Ty Gibbs Is A DFS Recommendation Despite Inconsistent Track History At Phoenix

Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing will start 34th for this Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This is by far the worst starting position of his Cup career to date for Gibbs at Phoenix. In four previous races at the site, Gibbs has one top-5 finish while the rest of his finishes were […]

Biggest Positional Needs For All 32 NFL Teams - NFC North Edition

It is hard to argue that the NFC North was the best division in football during the 2024 regular season. Six weeks into the season, all four teams were in a position to make the playoffs. While the Bears ultimately fell off, the Lions, Vikings, and Packers still finished the season with 11 or more […]

Is Austin Dillon Worth Rostering In DFS For Phoenix This Week?

Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing will start 21st for the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The last time Dillon started in that position at Phoenix was in the November 2023 race at the site, where he went on to finish 12th. In 22 starts at Phoenix, Dillon has 13 top-20 finishes while earning […]

Cole Custer Is An Underrated DFS Value Pick For Phoenix Lineups

Haas Factory Team's Cole Custer will start 23rd for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This will be Custer's first race at the Arizona track since 2022 and will be the third time he will start outside of the top 20. In six races at Phoenix, Custer has four top-20 finishes while gaining […]

Tyler Reddick's DFS Value Likely Hinges On How Much He Leads

Tyler Reddick has lately seemed to exchange some of his blinding speed from previous years for a nearly robotic consistency. Phoenix hasn't been one of his best tracks as short tracks and one mile ovals tend not to suit him, but he's still earned four top tens in his last six starts including two third-place […]

Despite Strong Phoenix Record, Chase Briscoe Qualifies Inexplicably Poorly

Chase Briscoe got the reprieve of a lifetime when his 100 point penalty at the Daytona 500 was rescinded last Wednesday. On paper, Briscoe should be extremely valuable for DFS lineups since he is starting 30th (worse than he has ever qualified here) but he has also earned top tens in four of his ten […]

Bubba Wallace's Phoenix Record Is Not Great

Although short tracks have become arguably Bubba Wallace's best track type in terms of finishes, Phoenix isn't a short track and Wallace usually qualifies poorly and runs in the upper midfield here. However, his 19th-place qualifying run yesterday was actually tied for the second-best of his career and he has finished between 7th and 16th […]

Biggest Positional Needs For All 32 NFL Teams - NFC East

The NFL offseason is an opportunity for all 32 teams to take a step forward going into the next season. Each team will make the necessary moves to win the Super Bowl through free agency and the NFL Draft. In this article, we will look at the four NFC East teams (Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Dallas […]

John Hunter Nemechek Is Only A Cash-Game Consideration At Phoenix

John Hunter Nemechek of Legacy Motor Club obtained a starting position of 36th after qualifying for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This is the lowest starting position of Nemechek's Cup career to date at Phoenix and the first time he will start outside of the top 30 at the site. In five […]

Daniel Suarez Seeks To Prove Himself At Phoenix After Embarrassing Austin Crash

After the embarrassment of crashing himself and his possible replacement, Connor Zilisch, out last week at Austin, Daniel Suárez will be eager to prove himself at Phoenix, but his 31st-place starting position is tied for the second-worst of his career here, and that came when he was driving for Gaunt Brothers Racing. However, his worst […]

Josh Berry Could Run Well At Phoenix

Josh Berry has a knack for qualifying in the NASCAR Cup Series although it often escapes notice. After seven top five qualifying runs in his rookie season and another at Atlanta this year, he starts on the outside of Row 2 at Phoenix today, the best starting position on a non-drafting oval for the No. […]

2025 NFL Mock Draft: Best Case Scenario for All 32 Teams

Predicting the first round of the NFL Draft is a futile exercise. The “best” mock drafts have a hit rate lower than Anthony Richardson's completion percentage, which probably explains why so many are floating about. Here, we won’t be trying to predict the future of the 2025 NFL Draft. Instead, we will be doing an […]

Erik Jones Qualifies Well At Phoenix But Rarely Finishes Well

Considering Erik Jones has been one of the weakest qualifiers in the NASCAR Cup Series in recent years, the fact that Jones qualified fifth for Sunday's race at Phoenix may come as a surprise. However, he has qualified in the top 10 nine times here, including thrice with Legacy Motor Club. But after being dropped […]

Noah Gragson The Most Underrated DFS Option

Noah Gragson may fade in the background more than any other NASCAR Cup Series driver lately, but his record at Phoenix is really solid as he finished 12th in both events last year and he was actually by far the highest-placed finisher for Stewart-Haas Racing in their final race in last year's finale. Although he […]

Shane Van Gisbergen Likely Too Inexperienced To Run Well At Phoenix

Shane van Gisbergen's season effectively lives or dies based on his road course performances to such an extent where his oval performances are something of an afterthought. He makes his first NASCAR Cup Series start at Phoenix today but he performed decently well here in the Xfinity Series, where he finished 6th and 12th in […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. One Of The Weakest DFS Options

