DJ LeMahieu Has Reached Base In Five Straight Games

New York Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu has done his job at the top of the team's lineup so far this year. He's reached base in each of the team's first five games with at least one hit in four straight. He's slashing .263/.417/.263 over 24 plate appearances this year. He's walked five times and […]

Tap That: Episode #22: Are We Cleaned Out?

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

Pete Alonso Hits First Home Run Of Season

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, two runs scored, and a walk on Tuesday in the Mets' 8-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Alonso is coming off a red-hot spring, so this showing in just the second game of the season bodes well for a […]

Paul George Comes To Life With 36-Point Effort

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Paul George regained his scoring form in Tuesday's win over Portland, leading all scorers with 36 points on 11-for-18 shooting. He went 6-for-9 with the three-ball and 8-for-8 at the line with five assists, three rebounds, one steal, and one block. This marks his first 30-point outing since the All-Star […]

Bryce Harper Searching For First Extra-Base Hit

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper is off to a somewhat quiet start to the 2021 season, despite the team's 4-1 start. Harper has walked at least once in each game, which has led to a remarkable on-base percentage of .455. However, outside of his walks, he's gone just 3-for-15 with no extra-base hits. The underlying […]

Malachi Flynn Continues To Impress

Toronto Raptors point guard Malachi Flynn had a third consecutive strong outing in Tuesday's loss to the Lakers, recording 11 points with eight rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block. He replaced OG Anunoby in the starting five for the second half after the Raptors forward got tossed from the game early on. With […]

Kevin Ginkel Was Unavailable Due To Illness On Tuesday

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Kevin Ginkel (illness) was one of the team's only relievers who didn't take to the mound on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks went 13 innings deep against the Colorado Rockies. Along the way, relievers Chris Devenski and Yoan Lopez both blew save opportunities. After the game, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that Ginkel […]

Dane Dunning Strikes Out Six Batters

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Dane Dunning provided a strong performance in his first official game with his new club. The rookie hurler kept the Blue Jays hitters off-balance with a good mix of his secondary offerings. He allowed just three hits and one run — a Bo Bichette solo homer — over five innings of […]

Pascal Siakam Gets To 27 Points Despite Horrible Shooting

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 27 points in Tuesday's loss to the Lakers, but he did so with awful 7-for-21 shooting. He failed to make any of his six attempts from deep and managed to continue his run of consecutive 20-point games only thanks to 13-for-15 shooting at the foul line. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/7/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! It's an ace day in DFS with recent Cy Young winners Trevor Bauer, Blake Snell, and Shane Bieber all getting their second starts of the young season. You'll find those three sitting at the top of the pitching salaries facing some weak offenses in the middle of the week. DraftKings is switching […]

Ryan McMahon Blasts Three Home Runs On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies second baseman/third baseman Ryan McMahon had a monster day on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. McMahon went 4-for-6 with three home runs, a double and four RBI. He is off to a scorching start to the year with hits in each game he's started and multiple hits in three of his five starts. […]

Nate Lowe Hits Two Bombs

Texas Rangers designated hitter Nate Lowe continued his offensive onslaught on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays. He went 2-for-3 with two home runs and a walk. The young infielder now has three home runs in five games and is hitting .381. Four of his eight hits have gone for extra bases. Lowe was acquired […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Tuesday, April 6

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 […]

Talen Horton-Tucker Leads Lakers In Scoring Tuesday Night

Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward Talen Horton-Tucker was the team's leading scorer in Tuesday's 110-101 win over Toronto, notching 17 points off the bench in 26 minutes. He shot 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from long range, adding six assists, four rebounds and one steal with four turnovers. Horton-Tucker has failed to capitalize on Lakers' […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/7/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/7/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  Top Tournament Stacks for 4/7/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick on if […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/7/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We've got a nine-game slate for Wednesday. ATL, BOS, DEN, IND, MEM, and NOP are playing the second leg of a back-to-back. There are two games at 7:00 pm ET (MIN @ IND and WAS @ ORL), two games at 7:30 pm (NY @ BOS and NO @ BKN), three games at 8:00 pm (CHA […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (4/7): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is rolling along 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 […]

