Donovan Mitchell Drops 35 Against Grizzlies

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell continued his hot streak versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. He finished with 35 points, seven assists, and two rebounds in 28 minutes. Mitchell has scored 30 or more points in five of his last six outings. It's also worth noting that Mitchell has notched five triples in each of […]

Ja Morant Struggles In Loss To Jazz

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was not able to carry his momentum from Friday's contest into the second game of the back-to-back. On Friday, Morant finished with 32 points and 11 assists, but cooled off during Saturday's contest. He recorded 12 points, four assists, and one rebound in the loss. Lately, Morant's scoring has been […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 3/28/21 (Premium Content)

NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 3/28 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   *updated 1:45 pm CT | follow @kringstad19 for updates before lock! Game of the Day As you can tell by the K-Rate models above, the Blazers-Raptors and Hawks-Nuggets games rate out as the top DFS environments […]

Theo Maledon Shines In Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Theo Maledon broke out during Saturday's loss to the Boston Celtics. He finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and four triples in 37 minutes. This might very well be his best outing of the season, so hopefully there is more to come. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (foot) is without […]

Jayson Tatum Registers 27 Points

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum cooled off a bit after his outstanding shooting performance on Friday. However, he still managed to put up 27 points, three assists, and five rebounds through 38 minutes during Saturday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tatum and Jaylen Brown are being asked to carry the load on offense while […]

Anton Khudobin Struggles In Net Again On Saturday

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin allowed four goals on 28 shots against as his team suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The 34-year-old allowed four goals on 28 shots against in the contest, not including an extra tally in the extra frame that ended up getting called back […]

Moses Brown Posts Career-High Rebounds

Oklahoma City Thunder center Moses Brown has run away with the starting job now that Al Horford has been shut down. Fantasy managers need to check the waiver wire right now and see if Brown is available. He is putting up monster numbers and that continued during Saturday's game versus the Boston Celtics. Brown registered […]

Andrew Mangiapane Tallies Two Points For Calgary

Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane added a goal and a helper versus Winnipeg on Saturday night. Calgary snapped a four-game losing streak to beat the Jets 4-2. The Flames winger has ten goals and eight assists through 36 contests. Mangiapane has two game-winning goals and averages about 17:07 minutes of ice time per game. Calgary […]

Carter Verhaeghe Tallies Hat Trick On Saturday

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe registered a hat trick and added an assist as his team defeated the Dallas Stars in overtime 4-3 on Saturday night. The 25-year-old was the star of the show in this one - producing a goal at even-strength, on the power-play and shorthanded while also tallying an assist on the […]

Juuse Saros Brilliant In Net Again On Saturday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros earned his third straight victory on Saturday, backstopping his team to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The 25-year-old only surrendered a single goal to Hawks forward Pius Suter in the middle frame and made 29 stops on 30 shots against in the contest. Since coming back from injury […]

Sidney Crosby Stays Hot In Saturday's Victory

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby registered his 14th goal of the campaign and added a power-play assist as his team posted a 6-3 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Saturday. With yet another strong effort, the 33-year-old extended his personal point streak to five games - a span in which he's collected 10 […]

Bryan Rust Leads The Way With Hat Trick On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust registered his fourth career NHL hat trick to help lead his team to a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. In addition to his trio of tallies, Rust also contributed the game-winning goal, a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes and five shots in 18:18 of ice […]

Phil Kessel Produces Hat Trick On Saturday

Arizona Coyotes winger Phil Kessel had a big night on Saturday, recording a natural hat trick. Kessel now has tallied 14 goals and 12 assists in 35 Coyotes games. The Madison, Wisconsin native has seven goals in four contests against the Sharks. For a team that doesn't score many goals, Kessel has been a regular […]

Jake Fraley Continues To Contribute

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley got off to a dismal start this spring, beginning his Cactus League season on an 0-for-15 skid. He has picked it up of late, and continued his improved play on Saturday, going 1-for-1 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs scored. The steal was his fourth of the […]

Taylor Trammell Drives In Four

Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell was told he would make the major league club early on Saturday, and later that day continued to show why. Trammell went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. The home run came off fellow lefty Scott Kazmir. Trammell has had a breakout spring, slashing .302/.388/.628 with three home […]

