NHL DFS Lineup Picks (4/23/16): FanDuel & DraftKings Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for April 23rd of the 2015/2016 NHL season. Each day we'll be providing you with a handful of forward, defensemen, and goaltender picks for DraftKings and FanDuel GPP and cash games. The first round is starting to wind down with teams starting to get eliminated. […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Basketball Advice for 4/23/16

  This is a special day and night for the NBA playoffs. Instead of two of three games, there are four. Finally, there are actually a few players to decide from. Let's take a look. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy NBA lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/23/16. The […]

MLB Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel Baseball Advice for 4/23/16

There is a nice split slate on Saturday with six games in the afternoon and nine more on the main slate. It should be another exciting offensive game in Coors Field after the 12 run affair last night. Two pitchers(Maeda-LAD, Chatwood-COL) who have had terrific starts will go head to head in the most non friendly pitchers park […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Picks (4/23/16): MLB DFS Advice

Yet another Saturday brings us another very busy day around Major League Baseball as every team will be in action. With afternoon start times as well as evening games, there will be plenty of contests for you to participate on DraftKings. When looking at the probable pitchers today, no real aces are on the mound, meaning that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks (4/23/16): NBA DFS Advice

Did we all see DeAndre Jordan in the Clippers last game? He could score 60+ fantasy points if he's scoring the ball well. As everyone knows, the Blazers struggle against big men, and he's going to be a big part if the Clippers win again tonight. Okay, back to business. In this article, I will be […]

Logan Forsythe (1B/2B, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues OWNED IN: 46% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: When looking at Logan Forsythe's start to the 2016 season, it is easy to get mixed signals. He has hit two home runs and stolen a base in his 48 AB, but why has his BA dropped from .281 last year to .250 to start […]

J.A. Happ (SP, TOR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues OWNED IN: 25% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: After 20 mediocre starts for Seattle in the 2015 season, J.A. Happ moved to Pittsburgh. In the 11 starts he made for the Pirates, Happ was phenomenal. He produced a 1.85 ERA, a 1.026 WHIP, a 2.19 FIP, 0.4 HR/9, 1.8 BB/9, and […]

Aaron Hill (2B/3B, MIL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ team leagues OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With a slash line of .186/.239/.256 in 43 AB to start off the first 14 games of the season, an ownership percentage of 1% shouldn't be too surprising for Aaron Hill. However, there are some subtle and encouraging indications for his level of play […]

Toyota Owners 400: Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks

Welcome back to another week of daily fantasy NASCAR. It's been a very interesting week leading up to this weekends race at Richmond International Raceway. Tony Stewart made the announcement mid week that he would return to the #14 car for the Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday. It didn't take him long to weigh on […]

Nick Markakis (OF, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Who wants to own an outfielder on the Braves with hardly any power or speed? After all, Nick Markakis hit just three home runs last year and hasn't reached 20 since 2008. He also hasn't eclipsed a .400 slugging percentage since […]

Melvin Upton Jr (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Melvin Upton Jr. has been more productive than his brother, Justin Upton, in the early part of the 2016 season, and has quietly been one of the most valuable outfielders in fantasy thus far. The older Upton is hitting .289/.333/.489 over 45 at-bats with […]

Jarrod Dyson (OF, KC) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After missing the first few weeks of the season with an oblique strain, Jarrod Dyson was back in action Tuesday night against the Tigers. The speedy outfielder has been batting ninth in the order and has already swiped two bases in his first […]

Carlos Beltran (OF/DH, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, AL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Through the Yankees’ first 11 games, Carlos Beltran was batting .341/.357/.610 with three home runs and seven RBI. Even though that has dropped over the last four games, he has been one of the most productive hitters for the Yanks in […]

Enrique Herhandez (OF/2B, LAD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Enrique Hernandez has shown off his power in what looks to be his first full season in the Majors. The Puerto Rican outfielder is sporting a .361/.425/.611 line across 36 AB to go with eight RBI. It's unclear exactly how high his […]

