How to Draft Like a Fantasy Football Champion - Draft Day Strategies and Tips

You’ve been waiting all summer for this. Your fantasy football draft has been circled on your calendar ever since the commissioner set the date. So how do you win your draft? I’m glad you asked. Before we begin though, remember that the draft is simply the beginning. You cannot win your league on draft-day, but... Read More

Players To Consider Avoiding in Each Round - ADP Draft Value Inefficiencies

One of the most common pitfalls that fantasy football owners fall into is group think. Sure, you may not like someone, but if everyone else does than there has to be something there, right? Well no, no there doesn’t. Groups think will cause players who were over ranked early remain in high regard. So it... Read More

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 10-12)

At Rotoballer, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles covering a mock draft with 12 Rotoballer Writers that was drafted at the end of July. A forewarning, this mock will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'Veon Bell suspension and the Josh Gordon reinstatement... Read More

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 7-9)

At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon... Read More

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 4-6)

At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon... Read More

Fantasy Football Strategy - How Useful is Strength Of Schedule Analysis?

This article is an examination of the usefulness of strength of schedule analysis in fantasy football. To get there however, we first have to take a hard look at something else. That something else is the Buffalo Bills. Defensive performance is very difficult to predict year to year, and below I'll dive into this further. Editor's... Read More

RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 1-3)

At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon... Read More

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy - How ADPs and Rankings Anchor Your Mind

Welcome to August, or “draft season” as us fantasy football players call it. While everyone’s scurrying about for the latest updates from minicamp, we’re going to examine some things that will remain constant across most drafts. This is going to be about how most seem to be approaching this season’s player pool, and how you... Read More

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy - To Stack or Not to Stack

The idea of stacking a quarterback and wide receiver from the same team is nothing new in the world of fantasy football. Daily fantasy players have been employing that strategy on DraftKings and FanDuel for years now to maximize weekly upside and attempt to finish first in guaranteed prize pool tournaments. The question here is whether... Read More

4 More Rule Changes to Make Your Fantasy Football Draft More Interesting

If you're like me, joining one or two fantasy leagues per sport just doesn't cut it. You need one competitive league with some experts, one with co-workers, that one you've been doing with your high school buddies for 15 years, the random one you join online just so you can prove your dominance to strangers,... Read More

Shake It Up - 4 Rule Changes to Make Your Fantasy Football Draft More Interesting

Let's face it, after you've done hundreds of drafts over the years, some of your less competitive leagues start to get a little boring. Especially those leagues with the same people whose tendencies, likes, and dislikes you already know before the draft begins. GurleyMan always takes a running back first, JakefromStateFarm is going to load up on... Read More

Five NFL Offenses to Target in Fantasy Drafts: Cardinals, Saints and Steelers

The idea of stacking, or pairing multiple players from the same NFL team on your fantasy team, is nothing new. It's generally more common on daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, where a successful pairing of a quarterback and pass-catcher is often crucial to winning a big-money guaranteed prize pool tournament, but it's become... Read More

The Strategy Behind Bye Weeks in Fantasy Football

As we embark upon the 2016 fantasy football draft season, there are so many components that go into piecing together a good team on draft day. Should you load up on running backs early and often? Should you dip your toe into the Zero RB waters? Draft a quarterback early or wait on the position?... Read More

Drafting Running Quarterbacks in Fantasy Football: Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Tyrod Taylor

The allure of the running quarterback has existed for years. Randall Cunningham was one of the first true dual-threats at the position in the 1980's and '90s, an era that also produced all-time great scramblers like Steve Young and John Elway. It was the arrival of Michael Vick in the NFL as the No. 1 pick... Read More

Dynasty Trading Post - Negotiating Tips and Practices

One of the most fun aspects of participating in a dynasty league is being able to talk about trades and negotiate with fellow leaguemates all year long. This helps keep interest up for those who think fantasy football should last longer than the 4 month NFL regular season. One key element of trading is knowing how... Read More

A Case for Early Round QB in 2016 Fantasy Football Leagues

The NFL season is rapidly approaching and we are just a few months away from the beginning of training camp. Fantasy football fanatics are itching for the return of the game and it is never too early to begin planning for drafts. As always, we have an exciting season ahead, with lots of variables in... Read More

