Curtis Samuel Sits Out Practice

Washington Football Team wide receiver Curtis Samuel (groin) was held out of practice on Wednesday. This is likely just a rest day as Samuel recently returned to action following a lengthy stint on the injured reserve list. It is something to monitor as the week progresses, but a missed practice on Wednesday likely doesn't put […]

Logan Thomas Placed On Injured Reserve

Washington Football Team tight end Logan Thomas (hamstring) has been placed on the injured reserve list and will miss a minimum of four weeks. Ricky Seals-Jones will see an expanded role in his absence, but he is an unreliable fantasy option moving forward. Washington signed tight end Jace Sternberger to their active roster, so this […]

Antonio Gibson Misses Practice Wednesday

Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson (shin) was held out of practice on Wednesday. Gibson has been dealing with this injury since last week, so it doesn't seem to be something that will prevent him from playing. Although a DNP isn't ideal, his workload on Thursday and Friday will likely determine his status for […]

Christian McCaffrey Returns To Practice Wednesday

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) returned to the practice field on Wednesday, his first on-field work since straining his hamstring against the Houston Texans on Sept. 23 in Week 3. It's good news, but the real indicator of McCaffrey's status for Week 5 against the Philadelphia Eagles will come on Thursday. McCaffrey entered […]

Patrick Reed Is A Risky Choice At TPC Summerlin

Patrick Reed's talent and winning upside is undeniable, but we're not convinced that this is the best week to deploy him. The last time we saw Reed was at the Tour Championship, where he lost 1.4 strokes off the tee and 5.2 strokes on approach. While the nine-time PGA Tour winner has had more than […]

Hank Lebioda In A Perfect Buy-Low Spot At Shriners

Hank Lebioda was a popular player this summer, as he recorded three consecutive top-eight finishes at the Travelers Championship, Rocket Mortgage Classic, and John Deere Classic. Since then, Lebioda has cooled considerably and missed three cuts in a row. While the results show a player that is lost, a deeper investigation actually proves that the […]

Will Zalatoris Searching For Breakthrough Victory In Las Vegas

Will Zalatoris' talent is undeniable, and it's hard to argue that he is in store for a very long and successful career on the PGA Tour. While yet to break through with his first career PGA Tour victory, the Wake Forest product is indubitably percolating. Zalatoris is coming off a 14th-place finish at the Sanderson […]

Lucid's Best Bets - Premium MLB Betting Picks for 10/6/2021

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers, and welcome to the Postseason! John 'LucidMedia' Brubaker here, filling in for Tommy Bell for the rest of the season. I'm privileged to be able to do this for you guys and am extremely excited to help you crush the sportsbooks in this final push of the MLB season. This will be […]

DraftKings Core Four (PGA DFS) - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello RotoBallers and thank you very much for joining me for the Shriners Hospital for Children Open! The PGA Tour's Swing Season heads to Las Vegas this week and the Shriners presents us with perhaps the strongest full-field of entrants we'll see this […]

Ryder Cup Star Scottie Scheffler Returns To Action In Las Vegas

Scottie Scheffler is coming off an impressive performance at the Ryder Cup, where he both successfully partnered with Bryson DeChambeau and took down the No. 1 player in the world in singles. There is certainly reason to believe that the young Texas native can carry the momentum to this week's PGA Tour event in Las […]

Mito Pereira Looks To Continue Elite Ball-Striking In The Desert

Mito Pereira has been a popular option for fantasy managers since bursting onto the scene last summer at the Barbasol Championship. Fantasy managers are justifiably enamored with the young Chilean due to his gaudy ball-striking numbers. Pereira is coming off a performance at the Sanderson Farms Championship where he gained 2.2 strokes off the tee […]

Sam Burns Looks To Go Back-To-Back In Las Vegas

Sam Burns is coming off his second career PGA Tour victory last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Burns' ball-striking was downright unbelievable in Mississippi. The LSU product gained 6.1 strokes off the tee, 8.3 strokes on approach, and was able to win the tournament despite losing two strokes putting. What's most encouraging about Burns […]

J.D. Martinez Not A Lock For ALDS Roster

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez's left ankle sprain looks pretty bad and he may not be able to be on the team's roster for the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, but he's expected to fight to be on the roster. The good news is that he doesn't have any […]

Panthers Defense Acquires Stephon Gilmore

The Carolina Panthers acquired cornerback Stephon Gilmore in a trade with the New England Patriots on Wednesday. The Patriots will receive a 2023 sixth-round pick in return. New England was prepared to release Gilmore after failing to agree to a contract extension, and he'll miss at least the first six games of the season. But […]

