Starting Pitchers - 2024 Fantasy Baseball ADP Analysis, Draft Targets, Avoids

As we get into the end of January, fantasy baseball draft season is nearly in full swing. At this point, you either have a few drafts under your belt or you're at least getting ready for your first draft of the 2024 season. Wherever you are in your process, we have the content and tools […]

Midseason MVPs of Fantasy Basketball: SGA, Anthony Davis, Derrick White, and Others

While we are not quite at the All-Star Break just yet, we have hit the actual middle of the NBA schedule as most teams have played at least half of their regular season games. That means, if anything, that we are beyond halfway through the Fantasy Basketball schedule as we are in Week 14 and […]

Top 10 Catcher Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (2024)

As we enter the 2024 season, we're firmly in the middle of a revolution at the catcher position. We're already see the likes of Adley Rutschman and Will Smith rise to elite ranks at this position previously, and others like Yainer Diaz and Gabriel Moreno rose to top 10 status in 2023. Guess what? This […]

Why The San Francisco 49ers Will Make The 2024 Super Bowl: NFL Football Postseason Outlook

The San Francisco 49ers are one of just four teams that remain for the chance to win Super Bowl LVIII. They'll battle the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship, while the Baltimore Ravens will square off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.  The 49ers are looking to win their first Super Bowl […]

What Is The UFL? Explaining The XFL/USFL Merger

Spring football leagues have a fraught history in this country. They arrive, people get excited about them for a little bit, and then they disappear back into the nothingness from which they came. That cycle looked to be repeating itself after the USFL and XFL both relaunched. Could two competing leagues work? It turns out […]

Pitcher BABIP: Using Sabermetrics for 2024 Fantasy Baseball

While FIP is a useful tool to predict a pitcher's future ERA performance, fantasy managers should remember that ERA, not FIP, is what matters in most formats. This means that we are interested in the "luck" that separates the two statistics. While some of this luck is unpredictable, we can and should predict some of […]

2023-24 Fantasy Basketball Week 14 Risers and Fallers

Hello, RotoBallers! Welcome back to the Week 14 edition of my weekly fantasy basketball risers and fallers! We're getting closer and closer to the trade deadline and teams are already making some bold decisions, such as the Bucks' recent dismissal of Adrian Griffin. If things haven't gone your way yet in your fantasy leagues, don't […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 14

We have a pretty straight-forward schedule for the rest of this week with all but two teams scheduled to play two games each. With so many games on tap, we have some excellent streaming opportunities. Let’s look at the remaining schedules for each team and discuss some players to consider streaming. For those in daily […]

Predicting The 12-Team Playoff Bracket: 2024 College Football

The four-team playoff is over! 2024 brings about a new era of college football with a 12-team playoff field, featuring four byes and enough teams to end some of the controversy about who gets in. Arguing that the 13th-ranked team should have been in likely won't be as divisive as arguing the fifth-ranked team should have […]

2024 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings, Tiers, Analysis - Roto League Drafts

As we inch closer to MLB's Opening Day, we also welcome the most turbulent and confusing time in the fantasy baseball draft season. Parsing through hundreds of players' profiles is hard enough, but recent Spring Training data makes it difficult to find the players worth drafting to your team. Luckily, RotoBaller's preseason rankings -- compiled […]

Bold Predictions for Fantasy Football Conference Championship Games: Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brandon Aiyuk, Travis Kelce

The Conference Championship round of the playoffs is here, and I’m back with another edition of fantasy football bold predictions. This week’s list of bold predictions will include Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brandon Aiyuk, and Travis Kelce. Every week, I will provide some fun and bold fantasy football predictions. While these bold predictions […]

Where Does Aroldis Chapman Fit With The Pirates? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

The Pittsburgh Pirates have added a high-octane arm to their relief corps as they have signed veteran big leaguer Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.5 million pact for the 2024 campaign. This marks the southpaw's sixth different organization in the big leagues as he has spent time with the Reds, Yankees (twice), Cubs, Royals, and […]

What Does A Return Season Look Like For Rhys Hoskins? Fantasy Baseball Outlook

It was a tough scene in 2023 spring training when Rhys Hoskins collapsed to the ground attempting to backpedal on a difficult fly ball behind first base in foul territory. Right away, the sight reeked of a blown ACL. That was indeed the case as not only did the injury end his 2023 season before […]

Why The Detroit Lions Will Make The 2024 Super Bowl: NFL Football Postseason Outlook

The Detroit Lions are just one of four remaining teams fighting for a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Not many people envisioned the Lions making it this far, but they have exceeded all expectations in Dan Campbell's third season as the team's head coach.  The Lions last made the NFC Championship back in 1992 […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (1/25/24): 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 […]

CBB DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy College Basketball Picks - Today's Top Lineups (1/25/24)

After the loaded slates on the last two days, we get a bit of a breather on Thursday. We have an AAC game to get us going, then the rest of the action is out west. We've got an important WCC matchup and a couple of Pac-12 games to send us off. Sound like fun? […]

Will Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel, or Pete Carroll Coach in 2024?

