Kirk Cousins Shows Drew Brees a Thing or Two Out On the Open Field

To the shock of few, before Sunday, Washington Redskins’ quarterback Kirk Cousins had never thrown for more than three touchdowns in a game during his NFL career. Even more shocking, this season, Cousins hadn’t completed a touchdown pass of more than seven yards. Thankfully, his team’s Week 10 matchup against the dreadful pass defense of […]

Peyton Manning Benched for Brock Osweiler After Breaking Record

For the longest time, though he’d never admit it, Peyton Manning has had his sight set on Brett Favre’s career passing yards record. Both he and the country’s leading football analysts have always known it was only a matter of time before the record would be rightfully broken, but nobody could’ve imaged the way in […]

Carson Palmer Becomes Matchup Proof, Jay Cutler Trustworthy?

The quarterback position has led to many fascinating stories in fantasy football this season. Tom Brady has returned to the top of the position. Peyton Manning has become impossible to start. Derek Carr, Tyrod Taylor and Marcus Mariota are progressing. Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan and Ryan Tannehill are regressing. The quarterbacks are all over the […]

Teddy Bridgewater And The Minnesota Vikings Ride Adrian Peterson To Victory

With the way St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley has been performing over the course of the season, there have been rumblings as to whether he has now taken the throne of the top running back in the NFL. Well, yesterday Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson delayed those talks, if only for a […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 11/17/15

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for November 17th of the 2015 NHL season. Each Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, I'll be providing you with five picks (G, C, W, W, D) for FanDuel and DraftKings GPP and cash games. Introducing RotoBaller's Daily Fantasy Hockey Cheat Sheet Get an edge on […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire - Week 11 Pickups and Adds: Ertz, Gillmore and Celek

The final week of teams being on bye is here, and fantasy owners are celebrating like Rex Ryan did when his Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets last Thursday. Two of the biggest tight end surprises in fantasy football this season, New Orleans’ Benjamin Watson and Cleveland’s Gary Barnidge, are the top two tight […]

Week 11 Kicker (K) Streamers and Starts: 2015 Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

It's Week 11 RotoBallers and we're obsessing over place kickers again! Yes, that’s right – kickers. After all, points are points, and even though kickers are very difficult to predict for fantasy points week to week, having the right one in your Week 11 lineup could be a difference maker. We're here to give you […]

Week 11 Cut List - Seven Fantasy Duds You Can Ditch: Manning, Tannehill and Lacy

We all know the feeling - you draft a guy with a ton of upside, knowing you're taking a real risk, in hopes that he will be an explosive force all season long. Year after year, more than a handful of players fail to live up to the hype. Here's a list of declining stars […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Overview - Jay Cutler, Kamar Aiken, Jay Ajayi & More

Waiver Wire Adds for Week Eleven The tenth Sunday of the season is through, and once again we're dealing with a potentially perfect season from the Patriots. In brighter news, we might also be dealing with one from the Panthers. Week 10 saw Ben Roethlisberger come off the bench to completely destroy the Browns, one of the quietest breakout […]

FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 11 NFL Waiver Wire Targets: Danny Amendola, Matt Jones, Tyrod Taylor & More

With each passing week of the NFL season, the waiver wire options are going to get thinner and thinner. Pickups become more of the handcuff variety as most people who are going to break out or get a chance to break out, have done so. Injuries really are the biggest source of pickups. It becomes […]

Jamison Crowder Is an Enticing PPR Play

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I've been talking up Jamison Crowder for weeks, and with the return of DeSean Jackson and a capable-looking Washington offense, Crowder finally showed up in both standard and PPR formats. Although he's much less valuable in standard leagues, Crowder is still worth a bench […]

Kamar Aiken Is a Reliable FLEX Option

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kamar Aiken's value continues to show through his FLEX floor. Still putting up a six point game in any week he has at least 6 targets, Aiken is just a touchdown away from having a WR2 week in any given matchup. He's going to […]

Danny Amendola Steps into Bigger Role

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 28% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Danny Amendola is a far cry from Julian Edelman, but he's the only player on the Patriots who is capable of replacing that role. While there's still the chance he just goes on the back-burner behind Rob Gronkowski and Brandon LaFell, Amendola is […]

Jay Cutler Is Turning a Corner

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 46% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It's been a long time since we've all been on the Jay Cutler bandwagon. Now, it's looking like maybe he is ready to become a fraction of the quarterback everyone's been hoping he would become for years. Cutler has been the ninth highest scoring QB […]

Marcus Mariota Is Set for Another Big Week

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 50% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Marcus Mariota is likely to see a drop in his ownership after a complete dud against the Panthers, but that should've been expected. The Panthers have returned to being one of the NFL's prime defenses, and Mariota is a rookie on a bad […]

What Happens Next for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos Offense?

