RJ Barrett Exits Early Friday, Will Miss Season Finale On Sunday

New York Knicks small forward RJ Barrett (knee) saw his 2021-22 campaign come to a close after sustaining a sprained right knee during Friday's win against Washington. Barrett logged just 15 minutes prior to departing, but he was off to an electric offensive start, dropping 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting. The 21-year-old finishes his third […]

Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Martinsville on Saturday. Will we see a fight after the race like we saw Friday after the Xfinity Series race, when Ty Gibbs punched Sam Mayer? Hopefully not. Last week, Denny Hamlin shook off his disappointing season to earn his first win of 2022 at Richmond. While he's still […]

Obi Toppin Drops Career-High 35 Points In Victory

New York Knicks power forward Obi Toppin enjoyed the best offensive outing of his career during Friday's win over Washington, pouring in a career-high 35 points on 14-for-22 shooting overall, including going 6-for-9 from behind the arc. The absence of Julius Randle (quad) has paved the way for Toppin to take on an elevated workload […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/9/22): 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 […]

Sean Manaea No-Hits D-Backs Over Seven Frames

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Sean Manaea had a fantastic debut outing with the team on Friday. Facing the Arizona Diamondbacks, he went seven innings and allowed one walk, no hits and no runs while striking out seven. It was a nearly flawless outing for the 30-year-old, who was acquired in a trade with the […]

Delino DeShields Signs Minor League Deal With Braves

The Atlanta Braves have signed outfielder Delino DeShields to a minor league contract. The 29-year-old was a member of the Miami Marlins this spring. He appeared in four spring games with the Marlins and went 1-for-8 with a pair of strikeouts. The team released him just a few days before Opening Day. After spending his […]

Mitch Garver Homers In Rangers Debut

Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver had a strong debut for the team on Opening Day on Friday. The 31-year-old veteran went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. He hit cleanup in the game, batting right behind two other recent additions to the team, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager. […]

Aaron Nola Picks Up Win On Opening Day

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola went six-plus innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits while striking out seven in the Phillies' 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday. Nola would have had a quality start, and his line would have looked a lot better, but for the fact that he allowed three […]

Teoscar Hernandez Hits Three-Run Homer In Opener

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez helped lead the team to a comeback 10-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Opening Day. The 29-year-old had the biggest hit of the day for the team. He hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning that brought the game to a 7-7 tie, after the team […]

Chance Sisco Signs Minors Deal With Twins

Catcher Chance Sisco has signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. He will be reporting to Triple-A St. Paul. The 27-year-old split the 2021 season between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He appeared in 28 games and slashed .149/.241/.189. He signed with the Seattle Mariners back in March and participated in […]

Starling Marte Drives In Three In Mets Win

New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double in the Mets' 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday. Despite injury concerns related to his oblique in Spring Training, Marte has come out of the gate strong in 2022 with three hits in 10 at-bats and four RBI in […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 4/9/22 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Cheat Sheet for 4/9/22 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The MLB season is back and we here at RotoBaller are launching a brand new all-inclusive premium article that is intended to help you build winning lineups this season! This article will feature our top pitching options, […]

Bo Bichette Not Discussing Extension Right Now

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is still in the midst of his rookie contract with his first year of arbitration coming next year. Bichette was asked by Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet whether he and the team have discussed an extension. Bichette stated that he and the club had had some talks this offseason, but […]

Edwin Diaz Placed On Bereavement List

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz was placed on the bereavement list on Saturday by the Mets following the passing of his grandfather on Friday. Diaz will likely miss the next few games as he will be traveling to Puerto Rico to be with his family. Look for Trevor May, Seth Lugo, and Adam Ottavino […]

Roansy Contreras Called Up From Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up starting pitcher Roansy Contreras from Triple-A. The move comes after relief pitcher Duane Underwood Jr. (hamstring) suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday's game. Underwood will be placed on the injured list. Contreras is ranked as the team's No. 5 overall prospect, per MLB Pipeline. The 22-year-old made his MLB […]

