Bojan Bogdanovic Posts His First Double-Double Of The Year

Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic produced a double-double in Friday's win over the Timberwolves, piling up 24 points and 12 rebounds. He shot 6-for-14 from the field and 3-for-6 from downtown with a perfect 9-for-9 effort at the foul line. Bogdanovic also had two assists with five turnovers in 34 minutes. The Croatian sniper […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 17: Trey Lance, Josh Palmer, and more

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Oftentimes, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Last week's Monday night matchup between Miami and New Orleans was defined by two rookies. Due to injuries and a COVID-19 outbreak in the quarterback room, the […]

Donovan Mitchell Drops Season-High 39 Points Friday Night

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell finished off 2021 with a bang, dropping a season-high 39 points in Friday's 120-108 win over Minnesota. He nailed six attempts from deep and shot 12-for-21 overall from the field with a 9-for-10 record at the charity stripe. Mitchell's New Year's Eve included six rebounds, five assists, one steal […]

Ben McLemore Matches Season High With 28 Points

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Ben McLemore returned from health and safety protocols with a 28-point effort in Friday's blowout loss to the Lakers, shooting 6-for-14 from downtown and 9-for-22 overall from the field. He added four rebounds in 30 minutes of action off the bench. McLemore now boasts two 28-point outings in his last […]

Week 17 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is moving right along and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Russell Westbrook Rolls To A 15-13-12 Line

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook notched a fourth consecutive triple-double in Friday's blowout win over Portland, picking up 15 points with 13 rebounds and 12 assists. He tallied two steals as well while shooting 5-for-10 from the field and 5-for-6 at the foul line. Scoring-wise, Westbrook will get an ugly matchup next against […]

LeBron James Goes Off For Season-High 43 Points

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James had an outstanding outing in his first game as a 37-year-old on Friday, dropping a season-high 43 points on 16-for-26 shooting in a dominating win over Portland. He added 14 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks to his line, doing all the damage in just 29 minutes […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Week 17

Week 17 is ready to get rolling and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to get […]

Kevin Love Turns Back The Clock On New Year's Eve

Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin Love looked 10 years younger in Friday's clash with Atlanta, scoring a team-high 35 points on 10-for-18 shooting in a 121-118 loss. He nailed half of his 14 triples and finished 8-for-10 at the line with 11 rebounds, four assists and only one turnover in 30 minutes off the bench. Love […]

Clint Capela Finishes Off 2021 With A Big Game

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela took a faceful of Jarrett Allen in the second quarter of Friday's matchup against Cleveland, but he had the last laugh with 18 points, 23 rebounds, two assists, one steal and four blocks in a 121-118 win. Capela had a season-high 17 shot attempts and he made nine of them. […]

Trae Young Collects 35 Points, 11 Assists Against Cavs

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young had a superb offensive game on Friday against Cleveland, racking up a team-high 35 points and dishing out 11 assists. He did it with 11-for-28 shooting from the field, which included a 5-for-12 effort from downtown. He recorded four rebounds and one steal with just one turnover in 42 […]

Jae'Sean Tate Leads Rockets In Scoring Against Miami

Houston Rockets forward Jae'Sean Tate returned to action in a bench role on Friday against the Heat, but he put together a great performance in 25 minutes off the pine, scoring a team-high 22 points in a 120-110 loss. He hit two three-point bombs with three attempts and shot 9-for-15 overall from the field with […]

Introduction to Advanced Stats - Sabermetrics Fantasy Baseball Analysis

Hello, fellow RotoBallers! Sabermetrics have become an integral tool for fantasy baseball draft prep, but a concise resource for understanding the basics can be difficult to find. This series will attempt to define and explain all of the metrics fantasy owners may find useful, citing examples of how to use them in the process. Multiple […]

Omer Yurtseven Grabs Another Double-Double

Miami Heat center Omer Yurtseven posted his third consecutive double-double and added two assists, two steals and two blocks in a 120-110 win over the Rockets. He shot 5-for-11 from the field on his way to finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The 23-year-old rookie now boasts seven consecutive games with double-digit rebounds. Facing […]

