Xavier Worthy Suffers Dislocated Shoulder

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (shoulder) has suffered a dislocated shoulder from Friday's game in Brazil. Worthy exited in the first quarter of Friday's contest after colliding with teammate Travis Kelce. He underwent additional testing which has now revealed a fairly significant injury. Worthy will still have more testing done, but is hopeful […]

Michael Arroyo Exits With Apparent Hamstring Injury

Seattle Mariners infield prospect Michael Arroyo exited Friday's game at Double-A Arkansas with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. The Mariners' sixth-ranked prospect suffered the injury attempting to beat out a grounder in the fourth inning of that contest. He has yet to be placed on the injured list, however, he was absent from […]

Kyler Murray Added to Injury Report with Illness, Will Play in Week 1

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (illness) has been added to the injury report ahead of Sunday's Week 1 matchup against the New Orleans Saints. At first glance this is concerning, but Murray is still slated to start this game. Possibly, Murray does lose some fantasy value because he'll probably be playing at less than 100 […]

Week 1 NFL Anytime Touchdown Scorer Bets - First TD Props and Expert Picks (2025)

Week 1 is a special time in the NFL. Every team has hope, every fan base has hype, and the betting markets are at their least predictive, trying to catch up to changes from the offseason. That makes it a perfect playground for prop bettors looking to spot market mismatches early. Anytime and first touchdown […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Waiver Wire Streamers - Fantasy Football Defenses to Start

The D/ST position is often simply obligatorily included in fantasy football roster lineups for many leagues, grandfathered in from previous seasons. While many leagues abandon the position altogether, it's not going anywhere in public ESPN and Yahoo leagues, among others, for example. Many fantasy managers are stuck with the prospect of constantly streaming defensive matchups […]

Bobby Witt Jr. Considered Day-to-Day

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (back) was forced to make an early exit from Friday's game. As a result, Witt sat out of Saturday's game due to back spasms. Luckily, the MRI showed no structural damage, so Witt isn't dealing with anything too serious. For now, fantasy managers should consider Witt as day-to-day. […]

Luis Garcia a Healthy Scratch on Sunday

Houston Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia won't make his scheduled start against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Garcia is healthy, but the team has decided to push him back in the rotation. Instead, Framber Valdez will get the ball versus the Texas Rangers on Sunday. It sounds like Garcia will probably be pushed back until […]

Expected Return Dates for Key NFL Players: Week 1 Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Joe Mixon, Chris Godwin, Brandon Aiyuk, more

The time is here! The 2025 NFL season has officially arrived, and it's that time of the year when we find ourselves talking to our friends, family, loved ones, and co-workers about how fantastic our fantasy football team is (whether they want to hear it or not). While the draft is always fun, it's crucial […]

7 Must-Add Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 Fantasy Football (2025)

RotoBaller analyst Anthony Aniano drops his top 2025 fantasy football Week 1 waiver wire pickups for RB, WR, TE, and QB. This week's must-add fantasy football free agents -- potential waiver wire winners heading into Week 1 for running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and quarterbacks. Win more in 2025 with RotoBaller! Be sure to […]

Dean Kremer to Skip Next Start

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Dean Kremer (forearm) is not expected to miss significant time. He was forced to make an early exit from Friday's start due to forearm discomfort. The right-hander was lifted after three scoreless innings, but doesn't appear to be dealing with anything serious. The MRI came back clean and didn't show any […]

Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 1? Kaleb Johnson, Tyler Warren, Ashton Jeanty, Woody Marks, Kyle Williams, Ollie Gordon, Elic Ayomanor, Dont'e Thornton, Luther Burden, Kyle Monangai

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Kaleb Johnson, Tyler Warren, Ashton Jeanty, Woody Marks, Kyle Williams, Ollie Gordon II, Elic Ayomanor, Dont'e Thornton Jr., Luther Burden III, Kyle Monangai. But not to worry, we are here to help make […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 1 (2025)

The wide receiver position is always fraught with difficult start-sit decisions for fantasy managers, and this is especially true in Week 1, where much is yet to be known about players in their new landing spots, or WRs that just joined the league with the 2025 NFL Draft. Predicting which players will perform well, other […]

Ryan Blaney Should Contend at Gateway

Don't be surprised if the road to victory lane at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday afternoon goes through Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske group. Blaney has led in every single Cup Series race ran at this track and has finished third or better in each of the last five Stages here […]

Denny Hamlin Fastest in Qualifying, the Favorite to Win at Gateway

Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green for the second straight NASCAR Playoffs weekend, as the No. 11 Toyota was the fastest in qualifying on Saturday evening with a lap of 32.330 seconds (139.190 mph). Hamlin was also on the pole for last weekend's race at Darlington but led just 12 laps before […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Ravens vs. Bills Sunday Night Showdown (Week 1)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We’ve finally made it to the 2025 football season, and boy, do we have a banger of a matchup to start us off. We’ll run back the AFC 2024 Divisional Round matchup, as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens head back to Highmark Stadium to take on Josh Allen and the Buffalo […]

