Is Kyle Larson An Easy Recommendation For The Charlotte Roval?

Kyle Larson will start Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval course from the sixth position after qualifying. Since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021, this is the highest start position to date for Larson at the Charlotte Roval. In five previous races at the Roval, Larson has only one win, but […]

Carson Hocevar Is Expected To Shine In His Cup Debut At The Charlotte Roval

Spire Motorsports rookie driver Carson Hocevar will start 20th in this week's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval Course. This week will be the first time ever that Hocevar will be racing at the track in any of NASCAR's three national series. In 31 races completed this year as a Cup […]

Justin Haley's Upside Makes Him An Intriguing Play For The Charlotte Roval

Justin Haley qualified for this week's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval Course and will start the race from the 33rd position, which is the lowest starting spot obtained by Haley since his first race at the site in 2021. In three previous starts at the Roval, Haley has three finishes […]

Could Ty Gibbs Be Worth Rostering For DFS Lineups At The Charlotte Roval?

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing will start the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval Course from the 19th position, his lowest start position to date in his Cup career at the site. In two previous starts at the Roval, Gibbs had one top-5 finish, which was a fourth-place result in […]

Chris Buescher Has Huge Place-Differential Upside At Charlotte Roval

If you're looking for a place-differential DFS pick at the Charlotte Roval on Sunday afternoon, look no further than Chris Buescher. The Roush-Fenway Keselowski Racing driver qualified way back in 29th for this weekend's Bank of America Roval 400, and despite his relatively high price tag of $9,100 on DraftKings, he could still very easily […]

AJ Allmendinger Should Contend At The Charlotte Roval

Defending Charlotte Roval winner, AJ Allmendinger, should be a contender once again in this weekend's Bank of America Roval 400. The Kaulig Racing driver qualified third for this weekend's race and had the fastest lap in the first session of practice on Saturday afternoon. The Charlotte Roval has been a great track for Allmendinger, too, […]

Shane van Gisbergen The Heavy Favorite At Charlotte Roval

All eyes are on Shane van Gisbergen this weekend at the Bank of America Roval 400. The Xfinity Series regular won the pole for this weekend's race at the Charlotte Roval and also posted the fastest lap in the final practice session ran on Saturday. SVG recently finished second at Watkins Glen a month ago […]

William Byron A DFS Pivot At Charlotte Roval

William Byron is a solid DraftKings pick this weekend at the Charlotte Roval, but there is a good chance that DFS players are going to overlook him when building their lineups for Sunday's Bank of America Roval 400. Don't make that mistake. With Shane van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger (as well as Kyle Larson for […]

Ross Chastain Should Be Strong At Charlotte Roval

Look for Ross Chastain to compete for a top-10 finish in this weekend's Bank of America Roval 400. Looking at the three traditional road course races this season (COTA, Sonoma, and Watkins Glen), Chastain has the best average running position in the series, and his finishes in those races have been seventh, fifth, and fourth […]

NHL DFS Picks and Heat Map (Premium Content) - October 13, 2024

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Each night, we will be bringing you our award-winning NHL DFS Heat Map with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet: Blue means ELITE, Green means GO (good for the player), Yellow means value/supplemental […]

Daniel Suarez Has Road-Course Speed But Not Enough To Make Up Deficit

Daniel Suarez enters Sunday's Charlotte roval race 10th in the standings, 20 points behind the playoff cut line. Trackhouse Racing certainly has good road-course speed, as Ross Chastain easily could have won at Watkins Glen had he not been bitten by caution timing. Although Suarez tends to consistently have speed on road courses as well, […]

Ryan Preece Rarely Competitive On Road Courses

In what might be Ryan Preece's final road-course race as a Cup Series driver, he qualified 34th for Sunday's race at the Charlotte roval. Although his modified experience occasionally helps him in treacherous conditions, like in the 2021 Austin race where he briefly fought for the lead in heavy rain, he is just as mediocre […]

John Hunter Nemechek Gets New Crew Chief In Legacy Motor Club Reshuffle

Legacy Motor Club has struggled so much this season that they shook everything up on Tuesday by firing Erik Jones's crew chief Dave Elenz, replacing him with John Hunter Nemechek's crew chief Ben Beshore, and replacing Beshore with Legacy technical director Brian Campe on Nemechek's car. Campe is a major question mark at this point, […]

Joey Logano Probably Won't Advance To Round Of 8 Despite Qualifying Fourth

Joey Logano qualified fourth for Sunday's Bank of America Roval 400. Logano has consistently been a solid but not electrifying performer at the Charlotte roval, as he has both qualified in the top 10 and finished in the top 10 in all but one race he has competed there. But on the other hand, he's […]

