Jesse Chavez Makes Cubs Roster

Chicago Cubs veteran relief pitcher Jesse Chavez has made the team's Opening Day roster. Chavez had a tough year in the 2020 shortened season for the Texas Rangers, but he bounced back in a big way for the Atlanta Braves in 2021, posting a pristine 2.14 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP while striking out 36 […]

Carmelo Anthony Probable For Sunday

Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony (illness) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Denver Nuggets. The veteran forward was forced to sit out during their last contest due to a non-COVID related illness. His absence allowed more playing time for Malik Monk and Stanley Johnson. They'd once again be asked to step […]

Lance Lynn Dealing With Knee Injury

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lance Lynn (knee) left his outing early on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning with right knee discomfort. The White Sox will know more on his status on Sunday. The right-hander allowed seven runs (four earned) and seven hits while striking out four and walking one before […]

Jordan Poole Continues To Succeed

Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole continued his success versus the Utah Jazz on Saturday. He recorded his 10th 30-point performance of the season and his second in as many days. The loss of Stephen Curry (foot) has forced Poole to play a bigger role in the rotation. Luckily, Poole has excelled and is providing […]

Hassan Whiteside Quiet In Return

Utah Jazz center Hassan Whiteside (foot) was able to make his return to the court on Saturday versus the Golden State Warriors. The big man had missed four games prior to that due to a minor bone spur fracture. Whiteside didn't offer much in terms of fantasy production during Saturday's loss. He finished with two […]

Jamie Steed's Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Baseball

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. And the latter is what these are! Sort of. I'm not going to tell you I think Vladimir […]

Zach LaVine Has No Issues Versus Miami

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (knee) was able to suit up on Saturday despite dealing with a lingering injury. The star guard led the team in scoring with his 18th 30-point performance of the season. He finished with 33 points, five rebounds, and five assists in the loss to the Heat. LaVine has been a […]

Mike Conley Has Scoring Outburst On Saturday

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley put on a show during Saturday's loss to the Golden State Warriors. Prior to Saturday, Conley had gone eight straight games without scoring at least 20 points in a contest. That changed when Conley knocked down 10-of-18 shots from the floor and hit five shots from beyond the arc. The […]

Wendell Carter Jr. Won't Play Versus Knicks

Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (wrist) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the New York Knicks. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise as the Magic continue to tank with a few games left in the regular season. Chuma Okeke should continue to start and be a decent streaming option. Moritz […]

Saquon Barkley Dynasty Price Check for Fantasy Football

As the offseason continues its nonstop push toward the NFL draft and the 2022 football season, it is an excellent time to take a step back and assess the football landscape for dynasty football managers. What better place to begin than the curious case of Saquon Barkley. It seems like just yesterday the explosive running […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/3/22): 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 […]

Statcast Pitch Tracking: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball

When you're evaluating a pitcher by Pitch Info on FanGraphs, sometimes you see pitches that don't seem to accomplish anything. If Pitch X is seldom a strike, rarely chased outside of the zone, and not generating whiffs or a favorable batted line against, why doesn't the pitcher scrap it entirely? Some pitchers could improve by […]

Quarterback ADP Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Football - NFL Free Agency Check

I am going to start this column by reviewing the concept of ADP, which you are likely familiar with. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a […]

Toyota Owners 400: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The Toyota Owners 400 is this week’s Nascar Cup Series race and marks the first short-track event of the season at Richmond Raceway. Although the Cup Series raced on Phoenix and had the Clash at the L.A. Coliseum which can be comparable to […]

Justin Faulk Registers Three Points Against Flames

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk produced his first three-point performance of the season on Saturday, finishing a 6-4 victory in Calgary with a goal and two assists. He helped Robert Thomas to score less than a minute into the game and also had an assist in the final minute of play on an Ivan […]

