Ben Simmons Stuffs Stat Sheet In Thursday's Loss

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons was busy all over the court in Thursday's loss to Milwaukee, picking up 11 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, one block, and four turnovers. He played a massive 42 minutes and shot 5-for-6 from the field. Philly took another painful road loss, but they can dwell on […]

Khris Middleton Comes Alive In Second Half

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton had a tough start against the Sixers on Thursday, but he got going in the second half to finish with 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting. He went 3-for-8 from deep, adding seven rebounds and three assists. Middleton was limited to just four points in the first half, but considering […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Crushes Philly With 30-20 Game

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo made it look easy on Thursday against the Sixers, finishing a 112-101 win with 36 points and 20 rebounds, shooting 13-for-25 from the floor and 9-for-12 at the line. He added six assists and one steal with three turnovers. Giannis is looking like an unstoppable machine right now and he's […]

Kenta Maeda To Twins - Fantasy Impact

Late Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox triggered a blockbuster, three-team trade that sent star outfielder Mookie Betts to the west coast and brought a couple of top prospects back to Boston. What was lost in the madness was the third team, the Minnesota Twins, making a big addition to their starting […]

Going Full Corbin: Pitchers Who Should Throw Their Best Pitch More

Patrick Corbin has made a case for himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball. He produced 14 wins in 202.0 innings pitched with a 3.25 ERA and 28.5 K%. Corbin wasn’t always this good though. In 2016, his ERA was a pedestrian 5.15 with a mediocre 18.7 K%. Suddenly, Corbin decided to start […]

Busch Clash at Daytona: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

Be sure to listen back to the RotoBaller Radio Daytona 500 DFS Preview Special on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio - just search for RotoBaller on demand now!  Man, it feels good to get back to racing! After a long two months off my fingers almost forgot how to type, but the thought of fast cars, wild […]

Andre Burakovsky Stays Hot In Avalanche Win

The Colorado Avalanche received a full team effort during Thursday night’s 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. Ten players nabbed at least one point. Andre Burakovsky’s assist gave him 40 points in 49 games on the season, which is a new career high. He now has 12 points in the last six games. Rookie defenseman […]

Andrei Svechnikov Scores Twice In Hurricanes Win

Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each had two goals and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Svechnikov hit the 50-point mark with his effort and also set a new career-high in goals with 22. He has eight points over his last six games. Aho is now […]

Mark Stone Nets Five Points In Vegas Victory

The Vegas Golden Knights exploded for seven goals in a 7-2 drubbing of the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Mark Stone had two goals and three assists in the game. He broke both the 20-goal mark and the 50-point plateau for the sixth straight season. Max Pacioretty also scored two goals while adding an assist […]

Zach LaVine Scores 22 Points On 19 Shots In Loss

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine provided a solid line on Thursday, but it was not enough in the six-point defeat at the hands of the Pelicans. LaVine connected on 8-for-19 shooting, en route to 22 points, while handing out three assists with three rebounds. LaVine also chipped in a steal and a block but was […]

Thaddeus Young Scores 11 Points With Three Steals

Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young continued to impress in his starting role on Thursday. Young had his quick hands active as he recorded three steals, with 11 points to go along with six rebounds, across 31 minutes in the 125-119 loss to the Pelicans. Young was rumored to potentially to be moved, but he stayed […]

Brandon Ingram Tweaks Ankle, Does Not Return

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard/small forward Brandon Ingram suffered a right ankle sprain on Thursday against the Bulls. Ingram had his ankle re-taped and tried to play through the injury, but, the Pelicans decided to shut down his night after 21 minutes of action. Ingram finished the game with 15 points, five assists, three rebounds […]

Zion Williamson Scores 21 Points In Win

New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Zion Williamson needed just 25 minutes to record 21 points in the 125-119 win over Chicago. Williamson scored his points on an efficient 9-for-11 shooting from the floor and added four rebounds with two steals and a block. Williamson did suffer a minor tweak to his ankle, but he stayed […]

Josh Hart Scores 12 Points And Adds Six Assists

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard/small forward Josh Hart matched his career high of six assists on Thursday and also scored 12 points in the six-point win over the Bulls. Hart did not stop there, as he added seven rebounds, two steals and three makes in 26 minutes of action. Hart has quietly been staying fantasy […]

Gary Trent Jr. Ties A Season High With Six Made Threes

Portland Trail Blazers guard Gary Trent Jr. came off the bench and was a much-needed boost for his team in a 125-117 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Trent Jr. took seven shots, all threes, and made six of them to tie a season-high in deep balls, and also chipped in four assists and one […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 7th, 2020

