Jimmy Butler Notches Second Straight Triple-Double

Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler had a well-rounded game in a losing effort on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors. Butler scored 13 points and racked up 12 rebounds and 11 assists to record his second-straight triple-double. He shot 6-for-16 in the game and hit one three-pointer. He also had three steals and […]

Kent Bazemore Scores Season-High 26 Points On Wednesday

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Kent Bazemore had his best offensive game of the season in Wednesday night's win over the Miami Heat. Bazemore led all scorers in the game with 26 points, a season-high for him. He shot 10-for-19 from the field and hit four threes while adding eight rebounds, three assists, three steals […]

Call of Duty DFS Lineup Picks (2/18/21) - DraftKings Daily Fantasy

Hello there eSports DFS enthusiasts, and welcome back to RotoBaller's coverage of Call of Duty DFS contests for DraftKings! My Name is Koby and I'll be here all season long to help guide you through the COD DFS world. Welcome back to another great week of COD DFS! I'm excited to dive back into this […]

Stephen Curry Drops 25 Points, Dishes Out 11 Assists

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry led the team to a 120-112 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. He scored 25 points while shooting 8-for-25 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free throw strike. He hit five threes and also had 11 assists, seven rebounds, two steals and three turnovers. This […]

Reggie Jackson Finds His Flow

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson produced a solid performance in Wednesday's loss to Utah, posting 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and one steal in 31 minutes on the court. He shot 5-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 at the foul line. Jackson had managed only 14 total points in the two previous […]

Donovan Mitchell Leads All Scorers With 24 Points

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 24 points in Wednesday's 114-96 win over the Clippers, shooting 9-for-22 from the field and 4-for-6 at the charity stripe. He added seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals, and one block with three turnovers in 33 minutes. Mitchell's shooting clearly should've been better, but he was […]

Rudy Gobert Has 20-20 Vision Versus Clippers

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert pulled off a huge performance in Wednesday's win over the Clippers, posting 23 points and 20 rebounds on 8-for-12 shooting from the field. He went 7-for-8 at the foul line, adding one steal and one block to his tally. Gobert had a quiet evening with 11 points and nine board […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Returns With 22-Point Effort

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a knee injury on Wednesday, putting up 22 points on 6-for-14 shooting in a loss to Memphis. He went 2-for-5 from downtown and 8-for-8 at the line, adding six assists and three rebounds with one turnover in 33 minutes. Gilgeous-Alexander, who missed four games, was on a […]

Grayson Allen Continues To Impress As A Starter

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Grayson Allen had six triples and 22 points in Wednesday's win over the Thunder, shooting 7-for-13 from the field and adding four rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Allen is a great shooter and he now gets to show it regularly since getting promoted to the starting lineup. He has posted […]

Ja Morant Records Third Career Triple-Double

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant notched his third career triple-double on Wednesday, finishing a 122-113 win over OKC with 15 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds. It's funny to say this, but Morant's performance actually should've been better, as he had an awful 4-for-14 shooting night from the field. He finished things up with […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Wednesday, February 17

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 […]

Josh Norris Reaches 10 Points For The Year

Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris tallied an assist in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Toronto, reaching 10 points for the year. He combined with Chris Tierney to set up Brady Tkachuk, who scored his fifth goal of the season. Norris added five shots and one hit to his stat line in 17:28 on the ice. The […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 9

Our one and only, Milos Zvekic broke down the Week 8 streamers earlier this week and will continue to do so all season long. I will be chiming in mid-week to add some sprinkles and frosting onto the beautifully baked Zvekic cake. For the rest of Week 9 (Thursday to Sunday), there are 10 teams with […]

Auston Matthews Takes Point Streak To 14 Games

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored his 14th goal of the season in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa to take his point streak to 14 games. He is quickly closing in on a franchise record, which stands at 18 games. Matthews, who boasts 21 points in 16 games, has been simply excellent so far, […]

Alexander Kerfoot Notches Leafs Game-Winner

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot potted the decisive goal in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa, reaching three goals and eight points for the year. Auston Matthews got the scoring started with his 14th marker of the season, while Jake Muzzin collected an assist on both plays. Kerfoot looks like a pretty unattractive fantasy piece, […]

