Mets In The Mix For Trevor Bauer

The New York Mets are believed to be interested and in the mix for free-agent starting pitcher Trevor Bauer, the reigning National League Cy Young winner. A report emerged on Tuesday saying that the Mets were willing to top Gerrit Cole's $36 million average annual value on a shorter-term deal for Bauer, but multiple reports […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 6

Every week, I will dive into any injuries to notable NBA players whose fantasy value could be affected by the setback. It’s important to be aware of the potential backups who could see a rise in value at any given time. As part of this column going forward, I will also feature players who are […]

Masahiro Tanaka Close To Returning To Japan

Free-agent starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is reportedly advancing negotiations to return to Japan and play for his original team, the Rakuten Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. Tanaka could receive a formal offer from the Eagles this week. The Yankees additions of Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon in the last 10 days has made it unlikely […]

Tim Stutzle Struggles In First Game Back From Injury

Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle had a tough night in his return to the lineup in his team's 7-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The 19-year-old, who had missed the previous four contests due to injury, was tagged for a minus-four rating in 12:37 of ice time in just his third career NHL […]

Cleveland Re-Signs Cesar Hernandez

Cleveland agreed to an undisclosed deal to re-sign second baseman Cesar Hernandez on Tuesday, according to a source. Hernandez signed a one-year deal with the Tribe last year and hit .283 with three home runs and an American League-leading 20 doubles while also winning the Gold Glove Award at second base. The deal includes a […]

Thatcher Demko Earns First Win On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko recorded his first victory of the season as his team stomped the Ottawa Senators 7-1 on Monday night. The 25-year-old did not exactly coast through the contest as he still had to turn aside 27 of 28 shots against in the win. While Demko wasn't able carry over his outstanding […]

Antonio Brown, Antoine Winfield Jr. Expected To Be Ready

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown (knee) and rookie safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle) are expected to be ready to play in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 7, according to sources. Both players missed the NFC Championship win over the Packers. Brown was injured in the Divisional Round against […]

Brandon Sutter Records First Career Hat Trick

Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter found the back of the net three times as his team ran over the visiting Ottawa Senators 7-1 on Monday. The 31-year-old tallied in each period, including his final goal with just 54 seconds remaining in the contest. Despite not carrying much fantasy relevance in quite some time, Sutter is […]

Le'Veon Bell, Sammy Watkins Expected To Play In Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs running back Le'Veon Bell (knee) and wide receiver Sammy Watkins (calf) are expected to be ready to play in the Super Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Feb. 7, according to sources. Both players were inactive for the AFC Championship win over Buffalo. Watkins played in just 10 games during the […]

Enes Kanter Grabs 22 Rebounds

Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter scored 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting in Monday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but the real story of the night for Kanter was his 22 rebounds, seven of which came on the offensive end. Kanter also added three assists and two steals. The Trail Blazers played this one […]

Mike Muscala Has Big Game Against Portland

Oklahoma City Thunder forward/center Mike Muscala put up some big numbers in 20 minutes off the OKC bench on Monday, helping his team upset the Portland Trail Blazers on the road. Muscala scored 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including a 6-for-10 mark from three. He added two rebounds and a steal as well. Muscala is […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Leads Thunder To Road Win

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting on Monday to give the Thunder an upset road win over the Portland Trail Blazers. SGA also added nine rebounds, six assists, a steal, and two blocks. By far the best player on this Thunder roster, Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging career highs in points […]

James Wiseman Scores 13 Points Off The Bench

Golden State Warriors rookie center James Wiseman scored 13 points on 4-for-5 shooting in Monday's win over the Timberwolves. He tied the team-high in free throw attempts with eight and also grabbed four rebounds to go along with a pair of blocks. After starting his first 16 games, the Warriors decided to switch things up […]

Stephen Curry Scores 36 Points In Win

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 36 points on 11-for-21 shooting in Monday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The veteran guard and former MVP was 7-for-12 from deep and also added four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Curry's 39.2 percent mark from three is his lowest in a full season ever, but it's […]