Christopher Bell Looking for Redemption at Gateway

Last season's race at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) looked to be another Christopher Bell domination at a short, flat track, but the No. 20 Toyota engine had other plans. In that race, Bell won both Stages and led 80 laps, but his engine started to expire near the end and he ended up crossing […]

Joey Logano Has Been Elite at Gateway

No Cup Series driver has been more consistent than Joey Logano at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) in the three Cup Series races at the track. In those events, Logano has finished inside the top five each time, including a win in the first race back in 2022. Can he keep those good times rolling […]

Best Sunday Night Football Bets, Props and Expert Picks - Week 1 SNF Analysis (2025)

The FULL week one slate is finally upon us, and I hope everyone takes thorough enjoyment in planting an 11-hour-long butt-print on their couch to take in all the action. Once the main slate is out of the way, we have the game of the week on Sunday night, pitting two Super Bowl favorites in […]

Matt Gay Has Streaming Value for Week 1

Washington Commanders kicker Matt Gay (illness) was recently cleared to suit up for Sunday's Week 1 matchup against the New York Giants. Gay was brought in during the offseason on a one-year, $4.25 million deal. He has bounced around in the league, but had pretty decent success in 2024. Gay knocked down 31-of-37 field goal […]

Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye, Caleb Williams: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 1

Week 1 of the fantasy season is finally here. At this point, your league has drafted, and you are parsing through all the relevant information to figure out who should be in your lineup for Week 1. Even though we are in the opening week of the season, many managers will have to make a […]

Big Chance For Hunter Renfrow In Week 1

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Hunter Renfrow has an opportunity to be a factor in Week 1, but many uncertainties surrounding his situation makes him difficult to start right away against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 29-year-old missed all of 2024 with ulcerative colitis and was initially waived by Carolina, who signed him to the active roster […]

NFL Could Come Down Hard On Jalen Carter

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter could be facing steep discipline from the NFL, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter. The second-year player was ejected from the Eagles' season-opening game for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, and looks to be facing a possible suspension and fine also. Schefter reported that NFL executive […]

Austin Cindric Should Be On Your Radar at Gateway

Don't overlook Austin Cindric in this weekend's Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. The Team Penske driver is the defending winner of this race and also has 13th- and 11th-place finishes to his credit in the three Cup Series races at this track. Additionally, Cindric has showed good speed on the shorter, flat […]

AJ Allmendinger Could Be a Sleeper Again at Gateway

Fresh off of their top-five finish at Darlington last weekend, AJ Allmendinger and the No. 16 Kaulig Racing team will look to keep the good times rolling at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday--and there's a decent chance that it'll happen. Allmendinger has had better-than-expected speed at many intermediate tracks this season, and his track […]

Southern 500 Near-Miss Makes Tyler Reddick a Stronger Option for Gateway

After a summer where Tyler Reddick looked sloppy and slower than his cars, he resurfaced last week in his near-miss at the Southern 500, which is likely a good sign for Sunday's race at Gateway, the other egg-shaped oval. After the Toyotas overwhelmingly dominated last week, one can expect that they might again at this […]

Bubba Wallace a Likely Gateway Contender

After his string of crashes earlier this season, Bubba Wallace has recovered as he has shown consistency in terms of both his finishing results and his speed in recent weeks, and he could really do something at Gateway on Sunday. Although his past record is mediocre -- his best Gateway finish was 21st last year […]

Alex Bowman a Long Shot to Advance in Playoffs

Hendrick Motorsports has typically lacked speed at Gateway in general, and Alex Bowman has been the most obvious example of that as he has never finished better than 13th here and he finished 26th and 28th the last two years. His 25th-place qualifying run matches his worst from 2022, although that was admittedly the year […]

Richard Childress Racing Looks Slower at Gateway, Which Will Hurt Austin Dillon

Even though Austin Dillon generally ran terribly throughout 2024 aside from his win at Richmond, Gateway was a rare exception as he finished sixth, had an average running position of 14th, and earned his second-highest driver rating that year. Maybe that shouldn't have come as a huge surprise since Richard Childress Racing's cars were fast […]

Shane Van Gisbergen Starts 18th in Gateway Debut

Because the NASCAR Xfinity Series did not return to Gateway until this year, Shane van Gisbergen has never competed here because his Xfinity Series season came last year before the track was re-added to the schedule, so he is a big question mark for Sunday. While he's had an uptick in oval speed as the […]

Toyota Speed May Help Ty Gibbs at Gateway

Although Ty Gibbs won the last two ARCA races at Gateway in 2019 and 2020, his races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been fairly mediocre, as he finished 20th in 2023 and 11th in 2024. This year, he had his worst-ever qualifying result at the track, as he starts 21st for Sunday's race. But […]