Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay Won't Practice Wednesday

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) and wide receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) will not practice on Wednesday. Barkley suffered a low ankle sprain and was carted off the field and Golladay hyperextended his knee in the Week 5 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Both players are expected to miss the Week 6 game […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis from Week 5

Snap counts are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with the necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill set. A running […]

Max Pacioretty Logs Three Points In Season Opener

Vegas Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty recorded a pair of goals and added an assist as his team took down the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old showcased why fantasy owners took him with the 36th overall pick in Yahoo! leagues during the preseason - also registering a plus-three rating and a game-high […]

Washington Adds Corn Elder To Active Roster

The Washington Football Team signed veteran cornerback Corn Elder to their active roster on Wednesday off of the Carolina Panthers practice squad, according to his agent. The move comes after Washington placed Darryl Roberts (quadriceps) on Injured Reserve. A fifth-round pick by the Panthers in 2017, Elder managed 40 tackles (28 solo), three passes defensed […]

Tua Tagovailoa Expected To Practice Wednesday

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (ribs) is expected to practice on Wednesday after being designated to return from Injured Reserve on Tuesday. Tagovailoa looked good throwing the football on Monday, and the Dolphins are hopeful that he can start in Week 6 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The second-year signal-caller fractured some ribs in Week 2 […]

Ryan Donato Scores First Goal In Kraken History

Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Donato registered the first goal in his team's franchise history on Tuesday. The 25-year-old buried a loose puck off a net-front scramble 11:32 into the middle frame of his team's eventual 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old, who signed with the Kraken as a free agent over the […]

Colts Working Out Kickers Brett Maher, Michael Badgley

The Indianapolis Colts are working out kickers Brett Maher and Michael Badgley on Wednesday. Colts kicker Rodrigo Blankenship (hip) is dealing with a hip injury and is expected to miss some time. Badgley was waived by the Tennessee Titans earlier in the year after missing his only attempt and drilling 1-of-2 extra-point tries in Week […]

Daniel Jones Won't Practice Wednesday

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (concussion) won't practice or be on the field on Wednesday, but head coach Joe Judge said that he is "on track with everything." If everything progresses this week, it's possible that Jones will be cleared to play in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Rams. The 24-year-old took a […]

Early-Season Fantasy Outliers to Forget?

We are now five weeks into the 2021 NFL campaign. Teams are starting to stand out while others look like they should be jockeying for draft positions--already. The 2021 season has been off to a rousing start and Week 1 feels so far back in the rearview mirror. Oftentimes, Week 1 is more of an […]

All Giants Pitchers Available For NLDS Game 5

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Tuesday that he expects his full bullpen and most starters to be fresh and available for Thursday's NLDS Game 5 against the Dodgers. Logan Webb will get the start after being fully rested, and despite using eight pitchers in Tuesday's NLDS Game 4 loss, Kapler said he expects […]

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 […]