Evan Engram Finds The End Zone In Monday's Loss

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram caught three of four targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Giants QB Daniel Jones fired a five-yard touchdown strike to Engram in the third quarter to give the Giants a 17-14 lead in the third quarter. There are […]

Derrick White Records 13 Points, Seven Assists Versus Pacers

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White finished Monday's blowout loss to Indiana with 13 points and seven assists, shooting 4-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from downtown. He didn't commit a single turnover in 27 minutes of action, but the starters had a miserable night and thus White ended up with an ugly minus-23 rating. […]

Kadarius Toney Catches Four Passes in Return

New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney (ankle) caught 4-of-5 targets for 26 yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He returned on Monday after missing a Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers with an ankle injury. The Giants rookie exited the game briefly after he got his thumb stepped on. […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 8 we witnessed a few unfamiliar names register QB1 performances. Mike White finished as QB-2 in his first career start, Justin Fields seemed to have turned a corner to finish as QB-5 and Geno Smith took advantage of a great matchup against a bad Jaguars defense to finish as QB-8. Josh Allen, Jimmy […]

T.J. McConnell Records A Double-Double Monday Night

Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. McConnell picked up a double-double in Monday's big win over San Antonio, going for 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting and delivering 10 assists. He added three steals and one block with three turnovers in 26 minutes of action. McConnell has been running with the starters lately with Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring) […]

John Ross Leads Giants With 72 Receiving Yards in Monday's Loss

New York Giants wide receiver John Ross caught two of three targets for 72 yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Most of Ross' production came from a 50-yard reception at the end of the first quarter. He led the Giants in receiving yards and continues to see an expanded role while […]

Domantas Sabonis Leads The Way Versus Spurs

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis had a productive night against the Spurs on Monday, finishing a 131-118 win with a game-high 24 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and one steal. He shot a superb 11-for-15 from the field and registered only one turnover in 36 minutes of action. That's now two big double-doubles on the […]

LaMelo Ball Finishes Losing Effort With 30 Points

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball scored a game-high 30 points in Monday's 113-110 loss to Cleveland, shooting 12-for-22 from the floor with a 5-for-8 mark from downtown. He added seven rebounds and six assists to his line with two steals, two blocks and two turnovers in 34 minutes. The 20-year-old was fairly quiet most […]

Lauri Markkanen Enjoys Nice Night Against Hornets

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lauri Markkanen had his best game of the season on Monday, shooting 7-for-19 from the field and 5-for-6 at the line en route to 21 points in a road win over Charlotte. He was close to a double-double with eight rebounds and collected two steals and three blocks on the defensive end. […]

Jarrett Allen Gets Back Into Double-Double Column

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen returned to double-double form on Monday, finishing a 113-110 road win over Charlotte with a team-high 24 points and 14 rebounds. He filled it up in other categories as well, adding three assists with one steal and three blocks in 35 minutes. Allen shot 9-for-13 from the field and 6-for-9 […]

Devontae Booker Racks Up 125 Total Yards in Monday's Loss

New York Giants running back Devontae Booker rushed for 60 yards on 15 attempts and caught five of six targets for 65 yards in Monday night's 20-17 loss to the Kansas Chiefs. Most of his production came from a 41-yard reception before the end of the first half. The 29-year-old has been solid filling in […]

Fred VanVleet Fills Up The Box Score

On Monday in a 113-104 win over New York, Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet remained integral to steering the ship as the Raptors moved to 5-3 on the year. It was another heavy workload for FVV, as he played at least 37 minutes for the seventh straight contest. He came away with 17 points, nine […]

RJ Barrett Continues His Recent Scoring Surge

On Monday, the New York Knicks lost to the Toronto Raptors 113-104, but RJ Barrett's recent scoring burst continued. The 21-year old provided his third 20-plus scoring night in as many games and is putting those early-season concerns behind him. In 39 minutes, Barrett dropped 27 points, six rebounds, a steal, and five three-pointers. He […]

