Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Quentin Johnston, Keenan Allen, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Austin III

The NFL regular season is finally here. Starting with a tense opener between Dallas and Philadelphia, Week 1 gave audiences some exciting finishes. It also gave fantasy managers a lot of action to sate their appetites. With the highs, lows, and everything in between, fantasy football is officially back. The two big stars of Sunday […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Ja'Marr Chase, A.J. Brown, Nico Collins, Isiah Pacheco, Kenneth Walker, Tua Tagovailoa, more

The first Sunday of the 2025 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Best Monday Night Football Bets, Props and Expert Picks - Week 1 MNF Analysis (2025)

Hello everybody, and welcome to Week 1's edition of Monday Night Football bets and props! The NFL season is finally kicking off this week, and we here at RotoBaller could not be more thrilled to bring you some of the best content in the market. We are excited to bring betting content to all those […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Vikings vs. Bears Monday Night Showdown (Week 1)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We’ve finally made it to the 2025 football season -- and we have a very fun matchup here to lead off Monday Night Football in Week 1, as J.J. McCarthy and the Minnesota Vikings head to Soldier Field to take on Caleb Williams and the Bears.  Thanks to today's advanced analytics, I'll […]

Vikings vs. Bears Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - J.J. McCarthy, Caleb Williams, Aaron Jones, D'Andre Swift, D.J. Moore, T.J. Hockenson, Rome Odunze

The 2025 NFL season is officially underway! It's been an exciting Week 1 slate that kicked off on Thursday, and will close with a NFC North rivalry matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. Minnesota will look to break in new quarterback J.J. McCarthy, while Chicago is starting the Ben […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round Including Quentin Johnston, Marquise Brown, Trey Benson, Quinshon Judkins, Harold Fannin Jr., more

It's already time to look ahead with our rapid waiver piece that puts every relevant player on your roadmap. This is a delicate time, as we'll balance all of our pre-draft evaluation with a one-week sample size. Balance your immediate needs with a capacity for long-term stashes as we navigate our fantasy football waiver wire […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 2 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Projecting fantasy football defenses early in the season is always a challenge. NFL parity ensures that even the league’s worst teams can close the gap quickly, while offseason roster turnover reshuffles depth charts on both sides of the ball. A defense that looked vulnerable last year may suddenly become competent, and an offense that struggled […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the 2025 season -- looking at the first four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. Some leagues have gone away from carrying a defense position. The reasoning has to do with the overall inconsistency of starting a […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 1 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly start 'em and sit 'em article! It's finally time to welcome you back -- it's the inaugural 2025 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions in Week 1 of the […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 1 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include TreVeyon Henderson, Jerry Jeudy, Ricky Pearsall

Welcome back to our Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 1 of the 2025 season! Scott Engel's weekly Lineup Spotlights showcase key players to consider for your fantasy football lineups. "The King" features players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup calls. The players that are covered in this article are based […]

5 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions - Frank Ammirante's Week 1 Picks (2025)

The NFL season has finally arrived, so it's time to dive right in and provide some bold predictions. These are either notable players who are hitting their ceilings or surprise starts that I'm ranking significantly above consensus. On this page, you'll read about a mix of positions, depending on matchups and projected volume. Read on […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

The managers completed their research, the players have been drafted, and now there's one thing left to do before kickoff: Set the all-important Week 1 lineup. Week 1 may have the fewest roster decisions to make. You essentially set your lineup when you completed your draft, because bye weeks have yet to come into play, […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Avoids: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 1 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

Week 1 of the fantasy football season has finally arrived, and it's time to set those opening-slate lineups! This is the first edition of our RotoBaller Staff sleepers, avoids and start 'em, sit 'em picks column, where three of the industry's sharpest fantasy football analysts will present their case for or against players on the start-sit […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy football season. After a long offseason, we're thrilled to be back and kick off the 2025 season! For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 1 (2025) - Nico Collins, Brian Thomas Jr., Courtland Sutton, Tee Higgins, Josh Downs, more

Welcome to the first installment of our Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season. Since we don’t have any 2025 data yet, we’ll lean on last year’s numbers - but remember to take those with a grain of salt. Early in the season, factors like implied totals, projected […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 1 (2025) - James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, Bucky Irving, more

Every week of the NFL season, we have to weigh the opportunities that we project for each running back against the quality of the opposing run defense. There are only a handful of backs that are guaranteed so many touches that we can look past their matchup and plug them into lineups without hesitation (the […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 1 (2025)

