Pierre-Luc Dubois Stays Hot In Saturday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois registered a second-period goal to help give his team a 3-0 road victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. The 21-year-old also finished his night with a plus-one rating, five shots on goal and one takeaway in 14:47 of ice time in the contest. Dubois has taken […]

Elvis Merzlikins Records First NHL Shutout

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins picked up his first career NHL shutout on Saturday, blanking the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 at T-Mobile Arena. The 25-year-old, filling in for injured netminder Joonas Korpisalo (knee), was terrific throughout the full 60 minutes in this one, stopping all 27 shots thrown at him. After failing to record […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Blanks Flyers on Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his eighth consecutive victory as his team narrowly defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Saturday night. In addition to his win streak, the 25-year-old captured his second straight shutout in the contest, turning aside all 23 shots faced. After a curious slow start to the campaign, Vasilevskiy […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/12/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It's Sunday, and the league has seven games on the agenda, beginning at 3:30 pm (eastern), for those who need a break from NFL divisional play. There are plenty of injuries to monitor, with Reggie Bullock, Marcus Morris, Frank Ntilikina, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, Dennis Smith Jr., Mike Conley, Rui Hachimura, C.J. Miles, Garrison Mathews, […]

Don't Doubt Mike Trout: Why He's Still #1

It has become fashionable for fantasy owners to suggest that perhaps this is the year that Mike Trout should be supplanted as the consensus first overall draft pick. Not one, but two other players - Ronald Acuna and Christian Yelich - are being regularly selected in early NFBC drafts ahead of the 28-year-old Trout, who […]

Elias Lindholm Nets Two Goals In Calgary Win

Calgary center Elias Lindholm continued his snipping ways this season with two goals in a 4-3 win against Edmonton on Saturday night. He now has four goals in the last three games and 11 points in the last 10. Overall, he has 20 goals in 47 games. Forward Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an […]

James Reimer, Carolina Shut Out Los Angeles

Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender James Reimer turned aside 40 shots from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2-0 win on Saturday night. It was a bounce-back game for him as he was coming off three poor outings despite his solid season overall. Nino Niederreiter scored the winning goal, which was just his second goal in 10 […]

Ilya Kovalchuk Lifts Montreal To Overtime Win

Recently-acquired Ilya Kovalchuk scored in overtime to give a struggling Canadiens club its first win in nine games by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night. It was his first goal with his new team but his fourth point in four games. Kovalchuk had just nine points in 17 games with the Kings. Rookie winger […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: An Introduction

Hello, fellow RotoBallers! Sabermetrics have become an integral tool for fantasy baseball draft prep, but a concise resource for understanding the basics can be difficult to find. Over the next two months, this series will attempt to define and explain all of the metrics fantasy owners may find useful, citing examples of how to use […]

Derrick Henry Leads Titans To Upset Win

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry finished with 30 carries for 195 yards during the win over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. He also added two catches for seven yards and a touchdown toss to Corey Davis in the third quarter. Henry was firing on all cylinders in this one by amassing 6.5 yards per […]

Ryan Tannehill Accounts For Three Touchdowns In Win

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns on 7-for-14 passing during the upset win over the Baltimore Ravens. He also had 13 yards off of six carries, while also adding another score on the ground. Tannehill didn't do much throwing as Derrick Henry logged 30 attempts to finish with nearly […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 12th, 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 January 12th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Mark Andrews Catches Four Passes Against Titans

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews brought in four of his seven targets for 39 yards during the loss to Tennessee on Saturday. Andrews was in jeopardy of not playing after battling an ankle injury but was still able to get something going despite yielding some receptions and a touchdown to Hayden Hurst, who had […]

Marquise Brown Hauls In Seven Catches In Loss On Saturday

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown came to life during the loss to the Titans on Saturday, finishing with seven catches (11 targets) for 126 yards. Hollywood started off the year hot, catching four passes for 147 yards and two scores in Week 1 against the Dolphins. However, constant flirting with not playing due to […]

Mark Ingram Accrues Only 22 Rushing Yards In Loss

Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram ran for 22 yards on just six attempts during the loss to the Titans on Saturday. He also had a catch for nine yards. Ingram came into this one carrying a designation after injuring his calf in Week 16 of the regular season, so his lack of productivity in […]

Lamar Jackson Accounts For 508 Yards In Divisional Loss

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson finished with 365 yards and a touchdown on 31-for-59 passing during the loss to the Titans on Saturday. He also added 20 carries for 143 yards. Though he was able to account for 508 total yards on the offensive end, he managed to complete just 52.5 percent of his passes […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Collects 24 Points In Defeat

