Points League Hitters: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 21 (August 18 - August 24)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our H2H points fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups for hitters for Week 21 of the 2025 season. These fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups are for the week of August 18 - August 24, looking at players below ~50 percent rostered on ESPN or Yahoo points leagues. We'll be doing this points league […]

3 Impact Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash - Spencer Jones, Mick Abel, Dylan Beavers

Fantasy managers have seen many high-end prospects get the call to the major leagues and make an immediate impact this season. For example, several top pitchers like Chase Burns have flashed high strike potential while Nick Kurtz has shown elite power production. In this piece, we will look at a top prospect who recently earned […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/18/25)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It's time to start the new work week with a full slate of new series as Major League Baseball continues a busy month of August. Both FanDuel and DraftKings split the 12 games on the schedule for under the lights into two slates. Four games are on the early slate, starting just […]

Aaron Pico Suffers Knockout Loss In His UFC Debut

Aaron Pico was unsuccessful in his UFC debut as he suffered a first-round knockout loss to undefeated Lerone Murphy in the co-main event of UFC 319. Pico started the fight aggressively, and it looked like he was trying to finish Murphy early, but he quickly paid for his aggressiveness. Pico kept charging forward, but Murphy […]

Lerone Murphy Scores Stunning First-Round Knockout

Undefeated Lerone Murphy remains undefeated as he defeated Aaron Pico via first-round knockout in the UFC 319 co-main event on Saturday. It looked like Murphy was on the back foot, but he remained composed while Pico pressed forward aggressively. As Pico was trying to put Murphy away, the 34-year-old Brit landed a spinning elbow that […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/18/2025)

Home run props are back in my life, and it's a beautiful thing! I've been on a roll lately, identifying at least two correct home run calls in each of my last three articles. However, today is going to be my biggest challenge yet. To start, I am only selecting four picks instead of five. […]

Drew Gilbert Hits First Career MLB Home Run

San Francisco Giants outfield prospect Drew Gilbert went 2-for-4 with his first-career home run during their victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon. Gilbert would hit a solo shot in the seventh inning off Tampa Bay relief pitcher Mason Englert. Before Sunday's two-hit effort, Gilbert got off to a slow start in the […]

Charlie Condon Goes Deep on Sunday

Colorado Rockies first base/outfield prospect Charlie Condon continued to stay hot in the batter's box on Sunday. Facing Double-A Harrisburg, the former third overall pick went 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk. Since the start of the month, Condon has held a strong .288/.422/.500 line with a .922 OPS, three doubles and two […]

Leodalis De Vries Earns Promotion to Double-A

Athletics shortstop prospect Leodalis De Vries is earning the call to join Double-A. This is a surprising move as the shortstop is only 18 years old. De Vries was the headliner piece that the Athletics acquired in the deal that sent relief pitcher Mason Miller to the San Diego Padres before the trade deadline. Throughout […]

Andrew Painter Rebounds at Triple-A

Philadelphia Phillies right-handed pitching prospect Andrew Painter was able to bounce back in his most recent outing at Triple-A. After allowing a hefty nine hits and seven earned runs in his outing on August 10 against Scranton Wilkes/Barre, Painter tossed five innings of three-run ball (two earned) en route to picking up the victory over […]

Nathaniel Lowe Finalizing Deal with Boston

The Boston Red Sox are finalizing a deal with first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Earlier this week, the Nationals opted to designate Low for assignment. However, the 30-year-old first baseman was able to find a new home rather quickly. He will now join a Boston lineup that has had a revolving door at first base, including […]

Geoff Neal Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss

Geoff Neal suffered a first-round knockout loss on the main card of UFC 319 on Saturday. Neal and Prates wasted little time getting after it in the Octagon, as both fighters started exchanging heavy blows. With only a second left in the first round, Prates landed a devastating spinning elbow that knocked Neal out, and […]

Arizona Could Trade Ketel Marte in the Offseason

The Arizona Diamondbacks could look for a trade partner for second baseman Ketel Marte in the offseason. According to Mike Rodriguez, teammates of Marte have expressed "dissatisfaction regarding his behavior and attendance." Bob Nightengale of USA Today noted that the team is considering accepting trade offers for him during the offseason. Fantasy managers should keep […]

Carlos Prates Gets Back In The Win Column

On Saturday's UFC 319 main card, Carlos Prates got back in the win column by defeating Geoff Neal via first-round knockout. Prates put on a striking display throughout the opening round, and just when we all thought Prates and Neal would continue their fight in the second round, with a second left in the opening […]

Michael Page Dominates At UFC 319

Michael "Venom" Page is now 2-0 at middleweight after defeating former title challenger Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision on the main card of UFC 319 on Saturday. Page dominated Cannonier with his striking, knocking him down multiple times in the fight. In the third round, Page got taken down, but aside from some ground and […]