Tyler Seguin Ties Stars Record With Three First-Period Assists

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin started his night on Saturday against San Jose by matching a franchise record with three assists in the first period. He's the first Star to have three assists in a period since Corey Perry in 2019-20. Dallas scored two more times in a 5-4 victory but Seguin didn't get any […]

Nikita Kucherov Gets Three Points Against Canadiens

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov tallied a goal and two assists in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to Montreal. Two of his points came on the power play. That's now three consecutive multi-point performances for the former MVP. Kucherov won't be among the league's top scorers this term after missing half of the season, […]

Kirill Kaprizov Sets Minnesota's New Points Record

Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov scored in a sixth consecutive game and had two points in total in Saturday's 3-1 win over Carolina, posting a new franchise record for most points scored in a season. He reached 85 points for the campaign and moved past Marian Gaborik, who had held the record with 83 points […]

Brad Marchand Piles Up Three Points Versus Columbus

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand remained red-hot with a three-point effort in Saturday's 5-2 victory over Columbus. He scored his 31st goal of the season and notched a couple of assists late in the game. Marchand has been very sharp in recent games and now boasts a whopping nine points across his last four […]

Auston Matthews Extends Point Streak To 12 Games

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews registered his 51st goal of the season in Saturday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia, extending his point streak to 12 games in the process. He's also carrying a five-game goal streak and has finished goalless just once in his past 11 appearances. Matthews now needs just four more goals to […]

Kurt Busch Could Be DFS Gem At Richmond On Sunday

No one is saying Kurt Busch could contend at Richmond, but the elder Busch starts 27th on Sunday. That means he will have a chance to advance through the field. Does the 23XI Racing Toyota have enough at the end to consolidate any advances? That is the unknown with this Next-Gen build. There is simply […]

Aric Almirola Has Speed To Contend At Richmond

Aric Almirola has enjoyed several top finishes recently on the Richmond track. The Stewart-Haas Racing car showed it was pretty fast in qualifying and during practice on Saturday. Almirola starts from the tenth spot on Sunday for the Toyota Owners 400. Combine that with a couple of top-ten results in the past five races and […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 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 3rd, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 3rd, 2022

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for April 3rd, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Christopher Bell Starts Ninth On Sunday At Richmond

Christopher Bell turned in some nice laps on Saturday in qualifying. As a result, he was able to get in the final ten and start ninth on Sunday at Richmond. Bell, in three starts, has two top-five results on the short 3/4 mile track. It lends many to believe he could buck the Joe Gibbs […]

Onyeka Okongwu (SF/PF, ATL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the East but are also tied for 8th and 9th with Brooklyn and Charlotte respectively. There's even a chance (albeit small) that Atlanta could rise as high as to reach the 7th seed if […]

Ryan Pressly Sees Velocity Dip

Houston Astros closer Ryan Pressly has made one outing this spring, pitching a scoreless inning with no hits, no walks, and a strikeout. However, he saw his fastball velocity at 92.4 MPH, compared to 95.4 MPH last season. MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reported that Pressly is not worried about his velocity from the outing. Pressly said, […]

Jonah Heim Makes Rangers Opening Day Roster

Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim will be on the Opening Day roster after Saturday's trade of fellow backstop Jose Trevino, according to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Heim, 26, made his debut last season, appearing in 82 games, but hit an unimpressive .196 with 10 HRs and three stolen bases. He will presumably back up recent […]

Aleksander Barkov Helps Panthers Complete Comeback

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov had a clutch performance in Saturday's 7-6 overtime victory, as he scored twice in the final five minutes of regulation to help the team complete the comeback and earn the win. Barkov found the back of the net with 4:37 remaining in the third period and then again with 1:24 […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Picks Up Two Assists In Victory

Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau finished with two assists in Saturday's 7-6 overtime victory. Huberdeau collected both of his assists on the two goals scored by center Aleksander Barkov with under five minutes remaining in the contest, as the Panthers completed a massive comeback to earn the victory in overtime. Huberdeau sits first in the […]