Oklahoma City Thunder point/shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continued his consistent scoring during Saturday’s loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, tying for the team high with 24 points on 8-for-17 shooting. His struggles from long range continued, as he has now shot 2-for-16 from deep over his last five games. But by adding eight rebounds, Gilgeous-Alexander […]

Dwight Howard Grabs Season-High 14 Boards Off Bench

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard recorded his third double-double of 2019-20 during Saturday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, setting a new season high by snatching 14 rebounds. Howard reached the 26-minute mark of playing time for just the third time all year, seeing increased duties without Anthony Davis (back) available. Howard shot 4-for-8 […]

Rajon Rondo Drops Season-High 22 Points Amid Double-Double

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo saw an enormous offensive workload without LeBron James (illness) available for Saturday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rondo set new season highs in scoring (22) and rebounding (12), while coming just two assists shy of logging his first triple-double of the year. Just how unusual were Rondo’s […]

Kyle Kuzma Erupts For Season-High 36-Point Showing

Los Angeles Lakers small/power forward Kyle Kuzma made his second consecutive start during Saturday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and took full advantage of many of his teammates missing the contest. It has been a seesaw season for Kuzma, especially in the scoring column, but he had everything working Saturday, finishing 15-for-24 overall, including […]

Luke Kornet Pours In Season-High 15 Points Off Bench

Chicago Bulls power forward/center Luke Kornet was thrust 25 minutes of playing time during Saturday’s win over the Detroit Pistons with Wendell Carter Jr. sidelined. Kornet took that time on the floor and parlayed it into a 15-point showing, which set a new season high in scoring; he went 6-for-13 from the floor overall, including […]

Christian Wood Snags Career-High 14 Rebounds In Double-Double

Detroit Pistons power forward/center Christian Wood took full advantage of Andre Drummond’s ejection early in the second half of Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, going on to set a new career high in rebounds with 14 amid his fifth double-double of the year. Wood logged a double-double against Chicago back on Nov. 20 as […]

Derrick Rose Drops Team-High 20 Points Versus Former Squad

Detroit Pistons point/shooting guard Derrick Rose collected a team-high 20 points off the bench on 7-for-11 shooting during Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Chicago native has now reeled off five consecutive outings with at least 20 points to his credit, raising his shooting percentage on the year to 49 percent in the process, […]

Andre Drummond Ejected In Third Quarter Of Defeat

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond was tossed in the third quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls after throwing the ball at the head of Bulls center Daniel Gafford following a lay-up that the rookie made over the league’s leading rebounder. Drummond played 19 minutes prior to his departure, finishing with nine points, four […]

Zach Lavine Drops Game-High 25 Points During Victory

Scoring did not come as easy for Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine as it has in his last handful of outings, but Lavine turned his 8-for-21 shooting performance -- which included going 1-for-9 from three-point range -- into a 25-point showing in Saturday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. The outing marks Lavine’s 21st time […]

Vikings Defense Allows 185 Rushing Yards

The Minnesota Vikings Defense ended the season on a less-than-stellar note, allowing 27 points and a whopping 185 rushing yards in a 27-10 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers. They notched an interception, a fumble recovery, and two sacks, but they gave us chunk gains on the ground all day and lost the time of […]

Kyle Rudolph Quiet In Defeat

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph had a tough ending to his season as he caught just two of three targets for four yards in the 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Rudolph's low volume was a product of the Vikings' inability to get anything going all day as the 49ers Defense held Kirk […]

Adam Thielen Has Five Catches For 50 Yards

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen caught five of seven targets for 50 yards in a 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. Thielen didn't appear to be slowed down by his recent injury but was unable to get much going as the 49ers Defense suffocated the Vikings offense all game long. Thielen […]

Stefon Diggs Has Productive Game

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs caught two of five targets for 57 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 27-10 defeat against the San Francisco 49ers. Diggs was the only productive player for the Vikings from a fantasy standpoint as he caught a 41-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Diggs finished with 63 catches for […]

Dalvin Cook Gets Shut Down In Defeat

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had nine carries for 18 yards in a 27-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He added six catches on eight targets for eight yards. Cook was continuously stymied by unrelenting 49ers' defensive front as the Vikings' offensive line was simply overmatched. This was an absolutely miserable ending to […]