Trevor Ariza (SG/SF, MIA): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: With nine games to go, the Miami Heat are far from reaching the Bubble-Finals level of play they showed last season, but are already a lock to make the postseason. No joke, considering how fluky their start to the year was after that […]

PJ Dozier (PG/SG, DEN): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: Whatever food it is they serve in Denver, it's definitely not doing any good to the big-role players around the Rocky Mountains these days. The Nuggets, injury bug or not, keep thriving and winning games as to be on the verge of snatching […]

Jalen Brunson (PG/SG, DAL): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Jalen Brunson is a starter! He got the Mavs to bench Luka Doncic on Thursday! Yay! Nope. Doncic missed that game, sure, and that kinda forced Brunson into Dallas' starting lineup, but other than that you are not supposed to expect Brunson starting […]

Kendrick Nunn (PG/SG, MIA): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: I have been telling you about adding Kendrick Nunn for a while now, but it seems like more than half of you aren't listening to my words of wisdom. Shame on you, because Nunn is becoming a better fantasy play by the day. […]

Chuma Okeke (PF, ORL): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: Before we go ahead with Chuma Okeke's post: the rookie got banged up last Wednesday facing Cleveland, and he already missed a game in yesterday's affair with Memphis. Alright, now you know what's going on with Okeke and that DNP. That being said, […]

Carmelo Anthony (SF/PF, POR): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: I am thankful to the Basketball Gods for giving me some bonus Melo-time when it all pointed toward an early retirement a few years ago. Yes, I'm Melo's no. 1 stan, he's my favorite player ever, so I could easily watch him play […]

Facundo Campazzo (PG, DEN): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: No more than a couple of weeks ago, rookie (yes) Facundo Campazzo's rostership was at around five percent in Yahoo leagues. A week ago it had risen to slightly above 10%. Entering Saturday it was already sitting at near 30%. If you are […]

Noah Syndergaard On Pace For Mid-June Return

New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (elbow) remains on track to return to the Mets' rotation in mid-June according to Mets manager Luis Rojas. Syndergaard faced live hitters in an intrasquad game at Port St. Lucie last Saturday, in which his fastball hit 97 mph. Syndergaard missed the entire 2020 season due to Tommy […]

Jeff Green (SF/PF/C, BKN): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: I don't remember the last time we watched a fully healthy Nets squad, do you? Anyway. The good thing about that is that 1) Brooklyn seems to be not affected by it, as they have hold of the no. 1 seed in the […]

Oshae Brissett (SF/PF, IND): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you study Oshae Brissett's past, you will not be that surprised about his recent explosion. You will be, of course, but knowing he went undrafted and then signed and played for the Raptors' G League team, then that'd probably soften the impact. The Raptors […]

Seth Lugo Remains On Track For May Return

New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo (elbow) remains on track for a return to the team in mid-to-late May according to Mets manager Luis Rojas. Once he returns from the injured list, Lugo should work with Trevor May and Miguel Castro to handle late-inning work as a bridge to get to closer Edwin Diaz. […]

Khem Birch (PF/C, TOR): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Orlando Magic definitely did Khem Birch a solid back in early April when they decided to cut him from their roster. Orlando didn't have room for the big man, so they chose to make him a free agent and in turn allowed […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/1/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/1/21 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 […]

Miguel Castro An Option In Leagues That Reward Holds

New York Mets right-handed relief pitcher Miguel Castro is off to a strong start to the 2021 campaign, placing him on the radar of managers in leagues that reward holds. In nine innings pitched in 2021, Castro has recorded 15 strikeouts and posted a 2.00 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and has walked only three batters. […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Smacks Two-Run Home Run Against Dodgers

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Friday's 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Bradley connected on the first pitch he saw of the day and drove it over the wall in left for a two-run homer. His blast was just his second of the year and […]

James McCann Continues To Struggle

New York Mets catcher James McCann went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Phillies on Friday. McCann's batting average fell to .214 on the season, and he is slashing just .182/.280/.182 over his last seven games (22 at-bats). After getting off to a quick start in the first couple of […]

Freddy Peralta Moves To 3-0 With Win Over Dodgers

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta (3-0) allowed one run on one hit and a walk while striking out seven over six innings in a 3-1 win over the Dodgers on Friday. The 25-year-old allowed his only hit of the night when A.J. Pollock homered off him to begin the fifth and managed to issue […]

Hyeon-Jong Yang Throws Four Scoreless Innings

Texas Rangers pitcher Hyeon-Jong Yang pitched 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief during the club's 6-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. He entered the game after starter Kohei Arihara was chased after allowing four home runs in 2 2/3 innings. Yang did not allow a run and posted a K-BB of 4-1 […]

Josh Hader Strikes Out Side For Save Seven

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his seventh save of the year in a 3-1 win over the Dodgers on Friday. Hader did not have any easy task facing the middle of the Dodger's formidable lineup but sent each one of them down on strikes, throwing […]

J.D. Davis Remains Offensive Bright Spot For Mets

New York Mets third baseman/outfielder J.D. Davis went 2-for-3 with a walk in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Phillies on Friday. Davis, along with Brandon Nimmo, remains one of the lone bright spots for the struggling Mets' offense through the early part of 2021. Davis is now slashing .395/.489/.632 with two home runs, three […]

Kohei Arihara Bitten By The Long Ball

Texas Rangers pitcher Kohei Arihara allowed four home runs in a 6-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The Japanese right-hander allowed all six runs on four hits (all homers) in 2 2/3 innings of work. He also walked two batters and struck out just one. Arihara had previously allowed just two home […]

Marcus Stroman With Strong Start Before Injury

New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (hamstring) went five very effective innings against the Phillies on Friday before being pulled due to hamstring tightness. In his five innings of work, Stroman allowed only three hits and one walk while striking out eight. Though he allowed two runs, neither was earned. It was a nice […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 6

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first month of the 2021 season. May has arrived and the injuries just keep piling up. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 30

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 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

What's up, RotoBallers! Welcome to Week 5 of Bell's Best Bets, and OH BOY was Week 4 a good one!! After a brutal start to the first 21 days of the MLB season, stumbling all the way down to -15 units, we got HOT, as I told you we would! From Thursday to Sunday, we […]

Marcell Ozuna Extends Hit Streak To Five Games

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna recorded two hits during Friday's 13-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He singled and doubled while driving in two runs and scoring once. Those base knocks extended the veteran outfielder's hit streak to five games. Ozuna was off to a slow start to the season but his recent rash […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (5/1): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you are […]

Drew Smyly Haunted By Homers In Loss

Atlanta Braves pitcher Drew Smyly struggled in his start on Friday and allowed three of the six home runs that Blue Jays batters slugged against the club during a 13-5 loss. The veteran lefty has now allowed an eye-opening nine home runs in just 19 innings of work in 2021. Last season, he allowed just […]

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 5/1 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

A profitable day last week with our two top picks both banking, but the Twins failed to win and help us bag a hat-trick too. News broke earlier this week that the Twins had only been able to take pre-game batting practice three times all season due to Covid issues. And it's no coincidence they […]