MLB Hitter Cheat Sheet (4/22/16): Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Picks

It doesn't take an expert to tell you to play Bryce Harper against right-handed pitching. It is much more difficult, however, to sift through the cheap DFS options for the right value plays that can help you fit in the studs you want and put your lineup over the top. That is the purpose of this article […]

Aledmys Diaz (SS, STL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Mixed Leagues, NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Aledmys Diaz never boasted much power or speed in the minors, but he has shown the ability to hit pitching at all levels. He hit .278/.339/.445 in 425 AB last year, including a 50-AB stint in Triple-A during which he slashed […]

Kevin Gausman (SP, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Mixed Leagues OWNED IN: 52% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kevin Gausman made his third rehab start on Wednesday, and is expected to rejoin the Orioles’ rotation early next week after missing the first three weeks with a shoulder injury. Gausman was solid in 2014, with a 3.57 ERA in 113.1 innings pitched, but […]

Early Season Advice: The Power of Patience

This article first appeared in the Metro news publication. The opening weeks of the fantasy baseball can be treacherous to navigate. On one hand, you don’t want to act rashly when dealing with such small samples. On the other, sitting on your hands might mean missing out on some of this season’s breakout performers. It’s […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Injury News and Lineup Updates for DraftKings and FanDuel - 4/22/16

  This article will be continuously updated. Check back throughout the day. In this article, we’ll be providing you with critical lineup updates and injury news for MLB games on 4/22/16. We’ll try to update this article up until games so you have the latest information to set your daily fantasy baseball lineups on FanDuel […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Patrol: Starting Pitchers for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/22/16)

Welcome back to the DFS Patrol. Regular season basketball is officially over which means it's all baseball here on out. In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 4/22/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced […]

Catcher Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds: Week Three

Ah. Week 3 of the Waiver Wire... when April is beginning to head into May, the weather warming up even more - unless you live in Colorado and get three feet of snow dumped on you in the middle of the month - and certain players start heating up at the plate and showing they […]

Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups For Week Three

While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely a team is to win, the more likely a pitcher will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the […]

Adam Conley (SP, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Adam Conley won the final spot in the Marlins rotation with a strong spring. He looks to carry that momentum forward to the regular season, after a solid 2015 season with a 3.76 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. His stats so far this year can be […]

Ichiro Suzuki (OF, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in NL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Ichiro Suzuki, the 42 year old legend, can still hit and he can still run. At first glance it may appear as if Ichiro's days of getting worthwhile ABs are over as he has accumulated just 18 ABs in ten games played with the Marlins […]

Bryan Holaday (C, TEX) - Waiver Wire Pickup

BALLER MOVE: Add in Two Catcher leagues, deep AL-Only Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Robinson Chirinos will be out for another two months, which means regular playing time for the first time in Bryan Holaday's career. The Rangers are standing pat with their current roster, so the idea of Jonathan Lucroy or Derek Norris taking over is not […]

Christian Vazquez (C, BOS) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Leave on the Waiver Wire OWNED IN: 25% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Prior to the start of the 2016 season, the starting catcher position in Boston belonged solely to Blake Swihart because of his bat and improving defense. But the early struggles of Boston's pitching staff fell on Swihart, ultimately demoting him to Triple-A. Known more […]

Nathan Eovaldi (SP, NYY) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Nathan Eovaldi is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. A hard-throwing right-hander pitching in the Bronx has the potential to be a valuable commodity. Just when Eovaldi seems to be putting it all together, he comes up just short. The good news is that over […]

Jonathon Niese (SP, PIT) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Although the Pittsburgh Pirates have been exceptionally streaky to start the season,  the pitching of Jonathon Niese has only improved. Niese allowed five runs (four earned) in five innings in his season debut, but followed with six innings of three run ball in his next appearance; […]

Melvin Upton Jr. (OF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Melvin Upton Jr. is having a revival year after three disappointing seasons in the National League. He is currently hitting .286, 41 points above his career average. More importantly, he is flashing some of his former 20/20 skills with two home runs and four stolen […]