Pierre Thomas and Robert Turbin Work Out for Patriots; James Jones on Injury Report

The New England Patriots are shopping for another running back now that Dion Lewis is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. This week the Patriots have worked out free agent running backs Pierre Thomas and Robert Turbin. It’s possible that the Patriots are just updating their emergency list. With Lewis […]

Shane Vereen (RB, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in deeper PPR leagues Owned in: 73% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Regardless of the letters "R-B" that occupy Shane Vereen's position, it is safe to say that he brings home the bacon to fantasy football managers as a pass-catcher who happens to get a few carries every game. In nine games with the Giants […]

Daily Fantasy Hockey Lineup Picks: FanDuel & DraftKings NHL DFS Advice for 11/13/15

Welcome to the Daily Fantasy Hockey (NHL DFS) lineup picks article for November 13th 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 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 11/13/15

It looks like there is going to be no Kevin Durant or Anthony Davis tonight. While that is awful for NBA fans, it helps DFS players find a bit of value on the slate. In this article, I will be providing you with Daily NBA picks for DraftKings for 11/13/15. The picks will range from […]

LeGarrette Blount, DeAngelo Williams Seek Opportunities

It seems that no matter who gets hurt in New England, there has always been someone ready to step up and produce in the absence. In 2008, Matt Cassel replaced Tom Brady Week One and led the Patriots to an 11 win season. Although a little less dramatic, this year it's running back LeGarrette Blount's turn […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks - FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 11/13/15

Daily fantasy basketball happens to be one of the most predictable fantasy sports that there is. Players generally get the same amount of minutes per game, and they can usually be expected to score, rebound, and assist at around the same ratio. This makes finding value plays fairly easy. I will provide a top play […]

Garrett Celek (TE, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in deeper leagues Owned in: 2% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: It is odd to discuss a guy who at first glance, is losing appeal. In the first five weeks of the season Celek averaged 3.8 targets, 2.8 receptions, and 26.2 receiving yards per game with a single touchdown catch. In the four […]

Is Victor Cruz Worth Picking Up?

With a quick emergence to stardom and a fan base that eagerly awaits his next amazing catch or unique touchdown dance, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has established himself as a star in the NFL.  While he burst onto the scene, another great Giants receiver made his way to the sidelines.  Victor […]

Week 10 Waiver Wire Overview: Karlos Williams, Brandon Lafell, Davante Adams & More

Waiver Wire Adds for Week Ten The ninth Sunday of the season is through and for the fourth time this year the Cowboys have lost a one score game that Tony Romo did not play in. Speaking of quarterback losses, Aaron Rodgers just lost back to back games for the first time since week 5 of his 2010 season. That's […]

Buy Lows & Sell Highs: Frank Gore, Travis Benjamin, Antonio Andrews, Cole Beasley & More

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 when a play over- or […]

Quarterbacks & Tight Ends Sending Out Warning Signals Going Into Week 10

Week 9 was another fun week, which featured some ridiculous fantasy studs, and obviously plenty of fantasy duds. Unfortunately, we have to talk about those fantasy duds, because we can't continue using them on a consistent basis at this point, can we? While Drew Brees has thrown 10 touchdowns over the past two weeks, it's […]

Week 10 RB Depth Charts: James White, Latavius Murray, DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte & More

Week 9 shall be dubbed the week of the handcuff. Two of the top three scorers this week were backup running backs just a week ago, thrust into prominence by injury or other circumstances. On the contrary some of the top scoring backs from this season took a step backwards in Week 9, particularly a […]

Mets Ask Braves About Simmons: ATL Wants Harvey Or deGrom

Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons could be with a new team before the start of the 2016 season but it’s going to cost teams a lot if they want to acquire the infielder. The New York Mets were the first team to realize that when they checked the availability of the Braves’ star, according to […]

Cardinals Pursuing Zobrist

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the teams interested in signing free agent Ben Zobrist to a multiyear deal, according to ESPN.com. The utility infielder is going to make some money on the market and the defending National League Central champions want to be the ones to provide it. After another solid regular season […]

Marquise Lee Remains Limited and Duke Johnson Should See More Touches

When the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted wide receiver Marquise Lee in the second round of the 2014 draft out of USC, they likely expected him to be a major contributor to the team by now. Unfortunately, injuries have kept him off the field more than on it. Lee has recently been dealing with a hamstring injury […]

Ben Roethlisberger Hopes to Play and Ameer Abdullah’s Role to Grow

When the fantasy football season started, Ameer Abdullah’s owners thought they had the steal of their draft. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case. Through eight games Abdullah only has 225 yards and one rushing touchdown on 63 carries. Granted, Abdullah isn’t completely to blame. After all, every player on the Lions team has struggled this […]

