Fantasy Football Buy Low & Sell High Candidates for Week 7

The waiver wire isn't the only place to change the course of your team. The right trade can make or break your season. The key is to buy low on cold players and sell overachieving players whose values have skyrocketed. While this is a well-known method, some owners still tend to overreact to a small sample size, so […]

Risers and Fallers for Week 7 of Fantasy Football

Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. The same goes for fantasy football, and managing rosters effectively to win that championship. Throughout the season, players get hot and […]

Target Acquired: Surprise Target Grabbers and Possible Breakouts for Week 7

I went a little crazy this week, but the 2016 season has been nothing short of abnormal in the early going; which is why we love this game. Here is a look at the surprise target grabbers from Week 6, and a look at possible breakout options for Week 7 based on the usage they […]

Early 2017 Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Rankings

Welcome back to the series that further proves that the itch of fantasy baseball never goes away. We're gathered here to look at my thoughts on the top players at each position. Assume a standard 5x5 redraft league with the rankings. We led off with catchers before hitting first, second, and third base before going to shortstop, and after […]

Week 7 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 6 of the 2016 NFL season is in the books and an unlikely source led all running backs in scoring. Jay Ajayi finished the week with 32.2 fantasy points in standard scoring systems followed by David Johnson and his 31.8 points. Another newcomer to the top 10 scoring leaders this week was Terrance West, […]

Lineups & DFS Podcast: Week 7 Matchups Analysis for Every NFL Player

Every week, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph will be discussing the most fantasy football information and analysis as he breaks down the entire NFL weekend slate for DFS and regular season formats. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday between 5-7 PM EST. You can also find […]

Fantasy Mad Libs: Starts and Sits for Week 7

One of the greatest criticisms of the NFL, besides anything that happened in the commissioners office in 2015, is that the Pro Bowl game is virtually meaningless. As we are in the throws of the baseball playoffs, which thankfully do not take place within a month of the game meant to honor the league's best players, […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Seven Lightning Round

This column is published early every week, and then updated on a daily basis. Over the course of each week, we also publish more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 7. Waiver […]

Matthew Stafford: The Good News and the Bad News

Matthew Stafford has never been an easy guy to figure out for fantasy football owners. Fantasy owners were not sure what to expect out of Stafford this season, his first without Calvin “Megatron” Johnson as his favorite target. Many fantasy experts, including yours truly, thought Stafford would struggle without having Johnson around to bail him out […]

Week 7 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts: 2016 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

Below are RotoBaller's Week 7 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target at the end of your 2016 drafts for Week 7 of the NFL and fantasy football season. Our tiered defense rankings are your guide to drafting defenses, making waiver wire pickups/adds to improve your lineups, and to decide which defenses […]

Players to Target When Punting 3PM in Fantasy Basketball Drafts

In today’s NBA everyone is shooting a ton of three pointers and thus the category has been one of the more difficult ones to punt on.  There are two ways to look at punting the category, if you are able to draft Stephen Curry in round one, you may be able to do a near […]

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (10/19/16): MLB DFS Advice

Welcome to our Wednesday edition of FanDuel picks for the Championship Series. We can thank the Blue Jays for these contests, as there would have been no games today with an Indians sweep. Can the Blue Jays get this series back to Cleveland? Can the Cubs regain home field advantage? Let's find out who will be […]

Early 2017 Fantasy Baseball Outfield Rankings

Welcome back to the series that further proves that the itch of fantasy baseball never goes away. We're gathered here to look at my thoughts on the top players at each position. Assume a standard 5x5 redraft league with the rankings. We led off with catchers before hitting first, second, and third base as well as shortstop. With […]

Waiver Wire Podcast: Week 7 Targets & Injury Replacements

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the most relevant fantasy football topics, injury news and waiver wire pickups for Week 7. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday between 5-7 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live […]

Domantas Sabonis (C, OKC) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Monitor as a late season waiver wire add CURRENT ADP: NA ANALYSIS: Domantas Sabonis was considered one of the most skilled big men in this draft class and managed to land in a great spot in Oklahoma City. So far this preseason he seems to be starting alongside Steven Adams with Enes Kanter coming off the bench […]

Jakob Poeltl (C, TOR) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Monitor as a late season waiver wire add CURRENT ADP: NA ANALYSIS: Jakob Poeltl was the only true center to go in the top ten of this year’s draft. He’s playing on a Toronto team that has a pretty set starting rotation, including a potential All-Star center in Jonas Valanciunas. However, the role of backup to Valanciunas […]

