Sauceda's Slants: Finding POWA in the Infield
We recently introduced our new hitter metric, POWA (which stands for Prediction of wOBA Attempt), to more appropriately align and weight new Statcast metrics to better predict future performance. You can read the introductory piece for the full details and a 2019 POWA leaderboard, but the gist of it is: POWA is nearly 10% more... Read More
Fernando Tatis Jr: Budding Star or Overvalued Too Soon?
Major League Baseball has seen a much-needed influx of bright young stars over the past two seasons, including Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto. A third top prospect, Fernando Tatis Jr., also fits that description but seems to get less attention than the other two, probably due to playing for a small-market, west coast club.... Read More
Daily Fantasy Golf DraftKings Picks (PGA DFS): 3M Open
Welcome back, RotoBallers! After Jon Rahm's dazzling display of golf at Muirfield Village, we have a new number one in the world. Rahm's final score of nine-under par might have given him a three-shot victory, but it doesn't tell the complete story of just how dominating his performance was over four days. The Spaniard had... Read More
Daily Fantasy Golf FanDuel Picks (PGA DFS): 3M Open
Hello RotoBaller PGA family! A signature win for young Jon Rahm at the Memorial in what were U.S. Open-like conditions. With the victory, the Spaniard ascends to the top of the OWGR as we head into some huge PGA events. After a mini-major caliber field at Muirfield Village, we come tumbling back down to Earth... Read More
KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 7/23/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Welcome back, RotoBallers! These last few months without our usual professional sports have been rough, but we can take solace in the fact that DFS contests haven't stopped and KBO has provided us with some exciting content in what has become an unusually empty summer to this point (sincere apologies to LoL, UFC, PGA, and... Read More
LCK & LPL DFS Picks for 7/23/20: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends
Hello, eSports enthusiasts, and welcome back to our continued eSports DFS coverage of League of Legends for DraftKings and FanDuel! Last night EStar let me down as we saw the red hot Rogue Warriors stomp them in a 2-0 sweep, while Team WE came back from a disappointing first game loss for the reverse sweep... Read More
RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - 3M Open
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 of our weekly PGA “One and Done” column. In this feature, our golf staff of Joe Nicely, Spencer Aguiar and Josh Bennett will provide their weekly golf... Read More
Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (7/23/20) - DraftKings, Daily Fantasy
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have to admit, I am having a ton of fun playing and covering eSports DFS at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for... Read More
PGA Betting Advice - 3M Open
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 arrival of our new column that will cover head-to-head plays for each PGA Tour stop. If you are looking for a more in-depth breakdown,... Read More
PGA DFS Strategy: GPP Lineup Picks for the 3M Open
Hey there, RotoBallers! Thanks for stopping by my PGA DFS strategy series that focuses on multi-entry GPP strategy for each specific golf tournament on the PGA Tour. If you haven't read any of my pieces yet, my name is Tommy Bell. I go by @BellRoto in the Twitter world, and I've been writing for RotoBaller... Read More
Horse For The Course: PGA DFS - 3M Open Course History
Welcome back PGA family and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! After multiple weeks of birdie-fest events, we witnessed a good ol' fashioned war of attrition at the Memorial, with young Jon Rahm emerging victorious in U.S. Open-like conditions. With the win, Rahm now ascends to the top spot in the OWGR and puts... Read More
PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - 3M Open
Please enjoy this PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the 3M Open! This is a new 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... Read More
PGA DFS: DraftKings Core Four - 3M Open (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for the 3M Open! In this article you will find my four favorite overall DraftKings DFS lineup plays for this week's PGA tournament. The 'Core Four' will usually be spread across different DraftKings price points, but... Read More
KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 7/23/20
Welcome, Rotoballers, to my KBO DFS Cheat Sheet! These cheat sheets will include my usual KBO Starting Lineups sheet, KBO Starting Pitchers for the upcoming slate, and my KBO matchup sheets where I personally project the starting lineups for each team. Remember the KBO is an entirely different animal than MLB and small things can... Read More
James Karinchak (RP, CLE) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: It is truly a relief to once again be talking about players warranting a waiver wire selection, and in the spirit of the scale of this relief, let's kick off the 2020 MLB season by discussing one of the most promising young relievers in... Read More
Austin Hays (OF, BAL) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of leagues ANALYSIS: 25-year-old Austin Hays is a former highly touted prospect, and given the downtrodden nature of the Baltimore Orioles roster, is ready to take the reigns in the outfield at Camden Yards for the abbreviated 2020 MLB season. Whether or not you would slate the... Read More
The King's Fantasy Football One-Man Mock Draft
This is my latest one-man mock exercise of 2020 as the new season inches closer. I put myself in the draft chairs and minds of every owner in an advance look at the 2020 season. The four rounds of this early one-man mock are based on a 12-team, full PPR format. I have considered roster... Read More
Closer Conundrum: What Does Managing Like It's The Playoffs Mean?
