Anthony DeSclafani Chased In Second Inning Tuesday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani did not make it out of the second inning in Tuesday's NLDS Game 4 7-2 loss to the Dodgers. DeSclafani was given a very short leash in such a pivotal game, pitching just 1 2/3 innings and allowing two runs on five hits and no walks with two […]

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 5

Another week gone and now we are really into the thick of it. We are deep enough into the season now for your team's playoffs hope to be dashed already, but since you're here I'm assuming that doesn't apply to you. We are really seeing the injuries pile up now and the waiver wire is […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 5 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the fifth week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 5, we saw stat lines such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' wide receivers combining for 349 receiving yards, the San Francisco 49ers' tight ends combining […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 5 of the NFL season is now in the books and as expected Justin Herbert, Lamar Jackson, Tom Brady, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finished as QB1's. On the unexpected side of things Davis Mills shocked the world and threw for three touchdowns against the Patriots to finish as QB-6 and Jameis Winston carved up Washington for four […]

Latavius Murray Records Six Carries In Monday's Win

Baltimore Ravens running back Latavius Murray rushed for 17 yards on six attempts while catching 2-of-3 targets for 13 yards in Monday's 31-25 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. He led all the Ravens running backs with six carries. Baltimore trailed 19 points at one point in the game and abandoned the run in the […]

Ty'Son Williams Logs Four Carries In Monday's Win

Baltimore Ravens running back Ty'Son Williams rushed for six yards on four carries while catching both targets for 15 yards in Monday's 31-25 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. The Ravens running back was a healthy scratch last week and returned to action in Week 5. He continues to share the Ravens backfield with veterans […]

Sammy Watkins Dealing With A Hamstring Injury

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins (hamstring) sustained a hamstring injury in Monday's 31-25 overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. He caught 2-of-3 targets for 35 yards before exiting. The severity of his hamstring injury is unknown at this time, and he's considered day-to-day. Watkins has hauled in 18-of-32 targets for 292 yards over five […]

Chris Godwin Limited In Tuesday's Practice

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (knee, ankle) was a limited participant in Tuesday's practice. He was added to the injury report Monday with ankle and knee injuries. The 25-year-old isn't in danger of missing Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles but is expected to be listed as questionable for Week 6. Godwin has […]

Tap That: Episode #42: Holm Sweet Holm

Brady Grove and Daniel Yanofsky host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Steven Stamkos Starts Season With Two Helpers

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos collected two assists as the team opened the season with a 6-2 home loss to Pittsburgh. The defending champions looked sluggish all night and only got on the scoreboard inside the final minutes of the game. Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn produced the goals. Other than the assists, Stamkos […]

Kris Letang Hands Out Two Assists

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had a productive season debut on Tuesday, finishing a nice 6-2 road win over the Lightning with two assists. He picked up the helpers on goals by Dominik Simon and Teddy Blueger. His stat line also included one shot, one block and one hit in 25:16 of ice time. The […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6

We're officially more than a quarter of the way through the 2021 NFL season. We now have over five weeks of data to analyze that will help us manage our fantasy teams during the next quarter of the season. As I always say, things change from week to week, but more data points are always […]

Tristan Jarry Looks Good In Season Opener

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry had 26 saves and almost registered a shutout in Tuesday's 6-2 win at Tampa. The hosts ruined Jarry's shutout bid with 5:37 left to play, scoring with six skaters on the ice. Jarry had an awful start to the season last campaign and things ended ugly for him in the […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 6

The NFL season is flying by and we are starting to get a great feeling for the contenders and pretenders in the 2021 NFL season. More importantly, we are starting to see offensive line units begin to gel and establish themselves across the league. Through five weeks, the Washington Football team has been the best […]

Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Week 6

Each week at RotoBaller we provide you with various fantasy football waiver wire articles to help you decide which free agent players to pickup off waivers. Our amazing team of analysts here whip them up as early in the week as possible, and update them as more news is announced. To kick things off each […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Unfortunately, the injury bug has come back to bite some big-name running backs. If you managed to add Alexander Mattison a couple weeks ago or Damien Williams last week and roll with them in your lineup, you were a happy GM in Week 5. Will replacements for Saquon Barkley and Clyde Edwards-Helaire be similarly productive […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 6 Targets

Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 5 produced several huge performances (shoutout to LAC-CLE) while also yielding some key injuries. Those with Saquon […]

Michael Florio's Week 6 Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds

Week 5 was at least the second week this season where injuries were the big story in the fantasy football community. There were a number of big name players that suffered injuries, meaning there is a lot of talent on the waiver wire, even in those deeper leagues. This is a week to be aggressive […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 6?

Week 6 brings with it the beginning of the bye week season and with the injury bug starting to hit teams all over the place, fantasy managers in all league sizes are going to be pondering several difficult choices. Our first set of byes will leave teams without Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara, Kyle Pitts and […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

After five weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of fantasy managers have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Another week of NFL action is behind us. The waiver wire hasn't been kind to us this season – will that change this week? Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Not all options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Fantasy football managers’ worst fear of the year is here – the start of the dreaded bye weeks. The tight end position was already causing problems for fantasy footballers due to the injuries of Tampa Bay’s Rob Gronkowski and San Francisco’s George Kittle. Now four teams will be on bye this week, including the Atlanta […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Week 6 marked the last week with a full complement of games before bye weeks start coming into effect. Thankfully, we had a bunch of excellent offensive performances out of the quarterback position before having to start paying attention to waiver-wire streamers. Tom Brady led the way in Week 5 with 411 passing yards and […]

IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

Like clockwork, every NFL season brings a new set of players who disappoint for weeks on end, only to explode on your bench. The most impatient of fantasy managers will likely rage drop these tortoise-type players. That’s why countless fantasy teams saw Myles Gaskin, Chase Claypool, and Kadarius Toney gorge their fantasy benches with points […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round

Week 5 brought some key injuries and wild shootouts, which means we've got plenty of waiver fallout to sort through. Catch your breath, assess your team's needs, and break out the budget tracker. It's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6. This column is published early every week and then updated on […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Chris and I write a little about several sports (including NASCAR, PGA, NCAA Football, NHL, and more). If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for October 13th, 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 13th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for October 13th, 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 13th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Eagles Defense Not Recommended Despite Strong Recent Games

The Philadelphia Eagles defense is not a recommended fantasy option for Week 6 despite some recent strong performances. The Eagles defensive unit finished as the third ranked fantasy DST in Week 5, but have already finished as the second-worst fantasy defense twice this season. Facing Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Bucs on Thursday Night […]