When Is Jordan Lawlar Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 15 Update)

Arizona Diamondbacks infield prospect Jordan Lawlar has been one of the most dominant hitters at Triple-A this season, but has yet to take the next step in the major leagues. Through his first 22 games in Arizona, the former first-round pick has tallied just four hits (all singles) while striking out 20 times. Should fantasy […]

When Is Andrew Painter Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook (Week 15 Update)

Philadelphia Phillies right-handed pitching prospect Andrew Painter has battled numerous injuries during his minor league career, but is quickly approaching his MLB debut. Painter recently earned the call to Triple-A and has been showcasing high strikeout upside at the level, suggesting his MLB debut could be right around the corner. Should fantasy managers continue to […]

Qualifying Crash Makes William Byron a Likely DFS Must-Have

Despite his 38th-place starting position and stout $10,000 salary (the fourth-highest in the field), William Byron seems like one of the best options for DFS play at the Chicago Street Course. It's rare for any NASCAR Cup Series points leader to crash out of any qualifying session, which virtually guarantees a large number of Place […]

Alex Bowman Should Finish Well, but Probably Costs Too Much for Serious DFS Consideration

In an otherwise mediocre 2024, Alex Bowman's one real bright spot came when he won last year's Chicago Street Course race to lock himself into the playoffs. The win was more the result of a brilliant strategy call by Bowman's crew chief Blake Harris than his own doing, as Bowman was running 9th late in […]

Joey Logano Has Been Relatively Mediocre on Road Courses Lately

Joey Logano is one of the hardest drivers to predict in the NASCAR Cup Series since it's hard to really get a sense of when he will run well or when he won't, and even harder to determine which of his good races will lead to a good finishing result since he blows potentially strong […]

Ryan Blaney Doesn't Really Fit Neatly into Optimal DFS Lineups

Ryan Blaney curiously qualified 17th for the third consecutive year at the Chicago Street Course. Blaney is not particularly noted as a road racer, but he finished 10th in last year's race here, matching his best road course finish since Sonoma last year. Because Blaney is not one of the best road racers, he is […]

Austin Cindric Remains an Overrated Road Racer

Despite Austin Cindric's traditional reputation as a road racer, he's really become more of a specialist on drafting tracks and intermediates lately. Cindric qualified 27th for today's race at the Chicago Street Course, worse than both his teammates Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano. Although he did finish 6th in the inaugural Chicago race in 2023 […]

Brad Keselowski Likely to Brush Past Chicago Street Course to Focus on Daytona

After Brad Keselowski's near miss at Atlanta, his season effectively seems to hinge on whether or not he can win the regular season finale at Daytona, since he's unlikely to win anywhere else. As a result, he likely isn't going to be focusing too heavily on today's race at the Chicago Street Course when considering […]

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 […]

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 […]