_Dubs is back with his weekly starting pitcher matchups. Below are the projected starting pitching matchups for Week 22, and will be updated as more starters are announced. If you've got any questions about which pitchers can capitalize on a juicy matchup and which ones might be worth putting on the pine against a […]

Week 22 Waiver Wire - First Base (1B) and Third Base (3B)
We're headed down the final stretch for the 2017 fantasy baseball season, but it's never too late to improve your team via waiver wire adds. There are plenty of rookies who are hungry to make good impressions in the final weeks. Grabbing the right one might be all you need for that final playoff push. […]

Today's Starting Pitcher Rankings (8/28/17)
Below you will find our fantasy baseball and DFS rankings for all of today's projected starting pitchers (August 28th). We have been publishing this column for a few weeks now, and so far the feedback has been pretty good. Let us know what you think on Twitter too. The concept is pretty straight forward. We round […]

Target Decline Candidates - Tight Ends
The NFL might be a pass-first league these days, but that does not mean all tight ends will be seeing the same amount of targets as they did last season. Tight ends are being utilized by offensive coordinators more than ever in the NFL, yet some of them will be have fewer passes thrown in […]

Undervalued Quarterbacks - 2017 Draft Targets
After writing an article about my three overvalued quarterbacks for the 2017 fantasy football season, I’m about ready to shift my tone and give owners some promising advice about which quarterbacks you can expect to pay dividends as either a great draft value or noteworthy sleeper. I will be using average draft position (ADP) and […]

Five Running Back Sleepers and Values for 2017 Drafts
Every fantasy owner and their grandmother has an opinion on who's a "sleeper." It's basically become more of a buzzword than an actual guideline at this point. Part of the problem with that is that everyone uses a different definition of what a "sleeper" even is. Is it someone you're willing to reach for? Someone you […]