Year-In-Review: Diego Castillo and Nick Anderson

As I created my early 2021 Relief Pitcher rankings, I realized how wide open so many bullpens are right now due to free agency. But there is at least one team that can sleep well knowing the back end of their bullpen is solid as bedrock and that's the Tampa Bay Rays. Diego Castillo and […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/17 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome back my fellow preseason DFS degenerates! We have two big slates left this preseason with seven games tonight and then eight games on Friday. Then we are looking at only three games on Saturday and a few days off until opening night next Tuesday! We have a few rematches tonight as the Spurs and […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/18 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

It's the final big preseason slate! Like last night, we have seven games on this Friday night slate. The core was solid last night as Vucevic and Curry went off and Luka did his thing. For today's core I am giving you three duos to consider rolling out together as a different little wrinkle. I'm […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Redrafting the 2020 Fantasy Football Season

2020. Man, what a year. We had protests, fires, a global pandemic that shut down everything, and freaking murder hornets. By the way, what happened to them? We do still have a few weeks left in the year, so are they to be the grand finale? Not all was doom and gloom, though, and there […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

Things finally got serious. If you're here, it's only because one of two reasons: 1) you have followed the series all along and want to keep reading just so you don't feel bad with yourself, or 2) you won your first round of the fantasy playoffs and are still on the lookout for the smallest […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 15

We are in the thick of the fantasy playoffs. Every decision from here could be the factor that determines if fantasy gamers will be able to advance further into the playoffs. Knowing the warning signals from the previous week is crucial to all of our roster management decisions. There are only three weeks left of […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 14

This series continues into its fourteenth week 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 14, we saw performances such as the Los Angeles Rams wide receivers combining for 71 receiving yards, Patrick Mahomes throwing for 393 passing yards, or the […]

College Football Betting Expert Picks for Week Sixteen (12/19/2020)

After a tumultuous season, conference championship weekend has finally arrived. Last week's picks were a bit of a mixed bag. Illinois' offensive play-calling was underwhelming down the stretch in a game that cost coach Lovie Smith his job. Toledo made things closer than they needed to, but were able to cover the first-half spread with […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 17th, 2020

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 December 17th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (12/18/20) - FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello Esports enthusiasts and welcome to our Esports coverage of CS:GO DFS! The Final Major Tournament of the year is upon us! The IEM Global Challenge has 8 teams: Vitality, Astralis, Natus Vincere, Heroic, BiG, FURIA, Complexity, and Liquid. These are some of the best teams in the world as they battle it out for […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (12/17/20) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The fun-filled week of mid-week EPL soccer is wrapping up on Thursday with the last two games of Matchday 13. I have another full breakdown for you all. Keep reading this breakdown for my DFS soccer picks on RotoBaller and see how to have success on Thursday's slate. The very large majority of my […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (12/17/20) - FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello Esports enthusiasts and welcome to our Esports coverage of CS:GO DFS! The Final Major Tournament of the year is upon us! The IEM Global Challenge has 8 teams: Vitality, Astralis, Natus Vincere, Heroic, BiG, FURIA, Complexity, and Liquid. These are some of the best teams in the world as they battle it out for […]

The Grass Isn't Greener: NBA Free Agency Fallers

Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This […]

Anthony Edwards - Fantasy Basketball Rookie Profile

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected shooting guard Anthony Edwards first overall in this year’s NBA Draft. Edwards was one of a few prospects who seemed like a logical choice at first overall this year, but there’s no question that he was the best fit with the Timberwolves amongst the top options. The Timberwolves’ primary nucleus going […]

Bubba and Bat Flip 62: 2021 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Preview PT1 - Benched with Bubba (Episode 328)

Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Bat Flip Crazy (@BatFlipCrazy) to continue their positional previews with part 1 of their outfield position preview. They will go over the Top 25 in NFBC ADP and then a ton of awesome listener questions to get you ready for the catcher position. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 14's Studs Turned Duds

The fantasy football playoffs are when managers need the most luck and yet the stakes are highest. During the regular season, there is time to tinker and adjust rosters to find reliable players. By now, those players need to perform up to their standards else managers risk being bounced. That's where the luck comes in. […]

Nate Lowe to Rangers - Fantasy Impact

Nate Lowe has been FREED!!!!! The Tampa Bay Rays have traded their talented slugging first baseman as well as first baseman Jake Guenther to the Texas Rangers for catcher Heriberto Hernandez, infielder Osleivis Basabe, and outfielder Alexander Ovalles. This is the moment many fantasy baseball players have been waiting for, the chance for Nate Lowe […]

Preseason NBA DFS Primer for 12/16 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice for FanDuel, DraftKings

We are now less than one week away from opening night of the NBA regular season! But we still have four more preseason slates left to play and there's still money to be made! Each of the four games on tonight's slate is the first of a two-game set between these teams as they will […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 16th, 2020

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 December 16th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Week 15 IDP Waivers: Preparing for the Playoffs!

It's safe to say that everyone's fantasy playoffs have started by now. That means a majority of you are out of it, while approximately 40% of you still have life left. That sort of dichotomy demands that we alter our attack on the IDP waivers a little bit. Because it's playoff time, and because your […]

CBB Betting Expert Picks for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

In this article every week, we'll be reviewing some of the top college basketball games and betting picks. Last week's slate started with the unfortunate cancellation of the West Virginia-Robert Morris matchup. Nevertheless, we were left with three remaining opportunities to salvage the day, and we took advantage. With Chattanooga's smothering of Bellarmine, and Georgia Tech's […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (12/16/20) - FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello Esports enthusiasts and welcome to our Esports coverage of CS:GO DFS! The Final Major Tournament of the year is upon us! The IEM Global Challenge has 8 teams: Vitality, Astralis, Natus Vincere, Heroic, BiG, FURIA, Complexity, and Liquid. These are some of the best teams in the world as they battle it out for […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (12/16/20) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We have more mid-week EPL action on Wednesday. There are six total games Wednesday with three early and three late. This is the first time this season we have had six EPL games on the same day which used to be a regular thing with six-game main slates. I have another full […]

FAB Bidding - Week 15 Waiver Wire Targets

Week 14 ended on a dramatic note with Lamar Jackson's WWE-style return to action that surely tilted many fantasy matchups. To those of you still in the hunt for glory, we salute you. With our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

For those who survived the first round of the playoffs, congratulations! Those who enjoyed a bye, hopefully you spent it wisely as advised. Now it is time to turn the page to Week 15 and another must-win situation. A reminder that a mention in this column isn't a recommendation to add if possible, it's simply […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 15

We have now progressed into the second week of fantasy postseason matchups. Congratulations to those of you who navigated the numerous obstacles of this unique season. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while persevering through injuries to critical players, disappointing performances, and COVID-related absences. Now this diligence has placed you on a pathway toward your […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 15

The fantasy playoffs are in full swing, so you know what that means: there's no need at this point to pick anyone up off waivers who can't tangibly help you in the short term. We're past the speculative additions part of the season. This means that this week's waiver column would be a little shorter […]

Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Pistons Offseason Moves

No team has been more active this offseason than the Detroit Pistons. Their current roster – apart from Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin – is almost completely different from the one they had at the end of the 2019-20 season. Troy Weaver, who took over as the team’s general manager this past June after over […]