Shogo Akiyama (OF, CIN) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 230 CURRENT ADP: ~267 overall ANALYSIS: Once the 2020 season gets underway it will officially be “Sho Time” in Cincinnati! The Reds, who scouted him for three years, made signing Shogo Akiyama a priority this offseason. They felt Akiyama’s ability to make contact and his above-average on-base skills fit in […]

Call of Duty DFS Lineup Picks (7/17/20) - Draftkings, Fanduel Daily Fantasy eSports

Hello there eSports DFS enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of Call of Duty DFS contests for FanDuel and DraftKings! We have a four-match slate on Friday with two tight spreads and two fairly big spreads. I see a lot of upside within these matches as well as some solid lower owned spots. The […]

LEC DFS Picks for 7/17/20 - FanDuel, DraftKings League of Legends Daily Fantasy

Welcome to RotoBaller's continued coverage of League of Legends DFS for FanDuel and DraftKings. Hopefully, you've been following our coverage of the LPL, LCK, and LCS as well as we intend to cover all LoL leagues for the Summer split. Today, I am focusing on the 5-game LEC slate that has contests available on both […]

Top Five Backfields To Handcuff in Fantasy Drafts

One of the most crucial things a fantasy player can do is have the foresight to build a lineup that maximizes talent while also minimizing the risk of player injuries or holdouts. This process is even more important looking to the 2020 season with the added risk of COVID-19 sidelining players. My previous articles looked […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 7/18/20

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 […]

SP Streamer Podcast Episode 29: ADP and Pitcher Rankings w/ Paul Sporer

Doug Ishikawa (@coachingish) and Michael Simione (@SPStreamer) are joined by Paul Sporer (@Sporer) for another episode of the SP Streamer podcast to discuss some fantasy baseball. Be sure to subscribe to the SP Streamer Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 7/17/20 - 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 […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (7/17/20) - 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 […]

KBO DFS Cheat Sheets: Lineups, Starters & Matchups for 7/17/20

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 […]

LCK & LPL DFS Picks for 7/17/20: DraftKings, FanDuel League of Legends Daily Fantasy

The birthday narrative never fails anyone, and we saw it again as Baolan outscored everyone else on IG on his birthday and wound up powering the lineups of those who weren't scared of the swap to the top. The chalk hit massively on Thursday morning, and those who incorporated a bit of risk into their […]

Indianapolis Colts 2020 Fantasy Outlook

2019 ended up being a transition year for the Indianapolis Colts after the bombshell retirement of QB Andrew Luck right before the campaign began. Backup Jacoby Brissett once again took the helm for Indy and guided them to a 7-9 record. That wasn’t enough to reach the playoffs and now the Colts have missed them […]

Tee Higgins - Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight

The Cincinnati Bengals invested in their future this past draft. For a struggling franchise that can’t seem to even sniff the Divisional Round of the playoffs in recent memory, they now have a restored hope that it can be done soon. The first domino to fall was picking Heisman winning QB Joe Burrow out of […]

First Look at the Waiver Wire! - Bases Loaded Podcast

Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland),  Jorge Montanez (@Roto_Nino) and Zach Braff (@braffz) are diving into the waiver wire. Subscribe to the Bases Loaded podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. 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 into RotoBaller […]

What Are the Chances of Back-To-Back Top-12 Finishes? (Part Two)

In this two-part series, I'm taking a look at fantasy data (PPR format) from 2000 to 2019 in order to see how often it is for football players to finish two consecutive seasons inside the top tiers of fantasy leagues, and if they're actually worth paying the high prices they have attached to them. Part […]

Nick Mariano's 2020 Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper has become a polarizing term in fantasy sports, becoming an SEO must for articles despite no real consensus on what it means. So let's get my definition out of the way first. Sleepers are not necessarily meant to be names that no one else […]

PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - Memorial

Please enjoy this PGA Premium article free for a limited time. Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the Memorial! 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 our […]

Spencer's PGA DFS Rankings Wizard - 'How To' Guide

Here at RotoBaller, we are always searching for ways to give our readers the best fantasy sports content possible. With that goal in mind, I am very proud to launch the introduction to my weekly-updated PGA DFS Rankings Wizard - a powerful and interactive data spreadsheet, allowing user inputs to create custom rankings and DFS models […]

Daily Fantasy Golf DraftKings Picks (PGA DFS): Memorial

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Down three strokes with just three holes to play, Collin Morikawa pulled off a magnificent come-from-behind victory over Justin Thomas to capture his second career title. I always find it amazing how fortunes and narratives can change with a simple make or miss, and Morikawa's near blunder on the 18th hole against […]

PGA DFS Cheat Sheet: Memorial (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the Memorial! I will be filling in for Josh Bennett this week by bringing you my version of a PGA DFS Cheat Sheet for cash games and GPPs on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Don't worry, Josh will be back next weekend, but […]

Daily Fantasy Golf FanDuel Picks (PGA DFS): The Memorial

Hello RotoBaller PGA family! The Workday Charity Open was a new event played on a familiar course and it was perhaps the best Sunday we've seen since golf's return. A ridiculously-talented final group of Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, and Viktor Hovland battled throughout the day, with Morikawa eventually prevailing over JT in a playoff. Great […]

PGA DFS Strategy: GPP Lineup Picks for the Memorial Tournament

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 […]

Horse For The Course: PGA DFS - The Memorial Course History

Welcome back PGA family and thanks for joining me here at RotoBaller! Wow...what a tournament the Workday Charity Open turned out to be! Three of my favorite players - Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, and Justin Thomas - were paired together in the final group Sunday morning and produced some fireworks, with Morikawa eventually outlasting JT […]

PGA Betting Advice - Memorial

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, […]

PGA DFS Prop Picks for Memorial Tournament - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We head back to Muirfield Village for a second straight week, this time with a stacked field to crown the winner of the Memorial Tournament. Hideki Matsuyama was one birdie away from hitting a nice payout for us last week, so let's try to seal the deal this time around. Take a […]

KBO DFS Lineup Picks for 7/16/20 - 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 UFC and PGA). My […]

NASCAR DFS: All-Star Race Thoughts and Strategy

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. What's up, Ballers?  It is time to kick back and enjoy the NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol.  I did not plan on writing anything today, but here are my general thoughts.  The Tiered Rankings, Strategy Notes, and Youtube Series will return for the […]

RotoBaller PGA: One And Done Staff Picks - The Memorial

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 […]

LCK & LPL DFS Picks for 7/16/20: 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! My name is Billy Hoffer and I'm really excited to be making my debut as an eSports analyst here at Rotoballer this week. I'm a big fan of LOL, CSGO, and COD and have been […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - Kattar vs. Ige (UFC ESPN+ 30)

If you know something about UFC's head honcho Dana White, it is that he's a stubborn man. Back when COVID hit for the first time, he was determined to keep the promotion going, even getting to claim that he had secured an island to hold some fights. It didn't come to happen, but at least […]