Aric Almirola Had More Upside Than Expected, Finished Sixth At Richmond

Aric Almirola had a better race car than even he could have imagined. He stayed in the top ten the entire second half of the race. Ultimately, Almirola finished in sixth on Sunday at Richmond Raceway and was on the cusp of passing Martin Truex Jr. for fifth even. It was an impressive result for […]

Martin Truex Jr. Endures Rough Day, Still Finishes Fifth At Richmond

Martin Truex Jr. had the pole on Sunday and even led 107 laps but in the end, just did not have the car to win the Toyota Owners 400. However, he battled his way to a fifth-place finish securing valuable Cup Series points. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver was second in each of the two […]

Christopher Bell Stays In Top Five, Finishes Fourth At Richmond

Christopher Bell did not lead any laps but kept close throughout and finished fourth on Sunday at the Richmond Raceway. Bell was sixth after Stage.1 and dropped to ninth after Stage 2. However, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver was able to use the banking and passing lanes on the track very well. It was how […]

Joey Logano Ends Up On Podium Behind Hamlin and Bowman

Joey Logano went back and forth but consistently was third at the end of each stage on Sunday at Richmond. Logano wound up just behind Hamlin and finished third at Richmond Raceway. The Team Penske driver led 49 laps overall but did not have the fastest car during the short runs. It was that final […]

Denny Hamlin Settles For Second Again At Richmond

Denny Hamlin excelled on short runs all day and was in the lead on the restart with ten laps to go. Then, it happened again. Hamlin was passed this time by Alex Bowman and Bowman pulled away to win. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver settled for second place. Hamlin accumulated the most Cup Series points […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/19/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Our Monday slate is slightly smaller than yesterday's main slate with seven games on the docket tonight. Well, there was supposed to be seven. The entire Minnesota series with Oakland is in danger of not playing due to extended COVID testing and protocols on the Minnesota team. So what do we have? We have a […]

Alex Bowman Uses Restart To Win At Richmond

Alex Bowman took advantage of the final restart on Sunday to surge past Denny Hamlin. Once in the lead, Bowman never looked back, led the final ten laps, and took home the checkered flag. The Toyota Owners 400 was the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver's first-ever win on a short track. It was just the third […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for April 19th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for April 19th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 19th, 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 April 19th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for 4/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday does not have the busiest MLB schedule but there are some competitive matchups and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all, offering opportunities to play and win! The best pitching matchup of the night goes late, as the Milwaukee Brewers send Brandon Woodruff to the mound against San Diego and Joe Musgrove. As for […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/19 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/19 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 based […]

Andrei Arlovski Continues To Impress

In a clash of veteran heavyweights, the ageless wonder Andrei Arlovski (31-20) did it again, taking a close unanimous-decision victory over Chase Sherman in Saturday night's co-main event. Arlovski out-struck his competitor, landing 105 significant strikes (109 total strikes). Neither fighter attempted a takedown. Though he took some big shots from Sherman, Arlovski showed he […]

Manny Machado Wraps Up Strong Weekend Series

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado laced three singles in four at-bats and scored a run Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Machado continued his hot hitting, finishing the series 6-for-14 with two steals and four runs scored. After a bout of unluckiness to start the season, Machado has elevated his slash to .290/.408/.468 […]

Blake Snell Fans Seven In No-Decision

San Diego Padres starter Blake Snell took a no-decision Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing two earned runs over five innings. After getting yanked in the first frame his last outing, Snell labored again in this contest, requiring 95 pitches to complete five frames. However, he was able to work around deep counts, yielding […]

Jazz Chisholm (2B, SS MIA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 34% of leagues ANALYSIS: Look out South Florida, there's a new star in town with a swing as smooth as silk and hair as blue as the ocean. Yes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has arrived in the Majors and has forced his way not only into the Marlins' […]

Chris Bassitt Whiffs Eight Tigers On Sunday

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt allowed two runs in six innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision against the Tigers on Sunday. Bassitt allowed five hits and two walks while throwing 63 of his 90 pitches for strikes. The 32-year-old righty got off to a slow start with matchups against the Dodgers and Astros, […]

