Tee Higgins Hoping To Rebound Against Baltimore

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (illness) didn't practice on Wednesday. Fortunately, he logged full sessions since then, so he'll be good to go against the Ravens on Sunday. Entering Week 18, the former Clemson Tiger had a touchdown in each of his last four games. However, he fizzled in the season finale, catching just […]

Sam Howell Likely To Start For Commanders Next Season

In their pursuit of a new offensive coordinator, the Washington Commanders have reportedly been informing candidates that they would be working with Sam Howell as the starting quarterback next season. Howell took the field for his first career start in Week 18 and led the Commanders to a divisional win over the Dallas Cowboys. The […]

Geno Smith Expected To Start For Seahawks Next Season

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has enjoyed an incredible breakout campaign, finishing in the top 10 in the regular season in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completion percentage while leading the team to a playoff berth. Smith will enter unrestricted free agency this offseason, but the Seahawks are expected to pursue a new contract with […]

Ja'Marr Chase Hoping For A Repeat Showing Against Baltimore

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase finished the regular season with 1,046 yards and nine touchdowns off 87 receptions. While he didn't match some of the statistical totals from his inaugural campaign, he played five games less, mostly because of a hip injury. Without question, Chase has been on a roll of late, amassing double-digit […]

Ravens Still Hope To Retain Lamar Jackson Long-Term

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (knee) has not played since Week 14 and has already been ruled out for Sunday's Wild-Card matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Although it seems unlikely that Jackson will see the field again this season, the Ravens reportedly still view the 26-year-old as their franchise signal-caller and intend to negotiate a […]

Matthew Stafford To Remain With Rams

The Los Angeles Rams are reportedly expected to pick up quarterback Matthew Stafford's 2023 option bonus and 2024 salary this offseason, paying him a guaranteed $62 million. This update comes shortly after head coach Sean McVay made his decision to return to coach the Rams next season. The 34-year-old Stafford struggled early in the 2022-2023 […]

Isaiah Hodgins Added To Injury Report

New York Giants wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins (ankle) was added to the team's injury report ahead of a Wild-Card playoff matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. Hodgins picked up an ankle injury but does not currently have a game status heading into Sunday and is expected to suit up. The 24-year-old has been very productive during […]

Frankie Montas To Miss First Month Of Season

New York Yankees right-hander Frankie Montas (shoulder) is expected to miss the first month of the regular season in 2023 due to shoulder inflammation that he dealt with at the end of 2022, according to sources. Montas is eight to 10 weeks behind in his offseason training. The 29-year-old missed two weeks with the Oakland […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Picks: Wild Card Weekend - Sunday Slate

Hello RotoBallers and welcome back to Break The Slate! Our season-long quest to find the best plays at each position for every DraftKings Main Slate has now evolved into a postseason venture, and in this article, we'll be discussing the best plays of Wild Card Weekend for the Sunday Only DraftKings slate. Instead of 10+ […]

The Cut List - Who To Drop for Fantasy Basketball Week 14

What's up, RotoBallers! We're now halfway through the NBA season and creeping up on All-Star Weekend festivities. Hopefully, all of your teams are still firmly in contention for the fantasy league championship. The Drop List returns for another week, and it might not be kind to some of your rosters. Each week, I'll take a […]

Nestor Cortes To Make $3.2 Million In 2023

The New York Yankees and left-handed starting pitcher Nestor Cortes agreed to a one-year, $3.2 million deal to avoid salary arbitration on Friday. The 28-year-old Cuban southpaw made the All-Star team for the first time in 2022 in his fifth major-league season and second with the Yanks. He went 12-4 with a career-best 2.44 ERA […]

Yankees, Clay Holmes Avoid Arbitration

The New York Yankees agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with relief pitcher Clay Holmes on Friday to avoid salary arbitration. Holmes will make an extra $25,000 each for 25, 30, 35 and 40 games finished in 2023. In his first full season with the Yankees, the 29-year-old right-hander picked up a career-high 20 […]

Wandy Peralta Settles At $3.35 Million

The New York Yankees and left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $3.35 million deal. The 31-year-old Dominican southpaw was very sharp out of the bullpen in his second season in the Bronx, posting a career-best 2.72 ERA (2.86 FIP), 1.05 WHIP, four saves and 21.1 percent strikeout […]

