NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for COTA Pit Boss 250 (3/26/22)
It's time for a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at COTA, part of a tripleheader weekend for NASCAR. Last week, Noah Gragson won his first race of the season. Based on how he's been driving, it won't be his last win. He already has four top fives and leads Ty Gibbs and A.J. Allmendinger by 19... Read More
Robinson Cano (2B, NYM) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 430 CURRENT ADP: ~463 overall ANALYSIS: Cano missed all of the 2021 season due to another PED suspension. He was coming off three straight seasons where he hit no more than 13 home runs but still hit for an excellent average. As he gets older, the power is deteriorating, but... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for COTA XPEL 225 (3/26/22)
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Austin on Saturday as part of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend. Last time out, Corey Heim won at Atlanta, taking the first checkered flag of his Truck Series career. Chandler Smith currently leads the points standings. Here at RotoBaller, we want to help you make informed decisions about... Read More
WGC Match Play - Sweet 16 & Elite Eight (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... Read More
Starting Pitcher Breakouts Who’ll Continue to Improve - Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets
Each year in the MLB, there’s always a handful of players who finally breakout and show their true potential. Oftentimes, some of these breakouts are legit, and for others, it’s just a fluke solid season. That was again the case during the 2021 regular season. We saw a ton of strong showings from some unexpected... Read More
Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for Points Leagues - Matt Olson, Carlos Correa, Josh Donaldson, Justin Verlander and More
Welcome back RotoBallers! Spring Training is in full swing, and fantasy baseball draft season is about to pick up in a big way. Below you'll find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball points league rankings, specifically catered and adjusted for for points leagues and head-to-head (H2H) points league formats. In the last few days... Read More
NFBC Points League Primer for Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Points-league players are often overlooked in the fantasy baseball draft world. Rankings for roto leagues do not match up and one-size-fits-all points rankings aren't much better since every site has unique scoring settings. So here I am, taking the baton from Nicklaus Gaut and advancing toward new horizons. And those horizons, today, go by the... Read More
Robbie Ray: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?
Robbie Ray had long been a polarizing figure in fantasy baseball circles. Last season, the Ray truthers were vindicated when he turned in a career year as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and won the AL Cy Young award. Ray posted a 13-7 record, 2.84 ERA, struck out a league-leading 248 hitters, and... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/25/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Friday RotoBallers! As usual, we have a jam-packed Friday night slate, filled with some juicy matchups. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, with larger slates like this one, you don't have to worry about ownership getting steamed up too hard usually, so consider... Read More
DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Columbus: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Second UFC even taking place in another venue not the Apex, and first one back from the European Tour that saw the promo fight in London for the first time in three (!) years. And hey, while we won't have any belts on the line this Saturday, we can only hope to at least receive... Read More
NCAA Tournament DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for 3/25 - March Madness Daily Fantasy
68 teams started on their quest a week ago. We've eliminated 56 of those already. Only 12 are left standing, including one team that is strutting like a Peacock. This is the day of the ruined brackets with the exception of the Kansas-Providence game. We start with the darlings of the tournament, the Peacocks, taking... Read More
Finding Over/Undervalued Second Basemen Using Expected Draft Values
And we're back to the Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both over and undervalued players of all types. Whether you're targeting power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, we've got you covered. We now head to second base as we make our way around the diamond for... Read More
Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (3/25/22)
Everywhere you look there are upsets right now! Two top seeds just went down in the NCAA tournament last night and four of the five underdogs I wrote up in this piece on Wednesday either won or covered. Full disclosure, I bailed on the Lakers once LeBron James was ruled out, but they still covered... Read More
NFL Free Agency Winners and Losers
This offseason has been one for the books. With surprising trades, megadeals, and a bunch of QBs on the move, things have been unpredictable. A lot of teams upgraded this offseason with the AFC West looking super loaded heading into 2022. Who else won (and lost) free agency? Catch up on all the notable NFL... Read More
Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/25/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey
Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Mark and I write NFL, MLB, and NHL on Rotoballer. I play NHL DFS almost daily, and am excited to bring you my thoughts on today's slate! Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup picks, analysis, and advice for NHL DFS contests on... Read More
Robert Woods Traded to Titans: Fantasy Football Impact Analysis
When the Rams brought in Allen Robinson, my first response was "that's a bunch of receivers." Evidently, the Rams thought the same thing, as they shipped one of their wideouts, Robert Woods, off to Tennessee. Woods, who tore his ACL in November, will team up with A.J. Brown in what should be a solid receiving corps... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2022 Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I recognize that the term "sleeper" continues to lose its meaning 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 here! Sleepers are not necessarily meant... Read More
Mid-Round Second Basemen - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values and Targets
Welcome officially to the 2022 fantasy baseball season! Now that an MLB deal is in place, a lot more fantasy drafts will be taking place -- and we're here as always to guide you through it. Once you reach the middle rounds of drafts, everyone is looking to draft players with upside that can provide... Read More
Best Ball Targets for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)
Best Ball is a tricky game, especially for those just getting into it. The concept may seem easy enough – draft a team and let the computer do the work for you while your only responsibility is making the occasional adds or drops. This may be the case on the surface, however, to win a... Read More
Nick Mariano's 2022 Late-Round Fliers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Howdy, RotoBallers! I hope you're ready to take chances, make mistakes, and get messy. We’re here to dig a little deeper into the draft room and look for players that would be wise to take a flier on in the late rounds. As of... Read More
Nick Mariano's Points Leagues Targets for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but points formats are typically lumped into rotisserie angles and/or ignored entirely. We can't have our pointy RotoBallers sad, so let us write with a different... Read More
Nick Mariano's Points Leagues Early-Round Overvalued (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy baseball drafts (and their articles) are almost all about finding the next superstar and unearthing talent late, but we can't forget that surrendering value by over-drafting can be just as crucial. There's insight out there for most anything, but coverage of points leagues... Read More
Updated 2022 Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 5x5 Roto Mixed Leagues - Fernando Tatis, Jack Flaherty, Chris Sale, Kenley Jansen and More
Fellow RotoBallers, Spring Training is underway we are inching closer to Opening Day! Below you will find our MLB team's updated 2022 fantasy baseball rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen an incredible amount of moves and changes including trades, free agent signings and of... Read More
Updated Prospects Rankings for Fantasy Baseball Drafts (2022)
Welcome back RotoBallers to our ongoing coverage of fantasy baseball prospects. Today we're here with our updated preseason rankings for the top 50 MLB prospects who have a chance to make fantasy baseball impacts in 2022. Marc Hulet has been leading RotoBaller's fantasy baseball prospects coverage for several years, after spending several years at Fangraphs.... Read More
Top 250 Fantasy Baseball Prospects Rankings for Dynasty Leagues
Welcome RotoBallers to our first rankings article of the year about fantasy baseball prospects. Below you will find our early list of the top 250 MLB prospect rankings for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues. For those of you focused on this year's impact prospects, you can also check out our top 50 fantasy baseball prospect rankings... Read More
Daily MLB Injury Roundup for March 25th, 2022
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for March 25th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More
Daily NBA Injury Roundup for March 25th, 2022
RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for March 25th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below... Read More
Bubba & the Bloom 1 - Benched with Bubba (Episode 455)
Bubba (@bdentrek) is joined by Ryan Bloomfield (@RyanBHQ). In tonight's episode, the guys will go over some recent fantasy baseball news, look at the ADP risers in the first NFBC Main Event drafts in comparison to the recent OC drafts, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the Benched With Bubba Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's... Read More
Best Ball Fades for Fantasy Baseball (Premium Content)
Best Ball is a tricky game, especially for those just getting into it. The concept may seem easy enough – draft a team and let the computer do the work for you while your only responsibility is making the occasional adds or drops. This may be the case on the surface, however, to win a... Read More