Which Half of These 2016 Wide Receiver Duos Should You Target? Part 2

NFL teams with two or more fantasy-worthy receivers present an interesting dilemma. How high do you value one player over another, relative to his ADP? It may be clear who is the better player and #1 receiver, but if the difference between the two is not significant, often #2 represents a better value. With receivers... Read More

Divisional Round NFL Matchups, DFS Sleepers & Start/Sit - RotoBaller Radio Podcast

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. This week is championship week for most of us lucky ones, so we focus on the fantasy football playoff matchups. RotoBaller Radio breaks down the full... Read More

Wild Card Round NFL Matchups, DFS Sleepers & Start/Sit - RotoBaller Radio Podcast

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. This week is championship week for most of us lucky ones, so we focus on the fantasy football playoff matchups. RotoBaller Radio breaks down the full... Read More

Daily Fantasy Football Picks and Advice - DraftKings Lineups and Sleepers: Week 17 NFL DFS

Welcome to the Week 17 edition of Daily Fantasy Football DraftKings targets. An introduction is not really all that necessary, as the title of this DFS article pretty much sums up what is going to be discussed. It's important to identify players with good matchups, but we also want to look at their DraftKings prices... Read More

Boom and Bust Candidates for Week 16: Blake Bortles, Doug Martin, A.J. Green, & More

Championship week is here, so pat yourself on the back if you’ve made it to the final game of the season, it’s not an easy journey to make. But if you’ve gotten this far, you may as well complete the trip and go all the way to the championship, you don’t want to wait a... Read More

Week 16 Daily Divide: DFS Picks and Stacks

Daily Divide: Week 16 Nathan and Matt each offer Week 16 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 sound decisions for their DFS lineups. Matt: Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Habari gani, and to... Read More

Week 16 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Frank Gore, Rueben Randle, & More!

Where has the time gone? Two weeks are left in the NFL regular season and while the pros are vying for playoff spots and season long fantasy owners are going for the championships, you DFS vets are simply playing another week. As always this late in the season, be careful that you aren't drawing too much out... Read More

Week 16 NFL Matchups, Sleepers & Start/Sit - RotoBaller Radio Podcast

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. This week is championship week for most of us lucky ones, so we focus on the fantasy football playoff matchups. RotoBaller Radio breaks down the full... Read More

RotoBaller Radio is On @ 9.30 PM – Fantasy Football Championship Week: Matchup Sleepers & Waiver Wire Pickups

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph (@RealTalkRaph) will be talking all things fantasy football tonight at 9:30 PM EST with co-host and fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano (@AAnianoFantasy), Tuesday December 22nd, to prepare for Week 16 and discuss top waiver wire pickups and injury updates. They will be answering all of your fantasy football live on the air, so... Read More

Boom and Bust Candidates for Week 15: Matthew Stafford, Lamar Miller, Odell Beckham & More

If you’ve gotten this far, pat yourself on the back because it is incredibly difficult to survive all of the crap that can happen in a fantasy football season. Bad draft picks, unfortunate injuries, inconsistent performances, and just plain bad luck are just a few of the things fantasy owners must navigate through on the... Read More

Daily Divide - Week 15 DFS picks

Daily Divide: Week 15 Nathan and Matt each offer Week 15 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 sound decisions for their DFS lineups. Nathan:It is good to have Matt back in the... Read More

Week 15 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Philip Rivers, Matt Jones, Nate Washington & More!

Three weeks are left in the NFL regular season and while the pros are vying for playoff spots and season long fantasy owners are going for the championships, you DFS vets are simply playing another week. As always this late in the season, be careful that you aren't drawing too much out of numbers that pertain to... Read More

The Next Men Up - Denard Robinson, Bryce Brown, Brandon Bolden, and Carolina's Committee

There are four new faces coming out of the woodwork to help you out (maybe) at running back in Week 15. LeGarrette Blount (hip), T.J. Yeldon (MCL), Jonathan Stewart (foot), Thomas Rawls (ankle) all suffered injuries in Week 14, and I guess DuJuan Harris (he stinks) is notably out of the way as well in... Read More