Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round

Week 7 tested the depth charts with six teams on bye and the usual assault of injuries, but you survived! Let's collect ourselves and assess the fantasy landscape moving forward with the Bye-pocalypse in our rear-view mirror. Yes, that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 8. This column is published […]

IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 8

As you know, because we keep reminding you, Week 7 was the fantasy football equivalent of a direct-to-DVD movie experience. Something was playing on your television this Sunday, and it looked kind of like something you might enjoy. Deep down you knew it was a cheap imitation of what you love. With countless players on […]

Cam Talbot Returns To The Crease On Tuesday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot will be back in action on Tuesday as he makes his fifth start of the campaign on the road versus Vancouver. The veteran netminder had a night off on Sunday and the team ended up taking the first loss of the season against Nashville with Kaapo Kahkonen between the pipes. […]

Aaron Jones - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones could be leaned on heavily in Thursday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Packers will be without the top two wide receivers, Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. Jones will look to bounce back after rushing for 19 yards on six carries and catching all five targets for 20 […]

Aaron Rodgers - Week 8 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be without his top two targets, wide receivers Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, for Thursday's game against the Arizona Cardinals. On Tuesday, Adams and Lazard were both placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list and have been ruled out in Week 8. The future Hall-of-Famer has been impressive recently and […]

Houston Astros Announce Game Two And Three Starters

The Houston Astros have announced who will get the ball to start games two and three of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. With Framber Valdez getting the game one nod, the Astros will turn to Jose Urquidy for the second game, followed by Luis Garcia. They each had good seasons on the mound, […]

Counter Strike: Global Offensive DFS Picks (10/27/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of my Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DFS picks. I took the first day of PGL Stockholm as all the games were best of 1 and I wanted to see the teams and how they had played on LAN versus their normal Online play. So far as I saw in the […]

Marwin Gonzalez Included On World Series Roster

Houston Astros infielder/outfielder Marwin Gonzalez was added to the World Series roster after being left off both the ALDS and ALCS rosters. He started the year with the Boston Red Sox before they designated him for assignment on August 13. He then signed with Houston after spending seven seasons with the club from 2012-2018. He […]

Kyle Wright Makes World Series Roster

The Atlanta Braves have listed right-hander Kyle Wright on its World Series roster, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The Braves left him off of both the division and league championship series rosters. Wright only appeared in two games this season. He pitched to a 9.95 ERA with six strikeouts and five walks over 6.1 […]

Jake Meyers Not On World Series Roster

Houston Astros outfielder Jake Meyers (shoulder) was left off the World Series roster, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Meyers injured his shoulder during a play in the Division Series against the Chicago White Sox. He was included on the championship series roster, as the team thought he would recover in time before the series […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite playing in extremely wet conditions, Wentz had another solid outing against a tough defense in Week 7. Wentz threw two touchdown passes for the fourth game in a row and also ran in a score. The Colts are […]

Jorge Soler Back In Lineup As Designated Hitter Tuesday

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler will be the designated hitter for the World Series opener against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. He will also bat leadoff, something he did near the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs. The Braves placed Soler on the COVID-19 injured list before […]

Tyrod Taylor (QB, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Tyrod Taylor is on the cusp of coming back from his hamstring injury which gives him fantasy relevance assuming he takes the job back from rookie Davis Mills. Taylor played well his first two weeks as a starter, completing 31 […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater struggled in the first half of Thursday night’s game against Cleveland before putting together a strong second half. Bridgewater finished the day with a pedestrian 13 fantasy points thanks to 187 yards passing and two touchdowns with […]

Sam Darnold (QB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Starting Sam Darnold is tough to stomach given his last three weeks in Carolina. Darnold has completed just 54 of 103 passes (52%) for 495 yards and two touchdowns with five interceptions. Darnold has struggled to replicate his hot start to the […]

