Clayton Kershaw Strikes Out Seven, Earns Loss Friday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw struck out seven batters over seven innings on Friday, but earned the loss in a 6-1 defeat against the Padres. Despite the loss, Kershaw still managed to record a quality start as he allowed three runs on five hits and one walk. Kershaw struggled with the long ball, […]

Draymond Green Matches Career High With 19 Assists

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green posted only two points in Friday's victory over Denver but matched his career high with 19 assists and completed a double-double by notching 12 rebounds. He missed both of his attempts from downtown and took just three shots in the game, making one. With Stephen Curry going off […]

Stephen Curry Regains Scoring Form In Friday's Win

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry bounced back from Wednesday's 18-point performance with a game-high 32 points on 11-for-18 shooting in Friday's 118-97 win over Denver. He was 4-for-9 from outside and added eight rebounds and three assists to his line with three turnovers. Curry now has 11 30-point efforts in April, the most […]

MLB Betting Picks for Saturday 4/24 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Last Saturday saw us go 2-2. Thankfully, the two wins were from the full unit stakes and the two losers were the speculative half-unit stakes. So we still made a profit. This week, we're unleashing our new secret weapon courtesy of Frank Ammirante (follow Frank on Twitter @FAmmiranteTFJ). Frank has put together the run trends from this […]

Rafael Devers Goes 0-For-4 In Red Sox Win Friday

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a 6-5 win over the Mariners on Friday. He got off to a slow start this year, but since going 2-for-19 with five strikeouts in his first five games, Devers has slashed .321/.393/.698 with six homers and 16 RBI. Devers has not […]

Darius Bazley Notches 20 Points, Five Steals In Losing Effort

Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Darius Bazley had a quiet start against Washington on Friday but ended up posting 20 points with six rebounds and five steals in a 129-109 loss. He shot 6-for-12 from the field with a 3-for-5 record from downtown and made five shots at the free-throw line with six attempts. Bazley […]

Adolis Garcia Slams Two Home Runs In Loss

Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garica's scorching stretch continued on Friday with two home runs during the club's 9-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Promoted to the active roster just 10 games ago, he's now seen seven of his 11 hits go for extra bases. In the short span, Garcia has produced a 177 wRC+ […]

Trea Turner Goes Hitless In Loss Friday

Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts in a 6-0 loss to the Mets on Friday night. Turner and the rest of the Nationals were no match for a dominant performance by Jacob deGrom, who struck out 15 batters and allowed just two hits. Friday's performance was just a blip […]

Bradley Beal Drops 33 Points On Friday Night

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had a 33-point performance with 12-for-24 shooting in Friday's victory over OKC. He nailed four triples with six attempts and finished 5-for-5 at the foul line with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal. He also posted a season-high seven turnovers. Beal has dominated the league's scorers […]

Greg Holland Lands On Injured List Friday

Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland was placed on the injured list on Friday, according to Alec Lewis of The Athletic. The team did not provide a description as to Holland's injury or condition. Holland had recorded two saves so far this year, but he looked less than impressive with a 6.43 ERA and […]

Russell Westbrook Posts 30-Point Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook continued his triple-double tour with a 37-11-11 line in Friday's win over OKC, shooting 14-for-23 from the field and 6-for-7 at the line with a 3-for-4 effort from deep. He now has 16 triple-doubles in his last 20 games. It's been a spectacular run as Westbrook seems to be […]

Kolten Wong Homers In Return From IL

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Kolten Wong (oblique) was activated from the injured list prior to Friday's game and went 3-for-4 with a home run, one RBI and a stolen base in a 15-2 loss to the Cubs. Wong had been out with an oblique strain since April 10, and wasted no time in putting up […]

William Smith A Perfect 4-for-4 In Save Opportunities

Atlanta Braves pitcher William Smith recorded his fourth save of the year during the club's 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. The veteran left-hander came out pounding the strike zone and threw nine of his 13 pitches for strikes (69%). Smith had previously walked six batters in eight innings of work this season. […]

Christian Wood Records Career-High 19 Rebounds

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood notched an impressive double-double in Friday's loss to the Clippers, scoring 24 points on 8-for-22 shooting and grabbing a career-high 19 rebounds. His line included two assists and four turnovers with 2-for-7 shooting from deep and with a 6-for-8 effort at the charity stripe. Wood is generally an efficiency scorer, […]

