Trae Young Ruled Out For Wednesday’s Game

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young (quad) has been deemed unavailable to play in Wednesday's preseason contest against Cleveland. Young is battling a right quad contusion, with the Hawks having little reason to thrust their star point guard into action without him at 100 percent this early in the year. Delon Wright will draw the […]

Amari Cooper Misses Practice Wednesday

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper (hamstring) missed practice on Wednesday. Cooper had a touchdown in the Week 4 win over the Carolina Panthers, but he played just 47.5 percent of the offensive snaps behind both CeeDee Lamb and Cedrick Wilson, and he saw only three targets in the passing game. The 27-year-old will attempt […]

Trey Lyles Faces Additional Frontcourt Minutes This Year

Detroit Pistons power forward/center Trey Lyles is joining his fourth franchise ahead of his seventh NBA season. Now with the Pistons, Lyles, at 6-foot-9, could see additional minutes in the frontcourt while manning the center position, per head coach Dwane Casey. Isaiah Stewart stands to see the bulk of minutes at the five, while Kelly […]

Ezekiel Elliott Working Through Knee Issue

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott (knee) is dealing with some knee pain and didn't practice on Wednesday, but he plans to return to practice on Thursday and play through the issue in Week 5 against the division-rival New York Giants. It's nothing to worry about for now, but it's worth watching. Elliott had a […]

Devin Booker Remains Days Away From Return

Phoenix Suns point/shooting guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Wednesday's preseason contest against the Lakers, and a return to game action remains days away with him being in the league's COVID-19 protols. Booker has resumed warming up before games, so his long-term status should be in little doubt. Landry Shamet started Phoenix's preseason opener […]

Chris Carson To Be Game-Time Decision Thursday

Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (neck) didn't practice again on Wednesday, and the Seahawks aren't expected to decide his status until right before the Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. On a short week coming off a game where Carson wasn't very effective, it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the […]

Bears Defense Has Plenty To Prove In Week 5

The Chicago Bears defense will be out to prove that they are for real this season heading into their Week 5 matchup against the Raiders. The Bears currently is tied for the league-lead in the NFL with 14 sacks and has shown a knack for turnovers. Now they will face a Raiders offensive line that […]

Jimmy Graham Not A Week 5 Option

Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham is not on the fantasy radar despite a favorable matchup Week 5 against the Raiders. Las Vegas currently is allowing the 10th most fantasy points to opposing tight ends but the veteran tight end has been non-existent. His snap-count is at a career-low and second-year player Cole Kmet is […]

Cole Kmet Gets Favorable Tilt Against Raiders

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet will have a favorable matchup in Week 5 against the Raiders. It has been an extremely disappointing start for the former second-round pick and he has only eight catches for 59 yards through the first four games. But opportunity knocks this weekend against a Raiders defense that is allowing […]

Can Darnell Mooney Deliver Encore?

Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney will try and build off his huge Week 4 performance heading into this weekend's matchup against the Raiders. Mooney delivered five catches for 125 yards in the team's 24-14 win over the Lions and connected deep with rookie quarterback Justin Fields multiple times for huge gains. The Bears have […]

Can Allen Robinson II Step Up?

Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II will try and kickstart his season in Week 5 against the Raiders. The veteran receiver posted a season-high 63 yards last week against the Lions with rookie quarterback Justin Fields under center but Robinson was tagged as a borderline WR1 before the season began. The Bears will face […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Week 5 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

PGA DFS: Expert Roundtable - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Premium Content)

Hello RotoBallers and thanks for joining us for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open! We're offering this article each week as part of our PGA Premium subscription, and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch weekly PGA DFS and betting articles to help you win big! […]

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 […]