It isn’t every day that fans see a quarterback break the NFL record for career passing yards, and get benched in the same game. Although not much should surprise fantasy owners anymore this season, as we’ve all witnessed injuries spreading like a rash around the league, except for maybe the consistent play of Peyton Manning. […]

Will Barton (SG/SF, DEN) - NBA Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED: 46% of Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball Leagues Will Barton, a former second round pick in 2012 for Portland, has been way off the fantasy radar for most of his brief career. As part of a 5-player deal at last year’s trade deadline, Barton was sent to Denver for Arron […]

Opportunity Arises for Mark Sanchez Once Again

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It’s Mark Sanchez time in Philadelphia. He played pretty darn good last season after taking over for Nick Foles. On the other hand, much like the Eagles as a whole this season, he didn’t look anything like last year’s version when he came on […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Keeps Producing Despite Thumb Injury

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I was a bit scared off from Fitzpatrick’s thumb ligament issue, but he has continued to put up fantasy points in his past two games. Over the bye, he had surgery to repair the ligaments, but he is expected to play against the […]

Alex Smith Continues to Play Mistake-Free Football

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 40% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I’m hopping back on the Alex Smith train this week. Smith exceeded expectations against the Denver defense this week. Peyton Manning and Charcandrick West helped him out a lot -- but at the end of the day, he had solid points. He has […]

MLS Cup Conference Finals

The 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) season draws closer to crowning its winner as the conference semifinals are now in the books, leaving us with the final four contenders – two from each conference. The conference finals will be played in the same format as the semifinals with two games deciding the conference winner, and […]

NBA Waiver Wire: Centers (Week 4)

It's Week 4 of the NBA season, and it is a good week to pick up some big man talent that will help for the next few weeks as injuries are starting to play a factor in who's hot and who's not. In a twist, we will be listing two players not because of why […]

Week 11 QB Waiver Wire & Streamers: Alex Smith, Mark Sanchez, Ryan Fitzpatrick

Week 10 saw one big hit in Kirk Cousins and two misses with the rookie QBs. Jameis Winston did manage to get a late rushing touchdown. It saved his day from being awful, but it was still disappointing as far as my standards for this column. I gambled on Marcus Mariota, knowing I didn’t like […]

Jeremy Langford Breathes New Life into the Bears in Matt Forte's Absence

Jeremy Langford is still available in 25 percent of leagues. That number will likely go down after the fantastic performance he put together Sunday, his second in a row.  Langford has made the most of the playing time that has stemmed from the sprained MCL Matt Forte has been nursing. The Chicago Bears are going to have a […]

Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd Pick up the Slack for Chris Johnson in Winning Effort

Whenever the Seattle Seahawks come to town, it’s imperative that the home team brings their A-game. On the road at Seattle that becomes even more imperative. Fortunately for fans of the Arizona Cardinals living both inside and outside of Glendale, most of the Cardinals came to play on Sunday Night against Pete Carroll and the Seahawks in […]

Tom Brady Loses Key Target as Julian Edelman Breaks Foot In Winning Effort

The New England Patriots have always played the game of football with a “next man up” mentality, but the loss of a good player is still a difficult thing to overcome. Just last week, Tom Brady was getting the ball to the likes of Rob Gronkowski, Dion Lewis and Julian Edelman. Currently, his list of […]

Week 10 Monday Night Football Analysis: Fantasy Matchups We Love and Hate

Monday Night Matchups Analysis Texans @ Bengals Matchups We Love: Marvin Jones, WR, Bengals - The Bengals offense has six players that are must start fantasy options. The trio of Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and Tyler Eifert have all spoken for themselves and their fantasy value this season. The running back duo has been frustrating […]

“Backup” Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, And Martavis Bryant Throttle Help Throttle Cleveland In Week 10

When Ben Roethlisberger went down with what was categorized as a mid-foot sprain in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 38-35 victory against the Oakland Raiders last week, it was expected that he would miss at least a couple of games. Surprisingly though, prior to Sunday’s AFC North clash, Roethlisberger was listed as the backup quarterback […]

Peyton Manning Benched In Favor Of Brock Osweiler In Denver's Week 10 Loss

Sunday's 29-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs may have been the most bittersweet game of Peyton Manning's illustrious career. The 17-year pro broke Brett Favre all-time passing yards record with a quick four-yard pass to running back Ronnie Hillman, which earned the five-time MVP a standing ovation. Unfortunately, that moment was the only highlight of Manning's disastrous […]

Kirk Cousins, Jordan Reed, And Matt Jones Lead Washington To An Impressive Week 10 Victory

The Redskins may have had the biggest roller coaster season of any team in the NFL this year. While many people predicted Washington would come in last place in the NFC East at the season's outset, they are now only one game out of the top spot after their 48-14 annihilation of the New Orleans Saints, due […]