Ryan Blaney Will Have Upside At Sonoma On Sunday

Ryan Blaney starts from the 11th spot on Sunday at Sonoma. The Team Penske driver has had some success on the longer version of the track known as the Carousel. He finished third on the 90-lap version just in 2019. Blaney is one of those road drivers that just finds a way to adapt. Even […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - June 5, 2021

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/5/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. With decently sized slates both early and late (9 games early on DK and six games in the evening), we'll mix it up and […]

Tyler Reddick A Wildcard At Sonoma On Sunday

Tyler Reddick has eight top-tens in 15 races this year but just one top ten in four career starts on a road course at the top level. Reddick showed at Austin he could drive with the top road contenders. However, Sonoma is a different animal. Again, there is a lot of unknown where it comes […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/5/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/5/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/5/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Brad Keselowski May Not Do Well At Sonoma On Sunday

Brad Keselowski had one great run in the last five races at Sonoma. That was a third in 2017. Every other result surrounding that has been 13th or worse. He hung on the lead lap in 2019 with the Carousel and speed-wise just could not come. close. The Team Penske driver may have even more […]

Kevin Harvick Another One To Watch At Sonoma

Will the downforce be an equalizer on Sunday for Kevin Harvick? No one quite knows that answer but few drivers can adapt as well as Harvick. He starts eighth on Sunday and the Stewart-Haas Racing driver has won once at Sonoma. Also, Harvick has five straight top-six finishes. The racer knows this track and knows […]

Alex Bowman Should Hang Around Top Ten At Sonoma

Alex Bowman will begin Sunday's race at Sonoma from the seventh position. The final Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver hung around the top ten on the Carousel course before finishing 14th in 2019. That is the likely expectation again as Bowman could even maintain his track position a little better this time around. The No. 48 […]

Austin Dillon Expected To Fade At Sonoma

Austin Dillon will start from the sixth position at Sonoma on Sunday. However, any expectation of him contending likely will be dashed rather quickly. The Richard Childress Racing driver has had 17 starts on the California track. He has not finished in the top ten even once. His average finish on road courses is 24th. […]

Kyle Busch Given Fifth Position At Sonoma

Kyle Busch is right behind teammate Denny Hamlin in fifth for Sunday's race at Sonoma. The Toyota / Save Mart 350. The younger Busch has won twice before on the California track in 15 races (2015). He finished second in 2019 behind Martin Truex Jr. Another couple of laps and Busch may have won. The […]

Denny Hamlin Expects To Contend At Sonoma

Denny Hamlin starts fourth on Sunday at Sonoma. How the downforce and 750 HP package affect the Joe Gibbs Racing driver is anyone's guess. However, Hamlin is still looking for his first win of 2021. That seems hard to believe but true. Despite nine top-fives and 11 top-tens, that is the case. The No. 11 […]

William Byron Starts Third At Sonoma, Another Top Ten Is Likely

William Byron starts behind Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott on Sunday at Sonoma, The third position should suit the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver just fine. Byron has finished 11th or better in every race since the Daytona swing. That consistency included a win at Homestead. If not for the rain, that 11th at Austin might […]

Chase Elliott A Favorite Again At Sonoma

Chase Elliott has won six road races in 14 starts including this year's shortened Circuit Of The Americas at Austin. Elliott is getting on a bit of a role as he has finished in the top-seven or better in five straight races. Last week at Charlotte, the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver led 22 laps. There's […]

Kyle Larson Awarded Pole, Should Thrive At Sonoma

The questions with every driver, including Kyle Larson, when it comes to the 750 HP package and downforce together will be answered on Sunday. How will it affect the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver? That is the great unknown. Larson has a fast race car and everyone knows it. Sonoma will come down to adjustments and […]

Nick Castellanos Doubles Twice In Win

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and a run in a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Castellanos' pair of doubles gives him 18 in what has been an amazing start to the season for him. Overall, the veteran is hitting .367 with 12 homers, 37 […]