Top 250 Dynasty Prospects Rankings (Part 1)

RotoBaller's Top 250 Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Prospects list is back and refreshed for the 2021 season. Baseball has undergone a lot of change over the past 12 months due to the pandemic and no area of the game has been more heavily impacted than the minor leagues. Since this time last year, Minor League Baseball has […]

2021 First Base Rankings - 5x5 Mixed Leagues

The chaotic, wild, and confusing 2020 COVID season is now thankfully behind us, am I right fellow Red Sox fans? But now is the hardest part in terms of fantasy implications from the pandemic as we try to decipher how much of 2020's statistics are actually viable data for 2021 projections. Small playing time samples, […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 18th, 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 18th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Dynasty Price Check - Clyde Edwards-Helaire

We continue with our evaluation of the dynasty league value of high-profile players in our Dynasty Price Check series. Should you trade them or trade for them? Are they being overvalued or undervalued by dynasty players? We've already covered players like Ezekiel Elliott, which you can read here, and James Robinson, which you can find here. […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Batter BABIP

The most accessible of the fantasy-relevant advanced stats is BABIP, or Batting Average on Balls In Play. It simply measures a player's batting average on balls in play, with outcomes such as strikeouts and home runs removed from consideration. In general, the league average hovers around .300, a nice round number to remember. Many know […]

Titans Continuing To Monitor Adam Humphries

The Tennessee Titans say they're "continuing to monitor" wide receiver Adam Humphries (concussion), who last played in Week 12 against the Browns. The fact that Humphries still seems to be suffering from the concussion he initially suffered on November 1st against Cincinnati is a bad sign. Hopefully, Humphries is eventually cleared and is able to […]

Demarcus Evans Won't Throw Off Mound Until Mid-March

Texas Rangers relief pitcher Demarcus Evans (lat) isn't cleared to throw off a mound and won't be until mid-March after offseason surgery. Evans showed promise in his first four MLB games last year, throwing four innings with four strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA. It was a small sample size, but the hard-throwing youngster projects to […]

Joely Rodriguez Behind Schedule

Texas Rangers pitcher Joely Rodriguez (ankle) is reportedly a bit behind schedule, according to Levi Weaver of The Athletic. Rodriguez pitched in 12 games last year for the Rangers, posting a 2.13 ERA with 17 strikeouts. A strong 2020 season could propel Rodriguez into a larger role in 2021, though the injury setback could be […]

Russell Westbrook With Triple-Double Against Denver

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook scored 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Denver Nuggets. In addition, Westbrook grabbed 13 rebounds and added 12 assists, two steals, and one block. He turned the ball over eight times. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Saturday, who allow opponents to score the sixth-most points […]

Davis Bertans Drains Nine Three-Pointers

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans scored 35 points on 9-for-11 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Denver Nuggets, with all of his attempts coming from three. He was also 8-for-8 from the line. In addition, Bertans grabbed three rebounds and added one assist, one steal, and one block. He'll face the Trail Blazers on Saturday, […]

Jamal Murray Scores 35 Points In Loss To Wizards

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored 35 points on 13-for-25 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and dished out six assists. Murray was 5-for-10 from three and also posted a steal and a block. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the highest […]

Joel Embiid One Assist Shy Of Triple-Double

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 31 points on 10-for-21 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked one shot. Embiid also posted nine assists and two steals while going 10-for-12 from the charity stripe. He'll play the Chicago Bulls on Friday, who allow opponents to grab […]

Tobias Harris Grabs 15 Boards On Wednesday

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris scored 24 points on 8-for-17 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets. In addition, he grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked two shots. Harris also posted five assists and one steal. He'll play the Chicago Bulls on Friday, who allow opponents to grab the eighth-fewest rebounds in the NBA while […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/18/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! Tonight's schedule returns to the NBA's standard slimmed-down version with only three games to fill our DFS lineups. Toronto and Milwaukee complete their two-game series while Miami continues their road trip with a matchup against Sacramento. The evening's highlight is Brooklyn, without Kevin Durant, traveling to Los Angeles to take on a […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/18): 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 […]