John Wall Has Nice Double-Double Friday Night

Houston Rockets point guard John Wall ended an eight-game double-double drought on Friday with 27 points and 13 assists in a 109-104 loss to the Clippers. He also picked up three rebounds, two blocks and one steal while shooting 9-for-22 from the field and 8-for-9 at the foul line. Wall had a rough night with […]

Corey Knebel To Undergo Testing For Triceps Injury

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Corey Knebel (triceps) exited Friday night's game with an upper triceps injury and will undergo more testing to determine the severity, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Knebel faced only one batter in the top of the ninth inning Friday, allowing a five-pitch walk to Eric Hosmer before leaving the […]

Austin Riley Slugs Second Homer In As Many Games

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run on Friday night during the club's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The young hitter has now gone deep twice in the last two games after not managing an extra-base hit through his first 17 games of 2021. Although he hasn't been […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Geico 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the Geico 500 from Talladega Superspeedway. Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., William Byron, and Alex Bowman 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 for […]

Paul George Has Second Consecutive 33-Point Performance

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Paul George continued to crush it in Friday's matchup against Houston, leading all scorers with 33 points in a 109-104 win. He added a team-high 14 rebounds to notch his seventh double-double of the year and collected four assists and two steals. George shot 10-for-27 from the field and 10-for-10 […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/24): 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 […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 23

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 […]

Collin Sexton Scores Game-High 28 Points In Friday's Loss

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton had a 28-point night to lead all scorers in Friday's loss against Charlotte. Darius Garland came right behind him with 27 points. Sexton shot 11-for-19 from the field and was 3-for-8 with the three-ball while collecting seven rebounds, two assists and one steal in 34 minutes. The 22-year-old has become […]

Huascar Ynoa Strikes Out Five, Records First Win of 2021

Atlanta Braves pitcher Huascar Ynoa recorded his first win of the season on Friday during the club's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The right-handed hurler posted a K-BB of 5-1 and allowed just two hits over six innings. His biggest blemish of the night was a two-run homer to Carson Kelly in the fifth […]

Casey Mize Allows Six Runs Against Royals

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize had a rough outing against the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Mize pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed seven hits, three walks and six earned runs while striking out just one. The Royals hit two home runs off of him in the game. Mize has now been hit hard […]

P.J. Washington Puts Up 25 Points As Starter

Charlotte Hornets power forward P.J. Washington re-entered the starting lineup on Friday and had it going offensively, finishing a 108-102 win over Cleveland with 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting. He had most of his makes from behind the arc, going 5-for-9 with the three-ball. Washington completed his line with five rebounds, two assists, one steal […]

Andrew Benintendi Hits First Home Run As A Royal

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi had his best game at the plate so far this year on Friday against the Detroit Tigers. Benintendi went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and two runs scored. The home run was his first of the season. Benintendi has had a quiet start to his first year […]

Ozzie Albies Slugs Homer, Double

Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies flexed his muscles on Friday during the club's 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He hit his fifth double of the year and cleared the outfield fences for his third home run. The young player is hitting just .177 this season but eight of his 11 hits have now […]

Mike Minor Strikes Out Nine Over 5 2/3 Innings

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Mike Minor had his best start of the young season on Friday against the Detroit Tigers. Minor pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two earned runs while recording a season-high nine strikeouts. He earned the win as the Royals defeated the Tigers 6-2. Through four […]

Miles Bridges Adds Another Double-Double To His Tally

Charlotte Hornets small forward Miles Bridges picked up his second double-double in three games on Friday, notching 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 108-102 win over Cleveland. He also had a pair of assists and steals while shooting 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-6 from deep. Bridges is currently on a very impressive run […]

Kevin Harvick Might Have Tiny Bit Of DFS Upside At Talladega

Kevin Harvick has a half dozen top-ten finishes on the 2021 season but has not cracked the winners' circle. The expectation is that he will not this Sunday at Talladega. However, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver could lead some laps as he has in three of the previous four Spring races (including two last year). In […]