Andy Dalton: He Is What He Is, and a Fantasy Starter He Ain't

Dalton should be considered no more than a serviceable back-up; if he ends up as your starter, something went terribly wrong. Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was christened “The Red Rifle” soon after entering the league. Dalton was a pleasant surprise his rookie season, as the former second-round pick threw for 3,398 yards and 20 touchdowns while […]

Overvalued Wide Receivers To Avoid At Their Current ADPs

Every year, fantasy owners look to make bold gambles in the draft in hopes of looking back on a championship squad of unlikely heroes. This is especially prevalent of the wide receiver position. Rather than worrying about building a consistent roster of proven producers, the risk takers of the world prefer to search for imaginary […]

Matt Jones (RB, WAS) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14+ Team Leagues CURRENT ADP: Overall #228 / RB #71 ANALYSIS: Matt Jones wasn’t big on my radar until the Redskins took him in the third round despite the steady production of Alfred Morris. Per Player Profiler, Jones isn’t very athletic (SPARQ-x score in the 48th percentile) and wasn’t very dominant […]

Blake Bortles (QB, JAX) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds of 2QB Leagues CURRENT ADP: Overall #221,  QB #26 ANALYSIS: Blake Bortles has looked like a much improved quarterback this entire preseason, and it was most apparent in week three against the Detroit Lions. He played the majority of the game with his starting receivers (Though Marqise Lee and Julius Thomas […]

Jeremy Maclin (WR, Chiefs) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target In Rd 4/5 As WR2 CURRENT ADP: Overall #56, WR #25 ANALYSIS: Alex Smith made 18 throws against the Titans and completed 16 of them in week three of preseason. Seven of those completions were to his new WR1, Jeremy Maclin. That led to a 7-65-1 line for Maclin in just 27 snaps. The […]

English Premier League Week In Review: Match Day Four

Own Goal Decides The Match At Saint James' Newcastle United 0 – 1 Arsenal Saturday, August 29th @ St. James Park It was more of the same for the Magpies this weekend. Still in search of their first win of the season, Newcastle once again fell victim to sloppy, foul-ridden play and defensive ineptitude. Editor’s […]

Sam Bradford (QB, PHI) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 10-12 Current ADP: 116 STD ANALYSIS: Having only played in a full 16-game season twice, drafting Sam Bradford as your second quarterback is a risk, but can also have huge upside. Under Chip Kelly in 2013, Nick Foles managed to rack up 2,891 yards and 27 touchdowns in just 13 games. […]

PPR Tight End Tiered Rankings for 2015 Fantasy Football

Ladies and gentlemen. The 2015 fantasy football draft season has arrived, and in case you missed it we've been putting out tons of great fantasy football rankings & analysis for weeks. Over the next few days, we'll finish releasing our tiered fantasy football PPR rankings. Grouping players into different tiers is a great way to prepare for your drafts -- it […]

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Zach Wilkens and Bobby Koch (9/2)

Thursday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Bobby Koch (@RekedFantasy) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions and talking football every Wednesday night until the end of the NFL season. Tonight’s chat is happening Wednesday September 2nd at 8:00 PM EST.  Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions […]

PPR Wide Receiver Tiered Rankings for 2015 Fantasy Football

What's up RotoBallers. The 2015 fantasy football draft season is here, and we've been publishing tons of great fantasy football rankings & analysis for the past few weeks. Throughout this week we'll be releasing our tiered fantasy football rankings, for PPR and standard leagues. Putting players into tiers is a great strategy to prepare for your […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers – DraftKings Advice for 9/2/15

Forty man rosters are officially here but we have yet to experience any drastic pricing based on these additions. Wednesday offers only four games in the afternoon slate, so today we will focus on the evening games. Below are my DraftKings picks for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015.  As always, remember to check your players to make sure […]

NFL DFS Strategy: How to Use NFL Vegas Lines and Prop Bets in Daily Fantasy Football

Over the course of the 2015 NFL season week we'll be exploring DFS Strategy for FanDuel and DraftKings GPPs and cash games. Daily fantasy football is huge and growing, and RotoBaller's DFS strategy experts are here to help you win big! Today we'll be looking at how you can utilize Las Vegas betting lines and […]

Spanish Primera Division - Week Two Recap

For those of you who were paying even the slightest bit of attention last week, your geographic knowledge of Spain has surely been enhanced. If only un poco. The strangely unplumbed beginning to the Spanish La Liga continued this weekend with the team that was technically relegated last year - but rescued because of a […]

PGA DFS: DraftKings Fantasy Golf Sleeper Picks and Advice for the Deutsche Bank Championship

Last weekend was a rough one. Will Wilcox floundered among a below average week. Jason Day continued his hot streak, winning The Barclays by six strokes at 19-under. Day has passed Jordan Spieth for number one on the FedEx Cup Standings. 100 golfers are now left to play in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC […]

