NASCAR Post-Race Analysis: Average Running Position Rankings - New Hampshire

The Crayon 301 was run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past Monday, with Martin Truex, Jr. getting his first-ever win at the track in dominating fashion. He led 254 of the 301 laps. Truex had the best Average Running Position during the race (1.37), followed by the Penske teammates of Joey Logano (5.29) and […]

All-In-One MLB DFS Staff Picks and Analysis 7/18/23 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! We have midweek baseball back after a week off for the All-Star Game. All 30 teams are in action tonight, but the Milwaukee-Phialdelphia game starts a little earlier than usual and won't be included in the main slates for DraftKings or […]

PrizePicks MLB DFS Prop Picks - Today's Over/Under Props for Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Welcome to our PrizePicks MLB DFS prop picks for Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The 2023 MLB season is underway here at RotoBaller, and we have you covered with some terrific plays from our friends over at PrizePicks. PrizePicks is a great DFS fantasy picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for July 18th, 2023

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for July 18th, 2023. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Nick Pivetta To Remain In Bulk-Reliever Role

Despite making Boston Red Sox history in Monday's shutout win over the Oakland Athletics, right-hander Nick Pivetta will pitch again in a bulk-relief role on Sunday night against the New York Mets. "At one point, probably, he needs to start because we're going to play (16) in a row. For now, this is the structure […]

Can Branden Grace Figure Out Royal Liverpool?

Branden Grace has not had an easy time of things. The South African golfer had been mired in quite the slump. Missing three out of five cuts is one thing. However, Grace managed a tie for 24th and shot level part in Scotland. While that was a long ways off from Rory McIlroy and his […]

Lucas Herbert Tries To Improve On Scottish Open Result

Lucas Herbert thought he needed a little more pressure. The Australian golfer barely made the cut at last week's Scottish Open and limped out of the weekend. While he makes respectable progress in short-yardage situations, his approach to the green is controlled by his lack of ability when it comes to more clutch situations. If […]

Jason Day Trying To Work For The Weekend

Jason Day has had a nasty time since winning the Byron Nelson in May. Day missed three straight cuts and nearly a fourth. It seems like forever since we were talking about those six consecutive top-20 results for Day. Now, the problem is Day ranks second on tour in scrambling at 66.85%. Also, he comes […]

Alex Lange Earns 15th Save Of Season Monday

Detroit Tigers closer Alex Lange picked up his 15th save of the season in Monday's 3-2 win over the Royals. Lange came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning up by one and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. The 27-year-old has been inconsistent this season but has only blown three save […]

Yankees Could Pursue Dylan Carlson At Trade Deadline

The New York Yankees could be interested in trading for St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Monday. The Yankees have dealt with injuries and poor performance in the outfield this season and Carlson will likely lose his starting role now that Tyler O'Neill is back from the injured […]

Adam Scott Strives For Better Start This Week

Adam Scott knew better and said as such after the Scottish Open. He missed the cut based off an opening round 72. If not for that, the Australian golfer may have been able to contend over the weekend. Scott missed the cut at the US Open and links golf caused him to meet the same […]

Shohei Ohtani "Not Getting Traded" To Dodgers

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani will not be traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers if he does get traded this season, per MLB Network's Jon Heyman. Heyman said that this is due to Angels owner Arte Moreno's unwillingness to trade Ohtani to an in-state rival. However, he did say that the Dodgers […]

Hideki Matsuyama Trying To Reverse Major Trend

Hideki Matsuyama has been trending in the wrong direction when it comes to results in a major. The Japanese golfer thrived at The Masters while ending up tied for 16th. After that, the PGA Championship saw Matsuyama drop to 29th. Then, the US Open, where there needed to be a little more scrambling. He blew […]

Aroldis Chapman Earns Win Monday

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman picked up his fifth win of the season in Monday's 3-2 game against the Rays. Chapman came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning with the game tied 2-2 and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with three strikeouts. The Rangers were able to walk it off in the […]

Kyle Finnegan Earns Four-Out Save Monday

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan earned his 12th save of the season in Monday's 7-5 win over the Cubs. Finnegan came into the game in the eighth inning up by two with two outs and runners on first and second. He got the third out on a lineout and stayed on to pitch the […]

Dustin Johnson Aims To Continue Momentum From US Open

Dustin Johnson did not fare well in his first two efforts in the Majors this year. However, the American golfer picked things up during the US Open. While he could not follow up on his opening round 64, Johnson maintained a respectable finish to end in the top ten. That was an encouraging sign for […]

