DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 8 Price Analysis & Picks
Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back again to crack the can on week eight DFS! If you're new here, this is not meant to be a definitive "picks" article, but just a first look to point out the best game environments and best projections and value plays. Quite often, by Sunday I'm not on all... Read More
Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/25/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey
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 MLB skills and... Read More
Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Top Free Agent Adds Include Gus Edwards, D'Onta Foreman, Chuba Hubbard, Rachaad White
After seven weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The... Read More
Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Top Free Agent Adds Include Parris Campbell, Tyler Boyd, Wan'Dale Robinson, Mecole Hardman
If you're going to make a playoff push in fantasy, it's time to make that push now. And lucky for you, we have a few really enticing wide receivers on the wire right now who can help you get there. Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football... Read More
Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8: Top Free Agent Adds Include Cade Otton, Hunter Henry, Mike Gesicki, Greg Dulcich
National Tight End Day was not kind to all tight ends. Cleveland’s David Njoku injured his ankle. New York’s Daniel Bellinger got poked in the eye. Baltimore’s Mark Andrews did not catch a pass. To make matters worse for fantasy managers, Kansas City’s Travis Kelce is on bye this upcoming week and has easily been... Read More
Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8: Sam Ehlinger Daniel Jones, P.J. Walker, Taylor Heinicke
From a quarterback perspective, Week 7 can be defined by the extremes. Two quarterbacks (Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes) threw for over 400 passing yards. Four other quarterbacks (Andy Dalton, Trevor Lawrence, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Davis Mills) eclipsed 300 passing yards. However, 13 of the starting quarterbacks in the NFL failed to throw for over... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/25/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Tuesday RotoBallers! Another solid slate in front of us, with the national TV double-header on TNT as a headliner. 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. This article will provide you with my... Read More
Is Chuba Hubbard Healthy or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Updates
Fantasy managers with Chuba Hubbard on their rosters were excited to hear of Carolina's decision to trade star RB Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers last week. That excitement grew when Hubbard was named the Panthers' starter for their Week 7 clash against the Tampa Bay Bucs. Hubbard responded well, posting 73 total yards... Read More
Should I Pick Up Gus Edwards After His Week 7 Performance? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Outlook
The Baltimore Ravens dealt with a litany of injuries last season, including their dominant duo of Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins. Both backs were still dealing with injuries entering the season, however, it was Dobbins who returned to action first in Week 3. Edwards was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform list ahead of... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Tuesday, October 25th
The 2022-2023 NBA season is here, and our friends over at PrizePicks still have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build a 2-player,... Read More
Should I Add Parris Campbell After His Week 7 Performance?
For the second week in a row, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell saw double-digit targets and found the end zone. In Sunday's Week 7 loss to the Titans, Campbell was targeted 12 times, catching 10 passes for 70 yards and a touchdown. After a rocky first three years to his NFL career that saw... Read More
ESPN College Pick Em Picks - Week 9 2022 College Football
The ESPN College Pick Em game goes into Week 9 this weekend! There will be ten games to pick every Saturday. Each week you assign a confidence total for each game from 1-10 points. If you win, you get that many points. Simple, right? Now that you've got the hang of it, this year we... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 1 - Darius Garland, Brandon Ingram, Jalen Suggs
Welcome back RotoBallers! It might be early in the season, but there are still impactful injuries all across the fantasy basketball landscape. I'm here to help you stay up to date on injury news, and how it impacts your teams. I'm doing this midday on Monday for release Tuesday morning, so any news that drops... Read More
Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Almost halfway through the NFL season, we have plenty of data to help us determine the weekly pecking order for kickers. However, projected point totals and weather conditions can always change things, so our Week 8 kicker rankings aim to help fantasy managers sort through all the variables to make the right start-or-sit decision at... Read More
IDP Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football: Week 8 -- Willie Gay, Quay Walker, Dorance Armstrong, and More
