Austin Ekeler Will Be Active In Week 8

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler (hip) told ESPN that he will be taking the field for the team's Week 8 game against the New England Patriots. He has been dealing with hip soreness that came up in practice this past week, but the team had been hopeful over the past few days that […]

Odell Beckham Jr. On Track To Play In Week 8

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (shoulder) is on track to play in Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Beckham has been limited at practice this past week due to an AC joint sprain in his shoulder. The 28-year-old veteran has failed to deliver for fantasy managers so far […]

Fletcher Cox Drawing Trade Interest

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox has been the target of some trade interest, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. The 30-year-old has continued to be a force on the team's defensive line and the price for him likely wouldn't be cheap. The Eagles are sitting at 2-5. Another loss in Week 8 to the Detroit […]

Terance Mann (SF, LAC): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: There is nothing to like about Kawhi Leonard's missing time while he recovers from a devasting ACL injury. Nothing, except the fact that his absence has opened the door for some guys in the Clips rotation to log bulkier minutes this season. Enter […]

Cam Reddish (SG/SF, ATL): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 53% of leagues ANALYSIS: No, the Hawks won't ever win the Luka trade. BUT. The Hawks came out very nicely off that deal all things considered. One reason why (not the main one; read: Trae Young) is Cam Reddish progression and evolution as a player since he […]

Hassan Whiteside (PF/C, UTA): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you're a hater by nature, odds are you're not going to ever roster, let alone start Hassan Whiteside in any of your fantasy teams for the remainder of his career. If you're a savvy and avid and smart veteran fantasy player you […]

Derrick Rose (PG/SG, NYK): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 57% of leagues ANALYSIS: I'm going a little bit over my self-imposed 50% rostership-threshold with this WW target, I know. But men are weak, I guess. See, the only thing keeping Rose from being an absolute monster is the presence of Kemba Walker in Manhattan. Last season, […]

Carmelo Anthony (SF/PF, LAL): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues ANALYSIS: Remember when Melo got signed by Oklahoma City a few years ago, and a media member asked him if he was going to come off the bench? You might not remember the question but surely remember the answer: "Ayo P, they say I […]

Kevin Love (PF/C, CLE): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 46% of leagues ANALYSIS: Kevin Love and the Cavs have played six games through Friday. Love is one of the highest fantasy-point scorers coming off the pine in the L on a per-minute basis. And that is even while stinking in a few of the games played […]

Grayson Allen (SG/SF, MIL): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: I made Grayson one of my most-discussed WW targets for the 2021 season. I kicked off this year's WW posts with an entry about him. And one week later, at this very moment and with no ending point in sight, I keep and […]

Tyrese Maxey (PG/SG, PHI): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 56% of leagues ANALYSIS: We're clearly stepping out of the 50%-rostership box here, but you better bear with me. In fact, don't even care about that now, and instead rush to your WW to see if you can still find Maxey there available for free, add him, […]

Franz Wagner (SG/SF, ORL): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: Shouts out to the Wagner fam for putting a couple of kids in the Association--on the same squad, no least! Franz, the rook and younger of the two, has been the true stud of the two so far this season and has had […]

Eric Gordon (SG/SF, HOU): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: This is a fantastic play for everyone out there. Do you like the current, Rockets-Gordon? Got you. Do you like the future, Contending-Team-Gordon? Gotcha too. Whether you are targeting Eric G for now, or for later, the vet should be good enough for […]

Alex Caruso (PG/SG, CHI): Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues ANALYSIS: Shout-out to the Bald Mamba doing it out there in Chi-Town! Five games into the season, Caruso has already established himself as the backup point of the squad covering for Lonzo Ball's resting minutes daily, and the truth is that even though Caruso […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, October 30

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/31/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have an appropriately terrifying four-game NBA slate on Halloween night. We start off in Charlotte with the Hornets hosting Portland. Milwaukee hosts the Jazz in the earlier window as well. Brooklyn welcomes Detroit, who may be without their phenom again with the Pistons on a back-to-back. We finish off with the Rockets in L.A. […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for October 31st, 2021