Mitch Garver Avoids Arbitration

The Texas Rangers and catcher Mitch Garver avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.9 million deal on Friday. Garver had a down year in his first year with the Rangers in 2022, hitting just .207/.298/.404 with a .702 OPS, 10 home runs, 24 RBI, 23 runs scored and a stolen base in 54 […]

Ty France Agrees To One-Year, $4.1 Million Deal

The Seattle Mariners agreed to a one-year, $4.1 million deal on Friday to avoid salary arbitration with first baseman Ty France. The 28-year-old has found a home in Seattle and has had a really nice last couple of seasons. He made the All-Star team for the first time in his career in 2022 and finished […]

Jake Cronenworth Settles For $4.25 Million

The San Diego Padres and infielder Jake Cronenworth avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $4.25 million deal. Cronenworth is coming off back-to-back All-Star nods for the Friars. He finished up his third MLB season with a .239/.332/.390 slash line with a career-low .722 OPS, 17 home runs, a career-high 88 RBI, […]

Cubs, Ian Happ Avoid Salary Arbitration

The Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year, $10.85 million deal with outfielder Ian Happ on Friday to avoid salary arbitration. Happ is in the final year of arbitration and will be eligible to become a free agent after the 2023 season. The 28-year-old was a first-time All-Star in 2022 in his sixth season with the […]

Julio Urias Gets $14.25 Million To Avoid Arbitration

The Los Angeles Dodgers and left-handed starting pitcher Julio Urias agreed to a one-year, $14.25 million deal to avoid salary arbitration on Friday. The 26-year-old southpaw deserves the big raise after another excellent season for the Dodgers in 2022. Urias went 17-7 with a league-best 2.16 ERA (3.71 FIP), 0.96 WHIP and 24.1 percent strikeout […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/14/23): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a smaller slate to work with in the NBA tonight, which is what we typically see on weekends. All six matchups are viable to target in DFS contests tonight, but we have a situation where the Pacers will be extremely shorthanded, and DraftKings didn't get around to pricing the rotational players up yet. […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Wild Card Weekend

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Picks: Wild Card Weekend - Saturday Slate

Hello RotoBallers and welcome back to Break The Slate! Our season-long quest to find the best plays at each position for every DraftKings Main Slate has now evolved into a postseason venture, and in this article, we'll be discussing the best plays of Wild Card Weekend for the Saturday Only DraftKings slate. With just two […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Super Wild Card Weekend Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Kirk Cousins, Travis Etienne, Gabe Davis, More

Welcome to the Super Wild Card Weekend main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Props Picks - Wild Card Weekend (Saturday Slate)

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 NFL playoffs are underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great DFS plays we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal […]

49ers vs. Seahawks Betting Picks - Free NFL Best Bets, Odds, Predictions for Wild-Card Weekend

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, another article in our weekly series of free NFL betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free NFL betting breakdown article is for Saturday, January 14th, 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Jaguars vs. Chargers Betting Picks - Free NFL Best Bets, Odds, Predictions for Wild-Card Weekend

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, another article in our weekly series of free NFL betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free NFL betting breakdown article is for Saturday, January 14th, 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/14/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Wild Card Weekend

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Wild Card Weekend, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, […]

NFL Player Props: Bets for Wildcard Weekend- Prop Betting Picks for Rushing, Receiving, Passing Yards

Wildcard weekend is officially here. After four months of non-stop football, we are in the final throws of the season now. There are just 13 games left now, so we have to enjoy and take advantage of the last few betting opportunities that we have available to us for this NFL season before it's gone […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Top Wild Card Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Picks

Wild Card Weekend is here and it features six pretty interesting matchups. I’m going to stick to just DraftKings this week with the abbreviated slate. Let’s dig into it. Each section will feature a stack for each major site (DraftKings & FanDuel), along with a preferred bring-back and possible leverage piece to make your lineup […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Seahawks vs 49ers Wild Card Showdown

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We're back at it again with a Wild Card Weekend Showdown. We have an inter-divisional matchup here, as the Seattle Seahawks (9-8) head into The Bay to take on the San Francisco 49ers (13-4). The hardest thing in football is to beat a team three times in one season, but Vegas doesn't […]