Marc-Andre Fleury Blanks Colorado

Vegas Golden Knights netminder Marc-Andre Fleury shut out the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 3-0 on Monday. Fleury fended off 34 Avalanche shots. and in the process he recorded his third shutout of the season. Two of Fleury's shutouts have been against Colorado. He is having an MVP-caliber season with a record of 8-3-0, […]

Dustin Brown Notches Two Goals On Monday

Los Angeles Kings winger Dustin Brown netted two goals as his team defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-0 on Monday. Through 17 games, Brown has scored ten goals and added six helpers. Thus far, the 36-year-old forward has the highest shooting percentage of his career at 28.6. Against St. Louis, Brown played on the King's […]

Bo Bichette Motivated To Be Better In 2021

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette watched the offseason news, which saw the club finish as a runner-up in the Francisco Lindor sweepstakes. And while he understood the interest in the veteran shortstop, he sees himself as a full-time shortstop and spent the winter working out and rededicating himself to that end. Both the players […]

Joey Votto Expects To Have A Better Season In 2021

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto told reporters that he expects to be better this year than he was in 2020. The veteran first baseman stated, "I refined last year. I'll be better than the back little bit of the season just because I've worked on it and I'll dedicate myself to it. I can't […]

Montrezl Harrell Pours In Season-High 26 Points

Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell played his second straight strong game despite the effort ending in another loss for his team. Harrell dropped a season-high 26 points, adding nine rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in a 127-124 loss to the Wizards. The former Clipper has seen his shot attempts and usage rate dip […]

Bradley Beal Scores Game-High 33 Points

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal poured in a game-high 33 points to help lead his team to an overtime victory over the Lakers on Monday. Beal added seven rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two triples in 44 minutes. The 27-year-old has been amazing this season- but has picked it up a notch during his […]

Russell Westbrook Flirts With Triple-Double In Win Over Lakers

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook nearly picked up his fourth straight triple-double in an overtime win over the Lakers. Westbrook scored 32 points with 14 rebounds, nine assists, and just two turnovers in 44 minutes. The 32-year-old's shooting, which has been abysmal at times this season, has been excellent in his last two contests, as […]

Brent Burns Ends Slump With Fourth Goal Of The Year

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns put a stop to a five-game point drought on Monday, needing only 45 seconds to open the scoring in a 6-2 loss to Minnesota. Timo Meier and Rudolfs Balcers produced the assists on the play, with Logan Couture later tallying his 10th goal of the season. Burns had a […]

Bam Adebayo Logs Another Double-Double In Monday's Win

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo recorded his second straight double-double in Monday's win over Oklahoma City. Adebayo contributed 19 points with 13 rebounds, five assists, and a block to the winning cause while shooting 7 of 10 from the field in 37 minutes. The former Kentucky product has been great in every format, but particularly […]

Mats Zuccarello Has Four Points As His Line Dominates

Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello registered four points -- one goal and three assists -- in Monday's 6-2 win at San Jose. His line had a field day, with Victor Rask registering one goal and two assists and Kirill Kaprizov posting his second consecutive multi-point outing with one goal and one assist. Minnesota seems […]

Maxime Comtois Delivers Two Assists

Anaheim Ducks winger Maxime Comtois handed out two assists in Monday's 4-3 loss to Arizona, helping Max Jones on the board in a power-play situation and setting up Cam Fowler for his second goal of the year. Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, who blew a three-goal lead. Comtois has been the most productive […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Paces Team With 27 Points In Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up his second straight lucrative scoring effort in a 108-94 loss to the Heat. Gilgeous-Alexander dropped a team-high 27 points with five assists, two rebounds, two treys, a block, and a steal in 35 minutes. The 22-year-old has had no limitations since returning after missing time due to […]

Christian Dvorak Pulls Coyotes Past Anaheim With Two Goals

Arizona Coyotes forward Christian Dvorak led the charge from a 3-0 deficit to pick up a 4-3 victory on Monday against Anaheim. He started the comeback effort by recording a short-handed goal with a penalty shot and finished off the job with a game-winning goal on a power play. Derick Brassard and Jakob Chychrun scored […]

