Christiaan Bezuidenhout A Risky Option At Genesis Invitational

Christiaan Bezuidenhout surprised many with his T4 finish at the WM Phoenix Open last week. The 30-year-old South African impressively gained four and a half strokes from tee-to-green and over seven strokes putting, remaining in contention throughout all four rounds. However, that tournament marked the first time he gained strokes on approach since August of […]

Billy Horschel Hopes Scottsdale Was Just A Blip

Billy Horschel has had an intriguing 2025 so far. The American golfer looked right for consecutive weeks and finished T-9th at Pebble Beach. However, the WM Phoenix Open and Sony Open were different stories sandwiched in. Horschel missed the cut (+1) at Scottsdale due to a lack of birdies. Round 2 was a wild ride […]

Thomas Detry Seeking Back-To-Back Victories At Genesis Invitational

Thomas Detry moved one step closer to becoming a household name with his dominant performance at the WM Phoenix Open. The 32-year-old Belgian gained close to 20 total strokes on the field and closed out his first Tour victory with a 6-under 65 on Sunday, easily fending off the likes of Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, […]

Max Greyserman Seeking Return To Form At Torrey Pines

Max Greyserman was tremendously popular for fantasy managers in the Fall Swing and was even knocking on the door for his first Tour victory. The 29-year-old Duke Blue Devil kicked off his second year on Tour with four top-10 finishes in just six appearances, including a T2 finish at the Zozo Championship. He seemed poise […]

Max Homa A Fade Candidate For Genesis Invitational

Max Homa heads to the Genesis Invitational in shaky form, and it will likely be hard for fantasy managers to justify rostering him once again this week. Since the turn of the calendar year, he's finished T26 at The Sentry in a watered-down field, withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open at nine over par, finished […]

Si Woo Kim A Value Play At Genesis Invitational

Si Woo Kim will likely be a popular golfer for fantasy managers this week, and rightfully so. The 29-year-old South Korean is coming off a 12th-place showing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a T21 at the WM Phoenix Open, and he also notched a T6 result at the Zozo Championship during the Fall […]

Rory McIlroy In Dominant Form Ahead Of Genesis Invitational

Rory McIlroy is arguably enjoying one of the best stretches of golf in his illustrious career. Since his T9 at the Tour Championship to close out last season, The 35-year-old Northern Irishman has racked up six finishes inside of the top-10 in his last seven starts, including two runner-up finishes and two outright victories. Most […]

Nolan Arenado Expected To Be Traded Before Opening Day

The St. Louis Cardinals haven't been able to trade veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado this offseason after he used his full no-trade clause to block a trade to the Houston Astros. However, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand thinks the Cardinals' will get something done and will have more urgency to deal Arenado before the start of spring […]

J.T. Poston In Solid Form Ahead Of Genesis Invitational

J.T. Poston will likely be on the radar of fantasy managers this week. The 31-year-old Georgia native finished inside of the top-10 in all three of his Fall Swing starts, including his third Tour victory at the Shriners Children Open, and enters the Genesis Invitational on the heels three-straight made cuts, including a T16 at […]

Sepp Straka Looks To Stay Hot At Genesis Invitational

Fantasy managers placing an emphasis on recent form this week will certainly have their eyes on Sepp Straka. The 31-year-old Austrian has been on fire in the 2025 calendar year, making five consecutive cuts and racking up finishes of T15, T30, 1st, T7, and 15th along the way. Perhaps even more impressive, he's gained strokes […]

Will Zalatoris A Golfer To Watch At Genesis Invitational

Golf fans will likely remember Will Zalatoris' performance at the Genesis Invitational last year. Not only did the 28-year-old Tour star finish runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama, but he also made an incredible hole-in-one on the par-3 14th hole at The Riviera Country Club to win himself and his caddie new cars. While this year's tournament […]

Overrated and Underrated College Basketball Teams - Reviewing the AP Poll For Week 15

The Super Bowl has concluded, and with it, the 2024-25 NFL season. For many sports fans, that means retiring until the NCAA tournament tips off, but that would be the incorrect way of approaching the sports calendar. College basketball is in full swing and is just starting to heat up. Less than a month away […]

Brian Harman Looking For Top-20 Result At Torrey Pines

Brian Harman already has competed in five events in 2025. The American golfer does have two Top 25 results but nothing inside the Top 20. Harman has been a few shots short of contending here and there. Part of that is early putting issues as he ranks 153rd in strokes gained to putting (-0.499). His […]

2025 NFL Rookie Dynasty Draft Outlooks For Fantasy Football: Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward, Jalen Milroe, Jaxson Dart

The 2025 NFL Draft is nearing, and although the group of rookie quarterbacks coming in isn't viewed as one of the best we've seen as of late, at least two or three signal callers will carry some fantasy football value. In single-QB setups, none of this year's quarterbacks are slam dunks, but any starter is worth […]

Tommy Fleetwood An Interesting Name For Genesis Invitational

Probably a better play at the original host site, Riviera Country Club, Tommy Fleetwood still makes for a person of interest ahead of Thursday at Torrey Pines. Through only two events played this season (One PGA Tour and one DP World Tour event), the 34-year-old has gained over 10 shots on approach and is averaging […]

Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Fallers and Fades? K-BB% Analysis and 2025 Draft Outlooks

As managers prepare for their 2025 fantasy baseball drafts, we attempt to provide you with articles that offer a reason to draft a player ahead of their ADP, or in some cases, give you a reason to steer clear. This article illuminates a few starting pitchers and why their sudden drop in K-BB% is concerning […]

2025 NFL Rookie Dynasty Draft Outlooks For Fantasy Football: Devin Neal, Dylan Sampson, RJ Harvey

The 2025 dynasty fantasy football offseason has arrived, and if your team needs running backs, the 2025 NFL Draft class is here to bring in a fresh group of talented ball carriers. After a weak group of 2024 rookie running backs, this is much needed. Kansas' Devin Neal, Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, and UCF's RJ Harvey […]

Kenley Jansen Agrees To Contract With Angels

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, relief pitcher Kenley Jansen has agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. Jansen has spent the last two seasons with the Boston Red Sox after a brief stint with the Atlanta Braves and a long tenure with the Los […]

Corey Conners A Scary Play At Torrey Pines

Since his T5 at The Sentry, things have been ugly--primarily on the greens--for Corey Conners. The Canadian has lost over 11 strokes putting over his last three contests, and his record in four events played at Torrey Pines isn't much different. The ball striking remains strong, but bleeding that many shots away with the flat […]

Playoffs First Leg Preview: 2024-2025 UCL Fantasy Tips and Top Captaincy Picks

Matchday 8 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League delivered thrilling action, highlighted by Paris Saint-Germain's incredible 4-1 victory over VFB Stuttgart and Lille's stunning 6-1 comeback victory over Feyenoord. The playoffs are here, and we are set for more UCL action to come. The first leg of the playoffs promises more excitement, with headline clashes like […]

Keegan Bradley A Bounce-Back Candidate At Torrey Pines

Given his history at other venues on the shorter side of the course length spectrum, Keegan Bradley's T65 at Pebble Beach two weeks ago was a bit of a shock. Especially considering the hot start to the year which included a T15 at this venue a month ago at its normal tour stop, the Farmers […]

Matt Fitzpatrick Tries To Get Putter Working At Torrey Pines

Matt Fitzpatrick did not have the best opening round last week in Scottsdale. The English golfer's 72 led him to miss the cut at the WM Phoenix Open. Now, the Genesis Invitational was harsh to Fitzpatrick in 2024 as a starting 75 paved the way to a missed cut. With the scene shifting to Torrey […]

Jason Day Gets Second Chance At Torrey Pines

Jason Day has gotten off to a solid start in 2025. The golfer from Australia tied for third at The American Express and broke into the top 15 at Pebble Beach. Day has only had one win since 2020, and that was two years ago at the Byron Nelson. However, this has been the healthiest […]

Ludvig Aberg Plans To Play At Torrey Pines This Week

After withdrawing from Pebble Beach two weeks ago after posting a first-round 77, Ludvig Aberg (illness) will attempt to return this week at Torrey Pines for the relocated Genesis Invitational. While no one can deny the talent level of the young Swede, there is considerable risk here given what's been on display in his last […]

Sam Burns Could Have An Adventure At Torrey Pines

Sam Burns started out with a top-10 finish at The Sentry in 2025. Since then, the American golfer has seen his results trend downward. Burns did warm up with a 66 on Sunday at the WM Phoenix Open. The calling card for Burns is his putter. He has ranked inside the top 20 every single […]

What are FIP and xFIP? Sabermetrics Glossary for Fantasy Baseball (2025)

Welcome RotoBallers to our overview of FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) and xFIP (expected Fielding Independent Pitching). This article is a deeper dive into FIP/xFIP and is part of our ongoing series "Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball." In this article, we'll explore how to separate a pitcher's performance from his supporting cast and luck using metrics […]

Eric Cross' Top 10 Catcher (C) Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2025

After going through all of my positional prospect rankings last month here on RotoBaller, it's time we shift to the dynasty side with my top-10 positional dynasty rankings entering 2025. As always, we begin the dynasty fantasy baseball rankings series with the catcher position, which is actually in a good spot right now. Many of […]

UCL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings And FanDuel (2/11/25) - Champions League Soccer Matchweek 8

Welcome back to “The Kick-Off,” and welcome to the 24-25 Champions League season! The Champions League is back, and with domestic play at the weekend, squad rotation is inevitable!  Many clubs have made big moves this offseason to help bolster their cup chances. Can Borussia Dortmund make back-to-back appearances in the final? Can Bayern Munich […]

2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers For February

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to the fourth edition of my monthly fantasy basketball risers and fallers series for the 2024-2025 season! The craziest trade deadline in NBA history is now behind us, and we're getting ready for the All-Star break. If things haven't gone your way yet in your fantasy leagues, don't lose hope! Every month, […]

Cody Martin Out Through The All-Star Break

Phoenix Suns guard/forward Cody Martin (hernia) will not debut for his new team until after the All-Star break. Phoenix will be in action twice before the break, playing out a back-to-back set on Tuesday and Wednesday. Martin hasn't played since Jan. 24 due to a sports hernia. Before moving to Phoenix, Martin averaged 7.8 points, […]