This past weekend, fantasy football managers jumped at running back news. We made free agent claims following the trade of Christian McCaffrey, the injury of J.K. Dobbins, and the Chiefs backfield shakeup. This got me thinking: Could any such news have the same impact on IDP free agent transactions? My conclusion is no. If a... Read More
Is DK Metcalf Healthy or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update
While many expected DK Metcalf to take a significant step back in 2022 due to a retooled Seattle Seahawks offense, the fourth-year WR has put forth solid, if unspectacular, statistics while developing a rapport with QB Geno Smith. Through Seattle's first seven, Metcalf ranks in the top 25 among wide receivers in targets (52), receptions... Read More
Ankle Injury Is No Joke For Njoku. David Njoku Fantasy Football Outlook
Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku has been the saving grace for many fantasy managers looking to fill the void left by underperforming stars like Kyle Pitts and Darren Waller. Njoku is finally emerging as a valuable fantasy asset after achieving underwhelming production through his first five seasons in Cleveland. Further testing revealed that Browns’... Read More
Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round Including Gus Edwards, Isiah Pacheco, Malik Willis, Marquise Goodwin
Night falls on the chaotic Sunday that was Week 8 and we are here with our rapid waiver reaction piece for you. There were plenty of injuries to track, as Amon-Ra St. Brown, DK Metcalf, Mike Williams, Breece Hall, Allen Lazard, David Njoku, Chuba Hubbard, Ryan Tannehill, and more went down. Check RotoBaller often for... Read More
Should I Pickup Mecole Hardman For Week 8 Fantasy Football? Waiver Wire Outlook
Mecole Hardman has been a valuable, yet inconsistent player for the Chiefs since he was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. There was speculation that he was drafted to replace former Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill, who was battling off-field issues. Hardman is on pace for 529 yards so far, and he's... Read More
Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jaylen Warren seized his opportunity to become Najee Harris’ direct backup during August, and he continues to operate with an uncontested path toward an extensive workload if Harris is unavailable during Pittsburgh’s remaining matchups. These factors have sustained Warren’s presence in this column... Read More
Rachaad White (RB, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Rachaad White remains embedded directly below Leonard Fournette on Tampa Bay’s depth chart. This provides a clear path toward a massive workload usage if Fournette becomes unavailable during the weeks ahead. White’s snap shares in Weeks 4-5 had approached the periphery of 40%... Read More
Isiah Pacheco (RB, KC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Clyde Edwards-Helaire entered Week 7 leading the Chiefs’ backfield in snap share (44%), rushing attempts (59/9.8 per game), rushing yardage (257/42.7 per game), targets (18/3.6 per game), receiving yards (137/27.4 per game), and routes run (65). However, Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon, have loomed... Read More
Tyler Allgeier (RB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It might be hard to believe me when I say you should definitely target Tyler Allgeier on your league WW, but just looking at his workload will definitely make you change your perception of the running back. Allgeier has gotten to rush the... Read More
Parris Campbell (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's taken Parris Campbell a while to take off but that's mostly been because of his injuries: Campbell, still just 25 years old but already into his fourth NFL season, has only played 15 games over the past three years and never... Read More
Kyren Williams (RB, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kyren Williams carried 415 times while accumulating 2,127 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns during his final two seasons at Notre Dame. He also collected 77 receptions and generated 672 receiving yards during that sequence, and the Rams traded up to secure him in... Read More
Khalil Herbert (RB, CHI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 53% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers have been dropping Khalil Herbert from their rosters since David Montgomery re-emerged from his ankle injury (Week 5). That has created a surge in Herbert’s availability as he is now available in 47% of all leagues. Herbert has averaged 6.4 yards per... Read More
Taylor Heinicke (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Taylor Heinicke was tabbed the starting quarterback for the Washington Commanders (over rookie Sam Howell) while Carson Wentz recovers from a thumb injury suffered in Week 6. After a slow start, it looks like Heinicke will keep the job for at least one... Read More
Sam Ehlinger (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Initially, this post was going to discuss Matt Ryan as a priority add this week because of the matchup against the Washington Commanders in Week 8. Then this happened. Per source, Colts benching Matt Ryan, turning to Sam Ehlinger. Sam makes 1st... Read More
Cade Otton (TE, TB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As expected, Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton was the man slotted at the starting TE position with Cameron Brate (neck) ruled out for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. Brate didn't practice last week and stayed on the sidelines come kick-off... Read More