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 […]

MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 24: Whittaker vs. Gastelum (Premium Content)

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 […]

Bubba Wallace Bit Of A Question Mark On Sunday At Richmond

Bubba Wallace improved nine positions at Martinsville last week and led 23 laps. Could he do a bit of the same this week at Richmond? Every race is a learning experience for the 23XI Racing driver and that makes gauging Wallace a little dangerous. He has shown some interesting place differential his last two tries […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. May Stay Around Top Ten At Richmond

A bit of a pattern has emerged with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Aside from nearly winning at Bristol, the JTG Daugherty Racing driver has stayed right around the top-ten in 2021 often. Could Stenhouse Jr. find a way to the podium once more? That does not seem likely this week. His results have pretty much in […]

Tyler Reddick Has Decent Upside At Richmond Sunday

Tyler Reddick has hit the short-track season with vigor finishing in seventh and eighth at Bristol and Martinsville respectively. The Richard Childress Racing driver starts from the 13th position on Sunday at Richmond. His only race in NASCAR's top tier on the 3/4 mile track showed Reddick's upside. Reddick improved from 22nd to 11th. His […]

Jeff Hoffman Excellent In Win Over Cleveland

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Jeff Hoffman was excellent in his start in a 10-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Hoffman tossed six innings of one-run ball while striking out four and walking three to earn his second win of the season. The veteran hurler now has a 2-1 record, 2.93 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, and […]

Chris Buescher Not Likely To Be Factor At Richmond

Chris Buescher was thought to be on the cusp of getting into that upper tier this season. So far, all the Roush Fenway Racing driver has to show for his efforts is one top-ten result in eight races. Richmond has not been a refuge for Buescher either as he has not finished in the top […]

Joey Votto Homers, Doubles In Win

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, and two RBI in a 10-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Votto went deep for a two-run shot off of Cleveland reliever Phil Maton in the third inning. The big game raises Votto's batting average to .208 to go along […]

Austin Dillon May Have A Little DFS Upside At Richmond Sunday

Austin Dillon has finished outside the top ten in his last two races on short tracks. Sunday features Richmond which is a 3/4 mile track with nasty 14-degree banking. However, the Richard Childress Racing driver has three top-ten finishes in his last four races on the 3/4 mile track. Dillon was able to get on […]

Nick Castellanos Homers, Drives In Two

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and two RBI in a 10-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday. Castellanos connected on a sixth-inning pitch from Cleveland reliever Trevor Stephan to give him five long balls on the year and his first over the past seven games. Overall, Castellanos […]

Kyle Busch May Finish On The Podium At Richmond

Kyle Busch has not had the best of 2021 seasons but he comes to a track he knows well in Richmond on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has two top-five results in eight races and no wins this year. On the other hand, the younger Busch has six wins in 30 races at the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/17/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We only have six games on the NBA slate for today. One of those is a matinee game, so that leaves five for our nightcap. If you are playing the L.A. matinee, There is plenty of value out there. LeBron, Anthony Davis, and Donovan Mitchell are likely out. Kyle Kuzma and Andre Drummond are expected […]