Should I Draft Cameron Ward, Jaxson Dart, or Tyler Shough? Fantasy Football Outlooks for Rookie QBs

The 2025 season is here, which means it is time to transition our thinking from winning the draft to winning our weekly matchups. One big advantage fantasy managers have is that they can nail down a late quarterback that has the potential to put up big fantasy points. Waiting on quarterback allows fantasy managers an […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, Abner Uribe, Carson Williams, Riley O'Brien, Jordan Lawlar

September officially arrives next Monday, and we have about a month left in the MLB regular season. It's go time, and let's finish the season strong. At RotoBaller HQ, we help you get ready for September with our updated top 100 hitters and pitchers list for Week 22--August 25 through August 31 to help fantasy […]

MLB Home Run Player Prop Bets Today: Best Hitter HR Props (8/31/2025)

Let's send August out with a bang, shall we? The last time I penned this piece, we went three for five on home run calls! It's my birthday, friends, and I plan to bring some good "birthday mojo" with me for these picks today. Who doesn't love a good birthday narrative anyway, right? The strategy […]

Fantasy Football Defense (DST) Draft Rankings - Jets DST, Packers DST, Cowboys DST, Chargers DST, Lions DST, Rams DST, 49ers DST, Chiefs DST, Patriots DST

Fantasy football draft season is in the home stretch, with only a few more days to draft before Thursday's kickoff. We have updated all of our rankings almost daily, and below you'll see our team's updated fantasy football defense (DST) draft rankings to help you crush your drafts. Some fantasy managers wait until the last […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Draft Rankings

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football rankings Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings Tight end (TE) fantasy football rankings Quarterback (QB) fantasy football rankings Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings NFL rookie fantasy football rankings Best ball fantasy football rankings Superflex fantasy football rankings Dynasty fantasy football rankings […]

Later-Round Steals for Auction Drafts - Fantasy Football Upside Picks for $1

At this point in draft season, most of us seasoned fantasy degenerates already have our top-150 memorized with no need for a laptop. Sure, the order's a little different every time, but all in all, the top dozen rounds or so contain all the same names. That said, once starters are all rostered, all ADP-related […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/31/25)

Welcome Back, RotoBallers! We are on the final day of August, which means we are just one month away from October baseball! It's an early slate for us on the West Coast, so let's dive into this last Sunday MLB slate without the NFL! DraftKings has a nine-game slate, and FanDuel has added the Cardinals/Reds […]

Denny Hamlin Picking Up Where He Left Off At Darlington

Back in April of this year, it was Denny Hamlin standing in victory lane here at Darlington Raceway. And when the Cook Out Southern 500 goes green on Sunday night, Hamlin will pick up right where he left off, as the No. 11 Toyota was the fastest car in qualifying on Saturday with a time […]

The Sky Is The Limit for Kyle Larson at Darlington

Whenever Kyle Larson is racing at Darlington Raceway, you know he's going to be a factor. No active driver has led more laps than Larson at this race track, as "Yung Money" has been in the lead for 1,048 circuits at "The Lady in Black." Next best is Denny Hamlin, who has led for 1,010 […]

Ryan Blaney a Strong DFS Play at Darlington This Weekend

Make sure you have plenty of Ryan Blaney in your DFS lineups for the Southern 500 at Darlington this weekend. The No. 12 Ford has been one of the fastest cars on the long run all season long, and that type of speed is exactly what a driver needs to be successful at a track […]

Tyler Reddick Shouldn't Be Overlooked at Darlington This Weekend

Be sure not to overlook Tyler Reddick at Darlington Raceway this weekend. In the seven races in the Next Gen era, Reddick has the second-best average driver rating (107.8) and the most top-five finishes (four) among active Cup Series drivers. He walked away with a fourth-place result in the first race here this season (after […]

Alex Bowman An Easy Place-Differential Play in DFS This Weekend

Alex Bowman is going to be one of the most popular picks on the DFS slate this weekend at Darlington Raceway. That is because Bowman qualified back in 29th-place for Sunday evening's Cook Out Southern 500, and with his very affordable DraftKings salary of $7,800, that makes Bowman a prime Place Differential pick on this […]

Ty Gibbs Could Be Strong at Darlington This Weekend

Don't overlook Ty Gibbs this weekend at Darlington Raceway. The young Joe Gibbs Racing driver has taken a knack to "The Lady in Black," as Gibbs has finished seventh or better in five of the last six Stages at this track. As far as race results go, Ty ended up ninth here in the spring […]

Erik Jones Has Best Darlington Qualifying Effort Since Last Win

Every time the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington Raceway, fantasy managers need to keep an eye on Erik Jones. In 15 career starts at the track, Jones has collected two victories and eight top-10 finishes, all while posting an average result of 13.5. Of course, many of those good results came when he was […]

