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 […]

Smashmouth - Offensive Lines Impacting Fantasy Football For Week 15

Congratulations to those that have either advanced in the playoffs or made the playoffs due to their performance in Week 14. Now as teams push even closer to a fantasy championship, they need to be sure of who they are starting week in and week out. Those owners need to not only determine the best […]

Champ or Chump - Mike Minor and Tyler Chatwood

Now that big names like Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Ohtani have moved, it's easy to stop paying attention to the lesser names on the transaction wire. Don't fall into that trap! The most prepared owners frequently perform the best, and everybody will have an educated opinion on guys like Stanton. Spin rate is still beyond […]

Thursday Night Football Matchup Analysis (Week 15)

Hopefully many owners survived last week's notable injuries... From Saints running back Alvin Kamara being knocked out of Thursday night's game with a concussion and Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz tearing his ACL, there were certainly enough key injuries to go around in Week 14. For those still hanging on to their championship hopes, here's to […]

Week 15 Waivers Podcast: Wentz It All Comes Crashing Down In The Fantasy Playoffs

After Hours With RotoBaller Radio, featuring RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano, is back (12/12/17) helping you find the best waiver wire pickups for Week 15 of fantasy football action. Let's win some leagues! Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday from 5-7 PM EST. You […]

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 […]

FAAB Auction Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 15 Pickups

Welcome to Week 15 everyone. If you're still alive in your fantasy league, you're likely staring down a semi-final matchup this weekend. While we wouldn't recommend straying from the studs that got you into the playoffs, you might have a need to dig dipper. If you own Joe Mixon (concussion) or are in need of […]

Running Backs Waiver Wire - Week 15 Pickups and Adds

Your top two fantasy running backs for Week 14 (entering Sunday night), are Jonathan Stewart and Rod Smith. That, folks, is why you search the waiver wire each and every week. You either had a very good hunch or a very bad starting lineup if you were playing either of those RB in the playoffs. […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire - Week 15 Pickups and Adds

If you're still reading, congratulations. Just two games separate you and fantasy football glory. The waiver wire is thin these days and hopefully you are set at the receiver position. If you're still struggling we've got you covered. We're only going to cover the guys that need to be owned and actually can be in […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire - Week 15 Pickups and Adds

While there were plenty of movers and shakers on the fantasy scene, the tight end position didn't see as much volatility. Injuries have been the biggest story in the tight end world, but the tight ends remained healthy, at least during this past week. So here we are, feverishly looking to analyze statistics and projections to […]

Week 15 Quarterback Pickups and Streamers: Standard and Two-QB Leagues

Hey there RotoBallers! With Week 14 almost in the books, it's already time to turn an eye toward the waiver wire in Week 15. As always, this column will aim to highlight Week 15 waiver wire adds and streamers for quarterbacks, players that you should consider targeting on your league's waiver wire. In the past few seasons, streaming the […]

Deeper Sleepers for Fantasy Football (Week 15)

Happy playoffs, y'all! If you're still checking Rotoballer, you've probably either made the playoffs or you care very deeply about crushing some opponents in the consolation bracket. We're here to help you with whatever your current goals are! Waivers are pretty bare at this point, but not all is lost--there are still some under the […]

Deeper PPR Sleepers For Week 15

Not to rehash last week's intro, but being in the fantasy playoffs likely means your key starters are locked in. It's always wise to stay on top of the waiver wire, however, as you never know who can provide last minute depth. It being the semi-finals for most, this very well may be your final chance to […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 15)

As the season wears on, this list will feature more name brand players that you may have trouble letting go. Peyton Manning owners remember all too well how a big name can derail an entire season if you refuse to accept that he simply no longer has value. The names on this list no longer […]

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 […]

Monday Night Football Matchups and Starts/Sits (Week 14)

RotoBallers – another week, another Monday, and another Tom Brady primetime game! Stop me if you've heard this before: the Patriots enter tonight looking to extend their league-best win streak as they look to take another step towards securing the #1 overall seed in the AFC. Though this seems to be a yearly tradition, here […]

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! […]

Week 14 Q&A - Live Fantasy Football Game Day Chat

It's Sunday Morning, Week 14... Do You Know Who to Start? Each Sunday morning of the NFL season, RotoBaller's experts will be moderating the industry's leading live chat room and answering a bunch of your fantasy football questions, from around 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET. Come join in on the fun, and get your […]

Risk it All to Win it All - Fantasy Playoff Hail Marys

If you’ve made the playoffs, you’re either a Have or Have Not. You’re either a team that feels confident having seen your team boom over the past few weeks, or you’ve limped in with some luck and face an uphill battle against juggernaut teams. Are you really going to put that same team out there that […]

Heroes and Zeroes - Week 14 Fantasy Football Picks

"This is it. This is where it all happens." Those words are the somber introduction to an old NFL commercial that showed an empty Lambeau Field on a Sunday morning hours before kickoff. The rest of the commercial goes on about how it's some sort of holy ground and miracles happen every week, or something […]

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 […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 14

If your fantasy team survived unlucky Week 13 (unlike many of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals), then you are gearing up for one of the biggest weeks of the fantasy football season. This is the last week of the regular season or the opening week of the playoffs in most fantasy football leagues. If […]

DraftKings Lineup Picks (Week 14) - NFL DFS Advice

RotoBallers, welcome to Week 14 of the daily fantasy football season. In this column, you will find my recommended DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks to target for Week 14 of the NFL season. The goal is to identify players to start on DraftKings this week based on various factors including the opponent, the player's opportunity, analysis of the game's […]

FanDuel Lineup Picks (Week 14) - NFL DFS Advice

Welcome to RotoBaller's daily fantasy football FanDuel lineup picks for Week 14 of the NFL season. In this article I will be taking you through the best FanDuel DFS value plays of the week for this upcoming Sunday. These FanDuel lineup recommendations are based on matchups, recent performances, overall upside/talent levels, and other factors such […]

10 Lineup Busts and Avoids for Week 14

It's time to turn up the pressure! Week 14 is here and that means the playoffs have probably begun in your leagues. If you made it, congrats! If you didn't, there's always next year! Or there's the consolation bracket, which comes with a tiny, tiny amount of bragging rights. Or there's daily fantasy. Fantasy football […]

Week 14 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts: 2017 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

It's Week 14, which is the playoffs for most leagues. If you haven't looked ahead with defenses, it's more important now than ever to stream effectively. Below are RotoBaller's Week 14 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream and start for Week 14 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our tiered defense rankings are your guide […]

Week 14 Dynasty Matchups Preview

Dynasty owners don’t play week to week, they play long term. However, dynasty owners still need to analyze different aspects of weekly matchups to determine the best time to sell or buy a player. Make sure you don’t buy that hot rookie too soon and don’t sell the aging veteran too late. Each week, I […]