Martin Necas Extends Scoring Streak To Four Games

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's matchup against the Kings, extending his point streak to four games in the process. Sebastian Aho was also on target in the 2-0 win. Necas is a third-liner who actually doesn't play much, averaging 14:14 on the ice per game, but he's on the […]

Petr Mrazek Blanks The Kings

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek stopped all 31 shots in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Kings, notching his 19th career shutout and keeping his record for the season at a perfect 4-0-0. The former Red Wing has been in great form, posting a 1.94 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Mrazek can blow hot […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 2 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 2 going forward. This […]

Elias Lindholm Scores Again In Tuesday's Win

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm kept his scoring form going on Tuesday against Philadelphia, producing his fourth goal of the season in a 3-1 win. Michael Frolik and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Flames, while Matt Niskanen tallied Philly's lone goal. David Rittich faced only 22 shots in Calgary's crease. Lindholm has been more […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/16/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

The Wednesday slate will offer some good offensive matchups, most notably with Toronto visiting Washingon, Colorado visiting Pittsburgh, and Carolina visiting San Jose. Toronto averages around four goals a game, while Washington will have the opportunity to face the backup goalie on the second night of a back-to-back for the Maple Leafs. Colorado and Pittsburgh are […]

Trea Turner Tallies Two RBI As Nationals Sweep

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the Nationals 7-4 win over the Cardinals to advance to the World Series. Turner posted multiple hits in two of the last three games of the series and finished the NLCS hitting .294. Turner has done an excellent job sparking the offense from the […]

Marcell Ozuna K's Three Times In Game 4

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in the Cardinals 7-4 loss to the Nationals in Game 4 of the NLCS. After slashing .429/.479/.857 in the NLDS against the Braves, Ozuna hit only .188 during the course of the four-game sweep by the Nationals. Ozuna struck out seven times over his […]

Juan Soto's Two Hits Help Sweep Cardinals

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto went 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI as the Nationals sweep the Cardinals to advance to the World Series. Soto came into the game only 1-for-12 in the series but slashed an opposite field double en route to a seven-run first inning for Washington. The 22-year-old slugged .611 in […]

Dexter Fowler Ends Season In Huge Slump

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dexter Fowler coaxed a pinch-hit walk and scored a run as the Cardinals were swept by the Nationals in the NLCS. Fowler really disappointed in the playoffs, eventually losing his starter's role to Jose Martinez in the final few games. Fowler delivered in the postseason for the Cubs in 2016 but […]

Paul Goldschmidt Hits .063 In NLCS

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts as the Cardinals were swept out of the playoffs by the Nationals in the NLCS. After hitting .429 with two home runs in the NLDS against the Braves, Goldschmidt went 1-for-16 against the Nationals. To add insult to injury, the slugger struck out […]

Anthony Rendon Extends Playoff Hitting Streak To Eight

Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in the Nationals triumphant win over the Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS. The Nationals are headed to the World Series and Rendon has been a huge reason why they're heading there. The soon-to-be free agent has an eight-game hitting streak in […]

Howie Kendrick Earns NLCS MVP

Washington Nationals second baseman Howie Kendrick was awarded NLCS MVP after the Nationals beat the Cardinals 7-0 to earn a spot in the World Series. Kendrick went 0-for-3 in Game 4 but came up huge countless times throughout the series. The 36-year-old enjoyed a huge bounce back this season even though he played a reduced […]

Patrick Corbin Pitches Nationals To Pennant

Washington Nationals starter Patrick Corbin struck out 12 Cardinals hitters in five innings pitched as the Nationals are heading to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. Corbin was cruising through the first few innings with a 7-0 lead but ran into trouble in the fourth and fifth innings. But it didn't […]

Dakota Hudson Bombs As Cards Get Swept

St. Louis Cardinals starter Dakota Hudson lasted only 1/3 of an inning in Game 4 of the NLCS, allowing seven runs as the Cardinals were eliminated by the Nationals. Hudson was on the ropes early, then an error in the infield coupled with miscommunication in the outfield leading to a dropped fly ball and the […]