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 February 7th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Damian Lillard Drops A Double-Double On The Spurs

In his team's 125-117 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard collected his 15th double-double of the year. Lillard had 26 points, 10 assists, two rebounds, and went 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in his 37 minutes on Thursday night. After averaging 52.8 percent from the field and 50 percent […]

Hassan Whiteside Bounces Back With Massive Performance

Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside bounced back from arguably his worst performance of the season against Denver on Tuesday night to dominate the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. Whiteside grabbed a season-low five rebounds against the Nuggets, so he decided to come back and tie his season-high with 23 boards against the Spurs. In […]

DeMar DeRozan Goes 9-for-9 From The Charity Stripe

San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan cooled off from his red-hot run on Thursday night in a 125-117 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In the 10 games before Thursday's loss, the former-Raptor was scoring at will averaging 25.4 points on 52.4 percent shooting from the field. Those numbers set the bar so high that […]

Trey Lyles Scores Season-High 23 Points Against Portland

San Antonio Spurs forward Trey Lyles had his best game of the season on Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the 125-117 loss, Lyles collected his first double-double of the campaign with a season-high 23 points on 9-for-11 shooting, 10 rebounds, and two steals in 34 minutes. The 2015 lottery pick also drained […]

Cowboys To Have More Complex Defense In 2020

The Dallas Cowboys Defense will continue with a four-man defensive front under new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, who is 60 years old and who has 32 years of experience as an NFL coach, including from 2005 through 2008 as the head coach of the 49ers. He wants Dallas' defense to have "a swarming type of […]

Panthers Re-Sign Joey Slye

The Carolina Panthers agreed to a one-year contract extension with impending exclusive-rights free-agent kicker Joey Slye on Thursday. In Slye's first NFL season, he was 25-for-32 on field-goal attempts and made 31 of his 35 extra points. He was 8-for-11 from 50-plus yards, with his longest make coming from 55 yards out. Slye's eight made […]

Kyle Shanahan Still Believes In Jimmy Garoppolo

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is still a supporter of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo despite his dud in the Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs. "Same as it was the day before the Super Bowl," Shanahan said of his support for Garoppolo. "There's no difference. He was on his way close to a Super […]

Pedro Leon Expected To Sign With Astros

The Houston Astros are expected to sign Cuban outfielder Pedro Leon for around $4 million when the new international signing period opens on July 2, according to sources. The 22-year-old dominated the Cuban national league in 2018 before he defected and would be one of the international class' highest-paid players. The Astros have a pretty […]

Pablo Sandoval Could Miss First Month

San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said that third baseman Pablo Sandoval (elbow) could take some at-bats in spring training, but he probably won't play the field as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. Sandoval could be ready for games around a month into the regular season, barring any setbacks. The Kung […]

Indians Close To Deal With Domingo Santana

The Cleveland Indians are close to signing outfielder Domingo Santana to a one-year deal worth just over $1 million on Thursday night. Santana hit .253 (174-for-507) with 21 home runs and 69 RBI for the Mariners in 2019, striking out 164 times in 121 games. He played 59 games in left field last season and […]

Mookie Betts Deal No Longer A Certainty

The Boston Red Sox are trying to reconfigure the part of the Mookie Betts three-team deal with the Twins to get more than pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol. There's still hope that this blockbuster deal gets finalized in some form, but some involved are suggesting that it's no longer a certainty. The hangup is over Graterol's […]

James Paxton's Return Could be Sooner Than Expected

New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton (back) may return from surgery earlier than originally anticipated, with a hopeful return date in the first third of the season. If he does come back early, Paxton will have a chance to push his value back up as he enters a walk year, but his early return could […]

Cameron Johnson, Ty Jerome Unlikely To Suit Up Friday

Phoenix Suns small/power forward Cameron Johnson and point guard Ty Jerome are both tagged as doubtful to suit up for Friday’s contest against the Houston Rockets. Johnson has missed each of Phoenix’s past 10 games due to a quad ailment, while Jerome has been absent from the previous three outings with a calf injury. With […]

Dario Saric, Tyler Johnson Will Miss Friday’s Contest

Phoenix Suns small/power forward Dario Saric and point/shooting guard Tyler Johnson have both been ruled out ahead of Friday’s game versus the Houston Rockets. Saric’s absence will mark his fourth contest in a row on the sidelines due to an ankle injury, while Johnson will miss his third straight showing due to a calf ailment. […]