Daily Dive: Is Harrison Bader Breaking Out?

The idea of this article is to discuss, in depth, a specific player’s current profile and production. We will dive into why he is succeeding or struggling and discuss if there are reasons for concern or brighter days ahead. The intention here is to figure out what is going on and if there is a […]

Rougned Odor Taking Grounders

New York Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor (knee) took grounders on the field over the weekend. Odor is eligible to come off the injured list during the upcoming series against the Rays, though manager Aaron Boone did not commit to activating him then. The former Ranger seems to be progressing, though it might be a […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - xwOBA Analysis for Week 7

With many hitters finally passing the 100-plate appearance threshold for 2021, we can begin to dig into expected statistics to see who is underperforming or overachieving. A good place to start is xwOBA, or expected weighted on-base average. For those unfamiliar with the term, BaseballSavant describes it thusly: "xwOBA is formulated using exit velocity, launch […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - xSLG Analysis for Week 7

Welcome back to RotoBaller’s Statcast pitcher Studs and Duds article series! Each week I will select an advanced stat, choose two top performers and two under-performers, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. This week I will dive into a metric that utilizes exit velocity and launch angle (two metrics we have […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 21

Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players are included in this column. There are […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/11   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 […]

Early FFPC Best Ball Rankings - Superflex Scoring Formats

One of the most compelling formats in fantasy football is the Superflex league, which is truly an unofficial two-quarterback style of play. It is a fun and riveting challenge for the serious fantasy football player. If you are looking to prove yourself against some of the better players you can find or just want to […]

2021 NFL Draft Review - AFC East

Hello and welcome to the third 2021 installment of my annual NFL Draft Review. You can read the AFC South review here and the NFC South review here. Every year after the draft, I write a way-too-long review of each team’s draft. The purpose of this draft review is to give predictions for the careers of each […]

NFL Draft Reaction - RB ADP Fallers

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you are already familiar with. Just in case you're not, Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/11/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it is relatively wide open. Sure, Coors is likely in play, but there are some other really great spots to pivots for bats and a lot of different strategies for starting pitchers. The mid-priced pitching range is intriguing with Pablo Lopez, Bumgarner, Chris Bassitt, Robbie […]

An Introduction To WNBA DFS

The 2021 WNBA season is just around the corner, which also means that the 2021 WNBA DFS season is just around the corner. As RotoBaller's resident WNBA person, I'm here to get you ready for 2021. Some of you reading this have played WNBA DFS in the past, so you probably just need to be […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/11/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/11/21 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 […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/11/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Mark Stone Reaches 40 Assists For The Year

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone posted his 40th assist of the campaign in Monday's 2-1 loss to Colorado. He combined with Nicolas Hague to set up Alex Pietrangelo for his sixth marker of the campaign. It's been a fantastic season for Stone, who leads the team in assists and points (61). He became […]

Alex Newhook Hands Out Two Assists Monday Night

Colorado Avalanche center Alex Newhook picked up assists on both of the team's goals in Monday's 2-1 win over Vegas. Andre Burakovsky and J.T. Compher notched the goals. Newhook is a late addition to the Avalanche squad as this was only his fourth appearance of the season. He's quickly picked up three assists as the […]

The King's Early 2021 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings

This is my first set of Best Ball rankings for the 2021 fantasy football season. The full sortable rankings table is viewable at the bottom of this post, after positional analysis. Drafts have already started for those looking ahead early to the 2021 campaign, and these ranks can be a great resource to work from. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/11/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome Rotoballers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! We have practically a full slate of games on the main slate tonight. There is one late afternoon game, followed by two games in the 6' o'clock (EST) hour. If you have questions about those three early games, feel free to hit me up on […]

Alex Iafallo Reaches 30 Points With A Goal

Los Angeles Kings left wing Alex Iafallo bagged his 13th goal of the season in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to St. Louis, getting to 30 points for the year. Gabriel Vilardi and Olli Maatta provided the assists. With two more games to go, Iafallo sits fourth on the team's scoring charts. He's been eager to […]

Justin Faulk Completes Multi-Point Night With Game-Winner

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk enjoyed a multi-point outing on Monday against Los Angeles, scoring a 2-1 game-winner in overtime and delivering one assist. He combined with Jaden Schwartz to help Tyler Bozak on the board. Faulk hasn't done too much throughout the campaign, but with injuries knocking out multiple blueliners, the 29-year-old is […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 5/11 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome to another day and week of RotoBaller’s free MLB Betting Picks. Our betting team is here to bring you top notch insight, including analysis, trends, stats, and more! A full disclaimer that I'm not even close to a professional, but I thoroughly enjoy doing research and making what I see to be educated picks. There's […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 5/11 - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2021 MLB Season is moving along nicely and we are having a ton of fun with pitcher strikeouts props so far. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife Fight. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Alex DeBrincat Pots Another Goal In Season Finale

Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat opened the scoring in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to Dallas, stretching his career-high goal streak to seven games. Chicago's season fizzled out in the end, but DeBrincat had a very strong finish with an eight-game point streak. He picked up 12 points during the run, reaching a team-high 32 goals […]

John Klingberg Has Three Assists To Finish Season

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg recorded three assists as the team finished the season with a 5-4 overtime victory against Chicago on Monday. Dallas erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and Jason Robertson completed his outstanding rookie year with the overtime winner. Klingberg finished the campaign as the team leader in assists with […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/11/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! We have made it to Week 7 of the MLB season already. Time flies when you're having fun! Week 6 wasn't a huge week by any means, but it was a positive one! That's all we can ask for, as we slowly build ourselves back up towards a profit on the season. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/11/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! The final week of the regular season is well and truly underway. It means the league is slamming games in left and right, so I was stunned to see 11 games on the schedule. Thanks to the play-in game, a ton of these games mean something, and we can rely on solid lineups to take […]

Naji Marshall Has Good All-Around Performance

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Naji Marshall posted a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double and added three steals, two assists and one block in a loss to Memphis on Monday. He finished with 5-for-13 shooting from the field and was 1-for-2 from outside. With Zion Williamson (finger) and Brandon Ingram (ankle) out, Marshall has a chance to […]

Kyle Gibson Continues String Of Strong Starts

Texas Rangers pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed just one run during the club's 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday. He struck out six batters and issued just one walk in six innings of work. The veteran right-hander continued a string of seven straight games with at least six innings pitched. During that stretch, […]

Charlie Culberson Continues To Rake

Texas Rangers third baseman Charlie Culberson has quietly settled into an everyday role at the hot corner. The 31-year-old veteran utility infielder went 1-for-3 with a walk and drove in the club's lone run in a 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Monday. He has hits in 12 of his past 14 appearances […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review - Monday, May 10th News and Notes

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 […]