Michael McDowell Has A Little DFS Upside This Week

Michael McDowell benefits from the starting metrics on Sunday while starting second at Daytona. Winning the Daytona 500 played a huge part. However, there is one notable nugget to think about. McDowell started 30th in his one road race at Daytona. He ended up in 10th place. While the driver showed mostly lackluster results at […]

Mikal Bridges With Strong Showing Against Grizzlies

Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges scored 19 points on 6-for-7 shooting in Saturday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed six rebounds and dished out one assist. Bridges was 4-for-5 from three and also posted one steal and one block. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Monday, who allow opponents to shoot the […]

Kyle Larson Has Some DFS Value At Daytona

Kyle Larson starts again in the top 10 (eighth) as the Daytona road course looms. His average qualifying position on road courses is fifth. Though he has not raced on this course in particular, Larson does have 14 road races under his belt. He has finished in the top 10 four times, with one top-five […]

Boone Jenner Reaches 10 Points With Short-Handed Tally

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner found the net in a short-handed situation in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Nashville, reaching 10 points for the year. Defenseman Gabriel Carlsson also produced a goal in what was his first appearance of the season. Jenner started off the month with a four-game dry spell, but he has since […]

Cole Custer Not Expected To Contend At Daytona

Cole Custer will start 13th in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona on Sunday, but he has just two road races under his belt. He finished ninth at Charlotte after starting 28th. However, at Daytona last year, Custer did not show much on the road course. He ended up 22nd after starting 26th. There […]

Calle Jarnkrok Strikes Twice In Saturday's Win

Nashville Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok recorded two goals in Saturday's 4-2 win over Columbus, opening the scoring with a power-play marker and registering the game-winning goal. Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg provided the rest of the goals. Jarnkrok picked up an injury early in the season, but he has done well since returning to action, […]

Ross Chastain Could Stay On Lead Lap But Isn't A Top DFS Play

Ross Chastain starts ninth on Sunday at the Daytona road course but has never raced there. That lack of experience is likely to impact Chastain as much as the tweaked chicane. In five road starts, Chastain has finished outside of the top 10 in every single race. Also, the lack of qualifying hurts the driver […]

Chris Buescher Difficult To Recommend This Week At Daytona

Unlike last week, Chris Buescher faces a tall order. In 13 road starts, Buescher has just one top-five finish. He starts 30th this week, and his car does not seem to have the speed to improve much position-wise. His place differential overall was at plus-16 at the Daytona road course last year. This year's race […]

Jordan Eberle Scores Seventh Goal Of The Year

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle notched his seventh goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Brock Nelson also scored for the Isles, who took the lead twice but couldn't finish off the game. Eberle was a forgotten man in fantasy hockey early in the season but has now regained the […]

Christopher Bell Expected To Stay Around Middle Of Pack

Road-course inexperience is likely to keep Christopher Bell mostly near the middle of the pack on Sunday at Daytona. He finished 21st last year here, and the new chicane has caused him and other drivers a few issues. That run at Daytona was the 65-lap road race. Stepping up to the main event will not […]

David Peterson Competing For Rotation Spot This Spring

New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson is no longer guaranteed a spot in the Mets' rotation. Given the team's numerous offseason moves including signing Marcus Stroman to a qualifying offer, trading for Carlos Carrasco and Joey Lucchesi, and signing free-agent Taijuan Walker to a two-year deal, the Mets now have a number of SP […]

Kris Letang Notches First Goals Of The Season

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang scored his first two goals of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Islanders. He put the Penguins on the board with a power-play marker and went on to register the game-winning goal after Mike Matheson had scored Pittsburgh's second. Sidney Crosby assisted Letang on both goals and reached […]

Alex Nedeljkovic Records First Career Shutout

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic pushed aside 24 shots to register his first career shutout in Saturday's 4-0 win over Tampa. He took his record for the year to 2-1-1 and improved his goals-against average to 2.44 and save percentage to .911. Nedeljkovic had given up at least three goals in each of his first […]

Vincent Trocheck Stretches Point Streak To Seven Games

Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck scored his ninth goal of the season in Saturday's 4-0 win over Tampa, which extended his point streak to seven games. Sebastian Aho, Cedric Paquette, and Andrei Svechnikov also found the net after Trocheck had opened the scoring early in the second period. The Pittsburgh-born forward finished with two shots, […]

De'Aaron Fox Falls Just Short Of Double-Double

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox narrowly missed his seventh double-double of the season on Saturday, finishing a 122-114 loss to Chicago with 20 points and nine assists. He also had three rebounds and two steals with four turnovers in 40 minutes, while shooting 7-for-17 from the field and 5-for-9 at the line. It was […]