OG Anunoby Erupts For Career-High 36 Points

On the 75th anniversary of the first-ever NBA game, OG Anunoby was a catalyst in a come-from-behind win for the Toronto Raptors over the New York Knicks. A popular preseason-breakout candidate, Anunoby is rewarding his fantasy managers with career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, three-pointers, and shot attempts. On Monday, the 24-year old racked up […]

Week 2 Fantasy Basketball Reactions - Buy, Sell, Hold

Week 2 of the 2021-22 NBA season is officially in the books. It's still very early, but there's no shortage of things to discuss as we look ahead to Week 3 and beyond. Some players have outperformed their average draft position (ADP), while others have underperformed through two weeks. Can those that have overperformed keep […]

Daniel Jones Comes Up Short In Loss to Chiefs

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones completed 22-of-32 passes for 222 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Monday night's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He also rushed five times for 12 yards. The 24-year-old threw a costly interception on his first passing attempt from the Giants' own 22-yard line. Jones was able […]

Brandon Aiyuk (WR, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: QB Jimmy G got banged up a bit and missed a few games through the past few weeks leading up to San Francisco's Week 6 Bye. He's now been back for two straight games--he already put up a QB2 score in Week […]

DeVante Parker (WR, MIA) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After missing ample time (out from W5 to W7, both included) DeVante Parker finally came back last Sunday to man the outside of Miami's receiving corps at Buffalo. And he couldn't have looked better than he did against a tough D like […]

Jamison Crowder (WR, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We have yet to see Jamison Crowder put more than three consecutive games together, but we should be getting there as soon as the end of next week's slate of games. That's because JC missed all games through Week 3 to start […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 56% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Carson Wentz, this season's Indy Colts starting quarterback, is far from an afterthought although most fantasy GMs out there would make you believe that. Thank God we have rostership data to back up reality instead of having to rely on foolish takes. Wentz […]

Randall Cobb (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Of course, and before we get started, you need to understand why Randall Cobb played his way to a WR17-overall and WR2-realm finish last Thursday: both Allen Lazard and Davante Adams missed TNF and TE Robert Tonyan was injured while at it. […]

Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If that game against Buffalo was the last one we will get to watch from Tua Tagovailoa donning Miami's threads, I don't know yet. The trade deadline is set to be crossed this Tuesday, and as we get there maybe the Fins […]

A.J. Green (WR, ARI) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 56% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I'm breaking the rules with this pick as we're past the 50-percent rostership mark, but I just felt the need to write about veteran wideout and freshest Cardinal A.J. Green getting past the middle point of the season. In 2020 it took […]

Elijah Moore (WR, NYJ) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I know. Trusting a rookie wide receiver might be hard to do. Trusting a rookie wide receiver playing for a rookie quarterback might be even harder. Trusting a rookie wide receiver playing for a rookie quarterback that is the backup of another […]

Quez Watkins (WR, PHI) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: What if Quez Watkins was playing 85% of the Eagles offensive snaps weekly? What if Quez Watkins was getting some 5+ targets per week? What if Quez Watkins was a ball-hog instead of a secondary/tertiary option in Philadelphia? Well, those are a […]

Darnel Mooney (WR, CHI) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I don't think the Chicago Bears offense is salvageable at this point, but for what it is, and with rookie QB Justin Fields finally shaking off some of the growing pains, are we looking at a relatively nice play in the likes […]

Justin Fields (QB, CHI) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's overreaction time! Yay! Justin Fields, he of the Mighty Bears, just put together a fantastic piece of football facing San Francisco this past Sunday... only it also was the first time he scored more than 15 FP and that's all we […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, November 1

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 (11/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Sometimes, the best DFS play can just come down to who is healthy and makes the lineup on any given night. Unfortunately, we are only two weeks into the season, but half the league carries a questionable tag into every game. Hopefully, this is just a short-term problem as players are still rounding […]

Free College Football Betting Picks: Against The Spread 11/5/21 And Week 9 Results

It was another crazy week! Georgia blows out Florida to firmly establish their dominance. A couple of other top-five teams came up with big wins to prove they belong since number 3 Alabama was off this week. We saw Wake Forest putting up video game numbers once again. Virginia and BYU blew up the scoreboard […]