One Game MLB Playoff Previews & DFS Lineup Picks for 9/30

Wherever you are right now, take a minute to stop and take in your surroundings.  Slowly inhale and pay close attention to what your ears are telling you.  Do you hear that?  Listen closely.  Still unable to hear anything?  That’s because now that the regular season is over, the mainstream media can no longer pound […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 5: Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

For those of you fantasy football owners out there who are streaming defenses, RotoBaller has got you covered with around-the-league analysis of the Week 5 NFL matchups.  Week 5 shouldn't be an issue with bye weeks meaning there should be a good selection on the free agency market, so be sure to stay on top of the NFL matchups […]

James Jones (WR, OAK) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add / Stash in Deeper Leagues (12+ Teams) Owned in 62% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Returning home to the Bay Area for his first season with the Oakland Raiders football club, James Jones has been treated to a nice mix of quarterback controversy and bad offensive play (partially on his part as well). All that being […]

Eric Ebron (TE, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All 14+ Team Leagues Owned in 20% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Eric Ebron was not drafted as the 10th overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft to sit on the sidelines for too long, and the Detroit Lions have been putting him right to work in the early parts of the season. Brandon Pettigrew […]

Justin Forsett (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All 10+ Team Leagues Owned in 50% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: There have been some unnamed fantasy football writers who've been quick and persistent to write off the 28 year old former Seahawks great Justin Forsett, but the fact remains that this well traveled and under utilized NFL veteran has finally found his place in […]

Andre Williams (RB, NYG) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stash in 14+ Team Leagues 33% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Make no mistake, Rashad Jennings is still the workhorse for this Giants offense. The main reason that Andre Williams got as many carries as he did Thursday night was that the game was an absolute blowout for the Giants, and because the Giants are doing their best to […]

Travaris Cadet (RB, NO) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stash in 14+ Team Leagues 1% owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Pierre Thomas has more or less disappeared since the first game of the season. It’s entirely possible he could still be the new “Darren Sproles” but so far this season he doesn’t look like it. While Travaris Cadet did nothing in the running game, he caught all six of […]

Week 5 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

This is not a particularly strong week for running back pickups as you may have already noticed. Some of the usual suspects such as Lorenzo Taliaferro, Antone Smith,Bishop Sankey, Matt Asiata, and Jerick McKinnon make the list if they are still out there but after that you're pretty much digging for a needle in a […]

Week 5 Wide Receivers: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

A very interesting Week 4 in the NFL. We saw plenty of points scored, both in real life and in fantasy football. With a number of the top defenses on bye last week, I can’t say that I was shocked. Next week we only have two teams on bye (the Dolphins and Raiders), neither of […]

Week 5 Live Fantasy Football Q&A With Zach W. & Bobby K. (9/29)

Monday Evening - Live Fantasy Football Chat RotoBaller Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Bobby Koch (@RekedFantasy) will be bantering about Week 4 of NFL and fantasy football action, and answering your fantasy football questions on Monday September 29th at 6:00 PM EST. Come join in on the fun, and get your fantasy football lineups, sleepers, risers/fallers, PPR, keeper, dynasty, player analysis, […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team and All 2 Quarterback Leagues Owned in 22% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you missed the Teddy Football show on Sunday, the Vikings' highly touted rookie quarterback was on full display racking up 317 passing yards in addition to 29 rushing yards and a touchdown. That is all before he unfortunately had to […]

Nick Novak (K, SD) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In All 10+ Team Leagues Owned in 74% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: In case you you haven't paid attention, Nick Novak has quietly been putting up a stud season at the place kicker position for the surging San Diego Chargers. There are a few factors that you want in your fantasy football kicker if […]

Week 4 Roundup: Waiver Wire, Rankings & Start/Sit Analysis

  Kickoff is a just a few hours away! While you're working off that hangover with a big fat bacon egg n cheese hero, side of pancakes and a big gulp sized iced coffee, indulge in this roundup of our past week's fantasy football and NFL analysis, including matchup previews, start/sit analysis, week 4 sleepers, weekly rankings, and […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, MIN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deeper Leagues as Backup / All Keeper Leagues Owned in 21% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater will make his first career start Sunday at home against the Falcons. The rookie made his debut last week at New Orleans, completing 12 of his 20 passes for 150 yards. He also carried the ball […]

Week 4: Live Fantasy Football Q&A with RotoBaller Experts

It's Sunday Morning... Do You Know Who to Start?  Each Sunday morning of the NFL season, RotoBaller's experts will be answering your fantasy football questions from around 10AM to 1PM EST in a moderated chat. Come join in on the fun, and get your start/sit, matchup, sleepers, waiver wire, PPR, player analysis, and rankings questions answered.  Our […]

