Week 9 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 1)

Welcome to Week 9 of NFL and fantasy football action, RotoBallers. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, and some high-risk/high-reward players, as well. Below, you will find […]

Potential Busts for Week 9: Ranking the Top 10 for Fantasy Football

  My apologies to all Rotoballers who were looking forward to my bust picks of Week 8 (nothing like a case of strep to upset the balance of your week). Props to Real Talk Raph for holding down the fort and hitting on the Brandon Marshall call (what the heck is happening in Chicago, by the […]

College Football Rankings: Top 40 for Week 9

The below article originally appeared on Draft Site. For all you college football fans out there, below you will find some updated Week 9 college football rankings and rankings commentary for the top NCAA college football teams. Included is the previous ranking for each team, the result of their most recent game and their overall […]

Kyle Rudolph (TE, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

 BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (Standard, PPR) 49% owned in Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Kyle Rudolph is a player who has disappointed fantasy owners more than once a year for the past two seasons.  Rudolph is currently out with a sports hernia, but he's due back in Week 11, and he has the intangibles to be a good player.  […]

NFL Running Back Rankings: Week 9 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 9 fantasy football running back rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with running back rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 9 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: […]

NFL Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 9 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 9 fantasy football wide receiver rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with wide receiver rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 9 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy […]

NFL Tight End Rankings: Week 9 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 9 fantasy football tight end rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with tight end rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 9 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football […]

NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 9 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 9 fantasy football quarterback rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with quarterback rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 9 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football rankings Running […]

DeAngelo Williams (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues Owned in 54% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: With the news that DeAngelo Williams will start at running back for the Panthers tonight against the Saints, he immediately becomes a fantasy football  waiver wire option for Week 9. The 31-year-old Williams may have his best days behind him, but has […]

NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers: DraftKings Advice for 10/30

  Welcome back to another NBA season! All throughout the 2014-15 campaign, RotoBaller will be giving you the top NBA DFS lineup sleeper picks at guard, forward and center as well as a couple of value picks. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured players, so be sure […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups, Adds & Sleepers for Fantasy Hockey

Hey RotoBallers, welcome to my weekly edition of the fantasy hockey waiver wire. Below are a few skaters at each NHL position that will help steer your fantasy hockey team in the right direction. Whether your fantasy hockey team is dealing with injuries or lack of production, these NFL players can be considered waiver wire pickups […]

Charles Sims (RB, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Most Leagues Immediately Owned in 17% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After being sidelined with an ankle injury to begin his rookie campaign, Charles Sims is expected to be activated for Tampa's Week 9 matchup against the Cleveland Browns as the starting running back. With Doug Martin nursing an ankle injury, and […]

Graham Gano (K, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Leagues - Week 9 Streaming Option Owned in 31% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: If you're looking for a sleeper kicker waiver wire pickup for Week 9 of fantasy football action, then Graham, Graham, he's your man, if he can't do it, no one can. In all seriousness (because we know how much you love scouring […]

San Diego Chargers (DEF, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Leagues Owned in 36% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Last week we gave you the Miami Dolphins and we all saw the kind of points they put up against the Jaguars who are rated as the worst overall team against opposing fantasy defenses, allowing 13.29 points per game. This week we urge you to […]

3 Players Sending Out Warning Signals After Week 8

  Players That Are Making Me Nervous For Week 9 Hey all, Rek is on vacation this week so I'm coming off the bench to cover the players I'm worried about as potential busts for week 9! Let's start by looking at his three players from last week, like we always do. Marshawn Lynch had […]

Deeper Waiver Wire Sleepers: Players Who May Still Be Available

Lost out on some of the big name free agents this week?  Stuck with half your roster on bye this week, and need someone to fill in?  No worries, there are always more waiver wire sleepers out there for you to consider. I'm going to take a look at some players that are almost definitely available […]

Week 9 Risers & Fallers Analysis for Fantasy Football

Week 9 is the first of back-to-back weeks with heavy byes, with six teams off this week. With the Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears all on bye, there will likely be plenty of fantasy firepower on your bench this week. This weekly column examines ten fantasy football players, five guys that are […]

