Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?

Week 1 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly predictable for the most part with Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, and Dak Prescott all registering top-five performances. Jameis Winston surprised us all […]

Washington Defense A Top Option In Week 2

The Washington Football Team defense is one of the top options for fantasy managers in their Week 2 matchup against the New York Giants on Thursday night. The struggles of the Giants' offensive line means they could be in for a nightmare matchup against Chase Young and company, who are one of the best defensive […]

Sandy Alcantara Shines Again On Monday

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara was outstanding again on Monday in a 3-0 win against the Washington Nationals. The Marlins ace has been on an absolute tear lately, and that continued with a dominant eight inning performance on Monday. In those eight innings, Alcantara allowed just one hit and struck out seven without allowing […]

Terry McLaurin Draws Tough Matchup In Week 2

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin has a tough matchup on Thursday night against the New York Giants, as he will likely be seeing a lot of cornerback James Bradberry. McLaurin caught all four of his targets for 62 yards in the season opener, 34 of which came off a very impressive over-the-shoulder grab […]

Isiah Kiner-Falefa Has Three-Hit Game On Monday

Texas Rangers infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa put together a nice three-hit performance during Monday's game against the Houston Astros. He went 3-for-4 all singles in the 15-1 blowout loss to Houston. Kiner-Falefa was one of two Rangers' hitters to record two or more hits in this game. It was a rough game all around for Texas, […]

Spencer Howard Tagged For Six Runs

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Spencer Howard was expected to go three or four innings in his return from the COVID list. However, he ended up going 1 1/3 innings, six hits allowed, six earned runs, one walk, and two strikeouts in the 15-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Monday. Clearly, Howard wasn't the only […]

Brandon Belt Hits 24th Homer Of Season Monday

San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt made his one hit count in Monday's 9-1 win over the Padres, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Belt mashed a fourth-inning Yu Darvish fastball over the right-field wall for his 24th HR of the season. The veteran has been a key source of power for the […]

Evan Longoria Homers, Plates Four Monday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria had a big day at the plate in Monday's 9-1 win over the Padres, going 2-for-4 with a single, a three-run home run, and four RBI. Longo capped off the Giants' first inning with a three-run line drive into the left-field seats off of Yu Darvish. The veteran […]

Week 25 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

Fantasy playoffs have started for most head-to-head leagues. The grind continues for all the roto leagues, but you'll find only the top three to six teams are putting in work. The rest have moved on to their football leagues. It has been a long season. Have some pride and continue to put out the best […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 12PM - Lineups Advice

It's officially baseball season... do you know who to start? RotoBaller's Doug Goldring (@DougGoldring) will be hosting a live Q&A chat session on Tuesday September 14th at 12:00 pm noon ET. Come join in on the fun and get your fantasy baseball questions answered, or just stick around for some MLB talk! All throughout the MLB […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (914//21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a good one. We have the return of Gerrit Cole and Lucas Giolito. We also have other solid arms like Frankie Montas and some sneaky arms like Jesus Luzardo and Jackson Kowar. When it comes to bats, there will be plenty. The Yankees get […]

Mark Andrews Held To Three Catches In Week 1

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews caught three of five targets for 20 yards in Monday night's 33-27 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. He failed to make an impact and was third on the team in targets behind wide receivers Sammy Watkins (9) and Marquise Brown (6). The 26-year-old owned 17% of the […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

NFL Week 1 is in the books -- aside from the Monday game -- and wow, some exciting football. The Houston Texans won a game, for instance! Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 2. Not all options are the same. Some players may be […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

It only took one week of NFL action to have fantasy football managers antsy about their tight ends. Not every tight end caught two touchdown tosses like Rob Gronkowski. While many superstars at the position started the season well --- T.J. Hockenson and Travis Kelce to name two --- some others remained injured (Evan Engram, […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/14/21 (Premium Content)

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 9/14 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings based on […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

Football is back and all is right in the world. We kicked off the week with nearly 800 yards of passing offense from the Cowboys and Buccaneers on Thursday night football and pushed through to some stellar performances (headlined by Kyler Murray) during Sunday’s slate of games. It is far too early to make any […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round

