Wide Receiver Matchups to Target For Thanksgiving Slate (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Rashee Rice, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 13 (Thanksgiving Slate) of the 2025 NFL season. We're nearing the end of the season, so we have all the data in the world at our disposal. We'll use individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs […]

Running Back Matchups to Target for Thanksgiving Day Slate (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry, Chase Brown, Kareem Hunt

Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of the running back matchups to target! We have three pretty compelling matchups on Thursday, and your DFS lineups aren't going to get into the green without having the right running backs in them, that's for sure! The primary focus of this piece is for NFL DFS; however, these […]

Bears vs. Eagles Start 'Em, Sit 'Em (Black Friday) - D'Andre Swift, AJ Brown, Rome Odunze, DJ Moore, Kyle Monangai, DeVonta Smith, Colston Loveland, Dallas Goedert, Caleb Williams, Saquon Barkley

For the third straight season, the NFL will have a game on Black Friday. This year's game is between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles. These are two of the top teams in the NFC, as both the Bears and Eagles come into this game with an 8-3 record. Chicago is coming off a […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Wan'Dale Robinson, Chimere Dike, Greg Dortch Fantasy Football Outlooks

The fantasy football regular season is just two weeks from coming to a close. Some managers may be sitting pretty with studs like Christian McCaffrey, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, or Jahmyr Gibbs anchoring their teams, but starting those guys doesn't always guarantee a victory. Sometimes the grind of fantasy requires mining the waivers for overlooked gems. Situations […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 13) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season. Thanksgiving week of the NFL season has arrived, and what a slate of games we have in store on Thursday, starting with Green Bay at Detroit, Kansas City at Dallas in the afternoon, and Cincinnati at Baltimore for the […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 13 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 13! Happy Thanksgiving to all reading this, and I hope that your celebration is festive and safe! Congratulations if you're still alive in your Survivor pool, as there's still a lot of work left to do to be the last entrant standing, but we'll help […]

Week 13 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 13 of the 2025 season! This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers for the entire season. With only two weeks remaining until the fantasy football playoffs, picking the right defenses each week is crucial. It […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13 (2025)

Gobble, gobble, fantasy managers, Thanksgiving is here, and we at RotoBaller are here to fill your plate with plenty of fantasy points, so please remember to leave room for dessert. Last week, Jahmyr Gibbs was a full-course meal. He was the turkey, glazed ham, and apple pie, dropping 55.4 fantasy points and single-handedly winning fantasy […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13 (2025)

Week 12 brought some interesting names to the fantasy forefront as Parker Washington, John Metchie III, Khalil Shakir, and Greg Dortch were top-12 fantasy options, as well as the return of A.J. Brown and DJ Moore to the Club Top 12. This weekend, one thing we all can be thankful for is the fact that […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13 (2025)

Last week, right here, we recommended Gunnar Helm as a start at the tight end position for Week 12. The former Longhorn made us look smart, posting 11.1 fantasy points, tying Jake Ferguson's mark as the TE7 for the week. Helm wasn't the only anomaly residing in the top 12, as were Brenton Strange, in […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13 (2025)

With Thanksgiving this week, all 32 teams have dinner dates scheduled, so fantasy managers do not need to look for replacements for players on bye, but will need to break down this week's slate of matchups to gain an upper hand in what could be a pivotal point in the championship quests. Last week, fantasy […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 13 Fantasy Football (2025)

At this point in the season, every roster decision carries a little extra weight, as many fantasy managers are fighting to earn entry into their league's playoffs. RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly shares his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 13 of the 2025 season. We've got you covered with Week 13 D/ST streamer options […]

Week 13 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The hazards of NFL injury reports are a nightmare for fantasy managers, especially when things go to the wire. Consider Joe Burrow, who was more active in practice than Joe Flacco and was projected by multiple fantasy services to eclipse 20 fantasy points last week. Sports doctors even stated that Burrow waiting four extra days […]

Week 13 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Time to kick it for another installment of the fantasy football kicker streamers, rankings, and starts for Week 13 of the 2025 NFL season. Something I've been waiting to write for a while: no teams are on bye this week! That means we finally get a full pool of kickers to choose from for Week […]