Michael Feliz Picks Up A Save On Friday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Michael Feliz got the final out of a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to pick up his first save of the season on Friday. With runners at first and third, Feliz struck out first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to end the game. The ninth inning didn't start as a save situation […]

Jonathan India Swats Fourth Homer

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India went 2-for-2 with a homer, two runs, two RBI, and two walks in a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. India ripped a second-inning offered from Kwang Hyun over the fence for a two-run shot as part of a three-run inning for the Reds. The rookie […]

Luis Castillo Picks Up Second Win On Friday

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Luis Castillo allowed just one run over six innings in a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Castillo struck out five, walked one, and allowed just three hits in the win. It was an excellent outing for Castillo, whose only mistake was a fifth-inning homer to Edmundo Sosa. Castillo […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/5/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The ones that were quick to finish their series in the East are the only teams going today. We have Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semis between the Nets and Bucks. Many think that the winner of this series will win the whole thing, or at the very least, believe this will be the […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for June 5th, 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 June 5th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for June 5th, 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 June 5th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Yonathan Daza Triples In Loss To The Athletics

Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza went 2-for-5 with a triple, an RBI, a run scored, and a strikeout in a 9-5 loss to the Oakland A's on Friday. Daza started in center field and hit out of the number two hole for the fifth straight game. He smacked his first triple of the season off […]

Alan Trejo Hits First Career Home Run

Colorado Rockies shortstop Alan Trejo went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a 9-5 loss to the Oakland A's on Friday. Trejo didn't start this game and entered the game as part of a double switch in the top of the seventh inning. He took over at shortstop for Brendan Rodgers and led off […]

Chi Chi Gonzalez Throws 4 1/3 Innings In Relief

Colorado Rockies right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez worked 4 1/3 innings of relief on Friday, allowing three runs on seven hits with a walk and a strikeout in a 9-5 loss to the Oakland A's. Jon Gray started this game but exited early with an apparent injury in the top of the third inning. He gave […]

Dylan Carlson Has A Three-Hit Game On Friday

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson had another strong game on Friday, going 3-for-5 with a double and two singles. Despite being on base three times, Carlson's teammates were unable to get him across the plate for a run. He's moved his way up the lineup and seems to be working out of the second […]

Andrew Miller Returns With Multiple Scoreless Innings

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Andrew Miller (toe) made his first appearance after spending over a month on the injured list and provided 2 1/3 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and a walk, but was able to work around everything and not allow a run to cross the plate. Miller hadn't pitched since April […]

Sandy Leon Reaches Base Three Times And Pitches On Friday

Miami Marlins catcher Sandy Leon reached base three times and pitched a scoreless inning in Friday's 9-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Leon got the start for a resting Jorge Alfaro and went 2-for-3 with a double, a single, a walk, and a run scored. The solid offensive performance left Leon with a .186 batting […]

Jose Devers Doubles Twice On Friday

Miami Marlins rookie infielder Jose Devers had his best game as a big leaguer so far in Friday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In fact, Devers was the lone bright spot in what is hopefully rock bottom for the Marlins. Devers started at second base and hit in the leadoff spot, going 2-for-4 with two […]

Zach Pop Left Out To Dry On Friday

Miami Marlins rookie relief pitcher Zach Pop was left out to dry by manager Don Mattingly in Friday's loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pop threw one inning, allowing five runs on six hits, at one point allowing five hits in a row. The only bright spot was that all three outs Pop got were strikeouts. […]

Blake Snell Turns Up On Friday Night

San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell recorded his finest start of 2021 Friday against the New York Mets, striking out 10 across seven frames of shutout baseball. Snell carried a no-hitter into the seventh before Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor made things interesting with a leadoff single, ending up at third on a two-base error. The […]

Hirokazu Sawamura Strikes Out Five In Two Innings

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura was nearly unhittable Friday night, allowing only a walk in two innings of work while striking out six Yankee batters. Sawamura has not frequently found himself on the mound in close games, but he's been effective nonetheless with a 2.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, and 31 strikeouts in 22 […]