On Saturday evening, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Phoenix Raceway, the Freeway Insurance 500. Team Penske was (expectedly) fast, as Ryan Blaney won the pole and Joey Logano will start second. Chase drivers filled all top seven spots in the session.   2026 Freeway Insurance 500 at […]

Welcome to our Monday Night Football start/sit chart for Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season. Below you will find our start/sit matchup charts for all players in the MNF game between the Washington Commanders and the San Francisco 49ers. With several fantasy superstars playing in this game, matchups may come down to this. In […]

Our Key Starters and Tough Calls rundown for Week 6 of the 2026 season helps you make tough lineup decisions forced by injuries and disappointing player production. Scott Engel's Week 6 Lineup Spotlights focuses on players returning from injuries or not producing as hoped. "The King" gives his takes on players who may be stirring […]

Quarterback is the highest-scoring position in fantasy football, yet it's also not terribly difficult to have success streaming the position. It's very difficult to predict which quarterbacks will finish top-10 at their position ahead of time due to a variety of factors. Looking at strength of schedule is a great way to find good QBs […]

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Freeway Insurance 500 on Sunday afternoon. The 37-car field all took the track for a combined 50-minute session. Below you will find key notes from the practice session as well as the practice speeds for […]

The full Week 6 slate kicks off in a few hours, which means it's a perfect time to make some bold predictions. In this roundtable edition of bold predictions, see what RotoBaller writers have to say about Drake Maye, Germie Bernard, Isaiah Likely, Kirk Cousins, Blake Corum, and more. Below, check out these seven fantasy […]

Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Be […]

The Washington Commanders are dealing with numerous injuries at the running back position ahead of Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season. Most notably, their starting running back is dealing with health issues. RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) suffered a groin injury sometime in the past week, wasn't able to practice at all ahead of Week […]

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NBA season is about to get started, and we're here with some updated fantasy basketball points league rankings for 2026-2027 drafts. These tiered draft rankings are specifically geared for fantasy basketball points leagues. You can find other types of rankings like category league (9-category) rankings below, and other helpful and free […]

The 2026-2027 NBA season is just about ready to kick off, and we're back today with our updated fantasy basketball draft rankings for category leagues. It's important to stay on top of the latest news, injuries, and rankings to dominate those drafts. These rankings are geared towards fantasy basketball category leagues and 9-category league drafts. You […]

Week 6 features a nice 10-game slate on Sunday afternoon, with four teams on a bye week and another early game in London. Several top receivers are in prime time or getting the week off, but from the 20 teams in action, some strong matchups stand out. Getting the right wide receiver at the right […]

The weekend is here! Welcome back, RotoBallers, for more updated waiver-wire advice. Injuries have taken a toll this season, and fantasy managers will have to get through the bye gauntlet as the Bengals, Dolphins, Vikings, and Lions head into bye week. Here are the updated top 85 weekend waiver wire rankings to help you through […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Weekend Cut List Rankings for fantasy football Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season. The "full" Week 6 slate kicks off in under 24 hours, so it's almost time to double-check your fantasy lineups. However, with injuries across the league and bye weeks starting, managers may need to cut ties […]

Hey RotoBallers! One way to gain an edge in your fantasy football matchup is to target kickers in favorable matchups. While some of these kickers may have some risk, they have enough upside that is worth pursuing. With many top kickers off on a bye like Evan McPherson and Jake Bates, this is a great […]

Welcome to main slate of Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our updated fantasy football Week 6 start/sit recommendations chart for all remaining player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some tough Week 6 start/sit decisions like Josh Downs, Germie Bernard, Woody Marks, Devaughn Vele, and more to see how […]

Week 6 is approaching, and bye weeks are a major factor. With stars Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Justin Jefferson, and Tee Higgins on bye, fantasy managers will have to dig deep in order to win their matchups this week Last week, everyone we listed, including the starts and the sits, was a bust by […]

Four teams are on bye in Week 6, and the running back options are getting thinner. Some fantasy managers are dealing with injured starters, while others are trying to decide whether last week's production is worth trusting again. There are several backs with appealing matchups this weekend, but the number of touches they are actually […]

It's hard to believe it's already Week 6. Time flies when you're having fun, right? With four teams on bye and many noteworthy injuries, there are so many lineup decisions to be made. You're in the right place! We got back on track in Week 5 after a rough Week 4 showing. Braelon Allen and […]

As we transition from the start of the 2026 NFL season to midseason, the waiver wire has been heating up with more interesting names. There are enough players that appear to have serious upside that it's difficult to decide which deserve space on your fantasy football benches. And there are even players that should be […]

It's going to be yet another wild main slate of NFL DFS this week. We have a consolidated slate with 10 games, as there is another London game as well as multiple teams on bye this week. I did things a bit differently this week and addressed the three running backs who are projected to […]

Thursday Night Football is the enemy of fantasy football. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the only player who managed to score more than 14.7 PPR points in the Broncos vs. Seahawks matchup, and Bo Nix once again "found a way to win" with 4.0 yards per attempt. He now has 13 wins in games with 6.0 yards […]

Yours truly is back again for more -- as in more bold predictions that are bold enough that most of them could reasonably be used to clown on the author quickly after the games in which these players are involved finish. But even if only a few -- or none -- of them end up […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! This Week 6 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  Week 5 saw some big-time performances that we called in this very article last week. Both Parker […]

Week 5 brought some intriguing NFL matchups. The Vikings offense showed some signs of life, and the Texans made waves against the Titans. Unfortunately, we are still waiting for the Chargers to do something, and the Bears offense continues to disappoint. At least many of the studs are carrying the load. Josh Allen remains spectacular, […]

The 2026 fantasy football season is heating up, and byes and injuries are testing the depth of rosters. If you're faced with tough start-sit calls this week, let us help with our overall Week 6 fantasy football rankings for 2026. Below, see where key Week 6 names such as Tyler Allgeier, Woody Marks, DeVonta Smith, Jalen […]

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 6 of the 2026 fantasy football season. Wide receiver injuries may cause fantasy managers to consider risky options, so several updates will occur throughout the week as injury reports come in. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the […]

As if injuries weren’t a big enough obstacle course for fantasy managers to deal with, the byes are in full effect. This week, not only are four teams on bye, but some high-powered offenses will be sidelined. The Bengals, Lions, Vikings, and Dolphins are all off this week. While you may not love the look […]

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the sixth edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. With another slate of NFL action set to kick off over the weekend, it's time for another deep dive on the waiver wire to pick up some sneaky stash targets. This week's theme is IR stashes. Even though they may be on […]

Five weeks into the 2026 NFL season, we're starting to see which fantasy players are reliable for our lineups and which ones require us to make tough choices. Injuries are changing offenses across the league, bye weeks are making lineup decisions more difficult, and some big-name players are becoming increasingly hard to trust. This year's […]