NBA & Fantasy Basketball Live Q&A With Nate Miller - 10/29 at 5:30 EST

Wednesday Evening - Live Fantasy Basketball Chat RotoBaller NBA Editor Nate Miller (@Miller_RotoDad) ) will be bantering about fantasy basketball's tip off and all the action of the first night of the NBA season, and answering your fantasy basketball questions on Wednesday October 29th at 5:30 PM EST. Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy basketball lineups, sleepers, DFS picks, dynasty, […]

FanDuel Studs: Our Best DFS Lineup Picks for Fantasy Football

Each week here at RotoBaller, we provide the subscribers of our DFS Lineup Picks of the Week Newsletter with some of the highest quality advice for salary cap fantasy football on FanDuel.  We also have lots of great FanDuel analysis weekly, so be sure to check back.   Why We Love Weekly FanDuel Football Are you looking for some […]

NBA Podcast: 2014-15 Preseason Rankings Analysis (Part 6)

  NBA Preseason Rankings & Analysis: Part 6 Jon and Kia finish their NBA pre-season rankings for the 2014-15 basketball season. They discuss their top 5 ranked NBA teams and discuss the outlooks of players such as Kawhi Leonard, Chandler Parsons, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love and many more. Listen […]

Week 3 NHL Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Hockey

What's up RotoBallers. Below is a quick rundown of NHL forwards, defensemen and goalies whose fantasy hockey values are rising and falling after week 3 of fantasy hockey action. The rising players may not be ready to contribute to your fantasy teams quite yet, but they are worth watching as the NHL season unwinds. Some could […]

NBA DFS Lineup Picks & Sleepers: FanDuel Advice for 10/29

Welcome back to another NBA season! All throughout the 2014-15 campaign, RotoBaller will be giving you the top DFS plays at guard, forward and center as well as a couple of value picks. Keep in mind, fantasy basketball is a fickle game when it comes to injured players, so be sure to check all lineups […]

Davante Adams (WR, GB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR Leagues Owned in 15% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: The Green Bay Packers this season have been looking for a WR3 and looks to have find their solution in Davante Adams.  Starting the season everyone thought that Jarrett Boykin was the runaway favorite, but drops and a lack of chemistry […]

Jonas Gray (RB, NE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues Owned in 5% Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It’s impossible to judge Patriots running backs. Vereen had a monster game in Week 7, so it’s only fair that Bill Belichick rewards Jonas Gray with more touches than Vereen in Week 8, right?  The master of game planning, it’s impossible to predict how […]

Brian Hoyer (QB, CLE) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Start him in 2-QB leagues, but set him aside in 1-QB leagues this week. Owned in 23% of leagues on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Brian Hoyer is a a guy I can’t seem to emphasize enough, as he is ridiculously consistent. He will put up a respectable point total again this week in a matchup with a miserable […]

Jonathan Stewart (RB, CAR) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues Owned in 56% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Well, this a nice resurgence.  Had it not been for Jonathan Stewart's strong play in Week 8, the Panthers may have had the opportunity to fail miserably in the red-zone against the Seahawks.  He rushed for 79 yards on 16 carries and […]

Ronnie Hillman (RB, DEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add and Start in All Leagues Owned in 74% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Okay I know it's a little bit of a stretch to call him a waiver wire pickup at this point, but how is Ronnie Hillman still only owned in 74% of leagues? That's just crazy. So out of principle I'm going […]

Mike Evans (WR, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All PPR Leagues / Deeper Standard Leagues Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: So the Bucs are pretty much in rebuild mode, as they’re shopping V-Jax and Doug Martin daily. I stand firmly in the camp of those who think Mike Evans is the only reason anyone even considers Johnny Manziel an NFL talent, and […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick (QB, HOU) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Start in all 2-QB leagues, as well as deep 1-QB leagues Owned in 23% of leagues on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know. You might all be saying, “But Nathan, Fitzy hasn’t thrown for over 300 yards once this year! And he has seven interceptions on the year! How can I trust him?” Simply put, […]

Theo Riddick (RB, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues Owned in 4% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Reggie who? Theo Riddick has made a name for himself in two of the past three weeks as a dangerous pass catching weapon out of the backfield. Against the Falcons swiss-cheese defense, he hauled in 8 catches for 74 yards […]