Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Wild Card Round - Amari Cooper, Tee Higgins, Christian Kirk, Deebo Samuel

The wide receiver matchup article from Week 18 did pretty well, but to be fair, I didn't really recommend taking many risks. Rather, I recommend that you stick to higher-end receivers because Week 18 was very difficult to navigate due to the number of unclear situations heading into the weekend. Deebo Samuel (WR2) ran for […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Wild Card Weekend: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! It's hard to believe that the regular season is over, but we now turn our attention to the NFL Playoffs. I'm back as always with my DraftKings NFL DFS lineup picks for the Wild Card Round. Obviously, we have to adjust our DFS strategy with […]

NFL Playoffs Power Rankings for Fantasy Football - FFPC Playoff Challenge Team Breakdowns

When building your fantasy football playoff lineups, the first step is to forecast how far you believe every team can potentially advance. This exercise is highly critical in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Playoff Challenge, where you can only choose one player from every team. To help you build out your squad, I have […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 18

The Week 17 wide receiver matchup article yielded some decent results, but Tyreek Hill (WR47) was a massive disappointment against the Bengals as the Chiefs offense stalled in the second half. Cooper Kupp (WR6), Deebo Samuel (WR17), Mike Evans (WR21), Diontae Johnson (WR19) and Tyler Boyd (WR27) all had solid, but not blow-up games. Courtland Sutton (WR45) didn't […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 18 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 18 matchup analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. As some of you might know, I’m usually the Thursday Night Football guy, however, this week I am taking over for Frank Ammirante. That’s right, you don’t only get me for one matchup this week, you get me […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 18

Welcome to the first ever Week 18 edition of the WR/CB Matchup Chart.  Congratulations to everyone who won their league. If this series helped you this season, shout us out on Twitter @draft32teams. If you're reading this article to help you in a Week 18 final, consider changing your league settings so that your championship […]

Sneaky Starts and Streamers for Week 18 in Fantasy Football: Cedric Wilson, Zack Moss, K.J. Osborn

Whether this is the Championship Week in your fantasy football league or your final time to win thousands of dollars in a regular-season DFS contest, you are going to need some sneaky starts and streamers to win a gold trophy, big bucks and/or bragging rights. Fantasy footballers know Green Bay Packers players like Aaron Rodgers […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 18

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing fantasy championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to win your leagues in Week 17. If you are involved in a Week 18 matchup that will determine your league champion, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you […]

Batter BABIP: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

The most accessible of the fantasy-relevant advanced stats is BABIP, or Batting Average on Balls In Play. It simply measures a player's batting average on balls in play, with outcomes such as strikeouts and home runs removed from consideration. In general, the league average hovers around .300, a nice round number to remember. Many know […]

The Running Game Is Alive - NextGen Stats Analysis

Most fantasy GMs are already celebrating or lamenting their success or failure at fantasy football for the 2021 season. With the average, now-usual 17-week leagues already over, there are folks out there (most probably you're one if you're reading this) still fighting for the chip in the mighty, unpredictable, crazy Week 18 slate of games […]

Week 18 Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Fantasy Football

Congratulations are in order for those of you who took home a championship in any of your leagues, especially this crazy NFL season. While winners have been decided in most leagues, we at RotoBaller realize that many others run until the final week of the season. If that's the case, you'll need more help than […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 18 Lightning Round

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to those of you who are still rocking with us ahead of the regular season's final week. Many leagues wrap up in Week 17 but we don't forget about you who soldier on into the crazy week that approaches! Let's finish strong and bring home the title with the waiver wire […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 17

It's Championship Week! Congratulations to everyone who advanced to their fantasy Super Bowl. Hopefully, this article can help you make decisions that lead to a championship victory. When setting your lineups, make sure to factor in weather in addition to the matchup. For example, the forecast for Sunday in Green Bay calls for sub-10-degree temperatures. […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 17

The wide receiver matchup article from Week 16 yielded some fantastic results. Tee Higgins (WR1), Isaiah McKenzie (WR4), Jaylen Waddle (WR8), Cooper Kupp (WR12) and Ja'Marr Chase (WR13) were the highlights of the week, all finishing inside the top-15 with monster games. Michael Pittman Jr. (WR24) had a decent game with eight catches for 82 yards, while […]

