Zion Williamson Fills Up The Box Score In Loss To Bucks

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson scored 34 points with eight rebounds, six assists, a block, and a steal in a loss to the Bucks on Thursday. Williamson did have five turnovers- the second-most he's had in a game this season- though he made up for that with his solid contributions in the assist and […]

Josh Bell Ready To Be "The Guy" In D.C.

Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell is looking forward to a middle-of-the-order spot in the lineup, writes Mark Zuckerman. Manager Davey Martinez indicated "a very strong possibility" that Bell would hit behind star outfielder Juan Soto, citing Bell's experience batting cleanup and his being a switch hitter. Bell is coming off a difficult 2020 and […]

Donte DiVincenzo Scores Season-High 24 Points With Full Line

Milwaukee Bucks guard Donte Divincenzo played his best game of the season during Thursday's 129-125 win over New Orleans. DiVincenzo poured in a season-high 24 points with nine assists, matching his previous high this year. He filled out the line with seven boards, four triples, two steals, and a block in 35 minutes. DiVincenzo has […]

Connor McDavid Posts Two Points In Thursday's Win

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-0 win over Vancouver to post his 12th multi-point outing of the season. His year includes two five-point performances and the Edmonton captain is dominating the league's scoring charts with 40 points in just 22 games. He'll be out to rattle the […]

Mike Smith Blanks Vancouver Thursday Night

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith picked up his second shutout of the year with 32 saves in Thursday's 3-0 win at Vancouver, keeping his record perfect at 6-0-0. The veteran netminder is off the spectacular start to the season with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. The Oilers are red-hot right now […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Puts Up 38 Points With 10 Boards

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had another monster effort in a win over the Pelicans Thursday. Antetokounmpo scored 38 points with 10 rebounds, four assists, two triples, and a block in 38 minutes. Amazingly for his category managers, the Greek Freak made 8 of his 10 attempts from the line, which is the fourth time […]

Joel Armia Pots Two Goals In Thursday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens winger Joel Armia struck twice against the Jets in Thursday's 6-3 loss, joining Tomas Tatar on the scoreboard. Armia made it 2-0 and Tatar produced a power-play goal to put the Habs 3-1 up, but the Jets ended up ruining Dominique Ducharme's debut as Montreal head coach. Armia ended a six-game dry spell […]

Emmanuel Clase (RP, CLE) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 400 CURRENT ADP: ~447 overall ANALYSIS: A suspension wiped out his 2020 season but it only serves to make him an even better value in 2021. With Brad Hand gone, there's a good chance Clase gets at least a handful of saves even if he doesn't win the job outright. The question is […]

Blake Wheeler Registers Second Consecutive Three-Point Outing

Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists in Thursday's 6-3 victory over Montreal, recording his second consecutive three-point outing. Kyle Connor scored twice and Wheeler's linemates Mark Scheifele and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a goal and an assist as the Jets ended up with a big win from a 3-1 […]

Linus Ullmark Exits Thursday's Contest With Injury

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark picked up a lower-body injury in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey, exiting the game after the opening period. It turned out to be costly for Buffalo, as Ullmark saved all 15 shots he faced while Carter Hutton came in and allowed four goals on 21 shots. The severity […]

Sam Reinhart Picks Up Another Power-Play Goal

Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart scored his third power-play goal in four games in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey. Casey Mittelstadt also notched a power-play goal and Riley Sheahan started the scoring for the Sabres, who were without Jack Eichel after he was scratched with a lower-body injury. Five of Reinhart's seven goals […]

Pavel Zacha Finishes Three-Point Night With Game-Winner

New Jersey Devils forward Pavel Zacha capped off a three-point night with the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory against Buffalo. He added two assists to his tally, helping both of his linemates Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt open their goals account for the year. Zacha added three shots and two hits to his […]

Milan Lucic Produces Fifth Goal Of The Year

Calgary Flames left wing Milan Lucic produced the team's only marker in Thursday's 6-1 loss to Ottawa, reaching five goals and eight points for the year. Dillon Dube and Christopher Tanev had the assists on the play. Lucic finished things off with three shots and three hits. The 32-year-old bruiser has always had a good […]

