Shohei Ohtani Blasts First Home Run Of 2024

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani belted a 430-foot home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Giants. The blast was a solo shot in the seventh inning off of LHP Taylor Rodgers. Ohtani ended 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and is now hitting .270 (10-for-37) with three doubles, a home... Read More

Devin Booker Serves Up 40 Points Against Cleveland

Phoenix Suns guard/forward Devin Booker remained hot in Wednesday's matchup against Cleveland, producing 40 points on 13-for-25 shooting in a 122-101 win. He hit five of his nine attempts from outside and missed a double-double by only two assists while collecting one rebound and one steal in 37 minutes of playing time. Booker has now... Read More

Malachi Flynn Explodes For 50 Points Off Pistons Bench

Detroit Pistons guard Malachi Flynn came out of nowhere to put up 50 points in Wednesday's 121-113 loss to Atlanta. He logged 34 minutes off the bench and became the 10th player in the NBA this season with a 50-point game by shooting 18-for-25 from the field with a 5-for-9 effort from outside. Flynn's career... Read More

De'Anthony Melton Remains Sidelined On Thursday

Philadelphia 76ers guard De'Anthony Melton (back) will miss a 19th consecutive contest on Thursday against Miami. He continues to deal with a lumbar spine injury and hasn't played since Feb. 27. Melton's absence has left Philadelphia without a versatile guard who can impact games in many ways. There's no set timeline for Melton's return, but... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more

Heading into the second weekend of the 2024 MLB season, there is no shortage of big-name hurlers on the injury report. As always, fantasy baseball will be impacted by superstar players out of action. Let's take a look at injured pitchers Gerrit Cole, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Sonny Gray, Shane Baz, and more. This is... Read More

Tyler Herro Continues To Sit For Miami On Thursday

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (foot) will miss a 20th consecutive game on Thursday versus the 76ers. Maimi's second-best scorer has been out for five weeks, and it's not fully clear when he will be available again. His next chance to return will come on Friday against Houston. Duncan Robinson is back in the lineup... Read More

Robert Covington Remains Out For Philadelphia

Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington (knee, illness) will remain unavailable on Thursday versus Miami. He hasn't seen any game action in 2024 and is set to miss a 45th consecutive contest. The veteran was supposed to return to action a couple of weeks back, but his recovery from a left knee injury appears to be... Read More

Dereck Lively II Facing Multi-Week Absence

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (knee) will sit out a second consecutive game on Thursday versus Atlanta and might be done for the rest of the regular season. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has said Lively II could be out for two weeks with a right knee sprain. The 20-year-old out of Duke has... Read More

NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/4/24)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are getting down to the nitty-gritty, luckily though we don't have a slate filled with games that are lopsided and have teams that are all still fighting for playoff positions. We have a five-game slate on our hands for this Thursday evening and it will just be a four-game slate on... Read More

Zion Williamson Injures Finger Versus Magic

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Zion Williamson injured the middle finger of his shooting hand in Wednesday's contest against Orlando. He was hurt in the final few minutes of the second quarter. Williamson was initially able to play through the injury but came out of the game with 7:24 left on the clock in the fourth... Read More

NFL Stadium Power Rankings: Top-10 Home-Field Advantages

While home-field advantages and stadiums are a hotter topic in college football, there are a select few NFL franchises that have real edges at home thanks to weather, passionate fans, stadium architecture, and more. Although anything can happen on any given Sunday, a visiting team facing the squads on this list is usually in for... Read More

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers: Week 23

The NBA closes out the week with a packed schedule. All teams will play at least two games, while eight teams will take the floor three times each. Let’s look at the remaining schedules for each team and discuss some players to consider streaming. For those in daily lineup leagues, streaming players with favorable schedules... Read More

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes for Fantasy Baseball: Pitch Mix, Movement, and Velocity

We're dealing with small samples when we're only a week into the fantasy baseball season. However, the market reacts daily to any positive or negative performances. It's important to look beyond the results and understand the skills that led to the results. Since we usually can't control for the luck factors, we want to identify... Read More

Free NBA Betting Picks and Best Bets (4/4/24)

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! Tonight, we have a smaller five-game slate to look at. The marquee matchup on the schedule is the Golden State Warriors traveling to Houston to take on the Rockets. Golden State is currently three games ahead of the Rockets for final play-in spot in the Western Conference Last night, I went 1-2.... Read More

Dynasty Fantasy Football Orphan Teams - How To Claim An Existing Dynasty Team

At its very core, the game of fantasy football is intended to deliver a unique experience in which you are an NFL owner, general manager, and head coach, all in one role. Seasonal fantasy football replicates the responsibilities in fun, user-friendly packaging, but fantasy football dynasty leagues appeal even more to a savvy fantasy player... Read More