Anthony Rizzo Extends Hitting Streak To Three Games

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo extended his hitting streak to three games on Friday, finishing 1-for-3 with two walks in a 5-2 loss to the Braves. It shows just how much Rizzo has struggled this year that his current three-game hitting streak is the longest he's had to start the season. Over his last […]

Malachi Flynn (PG, TOR): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Quite the story that of Malachi Flynn. Drafted at the end of the first round this past November (29th overall) by Toronto, Flynn played only a total of 250 minutes for the Raps in 23 games from Dec. 23 to Mar. 31 never […]

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: Had you asked me back in December who will be making it to the All-Rookie team come season's end, Saddiq Bey would most probably have been absolutely overlooked. I mean, don't blame me. The Nets drafted him with the 19th pick and insta-trade […]

Marcus Morris Sr. (PF/C, LAC): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: Marcus Morris Sr. has gone through two separate stints this season: bench-guy through the break, and starter after the AS event. That being said, nothing has changed for Morris through the full season, as he's kept up his 20% usage rate no matter […]

Ivica Zubac (C, LAC): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: Check this out: Ivica Zubac starts from Dec. 22 to Mar. 14? One. Zubac starts from Mar. 15 on? All of them 18 games. The minutes have gone from below-20 per game to a monster 29 MPG in the last month and those 18 […]

Walker Buehler Records Third Quality Start Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler earned a quality start on Friday against the Padres, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk over six innings. It was Buehler's third quality start of the season, as he is now 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA to open the year. What's concerning for managers though […]

Kolby Allard Strong Again, Could See Role Expand

Texas Rangers pitcher Kolby Allard threw three shutout innings of relief during the club's 5-2 loss on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. The lefty did not allow a hit or a walk and struck out five batters. He regularly found the strike zone and threw 32 of his 45 pitches for strikes (71%). With a […]

Grayson Allen (SG/SF, MEM): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: When it comes to fantasy players, you have three types of them: those putting up ridiculously efficient per-minute numbers on low playing time, those putting up high counting stats thanks to large playing time, and those combining both things. The first group is […]

Furkan Korkmaz (SG/SF, PHI): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: Barring a small three-game stretch following the AS break, Furkan Korkmaz has been a below-average performer all year long. He was not playing enough minutes prior to the break (just 18 MPG in 25 games, starting three of them), and he was averaging […]

Max Scherzer Strikes Out 10 In No Decision Friday

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings on Friday, but did not factor into the decision in a 1-0 Nationals victory. Scherzer allowed two hits and two walks against the Diamondbacks, as he remains winless through his first three starts. He now has a 2.37 ERA with 24 […]

Facundo Campazzo (PG/SG, DEN): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 15% of leagues ANALYSIS: As much as losing Jamal Murray for the remainder of the 2021 season and most probably for the 2022 campaign sucks, it is also the opportunity other Nuggets have been waiting for and will now get to exploit. One of those benefiting from […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/17): 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 […]

Reggie Jackson (PG/SG, LAC): Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Clippers added Rajon Rondo to the fold with their lone trade-deadline move, and just a few days/weeks after that they proceeded to lose Pat Beverly for the remainder of the regular season due to injury (he had missed all games from Mar. […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - Whittaker vs. Gastelum (UFC Vegas 24)

Two submissions and three decisions in the latest UFC event last Saturday weren't that bad of an appointment. Only two of those decisions came in the main event and the one before it, watering down the adrenaline a bit. For a Fight Night/Vegas card, though, we can't really ask for much more, and that is not […]

Nick Solak Heating Up for Rangers

Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak was the driving force behind the club's offense in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. He went 2-for-3 and slugged a solo home run. The blast was his second homer in as many games. During that stretch, Solak is also 5-for-8 (.625). Overall, he's now hitting .275 with […]

JT Brubaker Earns Second Straight Win Friday

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker earned his second straight win on Friday, allowing one run on four hits while striking out eight in six innings of work against the Brewers. It was Brubaker's longest outing of the year, as he's now allowed just three runs over 15 1/3 innings with 18 strikeouts. The one […]

Gregory Polanco Beginning To Heat Up At The Plate

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco continued to heat up at the plate on Friday, finished 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in a 6-1 win over the Brewers. It was Polanco's second homer in his last three games, as he is 4-for-10 in that span with three RBI, one steal and a 2:2 […]

Mike Foltynewicz Starts Strong, Fades Late In Loss

Texas Rangers pitcher Mike Foltynewicz started well on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles but slipped in the fourth and fifth innings. After shutting out the Orioles over the first two innings, he allowed five runs in his final three innings as the club lost 5-2. Overall, Foltynewicz allowed five runs in five innings and posted […]

Colin Moran Launches Third Home Run Of Year

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Colin Moran went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 6-1 win over the Brewers on Friday. Moran is now slashing .313/.411/.563 over 14 games with three doubles, three home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored. The good news too is that his numbers seem to […]

Michael Wacha Strikes Out Nine On Friday

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Michael Wacha earned his first win of the season on Friday, tossing six shutout innings and striking out nine in an 8-2 victory over the Yankees. Wacha allowed just one hit and two walks in his best start of the season, as he lowered his ERA to 4.20 and now […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/17/21): MLB DFS Lineups

After back-to-back big slates on DraftKings, we've got a smaller five-game slate on Saturday. The evening is headlined by a premier pitching matchup at Petco Park as Clayton Kershaw leads the defending champs against Yu Darvish and the Padres. A couple of hours up the California coast, there's another game that will be popular among […]

Yandy Diaz A Good Option In OBP Formats

Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz is proving to be a good option early on this year in OBP formats, as he now has a .423 on-base percentage through 13 games following Friday's 2-for-5 performance. He hasn't shown a lot of power yet with just two doubles, but he has a 17.3 percent walk […]

Taylor Widener Records Quality Start Against Nationals

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taylor Widener earned a quality start over the Nationals on Friday, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out three in six scoreless innings. It was Widener's second start this year in which he pitched six innings and allowed no runs, as he is now 1-0 with a 1.59 ERA […]

Jordan Luplow Homers Friday Night

Cleveland Indians outfielder Jordan Luplow had a pinch-hit solo home run in the ninth inning of Friday night's 10-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The home run came off Reds' right-hander, Cam Bedrosian, which is nice to see as it is Luplow's first home run off a right-handed pitcher in 2021. Luplow now has three […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 16

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 Saturday 4/17 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Rough Saturday last week. The Giants won by one run after we took them on the runline at -1.5. The Phillies and Braves played out a 5-4 game when we took the under at 8.5 runs. Thankfully, Yusei Kikuchi hit the over in strikeouts to get us our prop bet. So far, we're 2 for […]

Amed Rosario Homers Friday Night

Cleveland Indians outfielder Amed Rosario went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday night's 10-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. It was nice to see Rosario do something as he is now just 6-for-31 with two RBI on the season. The Indians have moved him all over the lineup, as he […]

Logan Allen Has Rough Night

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Logan Allen only managed to go just two innings pitched while allowing five runs on three hits with two strikeouts in Friday's 10-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. It was a rough outing for Allen who now finds himself with a 5.25 ERA and 10 strikeouts across his first 12 innings […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Toyota Owners 400 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond Raceway. Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Joey Logano will make up the top five to start the race. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points […]