Drake Batherson Pushes Goal-Scoring Streak To Four Games

Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson took his goal streak to four games when he opened the scoring in Thursday's big 6-1 win over Calgary. Colin White notched two goals and Thomas Chabot had two assists. Batherson has been very productive as a third-liner lately, posting six points during his current goal streak and netting […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Plate Discipline

No matter how high a particular player's BABIP may be, his average will be mediocre at best if he strikes out too much. This is why fantasy managers have known for years that players like Chris Davis are potential drains on a fantasy team's batting average. Furthermore, players that whiff a lot tend to continue […]

Jamal Murray Hits Six Treys During 34-Point Performance

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray continued his scoring tear with a 34-point performance in Thursday's loss to Washington, shooting 12-for-23 from the field and sinking six three-point shots with 11 attempts. He added six rebounds, six assists, and two blocks to his line with five turnovers in 42 minutes. Murray's hot streak is at […]

Russell Westbrook Rolls To Another Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook notched his fourth triple-double in six games on Thursday, helping the team beat Denver with 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. After going three straight games with 50-plus percent shooting, Westbrook's efficiency dropped to 6-for-17 from the field and he was 3-for-4 at the line. He also recorded […]

Kyle Hendricks Expected To Start Opening Day

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks is likely to earn the Opening Day start when the club kicks off their season at home versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hendricks will pitch in the Cubs Cactus League opener on Monday and pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said that will put the pitcher on track for "the start of […]

Bradley Beal Goes For 33 Points Versus Denver

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal was 10-for-19 from the field and a perfect 11-for-11 at the line during a 33-point performance in Thursday's 112-110 victory over Denver. The NBA's leading scorer posted his 19th 30-point game of the season, adding four rebounds, four assists, and one steal with two turnovers in 36 minutes. The […]

Jon Anderson's Third Base Tiered Rankings and Projections

Welcome back to my own personal rankings series! Today we're covering third base, but you can check out the rest of the series at the links below: First Base Second Base Shortstop Third base may be the deepest position in terms of total statistical production that will come out of it, but that does not […]

Kawhi Leonard Limited To 17 Points

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard had his third game of the season with fewer than 20 points on Thursday, finishing a 122-94 loss to Memphis with 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting. The whole starting five struggled in the contest and Paul George did even worse with 3-for-12 shooting and 13 points. Kawhi, who […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Thursday, February 25

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 […]

Jonas Valanciunas Takes Double-Double Streak To Five Games

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas posted a fifth consecutive double-double on Thursday, racking up 16 points and 15 rebounds in a 122-94 win over the Clippers. He shot 7-for-14 from the field and even made both of his attempts from behind the arc. Valanciunas finished things up with a pair of assists. The nine-year veteran […]

Is J.T. Realmuto Worth the Draft Cost?

Every year, there seems to be one catcher who stands above all others when it comes to fantasy value and consequently draft price. In 2017, it was Gary Sanchez. In 2018, Salvador Perez. After the 2019 and 2020 seasons, J.T. Realmuto has clearly emerged as the top backstop in fantasy. Catcher is one of the […]

Tyus Jones Leads All Scorers With Career-High 20 Points

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Tyus Jones led all scorers in Thursday's 122-94 win over the Clippers, scoring a career-high 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting. He was 2-for-3 from downtown and added three assists, two rebounds, and one steal to his line in just 15 minutes off the bench. Jones doesn't get a lot of action […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 26th, 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 February 26th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC Vegas 20: Rozenstruik vs. Gane (Premium Content)

This upcoming weekend's event will kick-start a month-long run of UFC cards that will carry us through the month of March until we reach UFC FN 188 in April. That latter card is currently expected to happen on Apr. 10, but it is still to be confirmed if it will happen, and when it will […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Friday (2/26/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

Wednesday's slate of games were overall terrible until the last two games of the night. Nuggets-Wizards came down to the final shot, and Pelicans-Bucks was a close game until the final minute. Thursday has a great chance to make up for yesterday with a nine-game slate, and although most of the games are set to […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/26): 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 […]

Landry Shamet With Strong Showing On Thursday

Brooklyn Nets guard Landry Shamet scored 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting in Thursday's win over the Orlando Magic. He was 5-for-9 from three and also grabbed nine rebounds. It was his best scoring output since a 22-point effort on February 6th, as well as his best rebounding game of the entire season. Shamet has played […]