FanDuel DFS - MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 9/2/15

What's up RotoBallers, and happy Wednesday. Welcome to another edition of my FanDuel analysis for DFS contests. There is a full slate of games on Wednesday, September 2nd with four early games and the Marlins/Braves starting at 12:10 ET, so double check those lineups before things kick off. Tons of aces which means we'll try and save […]

Keenan Allen (WR, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 5-6 as a potential WR2. CURRENT ADP: 54.3 standard/48.8 PPR ANALYSIS: Allen will bounce back from a disappointing sophomore season to re-establish himself as a top-24 fantasy receiver. Opposing defenses didn't sleep on Keenan Allen in 2014. After forfeiting the right to fly under the radar by posting an impressive 71/1,046/8 stat line in his rookie […]

Minor League Spotlight: Top Hitting Prospects from Week 21

Who would've thought that a team with a $300 million payroll would be no hit twice in the span of the span of just two weeks? The Dodgers have defied everyone's expectation and continued to play very poorly in spite of their best efforts to break the bank. If the playoffs started today, they may […]

Why You Should Be Trading Draft Picks: Analyzing the Strategy Behind an Underutilized Resource

In my fantasy draft this year, I had three second round draft picks. Yes, you read that correctly. My friends told me that I 'schemed' the draft—I prefer to use the term ‘outfoxed’. Bear with me as I delve into the possible strategies one can use to outfox their fellow fantasy team owners. First, before […]

Buy and Sell Starting Pitchers for Week 22

Unfortunately, not one of our buys from last week had stellar showings. Kris Medlen and Kevin Gausman turned in tepid performances, and while Ian Kennedy logged another quality start, he also walked five batters. As for the sells, Jeff Samardzija and Andrew Cashner continued to be terrible, but Ervin Santana had his best game of the […]

Eli Manning: Why He's A Sleeper QB in 13 Facts

Tis the season of everyone trying to get an edge in their fantasy football draft. Strategies are analyzed to the death and picked apart one by one until you land on one that you are comfortable with going into the season. One of the most popular draft strategies this season seems to be waiting on […]

T.J. Yeldon, JAX RB: 2015 Dynasty Rookie Profile

Toby Gerhart proved not to be the answer that the Jaguars were looking for at running back in 2014, and so with their second-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft they selected Alabama standout T.J. Yeldon. He will be given every opportunity to establish himself as the feature back in Jacksonville, and could make an […]

T.J. Yeldon (RB, JAC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 5-7 Current ADP: 63 STD, 55 PPR ANALYSIS: Last season, the Jaguars had a rookie quarterback, a young, banged up receiving corps and a bad offensive line, so it is safe to say the offense should be much improved in 2015. They added tight end Julius Thomas, wide receiver Allen Robinson […]

Todd Gurley (RB, STL) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 4-6 Current ADP: 54 STD, 43 PPR ANALYSIS: Currently on track with recovery from his ACL injury, Todd Gurley should get back on the field Week 4. Tre Mason is expected to take the lead role, and Gurley will be eased into the offense over time. Don't expect him to reach […]

Jeremy Maclin (WR, KC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 4-6 Current ADP: 56 STD, 49 PPR ANALYSIS: Alex Smith's super conservative pass attack has had a lot to do with a dreadful receiver corps. Smith has never had a 1,000-yard receiver over one season, but in his final sixteen games as a starter with the 49ers between 2011-12, Michael […]

Fantasy Football PPR Rankings: Top 200

What's up RotoBallers. Fantasy football drafts are already underway, or about to get started. It's that time, and we're here to help you win your leagues. RotoBaller's staff has been waiting a long time for this, and we couldn't be more prepared to help you dominate your approaching drafts. Below are RotoBaller's updated 2015 fantasy football rankings for PPR (point per reception) […]

Fantasy Football Standard Rankings: Top 200

The NFL season is right around the corner, and with that many fantasy football drafts are either underway or about to kick off. Here at RotoBaller headquarters, we've been analyzing fantasy football nonstop, and are here to help you dominate your drafts. Below are RotoBaller's updated 2015 fantasy football standard rankings for standard scoring (non-PPR) leagues. These staff consensus rankings are updated to […]

FanDuel DFS – MLB Lineup Picks, Sleepers and Advice for 9/1/15

Welcome to the final month of the regular season. Amazing how fast it has flown. If you've been in the red all year, now is your (only) time to turn things around and flip those DFS negatives into positives. We've got a full slate of MLB action tonight, so there's much to digest for your […]

Fierce 40: College Football 2015 Rankings – Notre Dame Fighting Irish (#12)

Welcome to the Fierce 40 series of my 2015 College Football Rankings, where I will be counting down the top 40 ranked teams in the NCAA. Today I will be analyzing the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 12 overall for the 2015 college football season. I will be releasing one NCAA team preview per day, providing my analysis on each team […]

Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik - Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice (8/31)

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last […]

Three Undervalued Tight Ends to Target in 2015 Drafts

While the tight end position is not the most studied and thought out of the offensive positions (in fact, it might be last), an undervalued tight end taken at the right time can really boost a fantasy team. For that reason, I’ve outlined three tight ends below that, if taken at the right point in […]