Is A.J. Allmendinger A Value Play In DFS At Indianapolis?

A.J. Allmendinger will start 15th in the Brickyard 400 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Known as a road course ringer, and given that he won the 2021 road course race here, Allmendinger is probably one of the few drivers that are disappointed that NASCAR is returning to the oval configuration for this year's race. Nevertheless, while […]

Martin Truex Jr Must Serve Pass-Through Penalty to Start Brickyard 400

Martin Truex Jr will start Sunday afternoon's Brickyard 400 from a bit of a hole, as the Joe Gibbs Racing driver will have to drop to the rear of the field and then serve a pass-through penalty on pit road once the race starts. Luckily for Truex, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a massive race track […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Will Start Career-Best 9th in Brickyard 400

Ricky Stenhouse Jr was one of the surprises during qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, as the JTG Daugherty driver made it to the final round and will roll off the starting grid from ninth in Sunday's Brickyard 400. Will that translate into a good finish, though? Stenhouse's track record at Indianapolis […]

Avoid John Hunter Nemechek in DFS at Indianapolis

John Hunter Nemechek was a pleasant surprise in qualifying for this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the Legacy Motor Club driver made the final round and will roll off the starting grid from 10th on Sunday. And while track position will play a major part in getting a good finish at The […]

Todd Gilliland a Sneaky DFS Play at Indianapolis

As has been the case for the last couple of months, you should keep Todd Gilliland on your radar when building DFS lineups for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on Sunday. Gilliland qualified 24th for this weekend's race, which is quite higher than his typical effort and lowers his Place Differential potential a bit. This […]

2024 Fantasy Football WR Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Wide Receiver Duos

The wide receiver landscape has become a land of opportunity in the NFL. Gone are the days of a star receiver carrying a sorry receiving corps. Now, teams need a dynamic duo to truly dominate the passing game. Think Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins lighting up defenses for the Bengals or the potential explosion of […]

Brickyard 400: DraftKings, FanDuel NASCAR Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series is in Indianapolis this weekend for the Brickyard 400. That's right: the Brickyard is back after a three-year stint where NASCAR ran the road course at the track instead. The last time we were here, the recently retired Kevin Harvick won this race. In fact, four of the top five drivers […]

Cody Ware Near Back Of The Field Again Sunday

Cody Ware will begin the Brickyard 400 from the 36th position on Sunday afternoon. Rick Ware Racing fields two cars and they are 35th and 36th respectively in this field. Ware's best lap was 50.903 seconds which was nearly 1.5 seconds off the time of Tyler Reddick. Worse, his practice lap average came in at […]

Ryan Preece A Little Slow Leading Up To Indianapolis

Ryan Preece lacked the speed off the corners at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Preece and his Stewart-Haas Racing car qualified 31st for the Brickyard 400. The Ford lost several tenths of a second off Turns 3 and 4 alone. A lack of acceleration had a ripple effect as the runs went on. Preece was 35th […]

Daniel Hemric Continues To Lag In Indianapolis

Daniel Hemric did not have the best of qualifying efforts or practices at Indianapolis. The Kaulig Racing driver starts Sunday's Brickyard 400 from the 32nd position. There is little hope of place differential. However, maybe some attrition could remedy that problem. The No. 31 Chevy ran 31st in practice a full 1.124 seconds off the […]

Austin Dillon Starts Just Outside The Top 10

Austin Dillon nearly made the final cut in qualifying on Saturday. Richard Childress Racing had to be happy as the No. 3 car showed a lot of speed at times. His best lap was 0.279 seconds off the time of Tyler Reddick. Even in practice, Dillon ended up in the Top 15 with a time […]

Chase Briscoe Top Qualifying Stewart-Haas Car

Chase Briscoe still only qualified in the middle of the pack at Indianapolis. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver will begin 20th for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday afternoon. His practice speed was below average. Briscoe was well above 51 seconds in his lap time and did not run more than five laps. His qualifying lap was […]

DraftKings NBA Summer League Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/21/24): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

We're ending the weekend with a four-game NBA Summer League slate on DraftKings. This article will be breaking down the 6:30 p.m. EDT slate. The Summer League allows young players to shine and raise their stock within their team rosters. It's an opportunity for some players to showcase their talent and potentially earn a roster […]

MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/21/24) - Today's Top Lineups

Happy Sunday, RotoBallers! I'm excited to be covering another DFS slate that is full of possibilities. We survived the All-Star break lull, and I won't take it for granted that we have baseball games to watch. Let's break down my favorite plays from today's slate! We have some excellent matchups today. The pitching mix is […]

2024 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidate: Chris Olave

As we get closer to the start of the 2024 NFL season, it’s important to take the time to evaluate potential breakout candidates for fantasy football leagues. There are several places we can look to find the next breakout star, but today, we will examine New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave. He is a […]

Michael McDowell Has Surprisingly Strong Record at Indianapolis Even in Weaker Cars

