Zach LaVine Has Big Second Half Versus Minnesota

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine scored 21 of his game-high 30 points in the second half in Sunday's 121-117 loss to Minnesota. He was 4-for-12 with the three-ball and shot 13-for-28 overall from the field with seven rebounds and six assists. Nikola Vucevic had a quiet night with 18 points. LaVine enjoyed a big […]

D'Angelo Russell Goes For 27 Points In Sunday's Win

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell missed only four shots and had 27 points off the bench in Sunday's victory over the Bulls, adding four assists and two rebounds with two turnovers in 26 minutes. He finished with 9-for-13 shooting from the field and with a 6-for-6 record at the foul line while sinking half […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Gets Near To Triple-Double Sunday Night

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns almost posted a triple-double in Sunday's 121-117 victory over Chicago, going for 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes. He had a pair of blocks as well while shooting 8-for-15 from the field and a perfect 8-for-8 at the foul line. KAT was also solid from behind […]

Kristaps Porzingis Provides Big Double-Double

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis had a nice double-double in Sunday's 119-117 loss to the Spurs, scoring a team-high 31 points on 12-for-21 shooting and picking up a game-high 15 rebounds. Luka Doncic posted a 25-5-5 line with four steals. Porzingis has now led the Mavs in scoring twice in the last three games, all […]

MLB DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Monday April 12th

The 2021 MLB is underway and there is a ton of excitement surrounding it! It was a long offseason, but we have finally reached the beginning of the MLB season. We will be here week in and week out offering up advice for some of the best prop picks in the industry with Monkey Knife […]

Dejounte Murray Records 25 Points, Four Steals On Sunday

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray played a big part on both ends of the floor in Sunday's win over Dallas, scoring 25 points and snapping up four steals. He had an 11-for-17 shooting night and added five rebounds and five assists to his line with one turnover in 33 minutes. Murray, who shot […]

Tommy Pham Struggling Out Of The Gate

San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham is off to a slow start to the 2021 season. Through 10 games, he's slashing .121/.250/.121 with just one RBI. He's yet to record an extra-base hit on the year. He's shown solid plate discipline with five walks and five strikeouts. Despite the lack of any power numbers whatsoever, […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/12/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/12/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  Top Tournament Stacks for 4/12/21 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 […]

DeMar DeRozan Delivers Victory With 33-Point Effort

San Antonio Spurs guard/forward DeMar DeRozan recorded a game-high 33 points and scored the decisive basket in Sunday's 119-117 victory over Dallas, shooting 13-for-25 from the field and 7-for-8 at the charity stripe. He also had the most assists in the game with eight and picked up five rebounds with two turnovers in 35 minutes. […]

Will Smith With A 1.214 OPS Through Seven Games

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith is off to a hot start to the 2021 season. Through seven games, he is slashing .300/.464/.750 with two home runs, three doubles, four RBI and six runs. He's walked six times and struck out only four times. He's registered barrels on five of his 17 batted balls (29.4%) […]

Brandon Lowe Still Searching For First Home Run

Tampa Bay Rays second baseman/outfielder Brandon Lowe is off to a slow start to the 2021 season. He's slashing .179/.343/.250 and is yet to hit his first home run. He has two doubles and three RBI and he's struck out 11 times over 28 at-bats. He's yet to register a barrel over 17 batted balls […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/12/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, Rotoballers! Baseball is back to being a constant in our lives, and I forgot how much I missed playing this sport's version of DFS. There are so many ways to build a lineup every day, and I hope my picks can nudge you in the right direction towards getting in the green tonight. For […]

Yordan Alvarez Off To Strong Start To 2021 Season

Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez has compiled six extra-base hits through nine games this year. He has four doubles and two home runs and has compiled eight RBI and six runs. He's slashing .289/.317/.553. Alvarez barely saw the field in 2020 due to a COVID setback and surgery on both of his knees. That […]

Chris Boucher Has Double-Double, Four Blocks On Sunday

Toronto Raptors forward/center Chris Boucher was back in double-double mode in Sunday's loss to the Knicks, scoring 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbing a game-high 14 boards. He went 1-for-3 from downtown and had four blocks on the defensive end. Boucher is a fantasy monster, but sadly Raptors head coach Nick Nurse isn't a […]

