Jimmy Butler Puts Together 18-8-8 Line

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler needed only 28 minutes of action in Sunday's victory over Charlotte to rack up 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. He had a great shooting night with a 5-for-8 record from the field and an 8-for-9 success rate at the foul line. Butler notched one steal and one […]

Bam Adebayo Records Double-Double With Assists

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo led the team in both scoring (20) and in assists (10) during Sunday's road victory over Charlotte. He missed a triple-double by three rebounds while shooting 9-for-13 from the field and swatting away one shot. Adebayo reached 31 double-doubles for the year, which puts him tied with the likes of […]

Jeurys Familia Picks Up Save

New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia picked up a save in the Mets' 8-7 win over the Phillies on Sunday. Familia was called on to get the final out when Edwin Diaz (back) was removed from the game after nearly blowing a four-run lead and suffering the injury. Familia retired the only batter he […]

Jayson Tatum Keeps Crushing It

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum had another big offensive outing in Sunday's loss to Portland, posting 33 points on 11-for-19 shooting. He joined Stephen Curry as the second player this season to record consecutive 20-point first halves. Tatum was 4-for-5 from downtown and 7-for-7 at the line with five assists, a couple of rebounds, one […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Sunday, May 2

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 […]

Damian Lillard Starts Off Red-Hot, Has Double-Double

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had 11 points in the opening quarter and finished Sunday's win over Boston with a 26-point, 13-assist double-double. He shot 8-for-18 from the field and 7-for-7 at the foul line with a 3-for-9 effort from downtown. Lillard grabbed six rebounds in 39 minutes of action and picked up […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The NBA regular season enters its final two weeks with an exciting eight-game slate Monday. As is naturally the case this time of season, all but one game, the Magic-Pistons tilt, has playoff implications attached. There continue to be some notable names on the injury report, but there are plenty of high-end options available at […]

Kyle Tucker Picks Up Two Hits On Sunday

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker had a solid game at the plate on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Tucker went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. It was just his third multi-hit game of the year. Tucker is off to a slow start to the 2021 season. Through 28 games, he's slashing […]

C.J. McCollum Leads Team With 33 Points Versus Boston

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum scored a team-high 33 points on 12-for-20 shooting in Sunday's 129-119 win over the Celtics, adding five rebounds and five assists to his line with one block and one turnover in 38 minutes. McCollum closed out the game with a 10-point fourth quarter. He reached the 30-point plateau […]

Max Muncy In The Midst Of A Slump

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy has been cold at the plate over the past few weeks. He has just one hit over his past 22 at-bats. However, he does have 14 walks over that stretch. He hasn't recorded an extra-base hit since April 15, when he hit his third home run of the year. […]

Tommy La Stella Dealing With Hamstring Strain

San Francisco Giants second baseman Tommy La Stella (hamstring) suffered multiple injuries in Sunday's game against the San Diego Padres. He jammed his hand on a diving play early in the game, but stayed in. Then, in the fifth inning, he limped off the field after aggravating his hamstring while scoring a run. He was […]

Riley Greene Starting Season At Double-A

Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene is being sent to Double-A to start the 2021 season. The 20-year-old is the Tigers' No. 2 overall prospect, per MLB Pipeline. This will be his first full year in the minors. He was selected 5th overall in the 2019 MLB draft by the Tigers, then went on to play […]

MLB Betting Picks for Monday 5/3 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Left off with a 1-1 day on Friday, and the Red Sox covering the run line with ease was a pleasant way to cap off another week of ups-and-downs. We enter the first full week of May where teams start to establish where they’re going to be at, come the “Dog Days of Summer.” This […]

Jakob Junis Shifting To The Bullpen

The Kansas City Royals are moving pitcher Jakob Junis back to the bullpen. The team's No. 2 prospect Daniel Lynch is being called up to make his MLB debut on Monday and he is taking Junis's spot in the rotation. It's a disappointing development to any fantasy manager who is currently rostering Junis, who has […]

Daniel Lynch To Make MLB Debut On Monday

The Kansas City Royals are calling up starting pitcher Daniel Lynch to make his MLB debut against the Cleveland Indians on Monday. The 24-year-old Lynch is the No. 2 prospect in the team's organization and the No. 24 prospect in the entire league, per MLB Pipeline. Jakob Junis is shifting to the bullpen in order […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 6 of Bell's Best Bets. The start of May is a welcomed transition for this series of articles! Following a near 10-unit bounce back at the end of Week 4, I was looking forward to keeping the train moving with a great week 5. Unfortunately the best way I […]

Edwin Diaz Removed Due To Back Tightness On Sunday

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz (back) was pulled in the ninth inning of Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies due to back tightness. Diaz struggled in his appearance, allowing two hits, two walks and three earned runs in 2/3 of an inning. After the game, Diaz said that his back felt tight before he […]

Bubba's DraftKings DFS Breakdown - Daily MLB Quick Hits (5/3)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 10 game main slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/3 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 […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 10 games on Monday’s MLB schedule and they are spread out so that you can play Monkey Knife Fight contests along with every game. The most compelling pitching matchups involve Los Angeles teams. The Dodgers send Walker Buehler to the mound at Chicago against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs ace who has […]

Chase Elliott Manages Fifth Place Finish At Kansas On Sunday

Chase Elliott got a much-needed result at Kansas on Sunday as he rode behind three Rod's to a fifth-place finish. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver again did not lead any laps on Sunday but was close to the front all day. Elliott was sixth after Stage 1 and fifth after Stage 2. He bounced back […]

Matt DiBenedetto Finishes Top-Five Again, This Time At Kansas

Matt DiBenedetto for the past several weeks had been saying his car was getting better and better. He was right. On Sunday, the Wood Brothers Racing driver started fifth and did not falter. Instead, he was in on the surge that Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski led. DiBenedetto ultimately finished fourth behind those two other […]

Brad Keselowski Led Early At Kansas, Settles For Third

Brad Keselowski had the fastest car early and possibly at the end as well. However, like Kevin Harvick, he ran out of laps on Sunday at the Kansas Speedway. Overall, the Ford driver led 72 of the first 82 laps of the race. Ultimately, he finished about seven-tenths of a second behind Kyle Busch. The […]

Kevin Harvick Nearly Pulls Off Win At Kansas

Kevin Harvick had the fresher tires and the momentum during the final laps of the Buschy McBusch 400. However, he simply ran out of time. With a couple of laps to go, Harvick had a tough road to try and reel in the two Toyota cars upfront. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver passed Martin Truex Jr […]

Kyle Busch Celebrates Birthday With Win At Kansas

Kyle Busch had a wild ride on Sunday yet surged up to the front with two laps to go. He was able to hold off Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski at the end to win the Buschy McBusch 400. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver completed a victory sweep as Busch won the truck race over […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for May 3rd, 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 May 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for May 3rd, 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 May 3rd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Monday (5/3/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

In the midst of inconsistencies, the only thing we know for certain Monday is that eight games are on the schedule. Even that is subject to change during these times, but at least teams are getting themselves ready for the playoffs or last-second playoff pushes. Whether they are playing well is beside the point, because […]

Fernando Tatis Pounds Eighth Home Run

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. After going hitless the first two games this weekend, Tatis powered a first-inning offering from Giants starter Kevin Gausman into the right field porch for his eighth dinger of 2021. The dynamic 22-year-old […]

Joe Musgrove Knocked Around In Loss

San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove permitted six runs (five earned) in five innings Sunday against the San Francisco Giants. Musgrove's undoing began in a four-run third inning and he cemented his loss by yielding two more scores in his final frame. The right-hander struck out six while allowing four knocks and two free passes […]