Michael McDowell continued his trend of posting the best qualifying performances of his career with an eighth-place qualifying run for today's Brickyard 400. Amongst Ford drivers, only defending champion and hottest driver on the circuit, Ryan Blaney, outqualified him. McDowell is rather difficult to evaluate at Indianapolis because when the NASCAR Cup Series last raced […]

Corey LaJoie's Qualifying Speed and Pocono Pace May Reap Dividends at Indianapolis

After Corey LaJoie wrecked Kyle Busch at Pocono, many fans were outraged that he wasn't penalized. The move seemed to confirm the popular narrative that LaJoie was never good and is overwhelmingly the worst driver on the circuit. Fans who once viewed him as an underdog now frequently consider him an ARCA-level talent because they […]

Jimmie Johnson Makes Brickyard Return, but Don't Expect Much

NASCAR's return to the Indianapolis oval also marks the return of the Brickyard 400's second-winningest driver, Jimmie Johnson, for the first time since 2019. Although his four wins are only one shy of Jeff Gordon's five, Johnson's record tended to be hit or miss as he either contended for the win or was completely out […]

Carson Hocevar’s Lack of Brickyard Experience May Hinder His Usual Speed

Carson Hocevar has quietly been one of the most consistent drivers on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit as he tends to have an unusually narrow range between his best and worst performances and he also seems to be equally good on any kind of track, which is particularly unusual for a driver of his age […]

Ty Dillon Makes Richard Childress Comeback at an Inopportune Moment

After several years racing almost exclusively for second-rate and third-rate teams, Ty Dillon is making his first start for his grandfather, Richard Childress's team since 2015. Unfortunately for him, he is doing so at a time when their cars are arguably slower than they have been since at least 2019. Dillon has been assigned crew […]

Ross Chastain Likely to Play It Safe at Indianapolis While on Playoff Bubble

Ross Chastain continues to perform well albeit in a very low-key manner as his baseline statistics do not capture the level of his performance. Nonetheless, Chastain now sits on the playoff bubble after crashes in two of the last three races. Although he has the speed to lead at times, it seems his cars go […]

Kyle Busch's Poor Season Performance Will Likely Outweigh Past Brickyard Success in 700th Start

By some metrics, Kyle Busch is one of NASCAR's most successful drivers at Indianapolis, as his 324 laps led there rank third all time and first among active drivers. However, Busch has been extremely hit-or-miss there, as all but 42 laps led came during his peak period of 2015-19 when he won back-to-back and cored […]

Harrison Burton Fast in Qualifying, but Will Probably Run Poorly Due at Indianapolis

Despite collecting his best career finish of third on the Indianapolis road course as a rookie in 2022, Harrison Burton has never competed at the Indianapolis oval so there is little to use to project his performance. While Team Penske is on a roll over the past month and Burton qualified 16th yesterday--giving him his […]

Despite Lack of Indianapolis Experience, Strong Pocono Run May Carry over for Josh Berry

Josh Berry makes his first start on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval in today's Brickyard 400. Since he did not become a regular in any NASCAR national series until after the oval had been replaced by the IMS road course, he had never made a start on the oval until yesterday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, […]

Jordan Westburg Tallies Three Hits, Two RBI On Saturday

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg went 3-for-5 with two singles, a home run, and two RBI to lead the Orioles to a victory on Saturday evening. Westburg launched a two-run shot in the sixth frame which was his 16th of the campaign to score Ryan O'Hearn. Through 91 games this season, the 25-year-old has posted […]

Jarren Duran Fills The Scoresheet On Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran went 2-for-3 at the plate on Saturday with a double, two walks, two RBI, and two runs. Duran brought in two runs off a double in the fifth inning, which scored Ceddanne Rafaela and Rob Refsnyder. He scored both of his runs off two Tyler O'Neill home runs. The […]

Tyler O’Neill Goes Deep Twice On Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill went 2-for-5 at the plate on Saturday with two long balls and four RBI. O'Neill launched his first two-run shot of the game in the seventh inning, which scored Jarren Duran. Later in the 10th inning, O'Neill tallied his second two-run round-tripper, which scored Duran again. The 29-year-old tallied […]

Brendan Donovan Stays Hot With Two Hits And Three RBI

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brendan Donovan went 2-for-5 with a home run, a single, and three RBI in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday evening to lead the Cardinals to a victory. The 27-year-old launched a solo shot in the fifth inning and then knocked a two-run single in the ninth to score […]

Evan Mobley, Cavs Agree To Contract Extension

Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Evan Mobley agreed to a five-year, $224 million extension with the team on Saturday night. The 2021 No. 3 overall pick has averaged 15.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in 198 regular season games. He's still young. However, Mobley is already one of the league's most productive big men. With that […]

Austin Riley Launches 13th Home Run

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went 2-for-4 in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday evening with a double and a long ball. Riley struck out in his first two plate appearances but broke out of his slide with a solo shot in the sixth and with his 21st double of the campaign […]