Week 4 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 2)

Welcome to Week 4 of NFL and fantasy football action RotoBallers. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down the NFL matchups and providing our analysis. Below you will find our Week 4 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis, which should hopefully help you prepare your lineups to win this week. To read about the rest […]

More FanDuel Sleepers & DFS Lineup Picks for Week 4

If you’re like me, your vision of the future of football is a bit radical. You may see the game being played at quarter speed with the players covered in pillows and all contact is flagged. Considering the amount of the yellow that we have seen through three weeks, you may not be wrong. Me? […]

FanDuel NFL Value Picks & DFS Sleepers and Advice for Week 4

  NFL Fantasy Football DFS Picks for Week 4 Quarterback Value Picks Philip Rivers ($8,400) By this point in the season, we all know how terrible the Jacksonville defense is. This week’s beneficiaries are the Chargers, who get to face a Jags team that travels across the country and is allowing 306 passing yards and 160 rushing […]

Getting A Grip On Holds: Relief Pitcher Waiver Wire Pickups

While the holds statistic is even harder to predict than saves for closers, the players we highlight today feature some sleeper setup men and some looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these following relief pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could […]

DFS Lineup Picks Recap from Week 3 of FanDuel 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.     Why We Love Weekly Fantasy Football Are you looking for some more fantasy football action, and want to get involved in weekly DFS […]

Biggest Week 4 Waiver Wire Movers On Fleaflicker: Who's Here To Stay

Here we are, Week 4, and we have a whole have of stars out of action. Whether due to off the field issue, injury or lack of production, fantasy owners are scurrying to waiver to pick up either the new starter, or the hot hand from the past two weeks. While riding the hot hand […]

NFL Podcast: Week 4 Starts/Sits & Matchups Analysis

  Fantasy Football Analysis: Week 4 Start 'Ems / Sit 'Ems Jon and Kia discuss players that they think you should start and sit for fantasy football. Find out what they think you should do for Week 4 with players like Andrew Luck, Philip Rivers, Matthew Stafford, Colin Kaepernick, Kirk Cousins, Jake Locker, Tony Romo, […]

Fantasy Football Buy and Sell Candidates For Week 4

Don't Do Something That You'll Regret Week four in the NFL will be especially challenging for fantasy sports players as six teams are on their bye week. You may be one of the Fantasy Football Owner’s hurting from having star players like Peyton Manning and Marshawn Lynch sitting on the bench but you can also […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks, Advice & Sleepers for 9/26

As we enter the final weekend of the regular season, it is getting increasingly difficult to form a FanDuel lineup. With most of the league eliminated from playoff contention and rosters expanding, teams are plugging in different players, using their benches and bullpens liberally, and basically becoming unpredictable. It is like playing fantasy football in […]

Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard and PPR Leagues

RotoBaller brings you our Week 4 fantasy football rankings and rankings analysis, by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe).   Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings The NFL season is now in Week 4 ladies and gentlemen. You should be familiar with the routine by now, but just in case you weren't sure, every week fellow […]

Week 4 Running Back Depth Charts: Updates, Injuries & Stashes

With so much volatility around the NFL given the recent string of injuries, especially to running backs, there have been a lot of changes already with the backfields of many NFL teams. Running backs are a critical component and core building block for all fantasy football teams, so it's important to stay on top of the running back […]

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

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (Especially For Bye Week) Owned in 46% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: When looking at potential defenses to stream every week, we always like to start in reverse by analyzing who are the worst offenses in the NFL, to see who they're playing. Lucky for us in this Week 4 bye week crunch, the […]

Detroit Lions (DEF, DET) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (Especially For Bye Weeks) Owned in 51% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Coming into the Week 4 bye week crunch, many of us are grappling with what players to add/drop and plug into our lineups so that we don't completely sacrifice a win due to how the NFL schedules their season. For some, these […]

Antone Smith (RB, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds. BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues as Bench Depth Owned in 10% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: At some point Steven Jackson has to stop being the big fierce back we have all come to know and love right? Well, maybe not. But when/if he does, […]

Lorenzo Taliaferro (RB, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

The below analysis first appeared in RotoBaller's article Week 4 Running Backs: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds. BALLER MOVE: Add in All 12+ Team Leagues Owned in 29% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS:  Remember when the Ray Rice situation first broke and everyone told you to go add Justin Forsett? Remember when I was one of those people? You don’t? You’re very kind. But unless […]