John H. Nemechek One of the Best Underdog Options After Strong Runs at Mexico City and Last Year

Much like his teammate Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek has had a significant improvement in recent weeks, although in both cases they've only really improved from backmarkers last year to mid-packers this year. Nemechek outqualified Jones for today's race as he starts 25th to Jones's 34th. He is probably a better road racer than Jones. […]

Cole Custer's Strong Mexico City Run and Xfinity Series Chicago Win Make Him a Solid DFS Option

After having arguably the most anonymous start to the 2025 season of any driver, Cole Custer finally had his first honest-to-goodness strong run in the last NASCAR Cup Series road course at Mexico City where he finished eighth and delivered one of his best-ever driver ratings. Custer has never started a race on the Chicago […]

Erik Jones Likely Not Good Enough on Road Courses for DFS Consideration Despite Poor Qualifying Result

Erik Jones's chances of making the playoffs will likely grind to a complete halt during the stretch of three road courses in the next six races as he has been a pretty terrible road racer lately. Case in point, he qualified 34th for today's race on the Chicago Street Course between Katherine Legge and Cody […]

Noah Gragson May Be Better Than Other Cheap DFS Options

Noah Gragson starts 24th at Chicago today. Although he's never been much of a factor on the Chicago street course or any kind of road course in general, he did improve from 28th to 14th in last year's Chicago Street Race, where he significantly outfinished all three of his Stewart-Haas Racing teammates. Although he has […]

Despite Decent Mexico City Run, Don't Expect Riley Herbst to Contend at Chicago

Even though Riley Herbst scored one of his best-ever finishes outside a drafting track at Austin earlier this year, it seems unlikely he'll contend when he makes his street course debut in the Cup Series this afternoon in Chicago. He didn't run well in either of his Xfinity races there and although he surprisingly did […]

Cody Ware Is a Road Course Veteran, but It's Rarely Helped Him in NASCAR

Cody Ware starts his first race on the Chicago street course this afternoon from the 35th position. Despite Ware's experience as a former Asian Le Mans Series champion, he has been unable to translate that to any modicum of road course success in the NASCAR Cup Series. His best finish on a road course was […]

2 Start Pitchers: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 15 (2025)

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome back to another Two-Start Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Streamers and Starts article for Week 15 of 2025, from July 7 to July 13. It's a great time to take a chance on a two-start pitcher before the All-Star break throws rotations into a different order. Each week of the 2025 […]

In-Tournament PGA Model - Round 4 Picks for The John Deere Classic (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I am excited to announce that I will be providing a premium spreadsheet that can be accessed through the link below. Here, you will find updated stats for the particular tournament – all sortable and weighable when you make a copy of your […]

Shane van Gisbergen Is The Heavy Favorite to Win at Chicago Street Course

The NASCAR Cup Series is a road course this weekend, which means Shane van Gisbergen should be at the top of your radar when it comes to potential race winners. Just last month in Mexico City, SVG put on an absolutely dominating effort, and the Trackhouse Racing driver will be looking to do the exact […]

Christopher Bell Should Be Strong Despite Practice Struggles at Chicago Street Course

Even though the No. 20 Toyota wasn't able to find much speed during practice for this weekend's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course, you can still expect Christopher Bell to be a contender in Sunday's race. This year on the road course tracks, he has posted finishes of first and second, and that […]

Chase Elliott an Easy DFS Pick at Chicago Street Course

Chase Elliott will be a chalk DFS pick for this weekend's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course. The No. 9 Chevrolet was one of the fastest cars on track during practice here on Saturday afternoon, but late in the session, Chase ended up hitting the wall quite hard and subsequently wasn't able to […]

Chris Buescher Should Be Strong at Chicago Street Course

The NASCAR Cup Series is at a road course track this weekend (the Chicago Street Course), which means Chris Buescher should have a strong showing. Nobody has a better average finish than him at this track type since the start of the 2022 season. Over the last 18 races on road courses, Buescher has finished […]

Bubba Wallace a Solid DFS Target After Qualifying 37th at Chicago

Bubba Wallace is by no means a strong road course racer, but he's certainly not as bad as he used to be. In face, over the last 10 races on this track type, Bubba hasn't finished worse than 20th, and he even grabbed a 12th-place finish at Mexico City last month despite starting back in […]

Michael McDowell Has Solid Saturday at Chicago Street Course

Expect Michael McDowell to be a factor in the Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course this weekend. The Spire Motorsports driver had a "solid" practice and qualifying at the track on Saturday and, like everyone else, will be trying to best Shane van Gisbergen for the win on Sunday. Chicago has been a […]

Will Brown an Interesting Fantasy Option at Chicago Street Course

Will Brown will be behind the wheel of the No. 13 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing in this weekend's Grant Park 165, as the Australian Supercars driver will be making his second-ever Cup Series start on Sunday. Brown held his own during practice on Saturday, posting the 12th-fastest lap and ending up faster than his Kaulig […]