Jared Cannonier Gets Outclassed

Former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier suffered a unanimous decision loss to Michael Page on the main card of UFC 319 on Saturday. Cannonier was outclassed in this fight; he was dominated, and he got knocked down multiple times. There was a moment in the third round where Page made a mistake and Cannonier took […]

Tim Elliott Gets Submission Win

UFC veteran Tim Elliott won his second consecutive fight by beating former Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura via second-round submission on the UFC 319 main card opener. After being largely dominated in the opening round, Elliott managed to take Asakura down in the second round, and with 21 seconds left in the round, Elliott sank […]

Who Should I Draft for Fantasy Football? Outlooks for Dont'e Thornton Jr., Dontayvion Wicks, Rashod Bateman

Finding late-round wide receivers can significantly boost your fantasy team. If you took a chance on Nico Collins and Puka Nacua during the 203 season pre-draft process, you likely secured a fantasy championship. Last season, rookie wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. was typically picked past the first 120 picks and finished as a WR1. In […]

Kai Asakura Still Winless In The UFC

On Saturday, former Rizin bantamweight champion Kai Asakura suffered a second-round submission loss to UFC veteran Tim Elliott on the UFC 319 main card opener. Asakura dominated the opening round with his striking, but Elliott landed a takedown and controlled Asakura until the round ended. In the second round, Asakura looked tentative. With a minute […]

Tyrell Shavers Productive Again on Sunday

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers turned in his second straight solid preseason performance in a 38-0 defeat against the Chicago Bears on Sunday. On a night that saw few Bills contribute anything of note, Shavers caught two of his three targets for 29 yards. The lone miss came after Shavers beat cornerback Jeremiah Walker […]

Frank Gore Jr. Leads Bills in Total Yards for Second Straight Week

Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore Jr. was one of the team's few bright spots in a 38-0 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The 5-foot-8, 195-pounder led the Bills in total yards (81) for the second week in a row, amassing 51 on eight carries and adding another 30 on four receptions. […]

Mitchell Trubisky Ineffective on Sunday

Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky wasn't able to generate much offense during a 38-0 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. After Mike White played the first half and struggled mightily, Trubisky entered in the third quarter and was also unable to put points on the board. The former second overall pick ended his […]

Mike White Falls Flat in Bid for QB2 Job

Buffalo Bills quarterback Mike White had an opportunity to make hay in the race for the No. 2 job on Sunday night, but he fell short in a 38-0 preseason shellacking at the hands of the Chicago Bears. White, who's competing with Mitchell Trubisky to serve as the backup to Josh Allen, started the game […]

Luther Burden III Racks Up 49 Yards Against Bills

Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III hauled in all three targets, gaining 49 yards in Sunday’s 38-0 preseason win over the Buffalo Bills. The rookie wide receiver caught his three passes from backup quarterback Tyson Bagent and took most of his snaps with the second-team offense. The second-round pick has performed well this preseason […]

David Moore Catches Three Passes Against Houston

Carolina Panthers wide receiver David Moore caught all three of his targets for 26 yards during Saturday's preseason contest against the Houston Texans. The veteran pass-catcher now has five receptions on nine targets through two games this summer. He was somewhat productive in a low-end depth role last season, but he's likely competing for a […]

Austin Cindric has Arguably his Best Run of the Season at Richmond

After a fast race at Iowa, Austin Cindric quietly delivered again by finishing fifth at Iowa's "sister track" in Richmond, giving him his first top five on a non-drafting oval since Martinsville last year. Team Penske's decision to pit all its cars early in Stage 1 reaped dividends and proved to be the correct decision […]

Ryan Blaney Contends for First Richmond Win but Comes Up Short

Although Ryan Blaney traditionally hates racing at Richmond, he has recently improved with the Next Gen chassis, and on Saturday night, he had probably his best race ever there, factoring for the win and earning his first top-five finish (third place). After starting 20th, steady long run speed and savvy strategy propelled him to a […]

Alex Bowman Finishes Second but Loses Ground in Playoffs

Alex Bowman finished second at Richmond yet lost ground in the playoff picture thanks to Austin Dillon's win from far below the playoff cutline. He ran barely in the top ten in the early stages of the race before staying out of the pits for the entirety of Stage 1, which droppd him to 17th […]

Bubba Wallace Sets Personal Laps-Led Record at Richmond

Although many people think of Bubba Wallace as being primarily an expert on drafting tracks, in recent years, he has actually had his most consistent performances on short tracks. Yesterday's race at Richmond marked the first time that he potentially had winning speed on a short track as he led a race-high and career-high 123 […]