Kyle Lowry Comes Back With 19-7-6 Line

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry made his first appearance of the month on Sunday, finishing a 102-96 loss to the Knicks with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists. He shot 5-for-10 from the field and 7-for-8 at the foul line, adding three steals with five turnovers in 37 minutes. Lowry, who went 2-for-7 […]

Julius Randle Scores Game-High 26 Points In Sunday's Win

New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle shot a poor 1-for-8 from outside against Toronto on Sunday but still notched a game-high 26 points in a 102-96 win. He went 7-for-19 overall from the field and was extremely busy at the line with an 11-for-11 effort. Randle's night also included eight rebounds and five assists […]

Clayton Kershaw Pitches Six Scoreless Innings On Sunday

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw out-dueled fellow ace Max Scherzer in the Dodgers' 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Kershaw pitched six innings and allowed five hits, no walks and no runs while striking out six. He earned the win and improved to 2-1 on the young season. Kershaw has led […]

Corey Seager Hitting .342 Through Nine Games

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has picked up where he left off after his dominant 2020 season. Through nine games in 2021, Seager is slashing .342/.444/.447 with four doubles, seven RBI and five runs. He's still searching for his first home run of the year, but it's hard to complain about his production apart […]

Mo Bamba Has Best Game Of The Season

Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points in Sunday's loss to Milwaukee, going 8-for-11 from the field and a red-hot 5-for-6 from downtown. He finished things off with five rebounds and one block in 21 minutes. Bamba has been a non-factor in fantasy hoops all campaign, but […]

Zach McKinstry Providing Solid Spark For Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Zach McKinstry has been one of the biggest surprise stories for the team so far this year. Through nine games, the 25-year-old rookie is slashing .321/.355/.679 with two home runs, four doubles and 10 RBI. He has just four strikeouts over 28 at-bats. In Sunday's game, McKinstry was especially clutch […]

Bobby Portis Notches Fourth Straight Double-Double

Milwaukee Bucks forward/center Bobby Portis went back to the bench for Sunday's meeting with the Magic, but he still came through with a double-double, finishing a blowout win with 16 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 6-for-12 from the field and had a really good 4-for-6 record from outside. Portis also posted one assist and […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Sunday, April 11

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 […]

Khris Middleton Returns With 21 Points

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton returned from a rest day with a 21-point performance in Sunday's 124-87 win over Orlando, shooting 8-for-13 from the field and 2-for-4 from downtown. He added eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block to his line. The Bucks brought all of their big guns back, except for […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/12/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/12/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 12-game slate on tap today, the first BIG slate of the season. There are some elite pitchers to target in Garrett […]

MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/12 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Pitching Primer for 4/12 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.   High-Priced Aces These are your studs who are worth paying up for on this slate. It makes sense to deploy these guys as your cash game plays on FanDuel and as your SP1 on DraftKings based […]

Kyle Larson Ends Up In Top 5 At Martinsville On Sunday

The Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 featured a nice result from Kyle Larson. He started 19th and wound up inching his way up the field into fifth. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver did not lead a single lap at Martinsville. However, his +14 place differential was made more impressive when he dropped to 13th […]

William Byron Takes Home Fourth Place At Martinsville On Sunday

William Byron had an interesting afternoon and evening as the Hendrick Motorsports driver scrambled his way to a fourth-place finish. The No. 24 driver held off Kyle Larson but could not catch Denny Hamlin for third. He managed to lead nine laps. Byron was sixth after stage one and seventh after stage two before surging […]

Denny Hamlin Finished Third Yet Again This Time At Martinsville

Denny Hamlin dominated most of the caution-filled race on Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver led 276 of the 500 laps. It was that 42-lap run at the end which foiled his efforts to win. Ultimately, he could not even hold off Chase Elliott for second place. The result was another third-place finish that left […]

Chase Elliott Never Leads But Finished Second At Martinsville

In the end, Chase Elliott nearly got to the front but came up a little bit short. Elliott finished second at Sunday's Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. The Hendrick Motorsports driver finished almost two seconds behind Martin Truex Jr. Elliott was able to pass Denny Hamlin with five laps to go as he caught […]

Martin Truex Jr. Fends Off Elliott And Hamlin To Win At Martinsville

Martin Truex Jr. was able to time his pass right as he zipped by Denny Hamlin with 15 laps to go on Sunday at Martinsville. The No.19 Toyota driver not only held on but pulled away from Hamlin and ultimately Chase Elliott. Truex Jr. won the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 by nearly two […]