Biggest Breakouts of 2020 - Quarterback

Fantasy football general managers put a lot of stock in young quarterbacks, and their 2020 fantasy seasons were successful if they picked the right quarterbacks to ride. There were some signal-callers fantasy footballers probably thought would have breakout years in 2020. New York’s Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones took steps back, though, while Chicago’s Mitchell […]

Kendrick Nunn Stuffs The Stat Sheet In Win Over Thunder

Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn filled up the box score in Monday's win over the Thunder. Nunn scored 20 points with nine assists, five rebounds, three triples, three steals, and two blocks in 41 minutes of action. The Tyler Herro (hip) and Goran Dragic (ankle) injuries have opened the door for Nunn this month- who […]

Damian Lillard Settles For 24 Points Monday

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had a quiet night by his standards on Monday, finishing with 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field. He struggled from downtown with a 1-for-7 effort and had six turnovers in 29 minutes. The Blazers went cold in the second half and couldn't hang with Phoenix, so […]

Deandre Ayton Does A Little Of Everything Monday

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton overcame early foul trouble and finished a blowout win over Portland with a solid all-around line, going for 19 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and one steal in 26 minutes. He shot 8-for-11 from the field and 3-for-3 at the charity stripe. It was a shame Ayton picked […]

Devin Booker Drops 34 Points As Suns Blow Out Blazers

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker scored a very efficient 34 points in Monday's 132-100 win over Portland, sinking both attempts from downtown and shooting 12-for-17 overall from the field with an 8-for-8 mark at the foul line. He added four rebounds and four assists with one turnover to his line. The 24-year-old sharpshooter has […]

Tap That: Episode #17: No Pain-No Gane

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen 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 […]

LaMelo Ball Bounces Back Monday Night

Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball, who managed a poor 7-3-7 line in Saturday's win over Golden State, got going again with a 21-7-4 line on Monday against Utah. He added three steals while shooting 8-for-20 from the field. Ball has three more games this week and the next one will be an intriguing clash […]

Joe Ingles Sinks Seven Treys During 21-Point Performance

Utah Jazz guard/forward Joe Ingles went 7-for-10 from behind the arc in Monday's win over Charlotte, finishing with 21 points, six assists, and five rebounds. The Jazz, especially the bench mob, was hot from downtown all night and ended up posting a new franchise record with 28 triples. Jordan Clarkson was 5-for-10 from deep during […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook - February 23rd

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. I began this column a year ago, and made it about four or five articles in when Major League Baseball decided to shut things down, just like everything else around the globe, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We've at least made it through the first […]

Donovan Mitchell Has Game-High 23 Points

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell produced a game-high 23 points on 8-for-17 shooting in Monday's win over Charlotte. He went 3-for-8 from deep and was 4-for-4 at the line while adding eight assists, four rebounds, and one steal with six turnovers in 33 minutes. Mitchell struggled to take care of the ball, but the Jazz […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, February 22

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Roster Construction Strategies from the Middle

Drafting a great roster is the vital base for a successful fantasy baseball season. In order to do that, you'll need to find an optimal draft position. All draft spots are not created equal. Finding the right spot for you is your first task. Everyone has their own preference on the best spot to start […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 23rd, 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 February 23rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Dwight Powell Attempts Season-High Eight Shots

Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell played 26 minutes on Monday against the Grizzlies, his most minutes since Jan. 1. But Powell wasn't able to do a ton with those minutes, going 2-for-8 from the floor and scoring six points. He also added four rebounds, three assists and a block. Those eight shots were the most […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for February 23, 2021

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 2/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Game of the Day Sacramento @ Brooklyn (-6.5), 242 Defense -- it won’t be a priority. For all of the fancy metrics that exist to attenuate how lax […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Puts Up 29 Points

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a team-high 29 points on 9-for-14 shooting in Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and was 7-for-11 from three. He'll face the Celtics on Tuesday, who allow opponents to shoot the fifth-lowest percentage from three and to score the sixth-fewest points per […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/23/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings six games in the NHL and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the fun. Pittsburgh is in Washington in the spotlight matchup of the day. The reeling Buffalo Sabres meet up with the surprising New Jersey Devils and the overachieving Chicago Blackhawks are in Columbus to take […]