Corey LaJoie Steadily Consistent In Recent Weeks

After a litany of embarrassing crashes this summer, Corey LaJoie has quietly recaptured his 2021-2023 form. Although it was too little, too late to save his Spire Motorsports ride, the move may have been a blessing in disguise since Chris Lawson is a better crew chief than Ryan Sparks and now he gets to be […]

Brad Keselowski Picking Up Road-Course Speed

Brad Keselowski has not been a particularly noted road racer in recent years as he has only posted a single finish better than 10th on a road course in the 2020s and he had vastly more top-10 finishes on this track type in his Penske years, even though there were fewer road courses on the […]

Erik Jones Hopes Crew-Chief Change Will Elevate Performance

Although Erik Jones finally earned his first top five in over a year at Talladega, he still ran very poorly, especially for a drafting expert. He only finished fifth at Talladega because he lost the draft, which enabled him to miss the Big One. His performance has not improved, which explains why crew chief Dave […]

Daniel Hemric's Best Hope Is Piggybacking Off Shane van Gisbergen's Setups

Although Daniel Hemric has never done much on the Charlotte roval at the NASCAR Cup Series level, he was a reliably consistent driver there in the Xfinity Series with four top-10 finishes, including two third-place finishes along with starting fourth or better in every one of his starts. But the Cup Series is another beast, […]

Noah Gragson Solid At Charlotte Roval In Xfinity Series

Noah Gragson qualified 32nd for the Charlotte roval in a session where none of the Stewart-Haas Racing drivers did very well. Although Gragson did not compete here last year because he was fired by Legacy Motor Club before this portion of the season, he did compete once here in 2022 where he started 29th and […]

Austin Cindric's Road-Course Record Weaker Than People Think

After Austin Cindric's crash at Talladega, he fell 29 points behind Chase Elliott for the final transfer spot to make the Round of 8. Cindric winning his way into the Round of 8 can't entirely be ruled out since he is starting fifth, but he also isn't as good on road courses as people seem […]

Harrison Burton Has No Motivation To Run Well After Playoff Elimination

Although it's hard to imagine Harrison Burton contending in Sunday's Charlotte roval race, especially since he is a lame-duck driver and starting 26th, it is worth noting that he did finish third on the short-lived Indianapolis roval as a rookie in 2022, which was his best finish before his win at Daytona this year. He […]

Chase Briscoe's Cinderella Story Will Likely End At Charlotte

Chase Briscoe is almost certainly not going to advance to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs since he enters Sunday's race at the Charlotte roval 12th in the standings, 32 points behind Chase Elliott for the final transfer spot. Briscoe does have solid runs on road courses periodically and just finished […]

Ryan Blaney Should Be Safe To Advance Despite Inconsistent Road-Course Record

Ryan Blaney has tended to struggle on road courses with the Next Gen chassis and has been slightly faster on road courses this year than in 2023, particularly at Sonoma, where he started third and finished seventh. Although he won the inaugural Charlotte roval race after Jimmie Johnson wrecked Martin Truex Jr. and himself while […]

Daniel Carlson May See Few Opportunities To Score In Week 6

Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson will have to hope for his team to get drives into his field-goal range when they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 6, though that could be wishful thinking. The Steelers have allowed the fourth-least fantasy points per game to opposing kickers this season, mainly due to their […]

Cam Akers - Week 6 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: Houston Texans running back Cam Akers was a serviceable starter for Week 5, but it was only because he scored a touchdown and both running backs ahead of him on the depth chart, Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce, missed time. Now, Mixon (ankle) is expected to play and […]

Mack Hollins - Week 6 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: WR7 ANALYSIS: Buffalo Bills wide receiver Mack Hollins, the WR93 in full-PPR scoring this season, has six catches for 73 yards and one touchdown so far. That's less than 20 yards per game. That does not support fantasy relevance. Even if lead receiver Khalil Shakir (ankle) misses time, that doesn't […]

Jerome Ford - Week 6 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/FLEX ANALYSIS: Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford will likely get his last crack at the starting job for his team in Week 6 when the Browns take on the Philadelphia Eagles. They're a defense allowing 21.0 fantasy points per game to opposing running backs this season, which is around […]

Kendre Miller: Week 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Add Only as Handcuff ROSTERED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller will finally get his first chance to see action this season. He's not heading into a great situation. Saints starting quarterback Derek Carr (oblique) will miss multiple weeks with a muscle tear, and they already lost […]

Ray Davis: Week 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups (2024)

BALLER MOVE: Add Only as Handcuff ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis looked to have an outside shot at being the starter for his team with lead running back James Cook (toe) suffering from an injury. Things are trending toward Cook playing, and Davis hasn't been particularly efficient with […]

Kendrick Bourne - Week 6 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit POSITIONAL VALUE: WR6 ANALYSIS: New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (knee) is expected to play in Week 6 when his team takes on the Houston Texans, but he isn't worth starting. It's not known how close he is to full health, and with a new starting quarterback in rookie Drake Maye, […]