Week 3 DraftKings Deeper Sleeper Tournament Plays
We're back in the mines for Week 3! Last week we actually hit on a lot more DraftKings lineup picks than I would expect for deeper sleeper plays, with Crockett Gillmore being the best find. Weeks 1 and 2 have come and gone, and now we've got two data points really weighing on everyone's mind.... Read More
The Daily Divide: Week Three DFS
Daily Divide: Week Three Matt and Nathan each offer Week 3 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make their own decisions. Matt probably makes more good points than Nathan though, over the long... Read More
Week 2 DraftKings Deep Sleeper Tournament Plays
By clicking this, you're saying that you like to live dangerously. You want to take that shot at separating from the pack. You don't want to just fall in line with a bunch of chalk picks. Heck, you don't even want those value plays that many of the sharps are touting. You're feeling like Leonardo... Read More
Week 1 DFS Sleeper and Value Picks DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football
It's time. Week 1 of the NFL is here. You've been sitting there watching preseason games, training camp coverage, last year's highlights, Hard Knocks, anything you can to get a taste of the NFL back in your life. It's just not the same though. All those did was make you hungrier to get your piece of... Read More
Live Q&A Recap - Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice with Zach Wilkins & Bobby Koch (9/9)
Live Fantasy Football Lineups and Start/Sit Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkins (@LopsidedTrades), along with Bobby Koch (@RekedFantasy), answer all of your fantasy football questions every Wednesday night all through the fantasy football season. Zach and Bobby have been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues!... Read More
RotoBaller Friends & Family League - Draft Recap (14 Team PPR)
Recently, I took part in a fantasy football league draft that was held by the creators of RotoBaller. The draft consisted of representatives from various industry folks and sites including RotoWire, RotoExperts, Her Fantasy Football, FF Librarian, Sporting News, The New York Post, Pure Stats Fantasy and others. Once the draft was over, I took a look... Read More
Daily Fantasy Football Strategy: To Fade, or Not To Fade
What Is “Fading” If you are new to the daily fantasy sports world (or if you are not new and know what fading means already, skip ahead to “When To Fade”), a few terms that the veterans use are sure to confuse you. “Why would you ever play a cash game in baseball? The variance... Read More
Live Q&A Recap - Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice with Zach Wilkins & Bobby Koch (9/2)
Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkins (@LopsidedTrades), along with Bobby Koch (@RekedFantasy), answer all of your fantasy football questions every Wednesday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Zach and Bobby have been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win... Read More
NFL DFS Strategy: How to Use NFL Vegas Lines and Prop Bets in Daily Fantasy Football
Over the course of the 2015 NFL season week we'll be exploring DFS Strategy for FanDuel and DraftKings GPPs and cash games. Daily fantasy football is huge and growing, and RotoBaller's DFS strategy experts are here to help you win big! Today we'll be looking at how you can utilize Las Vegas betting lines and... Read More
Why You Should Be Trading Draft Picks: Analyzing the Strategy Behind an Underutilized Resource
In my fantasy draft this year, I had three second round draft picks. Yes, you read that correctly. My friends told me that I 'schemed' the draft—I prefer to use the term ‘outfoxed’. Bear with me as I delve into the possible strategies one can use to outfox their fellow fantasy team owners. First, before... Read More
Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik - Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice (8/31)
Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last... Read More
Running Backs with 350+ Carries, the Myth Surrounding Them, and the Lies.
