Alex Ovechkin Strikes Twice In Capitals Victory

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin netted two goals on Friday as his team beat New Jersey 4-0. The Russian winger has been on fire lately, recording six goals and adding two helpers in his last five contests. In 2021, Ovechkin is averaging a point a game, posting 17 goals and 12 assists in 29 Capitals […]

Luke Voit To Have Knee Surgery

New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit (knee) has a partial meniscus tear and will undergo surgery as a result. Voit will be sidelined from any baseball activity for the next three weeks, and fantasy managers should expect him to return sometime in May. That's not a terrible timeline if all goes according to plan, […]

Igor Shesterkin In Net Versus Flyers On Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will make his 15th start of the campaign as his team squares off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. The 25-year-old picked up a 41-save victory versus the Flyers on Thursday, his first contest back after missing three weeks due to a groin injury. Shesterkin (80% owned in […]

Mike Tauchman Makes The Yankees

New York Yankees outfielder Mike Tauchman will be on the team's Opening Day roster after a spring training battle with outfielder Jay Bruce for a roster spot. In the end, both players wound up making the team's roster as first baseman Luke Voit (knee) appears likely to start the season on the injured list. Tauchman […]

Dan Vladar Starts For Bruins on Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Dan Vladar will make his second career NHL start as his team hosts the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old, who finds himself suiting up following Tuukka Rask suffering an upper-body injury on Thursday, won his first career start back on March 16th in stopping 34 of 35 shots against versus […]

Jay Bruce Makes The Yankees

New York Yankees outfielder Jay Bruce will be on the team's Opening Day roster, according to manager Aaron Boone. In a somewhat surprising turn of events, first baseman Luke Voit (knee) is the roster casualty for now as the 30-year-old appears to be on track to miss time early this season with a knee injury. […]

Brad Marchand Out On Saturday Versus Sabres

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will not play in Saturday's matinee versus the Buffalo Sabres after having been added to the COVID-19 protocol list. While it's not known if Marchand actually had a positive test prior to the game, the Bruins had to shut their facilities down earlier in the week out of precautionary measures. […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Drops 15 Points In Loss

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. was asked to play a bigger role on Friday with Luka Doncic (back) sidelined. The veteran guard is normally the No. 3 option in the offense, but saw more shots here. He finished with 16 points, five rebounds, one assist and two triples in 24 minutes. That is a […]

Kristaps Porzingis Has Monster Game In Losing Effort

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis was asked to carry the load on offense with Luka Doncic (back) sidelined on Friday. Porzingis did everything he could, but sadly it wasn't enough to beat the Indiana Pacers. He finished with 31 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three triples in 38 minutes. Porzingis has now posted back-to-back […]

Miguel Sano Belts First Home Run Of Spring

Minnesota Twins first/third baseman Miguel Sano went 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk, and a strikeout in Friday's loss to the Braves. Sano's homer was a rocket, a 458-foot blast that left his bat at an exit velocity of 110.7 MPH. The 27-year-old does have a relatively alarming 18 strikeouts compared to just four […]

Caris LeVert Cools Off Versus Mavs

Indiana Pacers guard Caris Levert came into Friday's game red-hot after two solid performances, but couldn't replicate it versus the Dallas Mavericks. He notched 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists in 35 minutes. He finished the game only making 4-of-14 field goal attempts, but the Pacers still managed to come away with the victory. […]

Malcolm Brogdon Notches 22 Points On Friday

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon put together a nice shooting performance to help lead his team to victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He scored 22 points, six rebounds, and one assist in the win. Brogdon also knocked down six triples during his 29 minutes of play. It was a nice bounce back performance […]

Domantas Sabonis Pulls Down 15 Rebounds In Win

Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis was a rebounding machine versus the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. He finished the game with 22 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists through 34 minutes. Sabonis has cooled off a little bit since his hot stretch earlier this month, but he still remains a must-have fantasy option. He is also […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/27/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Saturday brings a busy day on the ice in the National Hockey League and, starting in the afternoon, Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests to make the games even more fun. The premier game of the day has the Vegas Golden Knights in Colorado to take on the Avalanche. Colorado dominated their matchup on […]

Jarrett Allen Posts 19th Double-Double Of Season

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen hopped back on the double-double train on Friday after narrowly missing out on one in each of his last two games. Allen scored 13 points with 11 rebounds, five assists, one block, one steal, and a triple in 34 minutes. He's been held below his field-goal percentage average for the […]

