Who Should I Draft for Fantasy Football? Bo Nix, Justin Fields, Drake Maye Outlooks (2025)

When fantasy managers are on the clock, whether it’s a fast or slow draft, we have important decisions to make. Sometimes, the clock winding down can make us feel the pressure to make the correct pick. That’s especially true when there are a few different players at the same position having similar profiles. We’re in […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings And FanDuel (8/23/25) - English Premier League Soccer Matchweek 2

Welcome back to "The Kick-Off," and welcome to the 2025-2026 season! We have survived a very long and gruesome few months since the last match was played. Futbol is back, and we are ready to conquer the new season. We have plenty of new transfers and drama around the league still! Let's kick off Matchweek […]

Michael King Throws a Bullpen Session on Monday and Thursday

San Diego Padres right-hander Michael King (knee) landed on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation on August 14. However, the move was retroactive to August 11, so the righty hurler is eligible to be activated this coming Tuesday. While the two bullpens this week are encouraging, King is also coming off a […]

Mid-Week Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Baseball Pickups Include Bubba Chandler, Sal Frelick, Andrew Painter, Carson Williams, Jhostynxon Garcia

Incredibly, there are a few weeks of August left, and we have just over a month of the 2025 MLB regular season. There is still time to catch up in the standings in roto leagues and make a playoff push in H2H formats. At RotoBaller HQ, we updated our top 100 hitters and pitchers list […]

Five Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 22 (2025)

We've got another edition of the Injured Players to Stash in Fantasy Baseball series for Week 22 as we continue the plunge into the dog days of summer. Today's article examines injured players, including Shane Bieber, Chase Burns, and Hyeseong Kim, among others. With the 2025 fantasy baseball season starting to enter the dog days of […]

Top-5 Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash For Week 22 - Redraft Leagues (2025)

We had an electric week of hitting prospect call-ups this week. As expected, after the August 15th deadline, when teams could call up prospects and retain their rookie eligibility for next week, there are now several exciting new major leaguers. Samuel Basallo, Dylan Beavers, Carson Williams, and Jhostynxon Garcia all got the call this past […]

Jacob Wilson Likely to Return to the Lineup Friday

Athletics rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson (forearm) is likely to be activated from the injured list in time for the upcoming series at Seattle, MLB.com reports. Wilson is hitting .214 (3-for-14) with a home run in four games in Triple-A for the Las Vegas Aviators. If he didn't have a setback Thursday, which at this point […]

Hitter Fantasy Baseball Breakouts - Risers to Watch and Waiver Wire Outlooks (Week 22)

Welcome back to my Fantasy Baseball Breakout Hitters article for Week 22 of the 2025 MLB season. The focus of this article is to highlight players who could be on the verge of a breakout, citing current active hitting streaks along with recent leaders in batting average, stolen bases, and isolated power (ISO). This week, […]

Zhang Mingyang Set For UFC Shanghai Main Event

Zhang Mingyang will look to remain undefeated in the UFC when he takes on Johnny Walker in the main event of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. Since joining the promotion, Minhyang has looked like a world beater, as he has finished all three of his UFC fights. The last time he suffered a loss was back […]

Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Report for Week 22 (2025)

Plenty of injuries, ineffectiveness, and interesting bullpen moves this week, as usual in Major League Baseball. Also, a five-save week for a guy we all wrote off earlier this year! The more we start hearing about football season, the more we know baseball playoffs are coming up. This week, we learned more about old injuries, […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Shanghai: Walker vs. Zhang

Another week, another UFC event, only this time, the leading promotion heads out to Shanghai for UFC Shanghai. The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Shanghai and first since November 17, when former middleweight champion Michael Bisping and Kelvin Gastelum faced off. The main event features a five-round light heavyweight bout between knockout […]

Eric Cross' Top 125 Dynasty Prospect Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (August 2025)

Another month has flown by, so it's time for some updated prospect rankings. Where has most of the summer gone? This particular prospect rankings update has always been one of my favorites throughout the season, as I get to add in all the newly drafted players into the mix. These MLB prospect rankings are geared […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 21)

Welcome back to our weekly Unlikely Aces article. Every week of the fantasy baseball season, we examine a few emerging pitchers to determine whether we buy into their performance level. Are these pitchers worth a spot on your fantasy roster, or should you leave them on the waiver wire? In this edition, we look at […]

Johnny Walker In Dire Need Of Victory

Johnny Walker will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Zhang Mingyang in the main event of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. Walker is in dire need of a victory as he's been winless in his last three fights. His first fight with Magomed Ankalaev ended in an NC, and their […]