Welcome, one and all, to the 2021 fantasy football season. Week 1's action is still firing but we have plenty of games on the books to chew on as we look forward to Week 2. Trey Sermon and Zack Moss were surprise inactives, while a few key injuries and impressive performances yielded other players of […]

Marquise Brown Finds The End Zone In Week 1

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown caught all six of his targets for 69 yards and a touchdown in Monday night's 33-27 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. He also rushed for five yards on one carry. Brown was second in the team in targets and receiving yards behind only Sammy Watkins, who hauled […]

Tyler Conklin (TE, MIN) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Minnesota traded for former New York Jets disappointment Chris Herndon to fill the void left behind by the knee injury that knocked Irv Smith Jr. out of action, but block-first Conklin was the better receiver out of the two in Minnesota’s opening game. Conklin caught […]

Tyler Conklin (TE, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Who would've ever thought that a time would come when Kyle Rudolph is no longer suiting up for the Minnesota Vikings? Even with all of the talent that Kirk Cousins can choose from on each play, they've still provided themselves with TE options […]

Latavius Murray Scores In Ravens Debut

Baltimore Ravens running back Latavius Murray rushed for 28 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown in Monday night's 33-27 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. He led the team in carries and his eight-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Ravens a 24-17 lead. The 31-year-old was second in usage among […]

Justin Turner Hits 25th Homer

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's victory versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Turner gave the Dodgers some insurance with a blast off of Brandyn Sittinger in the bottom of the seventh inning to extend the Dodgers lead to 5-1. The veteran is only hitting .208 over […]

Kyle Rudolph (TE, NYG) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Big surprise! Evan Engram is hurt again and missing games! This is about as shocking as Travis Kelce NOT missing games. This opens the fantasy door for Rudolph, who becomes Daniel Jones’ top tight end while Engram nurses his injured calf. If Engram missed […]

Clayton Kershaw Tosses No-Decision In Return

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw earned a no-decision in his return to the mound on Monday versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. The veteran had been sidelined since July 7 with left forearm inflammation. Kershaw tossed 4 1/3 innings and allowed four hits, one run, one walk and struck out five. Managers should feel confident […]

Joaquin Buckley Set To Showcase Again On Saturday

After a couple of back-to-back impressive knockout performances, Joaquin Buckley (12-4) ran into a roadblock his last time out in January, suffering a first-round loss via knockout. Currently 2-2 inside the Octagon, both of those wins have come in spectacular fashion, showing us that Buckley possesses the knockout ability to score big for fantasy managers. […]

Christian Yelich Slugging Just .300 In September

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich has continued to struggle at the plate in September. The 2018 NL MVP has slashed just .250/.302/.300 over 11 games this month. He hasn't homered since August 21, a dry spell that has lasted 20 games. Yelich was a fantasy dream during his first two years in Milwaukee in 2018 […]

Ty'Son Williams Finds The End Zone In Debut

Baltimore Ravens running back Ty'Son Williams rushed for 65 yards on nine carries and a touchdown in Monday night's 33-27 overtime loss to the Raiders. He also caught three of four targets for 29 yards. The 25-year-old started in his career game and made an impact by rushing for a 35-yard touchdown in the first […]

Kyle Farmer Activated From Paternity List

The Cincinnati Reds activated shortstop Kyle Farmer from the paternity list on Monday. Relief pitcher Brad Brach was designated for assignment in a corresponding move. Farmer spent a total of three days on the paternity list as he welcomed a child with his wife. Jose Barrero and Eugenio Suarez split shortstop duties while Farmer was […]

Tyler Clippard Reinstated From COVID-19 List

The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated relief pitcher Tyler Clippard from the COVID-19 injured list on Monday. Fellow reliever Miguel Aguilar was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Clippard spent about a week on the COVID-19 list. He never tested positive for the virus, but he was experiencing COVID-like symptoms. The 36-year-old veteran has been the […]