Biggest Running Back Busts - 2017 Year in Review

I'm a firm believer that I know very little, and that taking my advice is generally the equivalent of asking someone on the street. I'm not referring to fantasy sports so much as everything else: how to cook a fish, how many quarts are in a cup, how to put together a desk, etc. When it […]

Running Back Targets for DFS and Playoff Leagues: Conference Championships

For all the crazy finishes, dramatic moments, and early upsets, we're left with a 1-2 seed matchup in the NFC and 1-3 in the AFC. Unless the Jags pull off the ultimate upset by knocking off the defending champs this weekend, this year's playoffs may go down as many expected from the outset. The same […]

Divisional Round Matchups - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits

While the fantasy season is over for most leagues, there's still plenty to play for. Whether you are in a playoff league or are just trying to win the milly maker on DraftKings, we've got you covered with the best and worst matchups. This week's matchup analysis will help answer all your start/sit lineup questions […]

Biggest Quarterback Busts - 2017 Year in Review

Going into the 2017 season, I implored fantasy strategists in a long article to give up on waiting for quarterback, and instead pick one of the top-five guys in place of a standard third or fourth-round selection. Years of fantasy football statistics and results had pointed to the fact that only a handful of quarterbacks […]

Running Back Targets for DFS and Playoff Leagues: Divisional Round

The Wild Card games proved to be wild indeed, with a couple of underdogs advancing to the second round of the NFL playoffs. If you're in a one-and-done fantasy league, hopefully you didn't burn your RB picks on disappointing players like Mark Ingram or Devonta Freeman, as the limited pool of players makes each pick […]

Quarterback Targets for DFS and Playoff Leagues: Divisional Round

If your regular season fantasy teams didn't perform as planned, no need to worry, you don't have to wait until next year for redemption. There are plenty of playoff leagues and daily fantasy leagues available which allow you to keep your competitive spirit sharp while at the same time possibly winning some money and/or bragging […]

2017 Final Consistency Report - Wide Receivers

I am a mixed bag of emotions because of the end of the 2017 season. I am excited for the NFL playoffs and a chance for the my hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, to win their third Super Bowl in my lifetime. I am sad because the regular season is at an end and with […]

RotoBaller NFL Challenge - And The Winner Is...

What a season, RotoBallers. Fantasy football is always a fun, interesting, and long season - filled with injuries, breakout players, and different strategies. It takes stamina and endurance to win the 16 week marathon, and we're here today to recognize those who pulled it off. With 480 teams competing to be crowned champ of the 2017 Fantasy Football RotoBaller […]

Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

The results are in. Our very own Nick Mariano has finished as the 9th overall ranked expert for the season. You can see the results here. Nick was ranked #21 overall last week (Week 16) out of ~120 industry experts. That continued his incredible streak of being ranked in the top 25 experts for ten weeks straight: In Week 15, […]

Target Risers & Potential Breakouts, Week 17

Week 17 of the NFL season is always tricky for fantasy purposes. For this reason, most leagues wrap up fantasy action in Week 16. For a lot of us, the relevant games are over, championships having been awarded to Todd Gurley owners, and a handful of others I'm sure. Still, the somewhat chaotic and imbalanced […]

Disaster Recovery Week 16 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Ho, ho, ho and a Merry Christmas to you all. This piece is for the select few of you who are either in two-week championships or somehow got talked into doing a league where Week 17 is the sole week for determining titles. I'll avoid the soapbox for now, but the playing-time chaos that will […]

Week 16 Matchups - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits

Welcome to our Week 16 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. For the vast majority of leagues it is championship week! That means […]

Target Risers & Potential Breakouts, Week 16

Well, we've reached Week 16. For most leagues, it's championship week. With that in mind, if you're still browsing fantasy football content at this point in the season, it likely means you've had a pretty good year and are playing for a title. Or maybe you're a go-getter in a third place matchup with some […]

Disaster Recovery Week 15 - Studs turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

FAAB Auction Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 16 Pickups

Welcome to Week 16 everyone. If you're still alive in your fantasy league, you're either in the semi-finals or playing for all the marbles in the fantasy championship. While we wouldn't recommend straying from the studs that got you this far, you might have a need to dig dipper. Those that stashed Ezekiel Elliott through […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round

With the traditional fantasy football championship week upcoming, our mission is to get you RotoBallers the most timely information for your title matchups, so consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 16. This column is published early every week and then updated on a daily basis. Each day of the week will […]

Top Wide Receivers vs Cornerback Matchups - Week 15

Nothing is more important than matchup analyzation when it comes to fantasy football. Playing your teams’ best players on a regular basis is important, but picking apart the top matchups on a week to week basis can win you a championship, or even better, some cold, hard cash in DFS. Matchups for the wide receiver […]

Week 15 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

He's on fiiiiiire! (NBA Jam voice) ? ? ?  Our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #9 overall last week out of ~120 industry experts, and now sits at a very impressive 11th overall expert for the season. Nick is scorching hot, now appearing in the top 25 experts for eight weeks straight - check it out below: In Week 13, he […]

Target Risers & Potential Breakouts, Week 15

By Week 15 of the fantasy football season, if you're still playing, there's a fair chance that you're a veritable encyclopedia of NFL statistical knowledge, at least for the current year. With so much data available, our takes just aren't as hot as they were back in the early part of the season. To the […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers: Week 15

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Disaster Recovery Week 14 - Studs Turned Duds

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Week 14 saw the carnage start up once again, as Alvin Kamara went down on Thursday night before a myriad of injuries on Sunday saw an MVP frontrunner in Carson Wentz go down with a feared ACL injury. These were not the only injuries, though they were the biggest. Josh McCown stunk and then exited with […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 15 Lightning Round

Our mission is to get you RotoBallers the most timely information for your playoff matchups, so consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 15. Teams coming out of a bye need to get back to business and others emerging from the trenches of the first round must already prepare for the next […]

Week 14 Matchups - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits

Welcome to our Week 14 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. For the vast majority of leagues it is playoff time! […]

Top Wide Receiver vs Cornerback Matchups - Week 14

Nothing is more important than matchup analyzation when it comes to fantasy football. Playing your teams’ best players on a regular basis is important, but picking apart the top matchups on a week to week basis can win you a championship, or even better, some cold hard cash in DFS. Matchups for the wide receiver […]

Week 14 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #21 overall last week out of ~130 industry experts, and now sits at a very impressive 15th overall expert for the season. Nick continues to churn out that sweet rankings butter, now appearing in the top 25 experts for seven weeks straight - check it out below. He's on […]

Target Risers and Potential Breakouts, Week 14

Week 13 once again saw a handful of truly studly performances from staple fantasy commodities. Keenan Allen became the first player in NFL history to post three straight games with at least ten catches for at least 100 yards and a touchdown, but insofar as he's generated write-ups in each of the last two weeks, […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers: Week 14

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]