5 Backup Fantasy Football Running Backs To Chase In 2025

The 2024 season was an outlier in running back injuries, which led to massive scores from all the top running backs. However, despite what the evidence from last season might tell you, running backs get injured or lose their effectiveness all the time. Every year, running backs succumb to major injuries or start to perform […]

Brian Ortega An Underdog At UFC Shanghai

Former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega will look to get back in the win column when he takes on former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. Originally booked as a featherweight co-main event, the fight is now a catchweight bout after Ortega had some health complications. Ortega was […]

MLB DFS Picks Today: Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy and Tips For FanDuel, DraftKings (8/22/25)

After a somewhat quiet Thursday of baseball, the game storms back tonight with a monster 13-game Friday slate. We finally get a break from Coors Field as the Rockies have gone on the road, and the weekend features some epic division matchups, highlighted by Yanks/Red Sox and Padres/Dodgers. There is no clear-cut "top team" on […]

Aljamain Sterling Set For UFC Shanghai Co-Main Event

Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will look to get back in the win column when he takes on former featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega in the co-main event of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. After losing his title to Sean O'Malley, Sterling moved up to featherweight and defeated Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision. However, former bantamweight […]

5 Bargain Basement Hitters - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 21 (2025)

The fantasy baseball season continues into the last few weeks of August, with fall and the Major League Baseball playoffs looming just around the corner. Whether your fantasy team is on top of your league, headed for the playoffs, battling for a playoff spot, or just trying to stay above water, over the past few […]

Waldo Cortes-Acosta Looks To Extend His Win Streak

Waldo Cortes-Acosta will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Sergei Pavlovich on the main card of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta joined the promotion back in 2022 after defeating Danilo Suzart on Dana White's Contender Series. Following his victory over Suzart, Cortes-Acosta started his UFC career with back-to-back wins before suffering […]

Sergei Pavlovich A Favorite At UFC Shanghai

Sergei Pavlovich will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Waldo Cortes-Acosta on the main card of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. Once known as the boogeyman of the heavyweight division, Pavlovich suffered back-to-back losses -- first to current heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall, and then to Alexander Volkov. However, Pavlovich managed to get back […]

10 Key Storylines and Questions for the 2025 College Football Season

At last, college football is upon us. On Saturday, Week 0 kicks off with an appetizer of games. We even get an immediate ranked vs. ranked matchup featuring two Big 12 contenders, Kansas State and Iowa State. While even the most casual college football fans will tune in to that one, the die-hards will be […]

Kevin Borjas Set for UFC Shanghai Main-Card Bout

Kevin Borjas will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Sumudaerji on the main card of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. After losing back-to-back fights to Joshua Van by unanimous decision and Alessandro Costa via second-round TKO, Borjas got back in the win column in his last bout by beating Ronaldo Rodríguez via unanimous […]

Sumudaerji Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights

Sumudaerji will look to win back-to-back fights when he takes on Kevin Borjas on the main card of UFC Shanghai on Saturday. The 29-year-old Sumudaerji was last seen in action in April at UFC 314, where he returned to the win column by defeating Mitch Raposo by split decision. Prior to his bout with Raposo, […]

Two-Round Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Top 24 Picks in 2025

Ja’Marr Chase enters 2025 with the same team environment that supplied a season-leading campaign last year. With a healthy Joe Burrow and no defense around, Chase led the NFL in targets (175...

Fantasy Football Offensive Line Rankings: OL Sleepers and Busts Analysis (2025)

More often than not, the play of the offensive line is a forgotten art form in fantasy football. A bad offensive line can make or break a fantasy asset, whether it’s a quarterback not having time to throw or a running back who is often met behind the line of scrimmage. There is a very […]

Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Stash (Redraft): Eric Cross' Rookie Rankings for Week 21

We've blown past the August 15th threshold, so now any prospect that debuts will still keep their rookie eligibility intact for the 2026 season. We've already seen the impact of this with several notable promotions over the last week, including Dylan Beavers and Samuel Basallo in Baltimore, two highly-touted prospects who had ranked very high […]

Kiefer Crosbie Set To Open Up UFC Shanghai Main Card

Kiefer Crosbie will look to get back in the win column when he takes on Taiyilake Nueraji on the UFC Shanghai main card opener on Saturday. Since joining the leading promotion, Crosbie hasn't looked his best as he hasn't been able to win yet. He's had two fights in the UFC thus far, and he […]

Taiyilake Nueraji Set For His UFC Debut

On Saturday, Taiyilake Nueraji will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Kiefer Crosbie on the UFC Shanghai main card opener. After winning five fights in a row, Nueraji got the opportunity to fight in the leading promotion this weekend. Nueraji was last seen in action last August at Shui Combat 1, […]