Bubba Wallace Has DFS Upside At Martinsville

Bubba Wallace does not have a top ten to his name this season as the 23 XI Racing driver has struggled with his car. However, Wallace has shown an ability to improve his track position at Martinsville. In his previous four races, Wallace improved nine, 13, 12, and 11 spots respectively. This week, he has […]

Brad Keselowski Might Just Win In Martinsville

Do not let the tenth place starting position fool you, Brad Keselowski has as good of a chance at winning as any driver this week. The Team Penske driver has finished in the top five in six consecutive races on the Martinsville track. That includes the Spring 2019 race where Keselowski dominated from almost start […]

Top 400 - Early Fantasy Football Dynasty League Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's early 2021 fantasy football dynasty rankings (top 400) for longer-term formats. These rankings are being released with the NFL free agency period still taking place, and also before the 2021 NFL Draft. Things will change, and adjustments will be made all offseason long, so check back regularly for updates. […]

Kevin Harvick Could Meander Around Top Ten At Martinsville

Kevin Harvick starts from the ninth position at the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. Harvick is another one of those drivers that surprisingly has not won a race in 2021. He has a couple of top-five results but not that breakthrough. This might be a tough week for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver as he […]

Ryan Newman May Not Fare So Well At Martinsville

Ryan Newman starts from the eighth spot for the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. The short track has not been quite so kind to him the past couple of seasons. He has finished tenth or worse in each case. His Roush Fenway Racing car just cannot get a run on this track to get […]

Martin Truex Jr. Odds On Favorite to Win at Martinsville

Martin Truex Jr. likes to race the short tracks. He won with his truck last week at Bristol and nearly pulled off the double. A cut tire derailed his hopes last week but the Joe Gibbs Racing driver showed why he will not sneak up on anyone this week at Martinsville. Also, the amount of […]

Amir Garrett Picks Up Second Save

Cincinnati Reds left-hander Amir Garrett threw a scoreless 10th inning to save a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Garrett made things interesting by issuing two walks but he was able to keep Arizona off the scoreboard to nail down his second save of the season. The veteran southpaw is off to a […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Tries To Repeat Bristol Result At Martinsville

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. shocked many as he finished second on the dirt at Bristol last week. He never did lead a lap but the JTG Daugherty Racing driver was able to negotiate traffic and the wrecks to stay in contention. In the end, his Chevy had enough to stay close but not win. It was […]

Tyler Mahle Strikes Out Six In No-Decision

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Tyler Mahle threw four scoreless innings in a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Mahle struck out six and walked four but didn't allow a hit through his four innings of work. The veteran hurler saw his outing cut short after needing 92 pitches to get through four innings, including […]

Can Chase Elliott Do It Once More At Martinsville?

Chase Elliott and his crew found the right combination last Fall at the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. He led 236 laps out of the 500 and pulled away at the right time to win. This time, he starts from the fifth position as the Hendrick Motorsports driver is looking for a big result […]

Ryan Blaney Rising Among Possible Contenders At Martinsville

Ryan Blaney starts from the fourth position at the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. The question now is can the driver win on this short track? Blaney has come close the past four races at Martinsville. That's right. He has finished fourth, fifth and two second-place results to boot. It is no surprise why […]

Sonny Gray Will Throw Saturday, May Make Debut Next Week

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Sonny Gray (back) is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Saturday. If all goes well, Gray may make his first start of the season in five days. Gray has been sidelined since experiencing back spasms during the spring. The veteran hurler's return would be an immediate boost to the Reds' rotation […]

William Byron Could Have Less DFS Upside Than Forecasted Sunday

William Byron starts third at Martinsville but the Hendrick Motorsports driver may not have an easy time staying in that position. It has been a mixed bag of results for the Chevy racer at the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. He did finish second and eighth in two previous races before a crash ended […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Comes Through With Another 30-Point Game

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 30 points on 10-for-22 shooting in Friday's overtime loss against Boston, recording his fourth 30-point outing in five games. He was 4-for-9 with the three-ball and shot 6-for-6 at the line while notching 12 rebounds, seven assists and one steal with six turnovers in 42 minutes. Only a few […]