Abdul Razak Alhassan Can't Find The Knockout Blow

Unable to get off a powerful night-ending shot, Abdul Razak Alhassan (10-4) dropped his third fight in a row inside the Octagon on Saturday, losing by unanimous decision to Jacob Malkoun. Through 15 minutes of action, Alhassan was only able to land 21 significant strikes. He spent the majority of the contest under the control […]

Tyler Rogers Earns First Save Of Season Sunday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers picked up his first save of the season in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Marlins. The side-armer entered the game in the ninth inning up by one and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with no strikeouts. While Rogers was mentioned as a possible closer candidate to start the season, […]

Bryan Reynolds (OF, PIT) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Bryan Reynolds burst onto the scene in 2019, finishing fourth in Rookie of the Year voting while slashing .314/.377/.503.  He carried high expectations into 2020, but his numbers plummeted across the board in the shortened season.  A .231 BABIP was likely partially to […]

Aaron Nola Twirls Complete Game Against Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw nine innings of shutout baseball to earn his first win of the season in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Nola allowed just two hits and no walks on the afternoon while racking up 10 strikeouts in the dominant effort. He induced a whopping 21 swinging strikes on […]

Jacob Malkoun Rebounds To Secure Dominant Victory

Implementing the perfect game plan when fighting a deadly striker, Jacob Malkoun (5-1) worked his takedown and ground game to take the unanimous-decision victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan on Saturday. Though he only tallied 27 significant strikes through 15 minutes of battle, Malkoun was able to control Alhassan and collect 91 total strikes. The takedown […]

Kendall Graveman (RP, SEA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS:  The Seattle Mariners had the worst bullpen in baseball in 2020, and Kendall Graveman was a member of that unit.  Graveman, a starting pitcher until the shortened pandemic season, was by no means the worst performer of the bunch, but his 5.79 ERA, […]

Alex Munoz Unable To Grab First UFC Win

Unable to get the split-decision nod on Saturday's main card, Alex Munoz (6-2) still put forth a competitive performance against Luis Pena. Munoz notched 80 significant strikes (82 total strikes) and landed four of his nine takedown tries. The takedown was not quite able to outweigh the striking game of Pena in the judges' eyes. […]

Taijuan Walker (SP, NYM) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Taijuan Walker has largely struggled to stay healthy over recent years, only managing to throw 67 1/3 total innings over the last three seasons combined, as he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2018 and strained a shoulder during his comeback.  Throughout his whole […]

Jed Lowrie (2B, OAK) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Jed Lowrie suffered two lost seasons in 2019 and 2020 with the New York Mets, and it seemed fair to assume that his time as a fantasy asset, not to mention a productive major league baseball player, was over.  When Lowrie was signed […]

Anthony Rizzo Heats Up With Two Home Runs

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo continues to heat up and went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's loss against the Atlanta Braves. Rizzo hit a home run in the bottom of the first and bottom of the third inning, but it wasn't enough with the Cubs losing 13-4. Rizzo has […]

C.J. Cron (1B, COL) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's been an extremely disappointing start to the year for Colorado Rockies first baseman C.J. Cron. Through 13 games, including seven home games at Coors Field, Cron has slashed .195/.327/.750 without a single home run. Cron is simply just not getting under the […]

Luis Pena Secures Victory Via Split Decision

In a very closely contested battle at 155 pounds, Luis Pena (9-3) got the better of the striking to take a split decision over Alex Munoz in Saturday's main-card showdown. Statistically, Pena tallied 90 significant strikes to go along with five takedown stops. With the victory, Pena secures his first win since February of last […]

Joc Pederson Gets Two Hits In Loss

Chicago Cubs outfielder Joc Pederson had his best game of the season on Sunday in a loss against the Atlanta Braves. Pederson has really struggled with his new club, but went 2-for-3 with a single, triple and walk on the evening. The slugger came to the Cubs this offseason with the opportunity to be an […]

Kyle Hendricks Roughed Up In Sunday’s Start

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks got lit up versus the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Hendricks allowed four home runs and six runs in the top of the first inning. Hendricks was returning from an illness that saw him scratched from Tuesday's start and would finish with a line of four innings with seven hits, […]