Marvin Bagley III Notches 26 Points, 11 Rebounds

Sacramento Kings power forward Marvin Bagley III posted a nice double-double in Saturday's loss to Chicago, finishing with a team-high 26 points and 11 rebounds. He shot 10-for-19 from the field and 5-for-5 at the charity stripe. Bagley added a pair of assists and steals as well. Bagley has now recorded back-to-back double-doubles ahead of […]

Zach LaVine Scores 30-Plus Points In Eighth Straight Game

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine continued his hot streak with a 38-point performance in Saturday's win over Sacramento, shooting 15-for-20 from the field and 5-for-5 at the foul line with a 3-for-6 mark from deep. He polished up his line with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. LaVine, who has scored 30-plus points […]

O'Reilly Auto Parts 253: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)

All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona at the road course layout for the second race of the season, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 253. This week’s Cup race will mark the second official race at the road course in the series, other than […]

Kyle Kuzma Scores Team-High 23 Points

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma scored a team-high 23 points in Saturday's 96-94 loss to Miami, shooting 8-for-21 from the field and 4-for-11 from downtown. It wasn't a great shooting night by Kuzma, but both teams struggled to score efficiently, and the Lakers even ended up with a lowly 39 percent shooting for the […]

Jimmy Butler Notches 24 Points In Saturday's Win

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler saw his triple-double streak end in Saturday's 96-94 win over the Lakers, but he had a good scoring performance with 24 points. He shot 8-for-20 from the field and 8-for-10 at the foul line, finishing off his line with eight rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Butler's shooting has […]

Kendrick Nunn Scores Game-High 27 Points

Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn ended up as the leading scorer in last year's Finals rematch with the Lakers on Saturday, scoring 27 points. He missed only four of 14 shots and went 5-for-6 with the three-ball, adding five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block with one turnover in 40 minutes. Nunn logged […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 21st, 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 February 21st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Is A Decent Pick For The Value At Daytona

A driver that is a fair value pick based on his expected performance for Daytona's road course this week is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. In his last 10 starts at road courses, Stenhouse has eight top-20 finishes including each of his last four starts with finishes of 17th or better. The driver of the No. 47 […]

Brad Keselowski Hard To Recommend At Daytona

Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski has displayed mixed history when it comes to Cup Series races at road courses. Since 2018 at road courses, Keselowski has two top-10 finishes and scored positive place differential five times. The driver of the No. 2 Ford also led multiple laps in three of his last six road course […]

Avoid Austin Dillon For Daytona Road Course Lineups

Austin Dillon has never been a strong road-course racer throughout his Cup Series career. Since he joined Richard Childress Racing in 2014 for his first season, Dillon never scored a finish better than 16th at any road course. Since 2018 at road courses, the driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet picked up two top-20 finishes […]

Ryan Newman Is An Adequate Pick For Daytona FanDuel Lineups

Ryan Newman is not known for being a strong DFS play at road courses, but he will be an adequate low-priced pick for this week's race. Since 2018 at road courses, Newman has four top-20 finishes, including last year's race at the Daytona Road Course. The driver of the No. 6 Ford finished 14th in […]

Joey Logano Is A Driver To Watch And Consider For Daytona

In recent road-course races, Joey Logano has emerged as a driver to watch at these tracks, and you shouldn't expect that to change this week. Logano is one of only four drivers to have placed in the top 10 in each of the last three Cup Series road-course events. In last week's Busch Clash at […]

Denny Hamlin Is A Top DFS Favorite To Start At Daytona

A favorite to win this week's race at the Daytona Road Course that DFS players must use in lineups this week is Denny Hamlin. In last year's race at the site, Hamlin finished second and led the second-most laps (16). The driver of the No. 11 Toyota also led the second-most laps (16) while ranking […]

Matt DiBenedetto Must Be Highly Considered For Daytona

Wood Brothers Racing driver Matt DiBenedetto is one of the best drivers to roster this week at the Daytona Road Course. In his last six road course starts, DiBenedetto has five top-15 finishes and attained positive place differential four times. During last week's Busch Clash at Daytona, the driver of the No. 21 Ford finished […]

Kurt Busch Is A Great Recommendation For Daytona

One of the more experienced and consistent drivers at road courses to recommend this week for lineups is Kurt Busch. Since 2013 at road courses, Kurt Busch has placed in the Top 15 in all races except one and picked up seven top-10 finishes in his last 10 starts at the track type. In last […]