Keegan Akin To Start For Orioles Friday

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Keegan Akin will man the mound for the team's Friday matchup at the Royals, per BaltimoreBaseball.com's Rich Dubroff. The 26-year-old has not been inspiring so far this season, going 0-4 with a 7.54 ERA and 1.68 WHIP. His 4.39 SIERA is a good deal lower than his ERA, but fantasy managers […]

Pitcher Advanced Metrics Studs and Duds - Midseason Review

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I have selected an advanced stat, chosen two top performers and two under-performers, and analyzed what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. I have covered both Statcast and Fangraphs metrics to help identify hidden value as well as sell-high candidates. With […]

Statcast Leaderboard - Exit Velocity Midseason Review

It's All-Star time, sadly. I say that because there is precious little baseball to watch this week. This presents the opportunity for reflection, so we will once again look back on the first half leaderboard for Statcast. This time, we will review the top players in average exit velocity, hard hit rate, and barrels. As […]

Jerick McKinnon Will Compete For Backup Spot

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon will compete for the backup running back job with his new team during training camp. McKinnon comes over from the San Francisco 49ers and played in all 16 games this past season. It's significant that he was able to be healthy for the full season, because he missed […]

Chad Henne Expected To Backup Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne is expected to remain the backup quarterback for the third straight season behind Patrick Mahomes. Henne will be entering his 12th season and his 38 pass attempts in garbage time last year were the most that he has thrown since 2014, when he threw 72 passes. Henne's experience and […]

Donald Parham Jr. Expected To Be Backup Tight End

Los Angeles Chargers Donald Parham Jr. is likely to enter training camp as the teams No. 2 tight end. Parham will be behind veteran Jared Cook. Parham was behind Hunter Henry this past season, but performed well when given the opportunity. Parham caught 10 of his 20 targets for 159 yards and caught three touchdowns […]

Jared Cook Will Have Opportunities With New Club

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Jared Cook will enter the 2021 campaign as the expected starter at the position. Cook came over to the Chargers after being released by the New Orleans Saints and comes over with former Saints offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi. Cook will replace Hunter Henry as the Chargers tight end and should […]

Tyron Johnson Will Compete For No. 3 On Depth Chart

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tyron Johnson will compete with fellow receiver Jalen Guyton for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart. Johnson had a solid rookie campaign with 20 receptions over 26 targets and 398 yards to go along with three touchdowns in 12 games. Johnson is a speedy receiver and averaged 19.9 […]

Jalen Guyton Will Compete For No. 3 Spot

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Jalen Guyton is expected to enter training camp in a competition with fellow wide receiver Tyron Johnson for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart. Guyton will look to build upon a nice sophomore season that saw him post 28 receptions for 511 yards and three touchdowns. Guyton is […]

Keenan Allen Should Continue Success In 2021

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen will look to build off of a big season in 2021. Allen was a big part of rookie Justin Herbert's strong season and caught 100 of his 147 targets for 992 yards and eight touchdowns in 14 games. Allen missed two games with back issues this past season, […]

Live Chat Fantasy Baseball Q&A @ 1PM - 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 Thursday July 15th at 1:00 pm 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 season […]

Joshua Kelley Will Compete For Backup Job

Los Angeles Chargers second year running back, Joshua Kelley will compete with veteran Justin Jackson and rookie Larry Rountree III for playing time behind starting running back Austin Ekeler. Kelley was a hot name after training camp in his rookie campaign, but he failed to produce on the big stage and didn't make much of […]

Austin Ekeler Remains A Prime Selection In PPR Leagues

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler is expected to have a big season with new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi. Lombardi comes from the New Orleans Saints and has worked with running backs, Alvin Kamara, Reggie Bush and Darren Sproles in the past. Ekeler's skill set appears to be a perfect fit for Lombardi on […]

Travis Kelce Should Remain Top Tight End Target

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is coming off of a historic season and should remain at the top of his class at his position for the upcoming season. Kelce remains the top option with wide receiver Tyreek Hill in the Chiefs powerful offense. Kelce will be entering his age 32 season, but that […]

