Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 8 of the 2026 fantasy football season. The Texans, Saints, Giants, and 49ers have their bye week. Wide receiver injuries may cause fantasy managers to consider risky options, so several updates will occur throughout the week as injury reports come in. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series […]

Seven weeks into the 2026 NFL season, fantasy managers are beginning to learn which players they can trust and which ones we expect to have up-and-down performances. Unfortunately, even established fantasy stars can have a terrible matchup, an offense can forget how to move the football, or a quarterback who dominates for weeks and then […]

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the eighth edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. We have nearly hit the "halfway" point of the actual NFL season and are quickly nearing the stretch run of the fantasy football regular season. This week, handcuffs take center stage. Through the first half, running backs like Saquon Barkley, Breece Hall, […]

We're heading into the third week of the fantasy basketball season, and I know your IR slots are filling up while you're running low on patience with some early-season underperformers. I shared a screenshot of one of my teams with Jalen Williams, Kawhi Leonard, and Tyrese Haliburton in the IR to show I'm right there […]

It's not hyperbole when I say that this is my favorite article to write every week during the NFL season. You might think I would say that just to suck you into an analysis laden with charts and graphs and a bunch of stats, but it's the truth. It's high praise for the article content […]

Week 8 features another four teams on bye, and there are still some injuries to deal with. However, the more challenging aspect of this week is that many of the top offenses are in extremely tough matchups. In some instances, you will ride with the big name. However, some may want to avoid and stream […]

Week 7 in the NFL was a bit of a snooze fest at times, resulting in some tough fantasy football scores. Even the best fantasy teams struggled through this week. This tends to happen a couple of times per season, and it is just something that we fantasy managers have to deal with. Week 8 […]

Hey RotoBallers! Another week of NHL action is in the books, which means it's time to turn our attention to the waiver wire. With a month of the season in the books, managers are beginning to identify potential breakouts, but unfortunately, they are also noticing some underperforming players. In this week's piece, we will look […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 SNF fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Rachaad White, Stefon Diggs, Chig Okonkwo, Dallas Goedert, Antonio Williams, Makai Lemon, Saquon Barkley, Darius Cooper, and Elijah Mitchell. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Jonah Coleman, Caleb Douglas, Ollie Gordon II, Efton Chism III, DeMario Douglas, Blake Corum, Xavier Worthy, and Ladd McConkey. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and build […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Jacoby Brissett, Jayden Daniels, Geno Smith, Jared Goff, Bo Nix, Kirk Cousins, Michael Penix Jr., Aaron Rodgers, and Dak Prescott. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Kyle Pitts Sr., Tyler Higbee, Mason Taylor, Travis Kelce, Hunter Henry, Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews, T.J. Hockenson, and Brenton Strange. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

The end of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season is near. After the completion of Talladega Superspeedway, only two races remain for the year, with Martinsville Speedway being up next. Martinsville is a 0.526-mile short oval track that is shaped similarly to a paper clip, and the surface of the track is a mix of […]

As we're nearing the end of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, it's time to visit Martinsville Speedway one more time, as the Xfinity 500 is set to take place on Sunday afternoon. Martinsville is one of the most historic race tracks on the schedule, and the fall race typically has some good racing. DraftKings... […]

And now we're down to two. Kyle Larson got a massive win at Talladega last weekend, and now it's going to take an epic collapse for him to not win the Championship this season. There are still two races left, though, and first up is the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Martinsville is... […]

Easily the most fun thing to do when writing about sports is to make some wild predictions about what could happen in the upcoming week in fantasy football. Of course, most of them don't end up happening. But in the process of pontificating who might strike fantasy football gold in one week and which players […]

The trade market is getting hot! The likes of Quenton Nelson and Jeffery Simmons are now on new teams, and things are likely to get even crazier. As for action on the field, Thursday Night Football saw the Packers beat the Panthers to prove just how far ahead the NFC North is compared to the […]

Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 8. This week, we've got four teams on bye (Texans, Saints, Giants, and 49ers). Last week wasn't great for this column, but we learn, move forward, and try to crush the next week. All four of our starts (Tyler Allgeier, Michael Mayer, Tyler Higbee, and Keenan Allen) scored in […]

The first half of the fantasy football season is in the books as we enter Week 8. Bye weeks are once again a major factor, and injuries to several mid-tier wideouts will force fantasy managers to pivot. Week 7 was the worst performance of the season for the Start/Sit list, with Jaylen Waddle and Germie […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Weekend Cut List Rankings for fantasy football Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season. With injuries continuing to pile up and bye weeks in full swing, managers may not have the luxury to hold on to underperforming players in order to fill their lineup. Below are our updated cut rankings […]

Hey RotoBallers! With another slate of NFL action just 24 hours away, now is a great time to review our lineup and find a potential edge. While much of the attention is on finding the perfect option for your FLEX spot, managers can also look to their kicker position for some untapped upside. While these […]

On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway, the Xfinity 500. Just like in the spring race here, it was Denny Hamlin who was fastest in qualifying this weekend at Martinsville. That's his second straight pole at this track as he searches for his seventh […]

Ashton Jeanty finished Week 7 with 15 rushing yards and 21.6 PPR points. Eight catches and a receiving touchdown made that possible, giving fantasy managers a reason to look beyond the rushing line before deciding whether to start him against the New York Jets. The Chicago Bears' D'Andre Swift has a difficult trip to face […]

Hey RotoBallers! The full Week 8 slate will kick off in just a few days, which means it's almost time to double-check those fantasy lineups. However, while nailing those start/sit calls at skill positions is crucial, finding an edge at defense can be a major advantage. In this piece, we will look at four widely […]

After a profitable betting card at Talladega last weekend, we're heading to Martinsville Speedway for the second time this season and the Xfinity 500 on Sunday. Remember: betting lines for NASCAR can move very quickly, and value can disappear just as quickly! So you must get in while you can with some of these bets.... […]

Are you dealing with more Bye-Week Blues? Or has your roster been decimated by injuries? No need to fear; we've got your back with some sneaky start options in fantasy football leagues this week. And our top NFL writers have some highly-rostered players that they're worried about, too. We do this every week! The goal […]

The NASCAR Cup Series ran a single practice session at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Xfinity 500 on Sunday afternoon. The 37-car field all took the track for a combined 50-minute session. Below you will find key notes from the practice session as well as the practice speeds for all […]

As we arrive at Week 8, the sample size is finally large enough that the matchup numbers start telling you something useful instead of reflecting just a couple of weird early-season games. You can look at how certain defenses have actually handled the run or the pass over a full stretch of weeks, line that […]

Welcome to Week 8 of our fantasy football breakout candidate piece for the 2026 NFL season. Each week, we'll point you to emerging players who aren't just top pickups but could see their fantasy values surge by the end of the weekend. All players listed in this article are rostered in less than 50% of […]