Montrezl Harrell Scores Game-High 24 Points With 10 Boards

Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell kept rolling in Friday's win over the Cavaliers. Harrell scored a game-high 24 points on efficient 10 of 15 shooting from the field, adding 10 boards for his fifth double-double of the month. He chipped in two assists and two steals in 30 minutes of action. With their two […]

Dennis Schroder Fills Up The Box Score In Friday's Win

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schroder did a little bit of everything for his team in a 100-86 win over Cleveland on Friday. Schroder poured in 17 points with seven assists, five rebounds, four steals, a block, and a triple 32 minutes. He did have seven turnovers- one game after having six- so he's certainly […]

Clint Capela Records Monster Double-Double With Full Line

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela notched his third straight double-double as he helped snap his team's two-game losing streak on Friday. Capela poured in 18 points with 15 rebounds, recording a field goal percentage above 80 percent for the second straight contest. The 26-year-old made his presence felt on the defensive end as well, compiling […]

Marco Gonzales Struggles Friday

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales made his final spring appearance Friday, and it did not go well. Gonzales allowed six runs to the San Diego Padres on nine hits and two walks. He struck out four and allowed one home run in five innings. Gonzales now carries a 6.32 ERA with a 1.66 WHIP […]

Shed Long Jr. Returns To Mariners Lineup Card

Seattle Mariners second baseman Shed Long Jr. (shin) has yet to appear in Cactus League action, but did take a step forward on Friday, appearing on the roster for Seattle's game against the San Diego Padres. Long did not appear in the game, but this is a positive sign that his recovery from offseason shin […]

Trae Young Hands Out 15 Assists

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young kept rolling as a distributor, handing out 15 assists in Friday's victory over the Warriors. Young poured in 21 points, but it was a bit of a down performance in the scoring column- given his 1 of 6 shooting from deep- though he made up for it by going 8-for-9 […]

Kyle Lewis Sits Out For Fourth Straight Day

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis (knee) has not appeared in a Cactus League game since March 22nd, when he was shaken up after colliding with the outfield wall. It was stated that Lewis would not miss any time as a result of the incident, but four days later Lewis has still not returned to action. […]

Joe Panik Makes Blue Jays Roster

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Joe Panik has made the club's opening day roster. The veteran utility player was in camp as a non-roster invitee and will need to be added to the club's 40-man roster. He was informed that would likely not occur until Major League Baseball's deadline to set rosters because the Jays' roster […]

John Collins Drops Career-High 38 Points In Win Over Warriors

Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins was unstoppable in a 124-108 win over Golden State on Friday night. Collins scored a career-high 38 points on scorching-hot shooting percentages, including 14-for-19 from the field, 4 of 5 from deep, and 6 of 7 from the charity stripe. The 23-year-old added 12 rebounds, two assists, and a steal […]

Jarred Kelenic Reassigned To Minor League Camp

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic has been reassigned to minor league camp. He will not start the season with the big league team. This move has been expected, especially since deposed CEO Kevin Mather publicly stated that the club would manipulate Kelenic's service time. Though Kelenic lit up spring competition to the tune of a […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu To Start Opening Day

To the surprise of no one, the Toronto Blue Jays tabbed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu to be the club's starter on opening day. The veteran hurler is in his second season with the Blue Jays after signing a four-year, $80M contract prior to the 2020 season. Ryu made his final spring appearance on Friday and struggled […]

Jonas Valanciunas Notches 12th Straight Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas extended his double-double streak to 12 games in Friday's 117-114 loss to the Jazz. Valanciunas went up against defensive stud Rudy Gobert and put up 14 points, 18 boards, two assists, two blocks, and a steal in just 28 minutes. The 28-year-old shot just 35.7 percent from the field- his […]

Jamie Steed's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. With that in mind, I do think that each of these predictions has a legitimate chance of occurring […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Pitcher Statcast

Statcast metrics such as Barrels and Brls/BBE are great ways to evaluate a batter's performance, so it is only natural to assume that the metrics would be predictive for pitchers as well. As much as batters want to hit a Barrel every time, pitchers want to avoid them at all costs. Yet there is evidence […]

Deep Prospects to Stash in Dynasty

Chasing prospects is like playing the lottery. You're going to lose more times than you'll win, but if you win big it'll make up for all your losses. In dynasty leagues, managers are always going to try to be three steps ahead when it comes to identifying the next hot prospect. In this article, we're […]