Sneaky Starts and Streamers for Fantasy Football Championships - Gabriel Davis, Robby Anderson, Justin Jackson, Ke'Shawn Vaughn

Welcome to the fantasy football playoff finals! Congratulations to all of those that made it to the big dance! There are certainly a number of "must starts" in championship week. Guys like Jonathan Taylor, Dalvin Cook, Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams, Travis Kelce, and Mark Andrews immediately come to mind. Then there's a middle tier of […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - NextGen Stats

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war as we get ready for the all-important championship week. If you are still in the playoffs, that means you have been been able to stay alive and grind through 16 long weeks. Only one thing can beat you to the finish […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 17

Welcome to the fantasy football playoff finals! Congratulations to all of those that made it to the big dance! Last week, we highlighted Ronald Jones II, Devin Singletary, and Isaiah McKenzie as risers and Myles Gaskin, Jerry Jeudy, and AJ Dillon as fallers. Some other calls didn't quite work out, particularly Tyler Johnson as one […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Derrick Gore, Elijah Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Welcome to Week 17 of the fantasy football season -- aka the fantasy football championships. Congrats to everyone who made it this far, now let's win it! Like any other week, we have put together a full assortment of fantasy football waiver wire articles. We are with you until the end, and are going to […]

Key Fantasy Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights and Emergency Options for Week 16

Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions in Week 16. These selections are based on my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a discount and get access to […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 16: CeeDee Lamb, Jaylen Waddle, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Christian Kirk

The wide receiver matchup article from Week 15 turned out to be pretty good. CeeDee Lamb (WR32) was the biggest disappointment, dropping a few passes while gaining just 50 yards on six catches, while Diontae Johnson (WR36) also came up small. Jaylen Waddle was ruled out, so the pivot was to DeVante Parker (WR13) who […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 16 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 16 matchup analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. We hope everyone is having a successful fantasy season so far! It's playoff time, so let's go win a championship! Let's take a look at this week's matchups. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 16

Congratulations to those of you who are preparing for Week 16 matchups. Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships, and an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge during this critical week. Those results are contained in this weekly […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Fantasy Football

Survive and advance. That's the name of the game at this point in the fantasy season and streaming the right player at the right time is definitely a key part of that, especially in deeper leagues. If you managed to survive a brutally low-scoring Week 15 with duds from star players and countless fantasy starters […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

Welcome to the fantasy football playoff semifinals! Congratulations to all of those that made it to the final four! Last week, we highlighted Amon-Ra St. Brown and Gabriel Davis as two of our favorite risers. Hopefully, you were able to add them to your roster and start them in Week 15. Both finished as WR1s […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 16?

I can't recall a week – much less a playoff one – with as much craziness and randomness that Week 15 brought us and I for one am glad that it's over. For anyone who was able to advance in their playoff game despite all that's happened, a big kudos to you. To all of […]

Titans vs 49ers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: A.J. Brown, Brandon Aiyuk, Jeff Wilson, D'Onta Foreman

We are officially in the fantasy playoffs for all leagues. For those of you who made it, congratulations. To those of you joining us after a bye week, I hope you didn’t get too comfortable. Lastly, to those of us that missed playoffs, let’s focus on the holiday season and enjoy the NFL playoff push. […]

Monday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Bears vs Vikings

Week 14 Monday Night Football featured a great game between two teams not only competing for a divisional title, but also the top seed in the NFC. The Rams were able to ride an early offensive explosion and a dominating defensive effort from Aaron Donald to a seven-point victory, keeping them alive in the NFC […]

Eagles vs Washington Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Miles Sanders, Dallas Goedert, Terry McLaurin, Jalen Hurts, Antonio Gibson

Welcome to Week 15 and Tuesday Night Football! In addition to our matchups analysis for the main slate of games on Sunday, below you will find our matchups analysis for the Tuesday Night Football game between the Eagles and Washington Football Team. You can also check out the matchups analysis for: Vikings vs Bears Start […]

Key Fantasy Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights and Betting Tips for Week 15

Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions in Week 15. These selections are based on my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a discount and get access to my […]