The head coach carousel is one of the most interesting storylines this early in the NFL offseason with most eliminated from playoff contention. Eight head coaches were fired after the 2023-2024 season, and some notable coaches were let go.  Some of those names included Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel, and Pete Carroll. These head coaches have […]

Who Is The Astros Closer? Fantasy Baseball Saves Outlooks

Heading into the 2024 offseason, the Houston Astros bullpen did not seem like a crew that needed a massive overhaul. While Hector Neris, Phil Maton, and Ryne Stanek hit free agency, the steady hand of closer Ryan Pressly and the breakout of 26-year-old reliever Bryan Abreu meant that only low-end additions were likely. But the […]

Breakout Fantasy Football Tight Ends From The 2023 Season

While most regular fantasy football players have learned to ignore the tight end position unless the player’s name is Travis Kelce, the position got a much-needed group of reinforcements this past season. We saw several young players take big steps and appear poised to conduct a changing of the guard in 2024. That’s especially true […]

Premium: NHL DFS Picks, Stacks, Goalies Analysis for January 25, 2024 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a run of terrible “big” slates earlier this month, we have now had three or four in a row that have been outstanding. As an outstanding slate, I would qualify a slate with numerous teams of varying price points and various […]

NHL DFS Picks and Heat Map (Premium Content) - January 25, 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 […]

Round 2 PGA DFS Showdown Slate Picks - 2024 Farmers Insurance Open

Kevin Yu are the round 1 leader of the Farmers Insurance Open and lead the seven other golfers T4 or better who all played on the North course in R1. On the South side, the two guys with all the tricks are both Nicks. Nicolai Hojgaard and Nick Hardy blistered the South course, shooting -5 […]

In-Tournament PGA Model - Round 2 Picks For The Farmers Insurance Open (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I am excited to announce that I will be providing a premium spreadsheet that can be accessed through the link below. Here you will find updated stats for the particular tournament -- all sortable and weighable when you make a copy of your […]

The Best of Both Worlds: NBA DFS Cash, GPP, and Player Prop Targets for 1/24 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   DFS and Prop/Pick'Em Targets - January 24, 2024 Hello, RotoBallers! This article is here to provide you with a daily grasp on a few targets we can use for GPPs, Cash, and Player Props. These will be tiered so that you […]

NFL Playoffs Overtime Rules Explained

It's playoff time in the NFL. While the rules for the NFL playoffs are almost essentially the same as the rules for the NFL regular season, there is one place where the rule books differ. That place is overtime. Because of various changes to the game, overtime in the NFL postseason features some notable differences […]

NFL Conference Championship Fantasy Football and DFS Start/Sit Analysis: NFC Must Starts

As we head into the Conference Championships of the NFL Playoffs, many fantasy football grinders continue to battle it out in playoff leagues and NFL DFS! Matt Donnelly discusses his top Start/Sit decisions in the NFC Conference Championship game that will have an impact this weekend. The 2024 regular season may be over but there's […]

Is Mark Andrews Injured or Healthy? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has been one of the best in the NFL over the last few years, and he's undoubtedly the top threat in their passing attack. Andrews was injured in Week 11 against the Bengals and missed the rest of the regular season, including the Divisional Round. But will Mark Andrews […]

Why The Baltimore Ravens Will Make The 2024 Super Bowl: NFL Football Postseason Outlook

Four teams remain in the hunt for football's ultimate prize...the Lombardi Trophy. With the opening two rounds of the NFL Playoffs now in the books, this Sunday's Conference Championship battles will determine which two squads will earn spots in Super Bowl LVII. After injuries derailed their 2023 season and they lost their first playoff game […]

NFL Conference Championship Fantasy Football and DFS Start/Sit Analysis: AFC Must Starts

As we head into the Conference Championships of the NFL Playoffs, many fantasy football grinders continue to battle it out in playoff leagues and NFL DFS! Matt Donnelly discusses his top Start/Sit decisions in the AFC Conference Championship game that will have an impact this weekend. The 2024 regular season may be over but there's […]