2024 NFL Draft - Five Teams Under the Most Pressure on Draft Night
The 2024 NFL Draft is Thursday night, and general managers and front-office personnel are likely as nervous as ever. The anxiety meter will register at an all-time high for many of the league’s top teams. The draft is the best way a cellar dweller can rebuild and become a contender again. Alternatively, it is also... Read More
2024 NFL Draft - Michael Penix Jr. Best Landing Spots and Team Fits
Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been shooting up the draft boards. After finishing second in the Heisman voting and leading Washington to a College Football Playoff National Championship berth, Penix has the eyes of NFL scouts. Oddsmakers have him pegged as a first-round draft pick. But of all the teams picking in the... Read More
Will Zach Wilson Start for the Denver Broncos in 2024? NFL Trade Outlook
Zach Wilson was one of the most highly touted quarterbacks of the 2021 NFL draft class. After leading all independent schools in pass completions, completion percentage, passing yards, yards per attempt, and passing touchdowns in 2020, Wilson was picked No. 2 overall by the New York Jets. But Wilson's poor play soon caused the Jets... Read More
2024 NFL Draft: Updated Draft Stocks For Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr. - Will They Be First-Round Picks?
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix and Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. are being compared to each other ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft, and it makes sense considering their similar collegiate career paths. Both signal-callers struggled early in their career at different schools but turned it around and blossomed into stars in the Pac-12. However, projecting... Read More
NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/23/24)
Welcome back, RotoBallers! Tonight we've got a triple-header of Game 2's, with all three home teams looking to take a 2-0 series lead. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, some exceptions may apply, depending on the size of the slate. The key to being... Read More
NHL DFS Picks and Heat Map (Premium Content) - April 23, 2024
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Each night, we will be bringing you our award-winning NHL DFS Heat Map with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet: Blue means ELITE, Green means GO (good for the player), Yellow means value/supplemental... Read More
Quarterbacks 2024 NFL Mock Draft - Projected QB Landing Spots and NFL Draft Analysis
Believe it or not, the 2024 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. While we can never make a perfect prediction of which teams will select which players, we do have a strong sense of major areas of weakness for individual teams. With that in mind, we can explore some of the teams that... Read More
Is Brock Purdy Eligible For A New Contract this Offseason?
Brock Purdy, one of the most productive quarterbacks in the league, is slated to make $985,000 in the 2024 season, tied for the 65th-highest salary in the NFL among QBs this year and lower than players like Hendon Hooker, Sam Ehlinger, Will Grier, and Cooper Rush. Purdy, who finished the 2023 season fourth in the... Read More
2024 NFL Draft - Wide Receiver-Only Mock Draft and Projected Landing Spots
The 2024 NFL Draft is just a month away, and as the date gets closer, intel continues to pour in on where these prospects might end up. The NFL Combine has been completed, and several colleges have completed their pro days. We’ve even seen our first draft pick trade, with the Minnesota Vikings acquiring a... Read More
Stacking Dennys NASCAR Podcast - 2024 Dover Würth 400 DFS, Betting Picks
Lead RotoBaller NASCAR analyst Jordan McAbee is joined by co-host Nick Giffen in an all-new episode of Stacking Dennys - one of the top podcasts in the NASCAR betting and DFS industry. Jordan and Nick discuss their DFS strategy and betting picks on the board for the upcoming Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. Be... Read More
2024 NFL Draft - Three-Round Mock Draft Post-Free Agency
The big wave of NFL free agency is officially complete. With some of the moves that all 32 franchises made and didn’t make, the first round of the NFL Draft becomes a bit clearer. We also can begin to truly identify the biggest holes that need to be filled for each team. At this point... Read More
Dynasty Primer #2: How and When to Rebuild Your Fantasy Football Dynasty League Team
Several weeks ago, we published the first part of my Dynasty Primer series. That article delves into how dynasty managers can and should value dynasty draft picks, especially rookie-only picks. The aim is to help fans understand how to value dynasty draft picks, independent of player valuations or analyst opinions on the players you might... Read More
2024 NFL Draft - Tight Ends Mock Draft and Projected Landing Spots
We have officially turned the page to April, which means the 2024 NFL Draft is this month. It's still far too early to tell which teams will target specific players, but we do have a strong sense of major areas of weakness for individual teams. With that in mind, we can explore some of the... Read More
Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash: Redraft Rankings (April 21 - April 28)
We're already into the final third of April and the prospect promotions have been steady so far. Over the last two weeks, we've seen the likes of Jackson Holliday, Andy Pages, Jonatan Clase and Heston Kjerstad get the call on the hitting side -- and Jack Leiter on the pitching side, who has already been... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Standout Performers Through Week 4