Daniel Jones (QB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It isn’t pretty, but Daniel Jones continues to be a viable dual-threat quarterback for fantasy. Jones completed 23 of 33 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown against Carolina in Week 7. He also added 28 rushing yards. […]

Nico Collins (WR, HOU) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Nico Collins played 61 percent of the snaps in Week 7, the second-most among Texans receivers. He saw five targets, catching two of them for a team-high 28 yards. The volume is encouraging as he now has 11 targets in his last two […]

Tristan Jarry Starts For Pittsburgh On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will make his fourth consecutive start as his team welcomes the Tampa Bay Lightning to town on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old is set to face the Bolts for the second time in two weeks - having won the first contest while stopping 26 of 28 shots against in a 6-2 […]

Sidney Crosby Remains Out On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will remain sidelined on Tuesday as his team squares off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old, who underwent wrist surgery back in early September, has been skating with the Penguins this week and appears to be close to returning to action. Despite missing at least six of his team's […]

Samuel Girard Out Versus Vegas On Tuesday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will not take the ice as his team takes on the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Girard is currently battling an undisclosed injury and has been labeled as day-to-day. The Quebec native has had a difficult time generating offense in the early part of the campaign, having registered just […]

Thatcher Demko Gets Nod Versus Wild

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will be in between the pipes as his team hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old is fresh off a solid performance in the Seattle Kraken's home opener on Saturday in which he allowed just two goals on 31 shots against in the contest. Expected to take another […]

Carter Hutton Out For 2-4 Weeks Due To Injury

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Carter Hutton will be sidelined for the next 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury. Hutton suffered the injury in the opening frame and did not return to the game after the first intermission. The 35-year-old (owned in 2% of Yahoo! league) is not off to a great start in his debut season […]

Connor Hellebuyck Starts For Jets On Tuesday

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will take the crease as his team faces off versus the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is coming off his second win of the campaign on Saturday versus the Predators, a game in which he allowed four goals on 30 shots against. It's been a bit of a bumpy […]

Malik Taylor Back From COVID-19 List

The Green Bay Packers activated wide receiver Malik Taylor from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday. It's good news for the Packers after their top two receivers, Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, have gone on the COVID-19 list this week and are unlikely to play on Thursday night against the unbeaten Arizona Cardinals. Taylor should provide […]

Washington Works Out Kerryon Johnson, D'Onta Foreman

The Washington Football Team worked out free-agent running backs Kerryon Johnson and D'Onta Foreman on Tuesday. It remains to be seen if Washington will sign one of them, but this could mean that primary running back Antonio Gibson's (shin) injury is more serious than we think. Gibson has been playing through a hairline fracture in […]

Baker Mayfield Expected To Practice Wednesday

According to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (shoulder) is expected to practice on Wednesday, barring setbacks. Mayfield has been dealing with a torn labrum and a fracture in his left shoulder for the past several weeks, an injury that kept him out of his team's Week 7 win over the Denver Broncos. […]

Adrian Colbert Released By Jets Tuesday

The New York Jets released veteran safety Adrian Colbert on Tuesday, according to a source. Colbert played 97% of the defensive snaps in Week 2 against the New England Patriots, but that number dropped to 26% against the Tennessee Titans in Week 4, and he hasn't played since due to a concussion. The 28-year-old former […]

Framber Valdez Out To Build Off Strong Last Start

Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez will take the mound to start Game 1 of the World Series against the Braves. After a shaky postseason start, Valdez was fantastic when it counted most, tossing eight strong innings of one-run baseball in Game 5 of the ALCS. Late-season injuries to Zack Greinke and Lance McCullers Jr. suddenly […]

Raiders Release Willie Snead IV

The Las Vegas Raiders released wide receiver Willie Snead IV on Tuesday. Snead "wasn't playing much and asked for the release," according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. The 29-year-old pass-catcher caught just three of five targets for 32 yards in his seven games with the Raiders this year, with his 15% of the offensive snaps […]