Malik Beasley Scores 30 Points In Loss To Warriors

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley put up some big numbers in Monday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, scoring 30 points on 10-for-18 shooting. He also added seven rebounds and a steal, along with making four three-pointers. Beasley has scored in double figures in all but one game this year, but Monday's explosion was his […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (1/26/21) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The English Premier League is continuing their run of mid-week games right now in order to fit a full season in a shortened time frame due to COVID-19. While some clubs are unhappy with this, it makes for extra excitement for us soccer fans. We have a nice four-game main slate on […]

Gordon Hayward Continues Scoring Surge

Charlotte Hornets small forward Gordon Hayward posted a 24-point performance in Monday's loss to Orlando with 60 percent shooting from deep and a 9-for-16 overall effort from the field. He added five rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block with five turnovers in 38 minutes. The turnovers weren't great, but fantasy managers must be […]

Cole Anthony Continues To Impress

Orlando Magic point guard Cole Anthony missed only four of 12 shots during a 21-point performance on Monday against the Hornets. He had 10 points in the third quarter and finished with 4-for-5 shooting from deep. Anthony also had five rebounds and three assists in the game with three turnovers in 31 minutes. The 20-year-old […]

Examining The Most Effective Pitches in Baseball

There is just nothing better in sports than Baseball Savant. We can derive almost any insight we want from their pitch-by-pitch dataset. One challenge I wanted to take a crack at was to see if I could find which individual pitches in baseball are most effective regardless of who throws it, just looking at pitch type […]

Nikola Vucevic Leads Magic Past Hornets

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic scored a game-high 28 points and added 12 rebounds in a 117-108 victory on Monday against Charlotte. He also handed out seven assists and had one steal, whilst shooting 11-for-23 from the field and 4-for-7 from downtown. Vuc has failed to hit the 20-point mark only twice since the turn […]

Andre Drummond Posts Nice Double-Double In 28 Minutes

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond had one of his best offensive games of the season on Monday, shooting 11-for-21 from the field en route to a team-high 25 points. He added 17 rebounds for a nice-looking double-double and delivered one assist with two turnovers in 28 minutes. Drummond has once again been a beast on […]

Anthony Davis Does It All Monday Night

Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Anthony Davis put together a full line in Monday's win over Cleveland, recording 17 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals, and three blocks with three turnovers in 36 minutes. AD's scoring output could've been a bit bigger, but it was still a solid performance. He finished 5-for-16 from the field […]

LeBron James Goes Off For 46 Points

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James upped his season high to 46 points in Monday's win over Cleveland, shooting 19-for-26 from the field and dropping seven three-point bombs with 11 attempts. He outscored the Cavs in the fourth quarter 21-19 and polished off his line with eight rebounds, six assists, two steal, and two blocks […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (1/26): 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, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 26th, 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 January 26th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for January 26, 2021

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/26 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard With only three games on the slate, I'll break down each contest with my top plays from each. Our traditional cheat sheet is only for slates of four games or more.   Games of the Day […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/26/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! The league is giving DFS three games to choose from during tonight. However, the limited games don't necessarily limit our excellent options. There will be some terrific offensive talents in tonight's player pool, and a couple of injuries will also open the door to some sneaky values plays to fill out your […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/26/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have another smaller slate for our FanDuel slates tonight. Despite the small slate, we still have some good teams to choose from. However, good teams don't always mean good players. The Clippers will be without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Patrick Beverley. The Clips still have a deep bench and not a particularly tight […]

Fred VanVleet Drops 25 Points With No Turnovers

Toronto Raptors guard Fred Vanvleet dropped 25 points with six assists, four rebounds, three treys, two steals and a block in a 129-114 loss to the Pacers. With added usage in the absence of Pascal Siakam, VanVleet delivered one of his best offensive games of the season and amazingly had no turnovers. The only real […]

Kevin Durant Has A Rough Shooting Night On Monday

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant scored a team-high 20 points on 6-for-21 shooting from the field and a miserable 3-for-12 shooting from deep on Monday during the win over the Miami Heat. However, he made amends by adding 13 boards, five assists, two blocks, and a steal. Although the former MVP had a rough night […]