Lonzo Ball Hovers Around Triple-Double

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball was in a triple-double mood on Tuesday against Atlanta but narrowly missed out on it, finishing a 123-107 loss with 12 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. He also put in a nice shift defensively by getting three steals and two blocks. Ball made a career-high eight triples […]

Bo Bichette Slugs First Two Homers Of 2021

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette had two home runs in a losing effort on Tuesday. The club managed just six hits in the 7-4 loss but the young hitter accounted for half of the runs with his two solo shots off starter Dane Dunning and reliever Matt Bush. Bichette is now hitting .250 this […]

Zion Williamson Returns From Injury With 36 Points

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson returned from a three-game absence on Tuesday, scoring a game-high 34 points on 12-for-18 shooting in a 123-107 loss to the Hawks. He made his only three-pointer and went 9-for-10 at the line with five rebounds, two assists and one steal. Williamson ended up logging 35 minutes, so […]

Marcus Stroman Picks Up Win Tuesday

Pitching in his first game since 2019, New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman threw six impressive innings in the Mets' 8-4 win against the Phillies on Tuesday. Stroman, the pitcher of record on the winning side, allowed just one earned one, two walks, and three hits while striking out three. Stroman showed no signs […]

Trae Young Scores 30 Points With Six Triples

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young led his team to a 123-107 victory over New Orleans on Tuesday, scoring 30 points on 10-for-21 shooting. He was on fire from downtown with a 6-for-7 effort and handed out 12 assists to complete his third double-double in four games. Young's scoring performances are inconsistent at the moment, […]

Jeimer Candelario Hitting .300 Through Five Games

Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario has been steadying the team's lineup through five games this year. He's gone 6-for-20 with two doubles, two walks, two RBI and four runs. He struck out three times in the season opener, but has only struck out once since. Candelario hit second in the lineup for the first […]

Niko Goodrum Tallies Three Hits From Leadoff Spot

Detroit Tigers utility man Niko Goodrum led off for the first time this season on Tuesday against lefty J.A. Happ and the Minnesota Twins. He got the start in left field and later shifted over to second base. He went 3-for-5 with a run scored in the game. Goodrum has started three of the Tigers' […]

Casey Mize Allows One Run Over Four Innings

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize had a solid but short 2021 debut outing against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. Mize pitched four innings and allowed five hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out four. Mize had a rough spring training, posting a 7.23 ERA and 1.77 WHIP over 18.2 innings. He […]

Ty France (2B/3B, SEA) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS:  Ty France ascended to the majors in 2019 with the San Diego Padres after putting together some truly monstrous seasons in the minor leagues.  In 2019 at Triple-A El Paso, France slashed .399/.477/770 with 27 home runs and a 196 wRC+.  He hasn't […]

MLB Betting Picks for Wednesday 4/7 - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

We moved away from the pushes and jumped into the win column with a two-fer Tuesday. Despite Dylan Bundy's best efforts, the Astros were able to pull out a ninth inning win from the Angels. Meanwhile, Toronto and Texas did bring their bats out and we cashed the over in the eighth, thanks to a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/7/21): NBA DFS Lineups

It's another solid slate in the NBA with nine games going on, but we know that load management shenanigans will plague this long before lock. At least we already know that His Beardness is out with a bum hammy. Jamal Murray sat last night, so I would guess he'll be in there tonight. Kevin Durant […]

MLB DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings - Daily DFS Quick Hits (4/7)

Welcome back to another edition of MLB DFS Quick Hits. Today we have a 10 game slate to preview. Bubba (@bdentrek) will go over weather, totals, plays, and more to get your MLB DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the MLB DFS Quick Hits, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for April 7th, 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 7th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]