"In a 60-game season, managers will approach every game like it's the playoffs." We've heard that refrain over and over again as we prepare for the 2020 fantasy baseball season. In fact, I think I've written that sentence, or something similar, close to ten times already. But that statement brings up a natural follow-up question: How... Read More
SP Waiver Wire Pickups for Deeper Leagues
It still doesn’t feel real, but starting on July 23rd the MLB will embark on a 60 -game sprint to the Playoffs. Then in the blink of an eye, October baseball will be here, culminating in one team lifting the most strangely won pennant in history. With the baseball season taking shape in such an... Read More
Sauceda's Slants: More POWA to your Outfield
We recently introduced our new hitter metric, POWA (which stands for Prediction of wOBA Attempt), to more appropriately align and weight new Statcast metrics to better predict future performance. You can read the introductory piece for the full details and a 2019 POWA leaderboard, but the gist of it is: POWA is nearly 10% more... Read More
Fantasy Baseball: Category Deflation - Pitchers
Calling all roto players! As you all prepare for the shortened season, I'm sure you are wondering how your strategies may change and how to approach certain categories, particularly for pitching staffs. Well, I have been thinking about the same things as you and will lay out some of my thoughts on how you can... Read More
KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 7/22/20 - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another KBO DFS column. If you haven't signed up for the RotoBaller Premium Slack chat, it's a great space to chat during the day about the lineups. You can also follow me and the other Rotoballer writers on Twitter. In particular, @efhatch1990dfs has his personal KBO DFS Cheat Sheets which you will now... Read More
NBA DFS Strategies for 2020 Restart and Playoffs - FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy
The return of the NBA is rapidly approaching and it looks like we are going to have several months to play NBA DFS! It's been over four months since that fateful night when Rudy Gobert tested positive and the NBA shut down indefinitely (though I remember it like it was yesterday), but we are finally... Read More
Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (7/22/20) - DraftKings, Daily Fantasy
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I have to admit, I am having a ton of fun playing and covering eSports DFS at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for... Read More
LPL DFS Picks for 7/22/20: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends
Hello, eSports enthusiasts, and welcome back to our continued eSports DFS coverage of League of Legends for DraftKings and FanDuel! We have no LCK games for this slate so it will just be a two-game LPL slate again today and tomorrow. My name is Billy Hoffer and I'm a big fan of LOL, CSGO, and... Read More
PGA DFS Hole-By-Hole Breakdown: 3M Open
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the latest edition of the PGA DFS Hole-By-Hole Breakdown, where Josh Bennett (@JishSwish) breaks down the course the PGA Tour is playing each week. We think this course breakdown is an important slice of the "PGA DFS pie" and will help change the... Read More
DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - 3M Open (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me for the Memorial Tournament! My name is Tommy Bell, and in this article you will find my favorite DraftKings DFS value plays for this week's PGA tournament. You can find me on Twitter for all things... Read More
EPL Betting Picks (7/21/20 & 7/22/20) - English Premier League Soccer Wagers
We have four games over two days to finish up the season's penultimate Matchweek with the four teams involved in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend playing their catch up games. Sunday will see all twenty sides play at the same time to finish the season, as is tradition. If it wasn't for Leicester... Read More
2020 Fantasy Baseball: NL Hitters (DHs) Who Will Gain At Bats
Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. In this episode he breaks down some of his must-have players for 2020 fantasy baseball drafts focused on National League hitters who should benefit from the universal DH. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel... Read More