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 October 31st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for October 31st, 2021

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 October 31st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Seth Jones' Rough Season Continues For Chicago

Even when it looks like nothing will go wrong on the night for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones, an innocent shot happens to bounce off him. Naturally, the puck found its way past goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. It has been that kind of season for Jones, whose $9.5 million AAV extension does not kick in until […]

Brandon Hagel Continues Strong Play In Chicago Loss

Brandon Hagel keeps playing well for Chicago in an increased role. His ice time is now over 16 minutes a night. Against St. Louis, he had five shots on goal and three scoring chances. If it was not for Jordan Binnington twice, Chicago may have ended its losing streak. Hagel continues to improve at both […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Shines In Chicago Defeat

Marc-Andre Fleury faced 23 shots in the first 25 minutes on Saturday night. He stopped them all. Fleury did allow a power-play tally early in the third period as Chicago fell to St. Louis. The goaltender got little support as the Blackhawks mustered just 25 shots in all. It was, by far, the best Fleury […]

David Perron Handles Way To Power-Play Assist

David Perron fired three shots on goal, had three scoring chances, and a secondary helper in the St. Louis 1-0 home win on Saturday night. The winger is now up to nine points on the season in seven games. He was able to get the puck to Vladimir Tarasenko who helped set up Torey Krug. […]

Torey Krug Pots Power-Play Goal In St. Louis Victory

Torey Krug scored an early third-period goal on the man-advantage to help give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. That lifted the St. Louis record to 6-1 on the season. It was Krug's first goal of the season. It was Krug's sixth point in October through just seven contests. Krug […]

Jordan Binnington Posts Shutout Of Blackhawks Saturday

Jordan Binnington had a far easier night than most expected. He only had to stop 25 shots in a 1-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday. The Blues' goaltender upped his record to 5-1 and saw his goals-against average come back down under 3. It was a welcome night for Binnington who had faced 40 […]

Zach Aston-Reese Dishes Two Helpers In Home Defeat

Zach Aston-Reese and the Pittsburgh Penguins' third line was the best line for Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Reese, in particular, had two assists, a couple of shots, and generated three scoring chances. His line was a major play driver all game long and not surprisingly, Aston-Reese was also a +2 to go along with his […]

Tristan Jarry Allows Four Goals In Home Loss

Tristan Jarry had one of those nights in net for Pittsburgh. He stopped 36 of 40 shots in a 4-2 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night. Jarry had pucks go off teammates, a short-handed goal, and a penalty shot. If that was not enough, the goaltender tried to get off the ice during an […]

Sidney Crosby Returns But Held Scoreless In Loss

Sidney Crosby returned on Saturday night but did not factor into any of the Pittsburgh scoring on Saturday night. In the 4-2 loss, Crosby fired two shots on goal Saturday and had a couple of scoring chances too. His line had a rough night though as they were on the ice for three New Jersey […]

Jesper Bratt Scores Game-Winner Against Pittsburgh

Jesper Bratt drew a penalty shot during the third period in Pittsburgh. The winger took advantage of his shot and slid one past Tristan Jarry to give New Jersey a 3-2 lead. New Jersey would not give up that lead. Bratt also added an assist as well. It was the type of game that illustrated […]

Andreas Johnsson Strikes Twice In New Jersey Victory

Andreas Johnsson is starting to feel comfortable in New Jersey. He did not just score once. He scored twice against Pittsburgh on the road Saturday night. One of the goals Johnsson simply called bank as he bounces the puck off the defenseman and in the net. The other was a great play that showed Johnsson's […]

Jonathan Bernier Returns, Backstops New Jersey To Win

Jonathan Bernier returned from a lower-body injury to stop 33 of 35 shots in a New Jersey road win. Bernier not only stopped several high-danger chances, but he also kept a returning Sidney Crosby off the scoreboard. The biggest difference the goaltender made was the penalty kill that allowed New Jersey to take and hold […]