Justin Haley Has Strong Record at Chicago Street Course

One low-tier driver that could be flying under the radar for this weekend's Grant Park 165 is Justin Haley. The Spire Motorsports driver has struggled quite a bit this season, but road course venues can be a great equalizer, and Haley has been strong here at the Chicago Street Course over the last two years; […]

Todd Gilliland Could Surprise at Chicago Street Course

Keep an eye on Todd Gilliland in this weekend's Grant Park 165. The Front Row Motorsports driver walked away with a seventh-place finish in this race last season and has been consistently above-average at this track type since the start of 2024. During that time frame, Gilliland has posted three top-10 finishes and an average finish […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr Seeking Another Top 10 at Chicago Street Course

Last year at the Chicago Street Course, Ricky Stenhouse Jr walked away with a sixth-place finish--marking his second-ever top-10 result in (then) 40 career attempts on road course tracks. This finish was likely due to good strategy and rain becoming a factor, but the result still counts. In this year's Grant Park 165, he'll be […]

Josh Berry Is Awful At Road Courses

There are some race tracks where Josh Berry can be considered a legitimate sleeper. Road course tracks are not one of those, though. Berry has struggled mightily in the Cup Series at the left-and-right-turn race tracks, and doesn't look to be showing any improvement this weekend at the Chicago Street Course. After posting the 38th-fastest […]

Josh Bilicki Shows Unexpected Speed at Chicago Street Course

The No. 66 Ford for Garage 66 has been one of the slowest cars on every track this season, but that hasn't been the case at the Chicago Street Course this weekend. Josh Bilicki is behind the wheel of this race car for Sunday's Grant Park 165 and he showed some unexpected speed during practice […]

Katherine Legge Qualifies for Chicago Street Course on Speed

Katherine Legge will be racing in this weekend's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course, as the British 44-year-old put down a lap of 92.368 seconds in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. That was faster than several notable drivers, including Erik Jones, Cody Ware, Ty Dillon, and Bubba Wallace. That lap was also faster than […]

Round 4 PGA DFS Showdown Picks - 2025 John Deere Classic

The John Deere Classic has delivered fireworks and birdies this July 4th weekend. TPC Deere Run has been getable, with much of the scoring coming over the first 36 holes before heavy winds brought in afternoon storms, making scoring more difficult on Saturday. Sunday looks to have a wetter challenge tomorrow, which could honestly mean […]

Cam Ward "Not Expecting" to be handed Starting Job

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward apparently isn't expecting to be handed the reigns heading into his inaugural campaign. "Cam's not gonna expect it to just be given to him," said offensive tackle JC Latham while speaking of the competition between the rookie and Will Levis. "Will's not just gonna sit over here and say, 'oh, […]

Casey Mize Tosses Seven Scoreless Innings in Win

Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize (9-2) earned his ninth win of the year Saturday in a 1-0 shutout of the Cleveland Guardians. Mize tied a season high with seven innings of work and allowed just four hits and two walks on 102 pitches. The former No. 1 overall pick struck out four in his sixth […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Baseball Pickups to Target for Week 15 (July 7 - July 13)

As the calendar turns to July, we have officially entered the halfway point of the MLB season. However, we still have several months of fantasy baseball and will continue to have several opportunities to improve our roster. This week, we will spotlight several multi-positional infielders who could be very useful bench stashes. On the pitching […]

Chicago Street Course DraftKings NASCAR Lineup Picks and Projections (Premium Content)

Road course race number three of the 2025 Cup Series season is this weekend as NASCAR takes on the streets of Chicago with the Grant Park 165. The Chicago Street Course is a temporary 2.14-mile track with 12 turns. This is the third year that the Cup Series has ran here, and once again it […]

Jhoan Duran Collects Fifth Win on Saturday

Minnesota Twins closer Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless pair of innings to improve to 5-3 in a 6-5 decision against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. It was an eventful outing for Duran, who threw 34 pitches and had to work around a double and an intentional walk in the top of the eighth to […]

Ceddanne Rafaela Homers, Exits Early on Saturday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela was among the club's top performers in a 10-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Rafaela went 2-for-4 with his 10th home run of the year, a double, and three RBI in the rout. However, Rafaela had to exit after he fell rounding second on an eighth-inning double. […]

Ryan Helsley Secures 17th Save

St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley finished off an 8-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for his 17th save. Helsley made quick work of the Cubs in the bottom of the ninth, retiring the side in order on 11 pitches and striking out Michael Busch to end it. Helsley, who hadn't pitched in […]

Second Half Breakouts for Fantasy Baseball - Andy Smith's "My Guys"

With the All-Star break just around the corner, we are officially on the verge of entering the second half of the fantasy baseball season. During the first half, we saw many players break out, including many young stars such as James Wood of the Nationals and Nick Kurtz of the Athletics. However, in this piece, […]