Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 9/16/2021

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! The weekend is almost here. John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. If you need […]

Will Nyheim Hines Hold Jonathan Taylor Down in Fantasy?

Fresh off his new three-year, $18.6M extension, Nyheim Hines got nine carries and eight targets on 47% of the snaps in Week 1 vs. the Seattle Seahawks. Second-year running back Jonathan Taylor played on 54% of the snaps, handling 17 carries while seeing seven targets from Carson Wentz. Together, Taylor and Hines had a target […]

Believing in Jameis Winston Again

Well, that was a pretty wild Week 1, wasn’t it? We saw underdogs go 9-7 against favorites with several high-profile teams that made the playoffs a season ago getting knocked off in Week 1. One of the most notable upsets of the week was the New Orleans Saints’ 38-3 drubbing of the Green Bay Packers, […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 2

Week 1 is in the rearview mirror. We learned a lot from one slate of games, but it’s important to remain patient and not jump off the deep end. We saw a few players that did better than expected. On the contrary, we saw some household names face plant on our fantasy lineups.  Paying attention […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis from Week 1

NFL snaps are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill-set. A running back can […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 1 - Coaching Matters

This series enters the second season of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 1, we saw performances such as Jameis Winston throwing for five touchdowns, Joe Mixon carrying the ball 29 times for 121 rushing yards, and the Cowboys wide […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 2

Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. We finally have real data to dissect. Overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 2 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at […]

Tape Tells All: The Houston Texans Week 1 Performance

Welcome to a new season of Tape Tells All, the weekly series where I look at film for something that happened in the NFL this week. Usually, I focus on one player. This week, I'm focusing on a whole team, because that team did some very surprising things. Let's talk about the Houston Texans and […]

Video: Week 2 NFL Defense Picks - Pick 3D(ST)

Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) of RotoBaller discusses three fantasy football defenses (D/ST) he loves in Week 2, and one fantasy defense that we should stay away from. There are fantasy studs and sleeper options, so there's a little something for everyone, and you can read his full Week 2 DST Rankings and Waiver Wire Streamers article […]

Over/Under Reactions Post-Week 1

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and Undroppables analyst Tommy Mo (@2on1FFB) cover notable fantasy football talking points after Week 1 of the NFL season. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM ET, Saturdays from 7-9 PM, and Sundays from 7-9 PM. You can also find […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/16/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 3-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a bad one. First, we have three games that, in reality, only have one outstanding pitcher and a bunch of ok to bad pitchers. Second, two or three teams may use an opener instead of a usual starter, which pitchers to target even tougher. […]

Fantasy Football Live Chat @ 12 PM - Start or Sit?

It's officially the fantasy football season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Frank Dyevoich (twitter @fantasy_giant) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Thursday, September 16th at 12:00 pm ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy football questions answered, or just stick around for some NFL talk! All […]

MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs. Spann (Premium Content)

Two-week hiatus gone, remainder of the year packed with fight cards to go. That's insane, but that's correct. We will have events from Saturday until the end of the year, with the last one taking place on December 18th as we celebrate a fitting UFC FN 200. We back in Vegas this weekend for another […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/16/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/16 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Today is a bad day to play DFS. There aren't many games on deck, and their start times have caused some really wonky slate setups. For this post we will just look at the slate as a whole […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 37: Smith vs. Spann

Two-week hiatus gone, remainder of the year packed with fight cards to go. That's insane, but that's correct. We will have events from Saturday until the end of the year, with the last one taking place on December 18th as we celebrate a fitting UFC FN 200. We back in Vegas this weekend for another […]

College Football Betting Picks for Week Three (9/18/2021)

College football's second full weekend of games brought six ranked teams to their knees in defeat and a host of other big moments. Whether it was Ohio State losing its first home game in the Ryan Day era, or Jacksonville State shocking Florida State on the final play of the game, there were plenty of […]

Fantasy Baseball Streamers - Waiver Wire Picks for Thursday 9/16

For many, the fantasy baseball playoffs are in full swing. That makes every decision much more critical in head-to-head leagues. Furthermore, for those in roto leagues, the streaming picks will be focus primarily on a player's categorical boost. Things can be very challenging at this time of the year. Fortunately, RotoBaller has you covered with […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily Fantasy College Football (9/17/21)

We have another big weekend of college football DFS for you this week. There is a showdown slate for Thursday with just one game going on. Friday we have two, which is enough for a classic slate. These are two good ones though with plenty of DFS options on all four teams. We start off […]

Recapping Player Usage in Week 1 - The Fantasy Jones Podcast

Frank Ammirante and Carlos Marion identify one player in each Week 1 matchup, discussing their usage and what it means for their fantasy value going forward. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also tune […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (9/16)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 5 game early and 3 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 […]

College Football Betting Picks: Against The Spread 9/17 And Week 2 Results

Week 2 is over, and the DVR is (mostly) cleared off. It's time to tally up the week 2 betting scores and see what we came away with. We'll get to that. First, we have three college football games before Saturday for a nice little pregame. All of those are FBS vs. FBS schools, so […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for September 16th, 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 September 16th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 1

Hello RotoBaller! I'm Jon Anderson, dipping my toes in the NFL waters. If you've read me on here before, you were reading about my specialty - fantasy baseball. I decided to take a crack at this NFL stuff here and the RotoBaller editing team graciously gave me a chance. I'm not going to pretend to […]

NextGen Stats - WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

We made it! We wagered through a long and tedious preseason but real football hit us in the forehead for the first time this season during the past few days and change. But just as soon as it came, it went. The first week of the season is over and we have some tasty numbers […]

PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - Fortinet Championship (Premium Content)

Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the Fortinet Championship! We're offering this article each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. As we head into the new 2021-22 PGA Tour season, let me remind you that this is the perfect time to renew […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 2

The NFL regular season is a marathon, but there are still a lot of things we can learn early on in the season. For one, we get to see how teams will utilize new free-agent acquisitions, rookies, and our favorite sleepers from the year before. Also, we can see which established veterans were able to […]

Importance of Winning Early and How to Do It

I’m sure I’ve written this very same article a number of times, but it never gets old and it never loses its importance. Winning games early is such a massive advantage, which is why you need to think strategically and execute on this thinking now rather than waiting to see how things pan out. Some […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

It felt good to enjoy a full Sunday of NFL action and follow every player on multiple fantasy teams. But now the work begins. Thankfully there weren't many serious injuries in Week 1 but there are always holes to fill or standouts you want to get a hold of before the competition. That's where this […]

FAB Bidding - Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). Being a savvy accountant and game-theory aficionado with your leaguemates' tendencies can be a league-winner. Do you need depth […]