The fantasy football season is just about set to begin. With the regular season Week 1 finally upon us, we can stop dealing with hypothetical questions and begin formulating opinions based on reality. The many months of research and draft hype are set to pay off (or not). Rejoice, for the NFL has returned. Now […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 1 Lineups (2025)

Week 1 of the 2025 season is finally here, and so is our fantasy football Booms and Busts article for Week 1! The 2025 NFL season has officially started. It feels just like yesterday we were watching the Philadelphia Eagles hoist their second Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. […]

Waiver Wire Planning A Week Ahead: High-Upside Bench Stashes Before Fantasy Football Week 1

Hey RotoBallers! It's time to look ahead, and plan for waiver wire stashes who may emerge in Week 1 games. Even though we have only had two games so far in Week 1, it is never too early to begin to look at the top options on the waiver wire. It is crucial to get […]

Week 1 NFL Anytime Touchdown Scorer Bets - First TD Props and Expert Picks (2025)

Week 1 is a special time in the NFL. Every team has hope, every fan base has hype, and the betting markets are at their least predictive, trying to catch up to changes from the offseason. That makes it a perfect playground for prop bettors looking to spot market mismatches early. Anytime and first touchdown […]

Expected Return Dates for Key NFL Players: Week 1 Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Joe Mixon, Chris Godwin, Brandon Aiyuk, more

The time is here! The 2025 NFL season has officially arrived, and it's that time of the year when we find ourselves talking to our friends, family, loved ones, and co-workers about how fantastic our fantasy football team is (whether they want to hear it or not). While the draft is always fun, it's crucial […]

7 Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 Fantasy Football (2025)

RotoBaller analyst Anthony Aniano drops his top 2025 fantasy football Week 1 waiver wire pickups for RB, WR, TE, and QB. This week's must-add fantasy football free agents -- potential waiver wire winners heading into Week 1 for running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and quarterbacks. Win more in 2025 with RotoBaller! Be sure to […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 1 (2025)

The wide receiver position is always fraught with difficult start-sit decisions for fantasy managers, and this is especially true in Week 1, where much is yet to be known about players in their new landing spots, or WRs that just joined the league with the 2025 NFL Draft. Predicting which players will perform well, other […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Ravens vs. Bills Sunday Night Showdown (Week 1)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We’ve finally made it to the 2025 football season, and boy, do we have a banger of a matchup to start us off. We’ll run back the AFC 2024 Divisional Round matchup, as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens head back to Highmark Stadium to take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo […]

Best Sunday Night Football Bets, Props and Expert Picks - Week 1 SNF Analysis (2025)

The FULL week one slate is finally upon us, and I hope everyone takes thorough enjoyment in planting an 11-hour-long butt-print on their couch to take in all the action. Once the main slate is out of the way, we have the game of the week on Sunday night, pitting two Super Bowl favorites in […]

NFL DFS Picks for Week 1 - DraftKings Top Plays, Value Picks, Lineup Advice for Main Slate (2025)

IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON! After a long seven-month waiting period, we are back, and the action kicks off with a Thursday tilt between the division rival Eagles and Cowboys. I'm thrilled to be bringing you this DraftKings article each week, and I hope this year we'll make money together all the way to the Super Bowl. […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 1 Including Quinshon Judkins, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Ollie Gordon II, Dont'e Thornton Jr., Jayden Higgins, more

Welcome back to our first 2025 installment of the quick-hitting waiver piece that aims to put buzzy players on your radar! Soon enough, we'll be in the thick of the season, but most players have a blank canvas yet to be painted. Let's start the year on the right foot with our fantasy football waiver […]

Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 1 - Justin Fields, David Montgomery, Jerry Jeudy, more

The offseason is a time of optimism. We draft our teams, pore over rookie reports, and listen to every bit of coach-speak with the unwavering belief that this is our year. The 2025-26 NFL season is finally here, and with it, the promise of a championship.  We’ve studied the depth charts, analyzed advanced metrics, and […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 1 Updates for Christian McCaffrey, De'Von Achane, Jaylen Wright, Kyle Monangai

Below is our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 1, as of September 6. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 1, including Christian McCaffrey, De'Von Achane, Jaylen Wright, and Kyle Monangai. As the fantasy football season gets underway, every decision, transaction, and lineup […]