Braden Holtby Plays Well Enough On Saturday

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby turned aside 23 of 25 shots on Saturday night in the road defeat to the San Jose Sharks. Dallas completed a winless road trip that could not be pinned on Holtby. Holtby kept San Jose in the game for the most part. It will be interesting to see if Jake […]

Erik Karlsson Snipes Game Winner On Saturday

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson found the back of the net on Saturday night against the Dallas Stars. Was it a goal? Well, the referees and Toronto thought so. In the end, Karlsson got credit for his eighth goal of the season. The defenseman fired five pucks on the net and blocked a couple […]

Timo Meier Dishes Two Primary Assists On Saturday

San Jose Sharks right-winger Timo Meier played a role in both San Jose goals on Saturday against the Dallas Stars. Meier has enjoyed a return to prominence and he had two primary helpers. He set up Tomas Hertl midway through the first period. Then, Meier paved the way for Erik Karlsson's game winner that found […]

James Reimer Returns And Wins At Home

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer was minutes away from a shutout on Saturday night. He stopped 34 of 35 shots in the 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. It sent Dallas to their second loss in a row. Meanwhile, Reimer now has five wins in his last six starts. Also, after an illness kept […]

Marcus Foligno Tallies On Man Advantage Saturday

Minnesota Wild left-winger Marcus Foligno opened the scoring on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings. Foligno scores on the power play as he got a shot past Jonathan Quick 13:11 into the second period. The lead did not last long, just 78 seconds, but Foligno's goal was his 12th of the season. in 27 […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Gets Little Support In Defeat

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen delivered another quality start on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings. This time it was in a loss but that gives Kahkonen five quality starts in his last six appearances. He yielded two goals on 37 shots as Los Angeles peppered the Finnish goalie. Now, the Minnesota winning streak […]

Brendan Lemieux Returns And Scores Game Winning Goal

Los Angeles Kings right-winger Brendan Lemieux played a hair less than ten minutes on Saturday. Despite that, he still made an impact on the game. Lemieux had just one shot on goal but made it count late in the third period. He was able to get the puck past Kaapo Kahkonen and give Los Angeles […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/12/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and partake […]

Phillip Danault Lights Lamp On Saturday

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault had quite a night against the Minnesota Wild. He played more than four minutes on the power play and piled up seven shots on goal. If that was not enough, he opened the scoring for Los Angeles just 1:18 after Minnesota took a 1-0 lead. Drew Doughty was the […]

Jonathan Quick Stops Minnesota Wild Streak

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 30 of 31 shots as Los Angeles held on for a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Quick only allowed an early second period power play goal. The goaltender now has allowed just two goals in his last three starts. Furthermore, he was able to withstand a furious Minnesota […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Bears vs. Packers Sunday Night Football

Welcome to Sunday Night Football between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers! Tonight's game 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 […]

Key Fantasy Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights and Betting Tips for Week 14

Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions in Week 14. These selections are based on my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a discount and get access to my […]

Is Miles Sanders Injured? Is Kenneth Gainwell Worth Picking Up?

There were more injuries and NFL players hurt last week, so fantasy football managers need to be prepared when making the waiver wire claims and preparing their lineups for Week 14 and the fantasy playoffs home stretch. Let's check in on the injuries for the Philadelphia Eagles running backs as they enter their Week 14 […]

Should I Start Jeff Wilson Jr. This Week? 49ers RB Outlook vs. Bengals

The fantasy football playoffs are one week away, so this is a make-or-break week for many fantasy managers out there. With a ton of injuries to deal with, it's critical to stay tuned in and make the right start/sit decisions for your fantasy teams. Let's check in on the injuries for the San Francisco 49ers […]

Tough Week 14 Fantasy Football Injury Decisions: Deebo Samuel, Ezekiel Elliott And Gameday Guidelines

As to be expected, speculation was rampant on social media before Thursday night’s Steelers-Vikings game about whether to start Dalvin Cook or not. Fantasy analysts were blitzed with questions. Fantasy leaguers went back and forth in their minds about their lineup choice, concerned about making a wrong decision that could torpedo their Week 14 outlook […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 14