Jordan Hicks Notches Eighth Save Of Season

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jordan Hicks picked up his eighth save of the season in Monday's 6-4 win over the Marlins. Hicks entered the game to pitch the top of the ninth up by two. He allowed a leadoff single, induced a groundball double play, allowed a double and a single, and got the […]

Austin Voth Expected To Make Rehab Start Tuesday

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Austin Voth (elbow) is expected to make a rehab start Tuesday in the Florida Complex League, per MASN Sports' Roch Kubatko. The 31-year-old has been on the injured list with right elbow discomfort since the middle of June. While he has started in his career, Voth has pitched exclusively out of the […]

Connor Prielipp Undergoes UCL Surgery Monday

Minnesota Twins pitching prospect Connor Prielipp (elbow) underwent ulnar collateral ligament surgery in his pitching elbow Monday, per The Athletic's Dan Hayes. Hayes noted that the surgery was merely a UCL repair with the inclusion of an internal brace, not a full Tommy John surgery. The 22-year-old is the team's top pitching prospect, per MLB's […]

James Harden Says Relationship With Sixers Is Fractured

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden has been requesting a trade from the organization for weeks. The 33-year-old is extremely upset with how the organization has handled his trade request. The plan was for Harden to opt-in to his player option and he'd work alongside the ownership to find a trade partner. The All-Star guard has […]

Joel Embiid Is Ready To Win

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was recently asked about his future aspirations in the league. The superstar center said that he's ready to do whatever it takes to win a championship. He continued by saying whether it's in Philly or elsewhere that he wants to have a chance to win. That being said, the pressure […]

Jerome Robinson Signs With Warriors

The Golden State Warriors have signed guard Jerome Robinson to a training camp deal. The 26-year-old is a former first-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers from the 2018 NBA Draft. Robinson was with the Warriors in camp last year, but was cut before the season. He spent last season in the G-League, averaging 14.8 […]

Omer Yurtseven Signs With Jazz

The Utah Jazz have agreed to a two-year deal with free agent center Omer Yurtseven. The 25-year-old was most recently with the Miami Heat, but they decided not to give Yurtseven a qualifying offer. The big man will now join the Jazz on a guaranteed contract. The expectation is that Yurtseven will provide additional depth […]

Albert Duraev On The Losing End Of Rear-Naked Choke

Unable to win back-to-back fights, Albert Duraev was on the wrong end of a rear-naked choke on Saturday. With only 15 seconds left, Duraev tapped to the submission of Park Jun-yong. Duraev was almost submitted at the end of the first round with a guillotine choke. If Duraev can stay on his feet, it looks […]

Terrance McKinney Suffers Another Finishing Loss

After a great first round of action, Terrance McKinney fell into a rear-naked choke just a minute into the second round against Nazim Sadykhov on Saturday. In 6:07 of action, McKinney only landed six significant strikes compared to the eight of Sadykhov. McKinney has now lost back-to-back matchups by finish, which should be an alarm […]

Nazim Sadykhov Finishes Opponent With Rear-Naked Choke

Nazim Sadykhov finished Terrance McKinney off strong with a second-round rear-naked choke on Saturday to win his ninth straight fight. After being in a tight submission situation in the first round, Sadykhov fought it off and turned the tables in the second round. In 6:07 of action, Sadykhov landed eight significant strikes (20 total strikes) […]

Bassil Hafez Surprises Many In Split-Decision Loss

Though he took a loss, it was quite the debut for Bassil Hafez on Saturday. The welterweight may have only landed three takedowns on Jack Della Maddalena, but he locked in over six minutes of control time. Holding his own while standing up in the second round gave him the first two rounds on the […]

Jack Della Maddalena Suffers Scare But Gets The Win

Jack Della Maddalena had a big scare in Saturday's co-main event, squeaking out a split decision against newcomer Bassil Hafez. It was all about the ground game being the Achilles heel for Della Maddalena. The standup game was different, with Della Maddalena landing 83 significant strikes compared to Hafez's 32 significant strikes. Della Maddalena's downfall […]

DJ LeMahieu Not Starting Monday

New York Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu is not in the starting lineup for his team's Monday game against the Los Angeles Angels. LeMahieu will be replaced at third base by Oswald Peraza, who is hitting leadoff against Angels starter Griffin Canning in the series opener. LeMahieu is hitting .231 with seven homers, 30 runs, and […]