Jesse Winker Returns To Lineup Friday, Leaves With Cramps

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jesse Winker (illness) returned to his team's lineup after missing almost a week with the flu. He went 3-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI in a 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Winker was back hitting leadoff and got the start in left field, although he had […]

Denny Hamlin Could Break Through Into Win Column At Martinsville

Is this the week Denny Hamlin finally wins a race in 2021? The Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 is being held at Martinsville. This is a place where Hamlin has done exceedingly well -- winning five times in 30 races. 2020 was not kind to the Joe Gibbs Racing driver at the track but […]

D'Angelo Russell Notches 26 Points Off The Pine

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell had a nice 26-point outing off the bench in Friday's overtime loss to Boston, shooting 10-for-18 from the field and 3-for-9 from downtown. He also produced a team-high eight assists and had four rebounds with two turnovers in 29 minutes. Russell was moved to the bench recently as he […]

Tyler Naquin Hits League-Leading Fifth HR

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tyler Naquin stayed red-hot in his team's 6-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Naquin went 1-for-3 with an impressive 454-foot solo homer and two runs in the win. The homer gave Naquin five on the season, good enough for the Major League lead at this early point of the season. […]

Jayson Tatum Has Career Night With 53 Points

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went off for a career-high 53 points in Friday's 145-136 overtime victory against Minnesota, shooting 16-for-25 from the field and 15-for-16 at the foul line. He was a nice 6-for-10 with the three-ball and notched a second consecutive double-double by picking up 10 rebounds with four assists and one block. […]

Mathew Barzal Reaches 35 Points With An Assist

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal recorded one assist in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers, setting up Andy Greene for his first goal of the year. He reached 35 points with the outing. Barzal started April with a huge five-point performance against Washington, but he's actually been quite unproductive in recent weeks, going pointless […]

Joey Logano Starts From Pole, Expects To Contend

Joey Logano comes in with momentum after winning the Bristol dirt race last week. He draws another short track this week in Martinsville. Last season, Logano led 234 laps before falling to fourth late in the Spring race. The Team Penske driver finished in third during the Fall race and led 19 more laps. He […]

Colin Blackwell Nets Game-Winner In Battle Of New York

New York Rangers winger Colin Blackwell notched the game-winning goal in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Islanders, registering his 12th goal of the season in the middle of the game. Alexis Lafrenière, K'Andre Miller and Mika Zibanejad took care of the rest of the goals. Blackwell, who's scored in four of his last five appearances, […]

Miles Wood Gets Two Goals Friday Night

New Jersey Devils left wing Miles Wood celebrated two goals in Friday's 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh, getting the scoring started for his team and finishing it off as well. Jack Hughes and Jesper Boqvist also scored for New Jersey. Wood is the team's leading goal-scorer this season with 13 markers in 39 games. He's been […]

Sidney Crosby Records 150th Career Three-Point Game

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby ran the show in Friday's 6-4 win over New Jersey, posting his 150th career three-point game with one goal and two assists while firing off a team-high five shots. His linemate Bryan Rust produced a three-point night with two goals and one assist. Three of Crosby's three-point performances have come […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 10th, 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 10th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Jake McGee Gets One-Out Save Friday

San Francisco Giants closer Jake McGee earned his third save of the season in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. McGee came on up by two with two outs and the tying run on first base. He struck out Sam Hilliard on three pitches to end the game and cap off a great start by […]

Johnny Cueto Nearly Pitches Complete Game Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto had a great start in Friday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Cueto pitched 8 2/3 innings, allowing a single run on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. The veteran took a shutout into the ninth inning, but allowed a leadoff triple and a sacrifice fly, got […]

Aaron Hicks Hits First 2021 Home Run

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks hit his first home run of the regular season on Friday, crushing a 406-foot blast against Rays starter Rich Hill. Even with the new exit velocity inflating ball, Hicks had picked up only one hard-hit ball coming into Friday's game, in part because he's struggled to put the ball […]

Corey Kluber Struggles On Friday

New York Yankees starting pitcher Corey Kluber pitched poorly on Friday, allowing five runs (three earned) over only 2.1 innings. Kluber didn't get any favors from the team's defense, but Kluber didn't help himself much either. Notably, both Kluber and manager were encouraged by Kluber's stuff on Friday despite his poor results. That optimism wasn't […]