Danny Green Excels On Both Ends

Philadelphia 76ers forward Danny Green put together a solid effort on both ends of the floor in a 106-94 win over the Bulls on Monday. Green drilled four triples for 12 of his 14 points and recorded four steals on the other end of the court. He added four rebounds and three assists in 29 […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects To Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the debut of a new recurring piece where I will highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Hard-Hit Rate Analysis for Week 6

We're officially one month into the season so more statistics will begin to become "sticky." One of the chief contact quality metrics that can be predictive of power is hard-hit rate. As always, we'll skip the obvious names like Mike Trout and Aaron Judge in order to look at unexpected leaders, as well as players […]

Statcast Pitcher Studs and Duds - SIERA Analysis for Week 6

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. Now roughly a month into the season, we are starting to gather a decent sample of data for […]

Tobias Harris Flirts With Double-Double In Monday's Win

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris bounced back from a rough outing in his last time out on the court. After shooting just 3-for-10 on Sunday, Harris scored 21 points on 10 of 13 shooting from the field with nine rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals in 35 minutes of action. The veteran forward […]

Byron Buxton Steals Fourth Base Of Season

Minnesota Twins outfielder Byron Buxton collected a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 win over the Rangers. Buxton worked an eight-pitch walk in the bottom of the sixth inning, then stole second before coming around to score on an Alex Kirilloff RBI double. The 27-year-old stole just one base in […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Max Kepler Collects RBI And Fourth Stolen Base

Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's victory over the Rangers. Kepler added on to the Minnesota lead with an RBI single, then swiped second base for his fourth stolen bag of the season. The four stolen bases are more than he had in the shortened […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/4/21): 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. If you have questions about the earlier two games in the six o'clock (EST) hour, feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions (@MarkStrausberg). But the focus will be on […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 20

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 will now be included in this column. […]

Early 2021 Running Back Sleepers

Even with the NFL being a passing league these days, running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. You cannot win a fantasy football league without a decent pair of high-caliber running backs, and many times you need three above-average backs to win thanks to injuries, bye weeks, COVID outbreaks, and because you can […]

Alex Kirilloff Scores Three Runs In Monday's Win

Minnesota Twins outfielder/first baseman Alex Kirilloff collected a pair of hits and scored three runs in Monday's win over the Rangers. After going hitless in his first 11 at-bats, Kirilloff has now recorded a hit in each of the last seven games and has 11 RBI in that span. The plate discipline- 13 strikeouts with […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 5/4 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 […]

NFL Draft Reaction - QB ADP Risers

I am going to start this column by reviewing the concept of ADP, which you are likely familiar with. 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 have to pay to draft and get a […]

Josh Donaldson Heating Up At The Plate

Minnesota Twins third baseman Josh Donaldson went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Monday's 6-5 victory over Texas. Donaldson doubled in a run in the third inning, his second straight game with an RBI, and his third extra-base hit in the same span. The veteran third baseman had an excellent day at the plate as […]

Pete Alonso With Three Hits In Mets Loss

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs scored in the Mets' 6-5 loss to the Cardinals on Monday. Alonso, much like teammate Michael Conforto, is finally heating up at the plate. Over his last seven games, Alonso is slashing .333/.400/.593 in 27 at-bats with one […]

Francisco Lindor Hitless In Last 21 At-Bats

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts in the Mets' 6-5 loss to the Cardinals on Monday. Lindor, mired in a season-long slump, is now slashing .163/.284/.209 with just one home run and three RBI over 86 at-bats on the season. Almost implausibly, Lindor is also now hitless […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/4/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/4/21 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 […]

Zion Williamson Scores 32 Points Against Warriors

New Orleans power forward Zion Williamson led the team with 32 points in Monday's loss to Golden State, shooting 12-for-24 from the field and 8-for-11 at the foul line with eight rebounds, two blocks, one steal and four turnovers. He gets a chance to go for his third consecutive 30-point outing in Tuesday's rematch with […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. We get the ace of aces in Jacob deGrom. There is no Coors in play, but a lot of game totals at nine runs or higher. Lots of nice stacking options with a few contrarian angels as well. If you are looking […]

Draymond Green Grabs Fifth Triple-Double Of The Year

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green recorded his fifth triple-double of the season in Monday's victory over New Orleans, picking up 10 points with 15 assists and 13 rebounds. He also had three steals and two blocks to complete a full line with 4-for-5 shooting from the field. Green has reached double figures in […]

Stephen Curry Notches 41 Points With Eight Triples

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry continued his hot scoring stretch with a 41-point performance in Monday's 123-108 win over New Orleans. He nailed eight triples with 18 attempts and shot 14-for-26 overall from the field with a 5-for-6 record at the foul line. Curry's night also included eight assists, four rebounds, one steal […]

Domantas Sabonis Puts Together Another Big Line

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis, who returned from injury with a 26-19-14 line last weekend, was on a roll again Monday night against Washington, finishing a 154-141 loss with 32 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists and three steals. He has just returned from injury, but you wouldn't say so with him logging a huge 43 […]

Bell's Best Bets - MLB Betting Picks for 5/4/21 (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 […]

Caris LeVert Notches 33 Points In Losing Effort

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Caris Levert was the top scorer in Monday's 154-141 loss to Washington, picking up 33 points on 11-for-28 shooting from the field. He was 2-for-5 with the three-ball and 9-for-10 at the line with seven rebounds, five assists, two blocks and four turnovers. LeVert has now posted two 30-point efforts in […]

Russell Westbrook Posts 14-21-24 Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook went bonkers in Monday's win over Indiana, posting a ridiculous triple-double with 14 points, a career-high 21 rebounds and a career-high-tying 24 assists. It's the third game in NBA history with 20-plus rebounds and 20-plus assists, and Westbrook has two of them. He finished Monday night with 5-for-8 shooting […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review - Monday, May 3rd 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 […]

MLB Betting Picks for Tuesday 5/4 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome to another edition 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 a lot […]

Nate Lowe Continues To Contribute With Two Hits, Steal

Texas Rangers first baseman Nate Lowe had two hits in the club's 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday. The young hitter went 2-for-5, including a double, and struck out twice. He also stole his fourth base of the season in as many tries. Lowe has been a solid contributor at first base for […]

Saddiq Bey Scores Game-High 26 Points

Detroit Pistons small forward Saddiq Bey came through with a game-high 26 points in Monday's 119-112 loss against Orlando, going 10-for-17 from the field and 5-for-10 from downtown. He added nine rebounds to his tally with two steals, one assist and two turnovers in 30 minutes. Detroit has let the youngster loose and Bay is […]