The final Bye Week has arrived for the 2021 NFL season. Week 14 has a quality slate, but the absence of four potential playoff teams renders quite a bit of talent inaccessible in the biggest week of the fantasy season. If your league re-scheduled the fantasy playoffs to begin in Week 15 due to Week […]

Week 14 Busts? Fantasy Football Players Who May Disappoint: Chuba Hubbard, DeAndre Hopkins, Devonta Freeman

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 14 of the NFL season, we are now well into the crucial point in the season that can make or break your season. It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right players to put out your optimal lineups, as managers […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 14

Welcome to Week 14 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The Week 13 article was spot-on in sorting out the Seattle WR matchups, another reminder that it's important to look at recent trends when evaluating matchups. The biggest CB news of last week was the injury to one of the best in the league in Baltimore's […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 14) - Targets and Avoids

The genius of Bill Belichick. Everyone needs to stop with that. We know how great of a coach he is, but they did absolutely nothing to win that game offensively. Yeah, they broke a touchdown run in the first quarter, but other than that, it was their defense. The Bills could not convert anything in […]

Ameer Abdullah (RB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's been another heartbreaking year for Panthers fans, and of course those who drafted Christian McCaffrey for their fantasy teams. The stud running back can't seem to stay healthy these days, and Week 14 will be the first game for the […]

Ty Johnson (RB, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Jets are dealing with a variety of injuries on offense, especially at the running back position. Rookie Michael Carter is already on IR, and now Tevin Coleman has been ruled out for the Week 14 game due to a concussion. Add […]

Samaje Perine (RB, CIN) - Fantasy Football Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There has been a lot of speculation about Joe Mixon this week, and whether he will suit up and play in Week 14. As of Saturday, he has not yet practiced. All week he had been dealing with a neck injury, and […]

Roope Hintz Will Miss Saturday Game In San Jose

Dallas Stars left-winger Roope Hintz will miss Saturday's game in San Jose due to an illness. This is not COVID-19 related but Hintz was feeling under the weather for most of the last day. The forward had six points in his last five games and 11 goals overall in 24 contests this season. Hintz was […]

Braden Holtby Gets Start After All In San Jose

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will start in San Jose against the Sharks on Saturday. There had been some rumors that Jake Oettinger may get the nod. That was not the case. Holtby was in goal for that third period barrage by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. He gave up five goals on […]

James Reimer Starts Versus Dallas On Saturday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer will start at home versus the Dallas Stars. Reimer has won four of his last five starts but this will be his appearance in December. It appears the goaltender was run down and suffering from an illness of some sort. Either way, getting work against Dallas was the plan […]

Jonathan Quick Likely Starts Again on Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is likely to start on Saturday at home versus the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are streaking winners of seven straight games. Quick has stopped 48 of the last 49 shots faced including a 27-save shutout of the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. His 6-5-3 record features three shutouts and […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling - Week 14 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has been targeted 19 times over his last two games and should continue to see an expanded role with Randall Cobb placed on injured reserve. The 27-year-old has caught 17 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns over seven games in 2021. Green Bay faces the Chicago Bears […]

Frederik Andersen Starts Front End Of Back To Back Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen gets the start in Edmonton tonight against the Oilers. Andersen has already won the first two legs of this road trip and stopped 26 of 27 shots in his last start. He has not been worked heavily as the starting goaltender has faced 27 or fewer shots in his past […]

John Gibson Exits Pittsburgh Start With Lower Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson did not start the third period in Pittsburgh on Saturday. He left the game after two periods trailing just 1-0. The only thing that was mentioned is this was a lower-body injury and little else. Expect more tests to be done either Sunday or Monday. Gibson stopped 15 of 16 […]

AJ Dillon - Week 14 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon logged 20 carries for 69 yards in the Week 12 win over the Los Angeles Rams. He added five receptions for 21 yards and a touchdown. The 23-year-old continues to split carries with Aaron Jones and is expected to remain involved in Sunday Night's showdown against the Chicago […]