Anthony McFarland Jr. Designated To Return From Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Anthony McFarland Jr. (knee) has been designated to return from Injured Reserve and will return to practice on Wednesday. The Steelers will now have 21 days to activate McFarland from Injured Reserve. The 22-year-old should compete for the primary backup role behind rookie Najee Harris when he's ready. To this point, […]

Justin Fields Named Bears Starter Going Forward

The Chicago Bears have named rookie quarterback Justin Fields as the starter going forward. Head coach Matt Nagy had been adamant up to this point that veteran Andy Dalton (knee) was the team's starter when healthy, but something obviously changed in the last few days. The 22-year-old Fields had a disastrous first NFL start in […]

Darrynton Evans Designated To Return From IR

The Tennessee Titans designated running back Darrynton Evans (knee) to return from Injured Reserve on Wednesday. The Titans are hoping that Evans can return to practice this week after going on Injured Reserve to start the season. It's unclear if he'll be active for the Week 5 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but this is […]

Elijah Moore Cleared From Concussion Protocol

New York Jets rookie wide receiver Elijah Moore (concussion) has been cleared from the league's concussion protocol, according to head coach Robert Saleh. Receiver Jeff Smith remains in the concussion protocol. Moore missed the Week 4 win over the Tennessee Titans after suffering a concussion in Week 3, but it looks like he'll return to […]

Dalvin Cook Expected To Keep Playing Through Injury

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (ankle) said he's "not 100% yet" but is planning to keep playing through his ankle injury. Cook said "part of the game is playing through pain" and that he doesn't think his injury is getting worse. The 26-year-old had just nine carries for 34 yards and caught two of […]

Johnny Walker Takes Unanimous-Decision Loss Saturday

Unfortunately for Johnny Walker, his inability to pull the trigger and land big shots cost him a chance to win Saturday's main event against Thiago Santos, with Santos taking the victory via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). Statistically, Walker only landed 48 significant strikes in 25 minutes of action. With the loss, Walker has now […]

Texans Cut Anthony Miller

The Houston Texans cut wide receiver Anthony Miller on Wednesday, according to a league source. The Texans acquired Miller from the Chicago Bears several months ago, but they have already decided to move on. He suffered a dislocated shoulder in the preseason and wasn't active the first two weeks of the regular season. In Miller's […]

Giants Have The Worst Red-Zone Offense

The New York Giants 33.3 percent red-zone touchdown percentage is the worst in the NFL through four weeks of the season. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett's play-calling in the red area continues to leave a lot to be desired. The Giants like to feature tight ends Evan Engram and Kyle Rudolph near the end zone, but […]

How Cordarrelle Patterson Is Winning Leagues

We are entering Week 5 and Cordarelle Patterson has started the season off strong. He has been one of the best waiver wire acquisitions of the season to this point. Is this legit? Should we expect continued success moving forward or is this just all smoke? The idea here is to dive into the usage […]

Thiago Santos Does Enough To Win Saturday's Main Event

Saturday's main even didn't exactly produce the fireworks that fans expected, but Thiago Santos still walked out of the fight with the victory by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). In 25 minutes of action, Santos only landed 44 significant strikes, and neither fighter landed a takedown. Regardless, Santos was able to snap his three-fight losing […]

No Restrictions For Saquon Barkley

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley's right knee is structurally sound after he had surgery to fix a torn ACL and meniscus, and he has played at least 84 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the last three games. It's a signal that the coaching staff no longer has any reservations about […]

Kyle Daukaus' Bout Ends In No Contest

An unfortunate accidental headbutt ended Kyle Daukaus' bout with Kevin Holland in the first round of action on Saturday night. With only 3:43 of cage time racked up, Daukaus landed just nine significant strikes (19 total strikes) and only landed one of his five takedown tries. Knowing the UFC, this potential fight of the night […]

Rams Want To Get Robert Woods More Involved

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods averaged more than 132 targets per season in the last three years with Jared Goff under center. In four games with Matthew Stafford, Woods has just 25 targets, catching 15 of them for 172 yards and two touchdowns. "We just need to get him some more opportunities and […]

Teddy Bridgewater Not Expected To Practice Wednesday

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (head) is progressing through the league's concussion protocol and is feeling better, but he's not expected to practice on Wednesday, according to a source. Drew Lock will take the first-team repetitions in practice. Bridgewater suffered the first documented concussion of his career in the Week 4 loss to the Baltimore […]

Peyton Barber Dealing With Mild Turf Toe

Las Vegas Raiders running back Peyton Barber (toe) was diagnosed with mild turf toe, according to sources. Barber didn't suffer a fracture and is seeking more opinions, but it sounds like he could be out for a few weeks. In the Monday night loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, Barber returned one […]