Baseball is a fickle beast. A player can be red-hot at the plate for a week, then go into an extended slump at a moment’s notice. Sometimes all it takes is one bad matchup to send a player into a funk, or for their timing to be slightly off. The same can be said for... Read More
This Year's Puka Nacua? Day Three Wide Receiver Sleepers For the 2024 NFL Draft
Let’s get this straight immediately: chances are very low that there is a “this year’s Puka Nacua” in the draft. Not to knock the depth and talent of the incoming receiver class, but it’s not every year that a day three rookie breaks the rookie record for receiving yards and receptions in a playoff game.... Read More
2024 NFL Mock Draft Round 1 Predictions (Post-Free Agency Update) - Picks from All 32 Teams
We've now reached the point in the year where the disappointment of there not being any live football until the fall has subsided and hope has begun to renew for each fanbase heading into draft season. The first wave of NFL Free Agency has also passed and the rosters of all 32 teams have begun... Read More
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Spencer Turnbull and Jack Flaherty
Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. This week, we had two surprising starts from veteran right-handers trying to bounce back after... Read More
2024 NFL Draft: Defense-Only NFL Mock Draft (First Round)
The calendar has turned to April and we are officially in draft month. With the NFL Combine and pro days out of the way, the layout of the first round is starting to become a bit more clear. Many mock drafts have a hefty haul of offensive players sweeping the board over the first few... Read More
Fantasy Football: 2024 Positive TD Regression Candidates At WR
Touchdowns are the name of the game in fantasy football, especially at running back, wide receiver, and tight end. In most leagues, both rushing and receiving touchdowns count for six points. In a half-PPR league, that's the same thing as three catches for 45 yards. Now that we're on the topic of touchdowns, this article... Read More
Who are the Top Five Running Backs in 2024 Fantasy Football?
With the NFL Draft finally within our sights, we are not far away from the start of the NFL season. More importantly, we are one step closer to our fantasy football drafts. Now is a good time to get an early look at each position. We all know how important an elite running back is... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (4/23/24): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups
Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake... Read More
2024 NFL Mock Draft - Second Round Mock
Everyone is focused on the first round of the NFL Draft, but we already know who is going to be picked No. 1 overall. There is still more mystery about what will happen in the second round. There will still be strong players on the board on April 26 when Day 2 of the NFL... Read More
Champs or Chumps: Andy Pages and Jonatan Clase Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
Last week, we explored how prospect rankings don't always equate to immediate fantasy baseball value. You probably want to roster Jackson Holliday in 2028, but his chances of making a quick impact in our game are low. The converse is also true. Players who don't have much prospect pedigree may have just the skills your... Read More
2024 NFL Mock Draft: First-Rounder with Trades
The 2024 NFL Draft is less than 10 days away. Yet, the next several days will feel like a lifetime for NFL Draft fans. While everyone wants to discuss the quarterback class and the first few picks, the NFL Draft doesn’t end after the first round. This year’s draft class will have several impact players... Read More
Who are the Top 12 Picks in 2024 Fantasy Football?
We might be a few months away from fantasy football drafts, but it is never too early to start researching and getting an idea of where players are falling in drafts, especially in the first round. Despite many fantasy managers choosing to wait until closer to the season to start studying, the best managers are always... Read More
Turning the Pages - The Toolshed Fantasy Baseball Podcast (Ep. 300)
Welcome to episode 300 of The Toolshed Podcast with Clegg and Cross brought to you by RotoBaller. The Toolshed is a dynasty and prospects-focused podcast. Each week, hosts Eric Cross (@EricCross04) and Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) dive into the world of dynasty leagues and cover all levels of prospects from the MLB Draft up to the... Read More
2024 NFL Draft - Will Tee Higgins or Brandon Aiyuk be Traded on Draft Night?
Tee Higgins and Brandon Aiyuk are two high-profile wide receivers entering the final season of their contracts. Each one wants to get paid this offseason and deservedly so. High-end wide receivers, especially those in contract seasons, have been no stranger to trades in recent years. Davante Adams, DJ Moore, and Tyreek Hill all come to... Read More
LIV Golf Betting Picks: 2024 Adelaide Preview and Best Bets
The LIV Golf League returns to Australia this week for its LIV Adelaide event at The Grange Golf Club. Last year over 77,000 fans attended the event, making it LIV’s highest attended event of the season. This year the crowd size is expected to surpass last year’s total. LIV Adelaide is quickly becoming LIV’s flagship... Read More