Josh Reddick's Home Run Highlights Astros Win

Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick hit his fourth career postseason home run in the Astros 4-1 win over the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS. Reddick hasn't done much in the playoffs thus far, posting only two hits in his first 14 at-bats. But Reddick put a charge into one in the second inning, […]

Michael Brantley Now Hitting .308 In ALCS

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with one run scored in the Astros 4-1 win over the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS. The veteran now has hits in each of the first three games of the series and is hitting .308 over his last 13 at-bats. Ever since Brantley hit a huge […]

Luis Severino Bitten By Home Run Bug

New York Yankees starter Luis Severino pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowing two runs, in the teams 4-1 loss to the Astros in Game 3 of the ALCS. Severino struck out six but allowed five hits, including a pair of solo home runs in the first two innings. When facing an opponent like Houston's starter Gerrit […]

Jose Altuve Goes Deep Again As Astros Prevail

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in the Astros 4-1 win over the Yankees in the ALCS. Altuve got the Astros off on the right foot, smoking a home run over the fence in the first inning. For the 29-year-old, it was his fourth bomb […]

Gleyber Torres Stays Hot In Game 3 Loss

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres stayed hot in the playoffs, hitting another home run and walking twice in the Yankees 4-1 loss to the Astros. Torres now has hits in each of the six Yankees playoff games this season and is slashing .417/.481/.958 over his last 24 at-bats. The Yankees offense has gone […]

Gerrit Cole Holds Down Yankees

Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole pitched seven scoreless innings as the Astros took a 2-1 ALCS series lead over the Yankees. Cole struck out seven in the 4-1 victory but it wasn't his sharpest performance. The dominant right-hander walked five batters but escaped unscathed in every inning. Cole is now 19-0, including the postseason, since […]

Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov Lead Lightning to Win

Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov tallied two points each, leading the Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. It has been a rough start to the season for the Lightning from a team perspective, but Kucherov and Stamkos continue to rack up the points. Their line with the addition […]

Gerald Mayhew Scores First Career Goal in Win

Minnesota Wild forward Gerald Mayhew scored his first career goal in a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mayhew gives a bit of hope to the Wild fan base, as they bring in some young offensive talent to decrease the average age on a veteran-heavy lineup. Mayhew had been the minor league teams best […]

Morgan Rielly Tallies Four Points in Win

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly led the team with four assists in a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. The Leafs powerplay was firing, going 2/3, snapping the puck around with relative ease, which should be happening every game with the amount of talent on their PP1. Mitch Marner added a goal and two […]

Tony Pollard (RB, DAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Cowboys rookie running back, Tony Pollard has been quietly very efficient in his rookie campaign. Whenever a running back gets drafted as the backup to someone as talented and involved with an offense as Ezekiel Elliott, it can be tough to become […]

Ito Smith (RB, ATL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Many fantasy football owners drafted Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman with hopes of a resurgence. As the RB14 in PPR scoring leagues, Freeman has been picking things up as the season continues on. However, it’s worth noting that he’s seeing a career-worst […]

PGA DFS: Vegas Report - The CJ Cup

Lanto Griffin kept his spectacular momentum rolling at the Houston Open, capturing the first title of his career. The life of a journeyman on tour can be difficult, and it is perhaps explained no better than by Griffin's story. In 2017, the American had made just $4,800 through 10 events and told his agent that […]

Deebo Samuel (WR, SF) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: The San Francisco 49ers have shocked the world this year and currently are undefeated at 5-0. The offense has definitely not been what’s making them so good this year, but their defense has been great and appears to be here to stay. The […]

Geronimo Allison (WR, GB) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2019 season, there was some debate on who would be the WR2 in Green Bay this year. We all know just how good Davante Adams is, and with the second wide receiver spot up for grabs, it’s between Marquez Valdes-Scantling […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Should be Fine for Wednesday

New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. (back) is listed as probable for Wednesday's preseason game against the Atlanta Hawks. He missed the last two preseason contests due to a lower back strain. He's battling with Elfrid Payton and Frank Ntilikina for minutes at the guard position. This might be a tough situation for standard […]