Demarcus Robinson Will Compete For Playing Time

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson will enter training camp in a competition with fellow wide receiver Byron Pringle for the teams third wide receiver. With the exit of wide receiver Sammy Watkins, wide receiver Mecole Hardman is expected to enter camp as the No. 2 wide receiver, but a strong performance by Robinson […]

Byron Pringle Could Be A Sleeper In 2021

The Athletic's Nate Taylor reports Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Byron Pringle was targeted the most by quarterback Patrick Mahomes in minicamp. Wide receiver Mecole Hardman is expected to have a leg up on the No. 2 wide receiver spot, but Pringle and Demarcus Robinson remain in the mix. Pringle will be entering his third […]

Tyreek Hill Remains A WR1 Option In 2021

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill will look to build off of his phenomenal 2020 season in 2021. Hill was a beast this past season and caught 87 of his 135 targets for 1276 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. He was also dangerous on the ground and rushed 13 times for 123 yards and […]

Darrel Williams Will Compete With Jerick McKinnon For No. 2 Spot

Kansas City Chiefs running back Darrel Williams was re-signed to a one-year deal this offseason and should be expected to enter training camp as the No. 2 running back behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Williams is more of a pass protector, but he was valuable when Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed the last three games of the season in […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 7/15/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 7/15 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees (-185)  Baseball is back! MLB is featuring the best rivalry in all of baseball tonight with the Red Sox taking on the Yankees while the rest of the league will […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Remains A Good Option In Sophomore Season

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire should be expected to remain at the top of the depth chart to enter the 2021 season. CEH started the season on a high note, but struggled down the stretch. Edwards-Helaire also dealt with ankle and hip injuries towards the end of the season and missed three games. […]

MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 31: Makhachev vs. Moises (Premium Content)

The UFC came back last weekend with everybody hyped thanks to one and only one fight: Conor McGregor facing Dustin Poirier for the second time in half a year, and the third time in their careers to declare the trilogy winner. Bummer of a fight, though, as Conor suffered a gruesome injury and had to […]

Marco Luciano Has Three Hits at Low-A

San Francisco Giants prospect Marco Luciano went 3-for-4 on Wednesday at the Low-A level. The 19-year-old shortstop is now hitting .271 with 14 home runs and a 136 wRC+ Along with his plus power output, Luciano is showing a strong on-base presence with 30 walks in 56 games, which is good for a 12% walk […]

Nolan Gorman Slugs First Triple-A Homer

St. Louis Cardinals prospect Nolan Gorman went 3-for-4 with his first Triple-A home run on Wednesday. The homer was a three-run shot from the 21-year-old infielder. Gorman is hitting just .163 through 11 games at the highest level of the minor leagues and he currently has a 30% strikeout rate in the small sample size. […]

Late-Round Tight Ends Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Show me a tight end, and I'll show you a rolling dice. And most probably, one with way more than six faces. Fantasy football is not new. We are not new to fantasy football either. Everybody goes by the strategy of drafting RB/WR, RB/WR, RB/WR (ad infinitum), QB, TE, rest of the bunch. There are […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 7/15 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 MLB season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

Orelvis Martinez Has Four Hits, Homers Twice At Low-A

Toronto Blue Jays prospect Orelvis Martinez went 4-for-5 with two home runs on Wednesday at the Low-A level. The 19-year-old now has 11 home runs through 55 games this season — his first full year in pro call after breaking in at the Rookie ball level in 2019. He's tied for fourth in Low-A ball […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Vegas 31: Makhachev vs. Moises

The UFC came back last weekend with everybody hyped thanks to one and only one fight: Conor McGregor facing Dustin Poirier for the second time in half a year, and the third time in their careers to declare the trilogy winner. Bummer of a fight, though, as Conor suffered a gruesome injury and had to […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 7/15/21 (Premium Content)

Welcome in RotoBallers, and welcome to the unofficial start of the 2nd half of the 2021 MLB season. The first half was certainly one to forget for me, but despite the poor results, I have definitely learned and grown a lot through the process and grind of betting MLB each and every day of the […]

Advanced MLB DFS Strategy: Using Recent Stats vs. Season-Long Stats in DFS

The first half of the MLB season is in the books and the second half is set to kick off tonight with the Yankees and Red Sox being featured on national TV. Then, tomorrow we get the rest of the league back in action with a monster Friday slate. I hope you had a chance […]