Zane Smith Hopeful For Another Solid Run At Darlington

Don't sleep on Zane Smith this weekend in the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The Front Row Motorsports driver was able to walk away with a 12th-place finish here in the spring race, and the No. 38 Ford had some good long-run speed during practice on Saturday, with Zane ranking sixth-fastest when it […]

AJ Allmendinger Still Seeking First Top-10 Finish at Darlington

Keep an eye on AJ Allmendinger this weekend at Darlington Raceway. The Kaulig Racing driver has had some solid results on the steep, intermediate ovals this season, including a seventh-place finish at Homestead and a ninth-place result at Bristol. When it comes to Darlington, though, The Dinger is still searching for his first top-10 result […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 1 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly start 'em and sit 'em article! It's finally time to welcome you back -- it's the inaugural 2025 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions in Week 1 of the […]

Chase Elliott Likely Won't Factor for the Win at Darlington

Although Chase Elliott came close to winning the last two 2020 races at Darlington before two separate crashes with Joe Gibbs Racing drivers took him out of contention, he hasn't really factored for the lead at Darlington since. However, he's still been pretty consistent with top-12 finishes in all but two of the last nine […]

Joey Logano Might Focus More on Playoff Races

Joey Logano has almost been the polar opposite of Chris Buescher as he no longer seems to care about where he finishes in a race as long as he wins at the right moments and accumulates a lot of stage points. While purists prefer Buescher's consistent approach, there's no denying that Logano's approach is better-suited […]

Missing Playoffs Allows Chris Buescher to Potentially Go All Out at Darlington

Although some people see Chris Buescher as a major playoff snub, he was far less deserving this year than in 2024 when he was a genuine snub because this year, he hardly ever had anything resembling winning speed. He is typically too risk-averse to avoid mistakes, which gives him a higher floor than most other […]

Shane van Gisbergen Qualifies Too Well for DFS Consideration

Since there is no road course in this round of the NASCAR playoffs, Shane van Gisbergen's playoff run will likely end right here. His 20th-place qualifying run made him one of the only three playoff drivers who failed to qualify in the top 14, so he'll likely lose points to all of them unless another […]

Austin Dillon Earns Best Qualifying Result at Darlington

Despite never leading a lap at Darlington, Austin Dillon wasn't actually bad here in his earlier years as he posted five top-10 finishes in his first 12 starts, including a second-place finish in the 2020 Southern 500. But almost all of that came with the Gen 6 car, while he has been significantly slower everywhere […]

Kyle Busch's Downturn in Speed This Year Makes Him a Worse DFS Option

Kyle Busch won only a single race at Darlington in 2008, but he has had some speed in the Next Gen era, leading 155 laps in the 2022 Southern 500 before an engine failure. He then finished 11th or better in four of the last five races, including a second-place showing in last year's Southern […]

Carson Hocevar Should Run Better at Darlington Than the Numbers Predict

Although Carson Hocevar hasn't posted a good finish at Darlington yet, Sunday's Southern 500 could provide him such an opportunity. Hocevar had speed when he qualified second for last year's Southern 500, although he quickly faded and earned no stage points before crashing out. Despite his general increase in speed, he had his worst qualifying […]

Ryan Preece a Low-key Strong DFS Option at Darlington After His Speed in the Spring

Ryan Preece starts 27th for Sunday's Southern 500. Preece has neither led a lap nor earned a top-10 finish at Darlington, but he did start on the front row twice. One of those came when he started on the pole in the second race in 2020 after a field inversion, but he qualified second on […]

Don't Expect Much From Michael McDowell

Michael McDowell's Darlington record has been pretty paltry to date, as he has only posted three top-10 finishes in his career here. While all three of those races came with the Next Gen car, which indicates that he's obviously improved of late, he has still run worse than his record implies because he has never […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has Struggled at Darlington

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has never been particularly strong at Darlington. Not only has he never led here, he's also only posted a single top-10 finish at the track -- an eighth-place finish in the 2022 spring race -- and even that was more a result of attrition than speed, as he had an average running […]

Despite 23XI Racing's Darlington Speed, Riley Herbst Will Likely Run Terribly

Although 23XI Racing has consistently had speed at Darlington with Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace each earning several top-10 finishes and battling for the lead in races at least once, the same has not held true for their rookie teammate Riley Herbst, who starts 33rd on Sunday in a race where Reddick starts fourth and […]

Attrition Too Unlikely for Cody Ware to Score Place-Differential Points at Darlington

Cody Ware starts 36th for Sunday evening's Southern 500. He actually had one of his career-best finishes on an unrestricted superspeedway in the spring Darlington race three years ago in 2022 when he finished 19th, but that was an atypical result for him on any track type. In his other Darlington starts, he crashed three […]