Euro 2016 Play Off Preview - Another Quick Look

The expanded format of the European Championships mean that 4 places still remain for the international soccer tournament highlight of 2016 that will take place in France next summer. Ironically, the extended format designed to ensure that all the European star names were in attendance at the tournament has already suffered a major blow by […]

NCAA College Football Heisman Trophy Watch: Week 10

  2015 Heisman Watch: Week 10 Check out all of RotoBaller's NCAA College Football articles, including top 40 team rankings and NFL draft rankings. Rank, Player, Position, School Stats *Number in parenthesis indicates position on chart last week. 1. Corey Crawford(5) WR Baylor 58-1,178-20 20.3 YPC Corey Coleman is not a name you expect to […]

FanDuel Picks for Daily Fantasy Football Week 10: DFS Lineup Advice and Sleepers

How good is DeAngelo Williams? Seriously. That man has been on a tear with the starting job, and he has been one of my favorite players to watch and play in fantasy this season. Here are a few other guys I like, as well. In this article, my FanDuel DFS lineup targets, I will be […]

Week 10 Buy Lows & Sell Highs: Matthew Stafford, Doug Martin, Stevie Johnson & More

Week 10 Fantasy Football Buys Matthew Stafford (QB, DET) The 19th-ranked QB is coming off of a bye week to face a ticked-off Green Bay Packers squad that ranks sixth in touchdowns allowed on the season. With a new offensive coordinator and a franchise looking for a new president and general manager, the Detroit Lions are […]

Ben Roethlisberger Out, Again, Landry Jones In

Ben Roethlisberger injuries are starting to occur as often as Sidney Crosby dives on the ice. Both are stars who have brought championships to Pittsburgh, one of which refuses to stay healthy. Injuries in general have plagued the Steelers thus far, but two injuries to Big Ben haven't exactly set them back in the standings, […]

Future Tense: Arizona Fall League Updates (November 12th Edition)

This seems like a good time to check in on some of the names we spotlighted weeks ago, to see who’s been able to live up to their potential and if any have been busts. We’ll start things off with a Rays’ first baseman that we were really high on to open the Arizona Fall […]

Examining Ryan Fitzpatrick and Chris Ivory

Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Eric Decker sat out with a knee injury, and the Jets dropped a sloppy game; one the Eagles had urged them, please, please take this win from us, even when Philadelphia was up 24-7 at half. Week 7 against the Patriots, after two straight games of 100-plus yards on […]

Julius Thomas Has an Excuse for Poor Play and Allen Hurns in Doubt for Week 10

Most people knew tight end Julius Thomas wouldn’t put up as great of numbers with the Jacksonville Jaguars as he did with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. But we did expect him to play better than he has been playing! Through four games thus far this season Thomas has only recorded 13 receptions for […]

Daily Fantasy MMA: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks & Advice for UFC 193

Last week turned out well and we're back in action with a HUGE event from Australia that features two dominant champions. If you're playing DraftKings, make sure to target fighters who can earn a finish because there are A LOT of them. As usual, I’ve broken down my DraftKings MMA picks into thee sections: Cash […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice - NBA DFS Lineup Picks for 11/12/15

There’s only three games on the slate for tonight, making every single selection oh-so-important. A tactic to utilize is that if you are not comfortable with the lineup you have set, take a day off and play tomorrow. For those that will join in the fun for Thursday’s action, jump right in below. Here are […]

Paul Richardson to Play in Week 10 and Teddy Bridgewater Gets Cleared

The Seattle Seahawks expect wide receiver Paul Richardson back in their lineup in Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals. The second-year receiver tore his ACL last season and still hasn’t been activated off the PUP list, but head coach Pete Carroll expects that will happen prior to Sunday night’s game. "We’re going to jump him […]

Michael Floyd (WR, ARI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned In: 65% of Fleaflicker leagues Analysis: Owners of Arizona Cardinals' wideouts Michael Floyd or John Brown shouldn't put much stock in last week's statements by head coach Bruce Arians that Floyd has taken the starting job back from Brown. The truth is, along with the resurgent Larry Fitzgerald, they […]

NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks – FanDuel DFS Basketball Advice for 11/12/15

This is more like it. Three games. That’s all we’ve got to choose from tonight. On the surface tonight looks pretty tough, but pending a few injuries there could be some great value picks . Luckily the most impactful injury status is Rudy Gobert (battling an ankle injury) who is playing in first game of […]

Marquess Wilson (WR, CHI) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Continue monitoring OWNED IN: 10% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS:  For the last two weeks Chicago Bears wide receiver Eddie Royal has been out with a knee injury and Marquess Wilson has started in his place.  The good news is that he became the WR2 for the Bears in the interim--the bad news is that […]