One of the ideas that's been in the minds of impressionable fantasy owners for who-knows-how-long is that running backs have a breaking point after a certain amount of carries. It's a tiring argument that stems from some very high profile cases including Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis, and Shaun Alexander, who all managed to hit the big 350+... Read More
Defenses (DEF) to Draft & Target: Fantasy Football Pass/Run Rankings
What's up RotoBallers. While we already published our 2015 fantasy football defense rankings & projections in a few different segments, we thought it was time to update these rankings just a little bit as we are approaching the NFL season. This is not an knee jerk overreaction based on preseason news, just some basic accounting for... Read More
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice - Live Q&A Recap with Zach Wilkins (8/27)
Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkins (@LopsidedTrades) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Thursday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Zach has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last night he held... Read More
Strategies for Attacking PPR League Drafts in the 2015 Fantasy Season
As the preseason begins winding down, many of us are starting our draft preparation in earnest. Between cheat sheets and mock drafts, everyone wants to find the master plan that will win them their draft, their league, and the eternal glory that implies. The bad news is, there is no one foolproof strategy that will... Read More
RotoBaller's Expert PPR Mock Draft Results & Analysis
The RotoBaller staff experts recently held a 12-team PPR mock draft, and I’m here to break down the results. We did a slow draft, so each drafter has plenty of time to make their picks, and used the awesome draft rooms provided by FleaFlicker.com. I’ll go through the first ten rounds of the mock draft results, as... Read More
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice - Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik
Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last... Read More
2015 NFL Rookie Rankings: Dynasty / Keeper League Draft Targets
While we already published our 2015 NFL rookie rankings for fantasy football in a few different segments, we thought it was time to revisit these rankings just a little bit as we are approaching the NFL season. This is not an knee jerk overreaction based on preseason news, just some basic accounting for injury news and the opportunities... Read More
RotoBaller Radio Discusses Tight Ends, Defenses and Makes Fun Of Kicker Nicknames
RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Tuesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and co-host Anthony Aniano will be discussing the most relevant fantasy football news and getting you ready for draft... Read More
Fantasy Football Draft Prep Advice - Live Q&A with Ed Gorelik
Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last... Read More
Is ARI WR Larry Fitzgerald Bouncing Back in 2015?
While he’s been one of the most reliable and productive wide receivers of the last decade, many are writing off Larry Fitzgerald in 2015 for a variety of reasons. He’s old, the Cardinals have two young receivers in Michael Floyd and John Brown who will steal targets, he’s old, he has declined in the last... Read More
Jonathan Stewart: 2015 Fantasy Football Draft Value
Jonathan Stewart is the ultimate candidate for “what might have been” discussions. Since entering the league in 2008, Stewart has not started more than eight games in a season, thanks in large part to the presence of DeAngelo Williams. The two have cannibalized each other’s value for years, but with Williams now backing up Le’Veon... Read More
Five Wide Receivers Primed for More Touchdowns in 2015
Touchdowns can be a fickle thing. In 2010 Dwayne Bowe led all receivers with a whopping fifteen touchdowns. In four mostly full seasons since, he has had a combined thirteen scores. As I’m sure most of you remember, that included zero last year from him and the rest of the Kansas City wide receivers. Even... Read More
Why Waiting On Running Backs Works: 12-Team Mock Draft Results
I did a recent 12-team standard mock draft on ESPN, and decided that I would avoid running backs in the first couple rounds to see what sort of team I could craft without a top-of-the-line stud. I had the 10th pick, and while I won't outline the entire draft results, I'll mention who I picked... Read More
Zero Tight Ends Draft Strategy: 2015 Fantasy Football
One way to maximize the talent you can acquire in your draft is to ignore the extremely top-heavy tight end position. Obviously Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham headline the rankings and are the first tight ends taken in every fantasy draft. But is it really worth using a high pick on them or a mid-round... Read More
2015 Early-Round Draft Strategy For Fantasy Football
In most fantasy football leagues, your draft position is going to be either entirely random or dependent on where you finished in the previous year. It’s essential to have a game plan no matter where you’re drafting from, because a good draft strategy can put you in a position to win your league from Day... Read More
Running Back Sleepers For the 2015 Fantasy Football Season
Let’s take a look at the running backs that are currently being drafted 30th or later in standard/PPR leagues in order to find some sleepers for deeper leagues. These players can provide a nice return on your draft day investment, based on their current ADP and the potential production they can provide for fantasy football. You... Read More
Where Should You Draft Mike Evans in 2015?
Mike Evans is poised for greatness in 2015, and that could spell success for fantasy owners who value him properly. Yahoo! currently ranks Evans 12th among receivers. However, that current third round ADP is a little high for me. I can’t justify taking Evans in the third round while comparable talent goes much deeper. You shouldn’t be... Read More
Fantasy Football 12-Team Mock Draft: Results and Reactions
I recently did a mock draft on ESPN, and I thought I would share the results here and discuss some of the picks I liked and didn’t like. I’ll only discuss the first 12 rounds, as after that some people auto-drafted or took defenses and kickers (as many casual players are wont to do). My... Read More
2015 NFL Fantasy Draft Strategy: Zero Wide Receivers
I’m not the type of person to commonly use a specific draft strategy. I like to stress letting the value come to you. It helps that I have my own rankings and I can work off of those for every draft. In using my own rankings, I find myself going running back heavy early and... Read More