Thanksgiving Thursday Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Jameson Williams, Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dak Prescott, David Montgomery, Kareem Hunt, more

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to the RotoBaller Thanksgiving Thursday start 'em, sit 'em picks for Week 13! Many - including myself - believe Thanksgiving is the single best football day of the year, and 2025 gives us three compelling matchups (including five teams in playoff contention) to fill us up all day long. That is, […]

Panthers vs. 49ers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Tetairoa McMillan, Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, Brock Purdy, Bryce Young, George Kittle

Don't look now, but the Carolina Panthers have quietly jumped out to a 6-5 record and are in NFC playoff contention. Carolina has been among the worst teams in the NFL over the last few years, but this gritty squad will get the chance to show out in primetime against the mighty San Francisco 49ers. […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 12, 13, 14, 15) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the 2025 season. Each week, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers should pick up for the next four weeks.  In this article, we will go through the defenses to pick up and […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Bhayshul Tuten, DK Metcalf, TreVeyon Henderson, Michael Wilson, Sean Tucker, Kayshon Boutte, Brock Wright

Welcome again to our Key Starters and Tough Calls feature for Week 12 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 12 Lineup Spotlights column focuses on key players to start or sit when faced with tight lineup decisions. "The King" showcases players who may be causing fantasy anxiety. The fantasy football players included in this […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings and Start/Sit Picks for All Players

Welcome back to our updated Week 12 fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games this week. The start/sit chart has been updated for the weekend for players like Brian Thomas Jr., Bucky Irving, and Rashod Bateman who have been ruled out due to injury. For anyone not familiar -- this weekly […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 12 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 12 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! If you are new here, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games. We will offer an in-depth analysis of every player in every game. There will be four teams on bye in this pivotal […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups (2025)

Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season is upon us. We continue to move ever closer to the start of the fantasy football playoffs. Lineup decisions do not get any easier this time of year. With so much at stake, and players missing games due to injuries/byes, fantasy gamers must pay close attention to each […]

Week 12 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

As we enter Week 12 of the NFL season, a quick reminder of the wide receivers we are missing this week: Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers, Drake London, Mike Evans, Ladd McConkey, Terry McLaurin, Tyreek Hill, Marvin Harrison Jr., Courtland Sutton, Garrett Wilson, and Jaylen Waddle. That's 10 wide receivers (and Waddle) drafted in the first […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We're in the double-digit weeks of the season, with a large sample of the offensive and defensive advanced metrics. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 12 (2025) - Amon-Ra St. Brown, Stefon Diggs, A.J. Brown, Zay Flowers, Luther Burden III

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season. We now have 11 games to work with, so we'll use individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target in daily fantasy lineups. Week 11 was an up-and-down ride […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 12 (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Etienne Jr., More

This is setting up for a really fantastic week of NFL DFS, and in weeks like this one, where we don't have someone like CMC in a smash spot soaking up a bunch of rostership, those who are willing to dig in a little deeper on matchups should be rewarded. My player pool for tournaments […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of our weekend start 'em sit' em columns. With the fantasy football playoffs quickly approaching, it is more important now more than ever to hit on our lineup calls. This week, we will spotlight a No. 2 running back who is poised for a larger workload and a rookie […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

I'm glad I wrote this column on Friday instead of Thursday, because I probably would have looked very wrong if I tried to predict wide receiver performances from Houston's Thursday night win over the Bills. Khalil Shakir had eight catches for 110 yards against one of the league's best defenses, while last week's breakout star, […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Kenneth Walker III, David Montgomery, Jalen Coker, Chimere Dike, Mason Taylor, T.J. Hockenson, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 12 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Kenneth Walker III, David Montgomery, Jalen Coker, Chimere Dike, Mason Taylor, and T.J. Hockenson. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in […]

Week 12 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 12 of the 2025 season! This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers for the entire season. With the fantasy football playoffs right around the corner, starting the correct defenses each week becomes that much more […]