Three Up, Three Down: Home Run Outliers to Buy or Sell
A huge key to having success at the game of fantasy baseball is being able to spot outliers. The game of baseball, more than most other sports, is largely dictated by randomness, at least over the short term. Even with the pretty large three-month data sample we have, randomness can still rule the day. My... Read More
When Is The Right Time to Invest In Rookie Pitchers?
As the calendar turns to July, many fantasy managers start looking to the minor leagues to see which call-ups could help us earn a championship. While we know the big-name players who are likely already on a roster, we hunt for the next surprise call-up of a slightly flawed pitcher who takes a big step... Read More
The Baller Ranks: Weekly Top 101 Starting Pitcher Rankings
And just like that, the calendar creeps towards July and we all descend into heat-induced comas filled with spin-rate fever dreams. Meditate with me and think of a happy, Manfred-less baseball universe as we update my weekly Starting Pitcher Baller Ranks. I take stock of my top 101 SPs moving forward. We're halfway into the season,... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups
We have a 7-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's gonna be a messy one. If we thought the weather was a massive headache on Wednesday, well, Thursday's slate says, "Hold my beer." There are threats of rain in over half the game, and the LAD/WAS game has extreme chances of rain and already... Read More
FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (7/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice
We have a nice-sized Thusday slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great offenses like Houston,... Read More
What is Stuff+ and How Can it Be Useful in Fantasy? - Catcher's Corner Episode 12
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Max Bay (@choice_fielder), the creator of Stuff+, about how the metric evaluates pitching, what it might be able to tell us about pitchers adjusting to the new "sticky stuff" rules and how Stuff+ can be a useful tool for fantasy players when it (hopefully) becomes publicly available this... Read More
Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis - Wide Receivers
Wide receivers are the staple of any good dynasty team. Attrition keeps attacking the running back position more and more each year. Those in non-Superflex leagues can get by with one good quarterback. At wide receiver, you'll need at least three solid players to form the core of your squad for years to come. Below... Read More
Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)
Welcome back, RotoBallers! This officially starts Week 14, and MAN was Week 13 exactly what we needed. If my math is correct, that was a 26-13-3 week that resulted in a positive 9.05 units. Within that we had a Wednesday-Saturday stretch where we were up 11.65 units in that 4-day hot streak. Still plenty of... Read More
Early Summer ADP Risers at Tight End
Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a... Read More
Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)
NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 7/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks In a normal playoff game, the rotations are pretty set and there are essentially only a few options to choose from. However, the injuries to Trae Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo have... Read More
MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/1 - Monkey Knife Fight
The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer... Read More
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)
MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 7/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's a short slate, with a lot of weather issues in the forecast, so this will be a tough one. Keep an eye on the weather before finalizing your lineups, we'll be mostly ignoring those risks in this... Read More
MLB DFS Lineup Picks - Early Slate (7/1/21): DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Happy Thursday, MLB fans and DFS grinders! We have another split slate on tap today with a 5-game afternoon slate on DraftKings, while FanDuel has only four games, with the Texas-Oakland game being available only on DK. While most of our MLB DFS coverage here at RotoBaller is geared towards the main slate, I wanted... Read More
OwnersBox MLB Lineup Picks (7/1 - 7/7) - Weekly Fantasy Baseball
Welcome to OwnersBox MLB, RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. Over at OwnersBox, you can participate in... Read More
Hunter Renfroe (OF, BOS) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of leagues ANALYSIS: Renfroe has gained quite a reputation for being an all-or-nothing type of fantasy player. His abhorrent .156 average with the Rays last year set that in stone. His .273 average so far this season is 25 points better than his previous best when... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (7/1/2021): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have an intriguing Game 5 of the Hawks-Bucks series on tap Thursday, one that has several major injury question marks looming that will make monitoring news leading up to tip-off particularly important. Giannis Antetokounmpo does have a strong amount of certainty surrounding his status, as he’s a virtual lock to sit out. However, Trae... Read More
MLB Betting Picks for Monday 7/1 - Thursday Moneylines and Player Performance Doubles!
Happy Thursday and happy July RotoBallers! John, aka 'LucidMedia," back with your MLB betting picks for this Thursday, July 1st. I hope you all have had a great week so far, the weekend is almost here! We had a good day yesterday, going 2-0 with some matinee plays. We look to get back at it... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 7/1/21 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It's Thursday, so you know what that means: Day Baseball! We have a near-split slate tomorrow with five games in the afternoon and seven games on the night slate. While I'll be keeping this mainly focused on the main slate, I'll throw in a few... Read More
Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (7/1)
Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 5 game early and 7 game main slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The only game tonight is Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Hawks and Bucks. This series wasn't supposed to be tied, but Atlanta game out without Trae and rolled the Bucks in Game 4, so now we're tied heading back to Milwaukee. There is no structural damage to the knee of Giannis... Read More
Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 1st, 2021
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for July 1st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More
Daily NBA Injury Roundup for July 1st, 2021
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for July 1st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More
Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice
It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday July 1st at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Streamers - MLB Hitter, Pitcher Lineup Picks for Thursday 7/1
Baseball is back, and fantasy managers in daily leagues, no doubt, already have holes to fill with streamers. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with daily fantasy baseball streaming picks. Each day, RotoBaller will provide you with some of the best streaming options to consider in fantasy baseball daily leagues. Additionally, these recommendations can be useful... Read More
Early FFPC ADP Insights and Analysis: Values on Veterans
Savvy fantasy football players and high stakes competitors are already getting their drafting reps in at the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC site). When reviewing the early Average Draft Position reports in the Footballguys Players Championship FFPC leagues, which have been open since early May, there are some apparent trends to examine and comment on.... Read More
Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (7/1/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have mainly been focusing on COD so far this season but every once in a while I get a chance to write up some great CS:GO articles as well, while the CDL takes a break in between stages! As always, I... Read More
RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - Rocket Mortgage
One And Done Staff Picks Overview Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, we are very proud to announce the weekly PGA “One and Done” column will be back for a third season. In this feature, our golf... Read More
Early Summer ADP Risers at Running Back
Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a... Read More
PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - Rocket Mortgage Classic (Premium Content)
Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic! This is an article that we're offering each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch weekly PGA DFS and betting articles to help you... Read More