Jimmy Butler Notches Season-High 37 Points

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler closed out 2021 with a very strong game, scoring a season-high 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting in a 120-110 win over Houston. He went 2-for-3 from deep and 11-for-11 at the line, adding one rebound, two assists, one steal and two blocks with zero turnovers. Butler featured just four […]

Mark Ingram II Questionable For Week 17

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram II (knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. He was added to the Saints injury report after being limited in practice this week with a knee issue. The 32-year-old is Saints star RB Alvin Kamara's top backup and logged four carries for 17 yards in […]

Jared Cook Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List, Out For Week 17

The Los Angeles Chargers placed tight end Jared Cook (illness) on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday after testing positive for the virus. He reportedly has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. With backup Donald Parham (concussion) on injured reserve, Stephen Anderson and Tre' McKitty will handle tight end duties against Denver […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/1/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 1st, 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 January 1st, 2022. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 1/1/22 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice

Conference play begins in earnest for most teams with the new year today. We have a monster slate with 12 games before the NBA and Rose Bowl take over later this afternoon and into the evening. Let's enjoy this one! 12 game slates haven't happened often in the college basketball universe yet this year. We […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 17 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 17 Sunday slates 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. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature […]

Rashaad Penny: Week 17 Fantasy Super Bowl Hero?

In the preseason, I went on the record backing Rashaad Penny as a sleeper candidate. Despite his injury history, the talent and promise was always there for Penny to unlock his upside. I maintained if he was ever pressed into an expanded role, Penny could emerge as a dynamic fantasy contributor. As we head into […]

Dontrell Hilliard - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans running back Dontrell Hilliard finished third on the team in rush attempts behind both D'Onta Foreman and Jeremy McNichols in the Week 16 win over the San Francisco 49ers. He rushed for 20 yards on five attempts and caught two passes for minus-six yards. The Titans will continue to use a running back […]

Geoff Swaim - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans tight end Geoff Swaim has caught at least three passes in two of his last three games. He gets a plus matchup against a surging Miami Dolphins defense that ranks 26th in DVOA versus opposing tight ends. The 28-year-old owns 8% of the team's target share but has topped 30 receiving yards just […]

D'Onta Foreman - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans running back D'Onta Foreman will look to bounce back against the Miami Dolphins after rushing for 17 yards on nine carries and a touchdown in the Week 16 win over San Francisco 49ers. He barely led the backfield with nine of the team's 24 rushing attempts and was outproduced on the ground by […]

A.J. Brown - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennesee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (calf) doesn't carry an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins. He returned to action in Week 16 and caught 11 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown on a season-high 16 targets. Miami's defense is fourth in DVOA against WR1s, but Brown should see plenty of […]

Ryan Tannehill - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for over 200 yards for the first time since Week 11 in last Thursday's win over the San Francisco 49ers. He will look to make it back-to-back games of over 200 passing yards in Sunday's matchup against the Miami Dolphins. The 33-year-old has thrown for multiple touchdown passes twice […]

Tyrese Haliburton Keeps Building A New Double-Double Streak

Sacramento Kings point guard Tyrese Haliburton had his double-double streak cut at four games last week, but he's started a new one. The 21-year-old bagged a third consecutive double-double in Friday's loss to Dallas, finishing with 17 points and 10 assists. He also managed to grab four rebounds and registered one steal and two turnovers, […]

Matt Gay - Week 17 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay should be started in Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, and that's all the analysis that is really necessary for him. On the season, Gay has just one game the entire year where he had fewer than eight fantasy points, and he's only five points behind the kicker with […]

Jalen Brunson Frustrates The Kings Again

Dallas Mavericks point guard Jalen Brunson, who led all scorers with 25 points in Wednesday's 95-94 loss to Sacramento, produced the goods again in the same matchup on Friday, notching 23 points on 11-for-19 shooting. This time he was also able to help his team to victory, finishing his line with five rebounds, eight assists […]