Seattle Mariners Sleepers to Watch in 2021

In a division with the star-studded Angels and Astros and the ever-consistent Athletics, it's easy to overlook the Mariners and Rangers in the American League West. And while you may have good reasons to look past the Rangers, the Mariners have several intriguing fantasy players for the 2021 season that could be going a bit […]

Engel's Insider Angles: Front Office Views On Dylan Moore, Musgrove, Ohtani And More

The Fantasy Sports Writers Association award-winning Fantasy Baseball Insider Series continues on RotoBaller.com! Every year during fantasy baseball draft season, Scott Engel talks to prime MLB sources to get exclusive nuggets of information. On the condition of anonymity, former and current players, executives, scouts and media members provide their unfiltered insights on key players and […]

ATC Projections Volatility for Multi-Category Players

One year ago, I penned my very first article on RotoBaller. I am truly honored that the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) awarded the piece as the 2020 Baseball Article of the Year. “Finding Combo-Player Values Using Z-Scores and ATC Projections” provided a new perspective on how to find helpful multi-category players to fill out […]

2021 ATC Projections: Hitter Surprises

By their nature, projection systems don’t typically offer many big surprises. Outside of Lucas Giolito’s ZiPS projection, there aren’t many player projections that jump off of the page this season. Still, even seemingly small surprises can have significant fantasy implications, and it’s worth exploring those surprises. To add an element of objectivity to this analysis, […]

James Paxton Dominant In Final Spring Start

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton had a dominant outing Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, striking out nine batters in four innings while only yielding two hits and two walks. It was only Paxton's second game appearance of the spring, as he was held back from Cactus League action due to visa issues. Across […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - RotoBaller Staff Picks

As the 2021 MLB season approaches, it's time for the RotoBaller staff to once again reveal their favorite preseason draft sleepers. We recently asked some of our top fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are targeting the most in the later rounds of fantasy drafts. While you've likely […]

Finding Over/Undervalued Outfielders Using Expected Draft Values

Welcome to the FSWA-nominated Expected Draft Values series, where we look at historical data to identify both overvalued and undervalued players of all types. Whether you're targeting power, speed, power+speed, batting average+power, and so on, we've got you covered. We're onto the outfield now as we make our way through our 2021 draft prep. Today, […]

Analyzing the Theory of Hot and Cold Streaks

You hear it all the time. "This pitcher is really locked in right now" or "this hitter is just seeing the ball so well recently." Looking for patterns and explanations is part of human nature. This manifests itself in sports by people picking up on hot and cold streaks and making quite a big deal […]

Max Pacioretty Snipes On Saturday

Vegas Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty scored in overtime to clinch the win for his team on Saturday. Vegas defeated Colorado by the score of 3-2. Pacioretty recorded an assist on a power-play goal in the first period scored by Alec Martinez. He also added his fourth overtime winning goal of the season. The former […]

Jameson Taillon To Start With A Slow Workload

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon will start the team's seventh game of the season and open the year with extra time between starts. The Yankees are being cautious with Taillon's workload after he missed all of 2020 recovering from Tommy John surgery, and fantasy managers should keep Taillon's diminished workload in mind during […]

Food City Dirt Race: DraftKings, FanDuel, Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

Alright y'all, who is ready to go dirt racin'? The NASCAR Cup Series takes to the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track on Sunday afternoon (March 28) for the first Cup dirt race in nearly 51 years. Yes, 51 years! Of course, the Camping World Truck Series competed at Eldora Speedway once annually between 2013 and […]

A.J. Puk Sharp In Third Spring Appearance

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher A.J. Puk tossed four shutout innings with three strikeouts in a Cactus League start against the Rangers on Friday. Puk is battling for the fifth rotation slot in Oakland vacated by Mike Fiers (back); Daulton Jefferies and Cole Irvin are also in the running for the job. Puk is ranked as […]

Cole Irvin Making Bid For Rotation Spot

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Cole Irvin dazzled in his last spring outing striking out 10 Dodgers in six shutout innings. The 27-year-old lefty carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning as he makes a bid for the fifth rotation spot vacated by Mike Fiers (back) who will start the season on the injured list. A's […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/28): 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, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

Larry Nance Jr. Fills Up The Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. put up a nice statistical line in Saturday's loss to the Kings. Nance scored 17 points with nine rebounds, five assists, two triples, and two steals in 34 minutes. The 28-year-old is averaging 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks per game in March- and has produced solid lines lately. Nance […]