Willy Hernangomez (C, NYK) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Monitor as a possible late season waiver wire add CURRENT ADP: NA ANALYSIS: The Knicks have an aging Joakim Noah and a not so talented Marshall Plumlee as their two center prospects. As long as those two are healthy, it will more than likely be a red-shirt year for Willy Hernangomez. If either Noah or Plumlee goes […]

Wade Baldwin (SG, MEM) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Monitor as a possible late season waiver wire stash CURRENT ADP: NA ANALYSIS: Wade Baldwin will be a very intriguing player in his rookie season. He came into the draft with little fanfare, and was selected by the Grizzlies with the 17th pick in the first round. Baldwin is a good athlete, and his 6’3” frame comes […]

Brandon Jennings (PG, NYK) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Monitor as a possible late season waiver wire stash CURRENT ADP: NA ANALYSIS: With Derrick Rose already in the middle of a trial that could jeopardize his first season in a Knicks uniform, Brandon Jennings might very well find himself as the starting point guard in New York come the regular season. Jennings is among a handful of Phil Jackson's […]

Rodney Hood (SG/SF, UTA) - 2016 Fantasy Basketball Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Draft in rounds 6-10 CURRENT ADP: 114 ANALYSIS: A third-year guard/forward out of Duke University, Rodney Hood took a giant leap forward in his sophomore season last year. Starting 79 games and averaging 32.2 minutes, the 23-year-old went on to average 14.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Already someone to target as a potential sleeper, Hood’s […]

Brandon LaFell (WR,CIN) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 12 team leagues. OWNED IN: 10.5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: While Brandon LaFell is not the top target in Cincinnati, he is still putting up somewhat respectable numbers. LaFell followed up his monster eight-catch for 68 yards and two touchdown effort in Week 5 and put up two catches for 13 yards and one touchdown in […]

Jay Ajayi (RB, MIA) Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 10-12 team leagues. OWNED IN: 42.5% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jay Ajayi went completely bonkers in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. He demolished the opposition with 25 carries for 204 yards and two touchdowns. That is over eight yards-per-carry (YPC). The even more surprising thing about this situation was that he did this […]

Brian Hoyer (QB, CHI) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Pick up in 10 team leagues. OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I think it's about time we all started giving Brian Hoyer the respect that he deserves. He stepped in for an injured Jay Cutler and has been pretty darn good. In the past four games he has eclipsed the 300-yard mark four times and has […]

Forwards to Avoid in Fantasy Basketball Drafts

Much like the rest of my avoid/busts articles, these are players that lack one or both of the main factors you need from a solid fantasy option, production and consistency. If you have both, good chances your team will do well. Just because these players may not be as consistent as you would have hoped, […]

Oakland Raiders (DEF, OAK) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Raiders traveling east to take on Jacksonville isn't ideal, but this is a defensive unit that can be used if you are in a pinch this weekend. Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has thrown seven interceptions in five games this season while […]

C.J. Spiller (RB, SEA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: C.J. Spiller’s regular usage in the passing game gives hope for a productive Week 7. He was targeted six times in Week 6 against the Falcons, catching three passes for 38 yards. With Arizona sporting one of the tougher pass defenses in […]

Kyle Juszczyk (RB, BAL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After catching 4-of-6 targets for 25 yards in Week 6, Kyle Juszczyk is tied for 10th in the NFL in targets with 21. However, as a short-yardage target only, he has a meager 111 yards over that time. But PPR players don't […]

Chris Thompson (RB, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: For owners who are really desperate, the Redskins' Chris Thompson is coming off an acceptable dual-threat Week 6 performance that saw him catch all three of his targets for 29 yards, while rushing nine times for 37 more. The Lions' run defense […]

Ty Montgomery (WR, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 2% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ty Montgomery was the clear beneficiary of the running-back woes that are plaguing the Packers right now, as he regularly lined up in the backfield and caught many balls out of the flat on Sunday against the Cowboys. He saw 12 targets […]

Robert Woods (WR, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 22% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Robert Woods has now totaled 30 targets across Buffalo’s last four games, with this most recent matchup against the 49ers yielding his first touchdown of the season. He’ll continue to get his looks, even if his ceiling isn’t nearly as high as […]