Justin Upton Released By Angels

Outfielder Justin Upton has officially cleared waivers and been released by the Los Angeles Angels. The 34-year-old was designated for assignment a week ago. He is now a free agent and can sign with any team. Upton has spent 15 years in the majors. Last year, he appeared in 89 games for the Angels and […]

Free MLB Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (4/9/22)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! I hope you enjoyed these first two days of baseball, and now we're back today with a massive 15 game slate. We had a great day yesterday, going 2-0 on our bets. As a handicapper, I believe that you're only as good as your next bet, and today is another day. The […]

X-Rays On Francisco Lindor Come Back Negative

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (jaw) passed his concussion test and underwent x-rays on his jaw Friday that came back negative. After being hit in the face by a pitch, he exited Friday's win over the Washington Nationals in the top of the fifth inning. The 28-year-old went 0-for-1 with a walk, run scored, […]

Anthony Bender Blows First Save Opportunity

Miami Marlins pitcher Anthony Bender surrendered a solo home run while striking out one over an inning in Friday's 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The right-hander was tagged with his first blown save of the season. He entered Friday's game in the bottom of the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead. The […]

Hitter Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 - Fantasy Baseball After The Draft

Draft season is over which means it's already time to shift your attention to the waiver wire! We'll break down the top options at every position throughout the 2022 fantasy baseball season but before the first pitch, here is an all-encompassing waiver wire piece to cover all the top options widely available. For our purposes, […]

Pitchers Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 1 - Fantasy Baseball After The Draft

Most of our drafts are in the books, and that means it is time for RotoBallers to punch it into waiver-wire gear. I'm here to help highlight the top pitching options at both starter and reliever as the 2022 fantasy baseball season barrels down upon us. Are you ready!? For our purposes, we'll examine players […]

Mark Scheifele Stays Hot Against Colorado

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele recorded two goals and an assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to Colorado. He's now gone for 16 points across his last 10 appearances. The Jets will likely miss the playoffs, but it's been another fine individual season for Scheifele, who boasts 69 points in 66 games. He reached 40 […]

Kirill Kaprizov Keeps Closing In On Wild's Goals Record

Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov scored his 41st goal of the season Friday against St. Louis and now needs just two more markers to set a new franchise record. Marian Gaborik and Eric Staal currently share the record, with the former reaching 42 goals first in 2007-08. Kaprizov has already taken the points record off […]

Running Back Stat Studs - Missed Tackles Forced

Plunging into the world of football analytics is without question a great way to find fantasy sleepers for the coming season. Especially in the case of running backs, considering overall elusiveness is arguably the best way to determine how good (or bad) a player's performance was. That's what this is all about. I will be […]

Ville Husso Continues To Rack Up Wins

St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso beat Minnesota 4-3 in overtime with a 35-save effort on Friday and has now won seven of his last eight starts. Husso suddenly found himself in a tough spot early in the third period when the Wild had turned a deficit into a two-goal lead but things worked out […]

Victor Olofsson Grabs Another Goal Versus Panthers

Buffalo Sabres winger Victor Olofsson scored in a third consecutive game in Friday's 4-3 loss to Florida, opening the scoring with a power-play goal 6:27 into the first period. The Swedish sniper also produced a team-high six shots for the contest. Olofsson has struggled for form most of the season, but he's finishing things off […]

Jake DeBrusk Maintains Hot Form In Friday's Win

Boston Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk produced a goal and an assist as the team beat Tampa Bay 2-1 in overtime Friday. He opened the scoring early in the second period with his 22nd goal of the season and then combined with Charlie McAvoy to set up Craig Smith for the game-winner 3:37 into the extra […]

Aleksander Barkov Takes Multi-Point Streak To Six Games

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov tallied two assists in Friday's 4-3 win over Buffalo to extend his multi-point streak to six games. He grabbed a power-play assist on a Sam Reinhart goal in the second period and helped Sam Bennett to win the game 38 seconds from the end of regulation. The Panthers captain reached […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 4/9 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We drive on over to Martinsville, Virginia for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 this week and the eighth 2022 edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 9th, 2022

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 April 9th, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]