Phoenix has been a pretty terrible track for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. He has only ever placed in the top 10 twice in 24 starts, with both coming in his relative glory days at Roush Fenway Racing in 2017. Since the move to the Next Gen chassis, he has never finished better than 19th and he […]

Justin Haley's Car Faster Than He Is At Phoenix

Justin Haley seems to have lucked out that the Spire Motorsports cars are significantly faster than they were last season (and even faster than the Rick Ware cars he had last year), but it doesn't seem to have much to do with him. Carson Hocevar and Michael McDowell have looked faster all year, and Saturday […]

Riley Herbst Likely To Finish Worse Than His Usual 17th At Phoenix

After an improbable three straight 17th-place finishes to start the season, Riley Herbst qualified one spot worse than that at Phoenix, which was actually his best qualifying position on a non-drafting oval in his Cup Series career to date. However, don't expect him to extend his streak a fourth week as Herbst developed very lowly […]

Zane Smith Likely To Outperform Phoenix Expectations Due To Ford Speed

Zane Smith starts 26th at Phoenix and on paper is not expected to do much because his best career finish at the track is 29th. However, he has switched from Spire Motorsports to Front Row Motorsports for 2025 and FRM has arguably been better at the track lately than Spire was last year. Michael McDowell […]

Cody Ware Not Very Valuable At Phoenix

Cody Ware qualified 35th for Sunday's race at Phoenix. Although Ware has finished better than he has started in every one of his Phoenix starts, except for the 2021 winter race where he crashed, there still isn't enough upside to actually consider him for DFS lineups. He has never finished better than 28th in a […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Running Back Breakouts: Top RBs to Target in 2025 Drafts

The 2024 fantasy football season is in the rearview mirror. While last year is in the past, it’s important to look back at the biggest busts, surprises, and storylines. Learning from the past is an excellent way to improve as a fantasy football player. Unfortunately, multiple big-name running backs busted in 2024 because of injury. […]

2025 Superflex Fantasy Football QB Sleepers: Best Late-Round Quarterbacks to Target

It is never too early to start looking ahead to 2025 fantasy football drafts. Whether you are participating in best ball formats this early in the offseason or just curious how fantasy drafts will go next season, you have come to the right place. RotoBaller will have you covered all offseason to get you ready […]

2025 Fantasy Football Devy Rankings: Top 10 College Prospects and Future NFL Stars

This time of year, the conversation about college football players mainly revolves around the NFL Combine and the upcoming NFL Draft. Our focus in the spring tends to be on players who'll soon be making their NFL debuts. But there are still a lot of talented players who'll remain in college in 2025. Whether you […]

Key Hitter Fantasy Baseball Prospects to Know for 2025 Drafts

Not all fantasy baseball drafts are created equal -- some leagues may have eight teams, some 12, and some maybe 16 or more. Perhaps there are a few bench spots or there could be numerous bench spots to fill. For managers in those larger leagues or leagues that have a plethora of bench spots, you'll […]

7 Infield Breakout Candidates for Fantasy Baseball

One thing you will often hear fantasy players discuss is breakouts. We have to find them to be able to win our leagues. It can be easy earlier on in drafts, but those middle rounds are where we make or break our rosters. In this piece, we are going to focus on a few infielders […]

William Byron On Pole At Phoenix, Will Be Tough To Beat

William Byron will definitely be a contender in the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The Hendrick Motorsports driver looked stout in practice on Saturday, ranking second-fastest in 30-lap average, and then Byron went out and followed that up by winning the pole in qualifying later that afternoon. As far as track record […]

Christopher Bell Looking To Continue Dominant Ways At Phoenix

Fresh off of back-to-back wins at Atlanta and COTA, Christopher Bell now shifts his focus to Phoenix Raceway, a track where he absolutely dominated at last season. Will the Joe Gibbs Racing driver be able to grab his third Cup Series win in a row on Sunday? It certainly wouldn't surprise anyone. Bell won the […]

Despite Greatness At Phoenix, Ryan Blaney Has Never Won In The Desert

If we were to tell you that there was a driver who hasn't finished worse than fifth in the last seven races at Phoenix Raceway, a normal reaction would be, "well he has definitely won at least one or two of those, right?" Unfortunately for Ryan Blaney, that answer is no. Some how, some way, […]

Kyle Larson Should Be Strong At Phoenix Despite Qualifying 17th

Don't let Kyle Larson's starting spot for this weekend's Shriners Children's 500 fool you. The No. 5 Chevrolet is still really strong this weekend. Larson hit the apron wrong during his qualifying lap on Saturday, and that is why he will start from back in 17th place when the green flag waves in Phoenix. If […]