Brayden Point Extends Point Streak With Two Goals

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point bagged both of the team's goals in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Florida, extending his point streak to seven games. He has notched five points across his last two outings. Victor Hedman also had two points on Thursday with a pair of assists. Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) was ruled out pregame […]

Alexander Wennberg Takes Goal Streak To Three Games

Florida Panthers forward Alexander Wennberg extended his goal streak to three games on Thursday, netting the team's second marker of the night in a 5-2 win over Tampa. He also tallied an assist on a Carter Verhaeghe goal. Aaron Ekblad joined Wennberg in the two-point club with a power-play goal and an assist. Frank Vatrano […]

Josh Jackson Leads Pistons In Scoring Thursday Night

Detroit Pistons guard/forward Josh Jackson continued his recent productive run with a team-high 18 points in Thursday's loss to Indiana, shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 6-for-8 at the foul line. He added a team-high eight rebounds, four assists, and one steal. On the downside, Jackson didn't hit a single three-pointer in the game and […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Thursday, February 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 […]

Malcolm Brogdon Almost Notches Double-Double With Boards

Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon was in a double-double mood on Thursday against the Pistons but couldn't quite get there, finishing a 111-95 win with 18 points and a season-high nine rebounds. He also had four assists and one steal, while shooting 8-for-19 from the field and 2-for-5 at the charity stripe. Brogdon posted […]

Domantas Sabonis Cooks Up Complete Line

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis was everywhere in Thursday's win over Detroit, finishing his night with 26 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and two blocks. He shot 9-for-14 from the field and 6-for-7 at the line. Sabonis, who was 2-for-4 from downtown on Thursday, had been in a bit of a slump lately […]

NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Daytona NextEra Energy 250 (2/12/21)

Welcome back to a new season of Truck Series DFS content here at RotoBaller. Thanks for joining us! No major changes to how I'm doing these pieces this season, except to add that for the occasional races with qualifying -- like this one -- where I might have to publish before the starting lineup is […]

2021 QB Rookie Class - NFL Draft Early Look

The 2021 rookie quarterback class could be one for the ages. Or, it could be another year where highly-rated prospects wind up struggling to make an impact in the NFL, like the 2018 draft that saw four quarterbacks go in the top 10 but two of whom -- Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen -- have […]

Dynasty Price Check - A.J. Dillon

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. […]

Outfield Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball

We've already gone around the infield with a look at first base, second base, third base, and shortstop. Let's head to the outfield now to break down the long list of outfielders that have fantasy relevance in 2021 and beyond. All of the players listed have outfield eligibility, although several will be used at shallower […]

Wide Receiver Free Agent Fantasy Fits (Part 2)

The 2020 NFL season is officially coming to a close, which means it is time to start preparing for 2021 fantasy football drafts! Free agency will have a chance to change the landscape of the league for several teams and players and could have a massive fantasy impact for next season. Throughout the next several […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 12th, 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 12th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

2021 Catcher 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, […]

2021 All-Value Team: Pouncing on ADP Fallers

One of the most common ways to get ahead in fantasy baseball is to be on the right side of small sample-size overreactions. After the 2020 season that saw just 60 regular-season games for each team, there is sure to be a lot of this as we approach draft season for 2021. Most hitters will suffer […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 8

Tick. Tock. There are still around 11 weeks left in the fantasy basketball season, depending on your league settings, but the end will present its ugly face sooner than later. Don't procrastinate until it's too late. Notch as many wins and stats as you can by mining the waiver wire. Our one and only, Milos […]

Dynasty Price Check - Dak Prescott

It's the offseason! Except when it comes to dynasty leagues, there is no offseason. We'll be spending some time this year thinking about how to value individual players in dynasty in our Dynasty Price Check series. What's a player's current value? Should you trade them or trade for them? Are they being overvalued or undervalued […]

2020 Schedule Outliers - NL and AL Central Starting Pitchers

One of the many weird things about the 2020 MLB season was how the schedule was re-done. In case you have forgotten, every team played all 60 of their regular-season games against teams in the same division or corresponding geographical division as them. That resulted in some natural advantages. It seemed pretty obvious at the […]

MMA DFS Value Picks - UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns (Premium Content)

Sometimes I think we don't deserve the UFC. This is one of those moments. The promo is putting together a "numbered" event and with it a title-fight less than a month from the last time we got to watch Conor McGregor's comeback in UFC 257. I know, I know, that even didn't include any belt […]

Rough Times in the Rockies: Examining Prospects from the Arenado Trade

With the Nolan Arenado trade finalized, we now know who Colorado will be receiving from St. Louis. Here's how that trade breaks down: St. Louis receives: 3B Nolan Arenado Colorado receives: LHP Austin Gomber, SS Mateo Gil, 3B Elehuris Montero, RHP Tony Locey, RHP Jake Sommers I already wrote about what to expect from Arenado in […]

Ken Giles Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Mariners

The Seattle Mariners agreed to an undisclosed two-year deal with free-agent relief pitcher Ken Giles (elbow) on Thursday, according to sources. Giles will miss the entire 2021 season while coming off Tommy John surgery, but he's expected to be ready for 2022. Before he had surgery last season, the hard-throwing right-hander posted a 1.87 ERA, […]

Drew Smyly (SP, ATL) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

Finding strong starting pitching that does not have a hefty price tag can be really tough. A lot of leagues are won by the team that had the most success with their later-round starting pitcher selections. Blake Snell, Shane Bieber, and Dinelson Lamet are three names of the last handful of years that went in […]

Mets Resume Talks For Kris Bryant

The New York Mets have resumed talks with the Chicago Cubs about trading for third baseman Kris Bryant, according to league sources. However, it's unknown how likely a trade is, as it was recently reported that the Cubs would likely hold onto Bryant until the July 31 trade deadline unless they were blown away by […]

Adbert Alzolay (SP, CHC) - 2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers

The Chicago Cubs suddenly have some openings in their rotation after jettisoning Yu Darvish in the offseason to, uh, not save money at all because that's totally not why they did it. Although we can agree that the additions of Zach Davies and Trevor Williams alongside Kyle Hendricks and Alec Mills make this staff a […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 8

Welcome to Rotation Watch, Rotoballers! Each week, this article will highlight the players that are gaining minutes in their team's rotation. Fantasy managers want to roster the players that are accumulating stats and racking up the playing time. They want to avoid the players falling out of favor and watching the action from the sidelines. […]

Mets Talking About Matt Chapman

The New York Mets have talked to the Oakland Athletics about trading for third baseman Matt Chapman, according to sources. The Mets have also been linked to Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez, with Chapman now emerging as a surprise candidate on the Mets radar. The 27-year-old has […]

Shane Steichen Named Eagles Offensive Coordinator

The Philadelphia Eagles named Shane Steichen as their new offensive coordinator on Thursday. Steichen was formerly the Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator and worked with head coach Nick Sirianni in LA. There's no guarantee that quarterback Carson Wentz will be around, but second-year QB Jalen Hurts is an intriguing youngster to work with under center. […]

Seahawks Receiving More Calls On Russell Wilson

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been outspoken about his displeasure with the team in the last week, and it's led to increased interest around the league. Seattle has received calls at an increasing rate in recent days. Wilson is entering the third year of a five-year deal that pays him an average of $35 […]

Jaylen Brown Hands Out Season-High 10 Assists

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown struggled with his shot during Thursday's win but found other ways to affect the game. Brown shot just 3 of 14 from the field but dished out a season-high 10 assists along with five rebounds, two steals, and a block in a 120-106 victory over Toronto. He was coming off […]

Daniel Theis Stuffs The Stat Sheet In Win Over Raptors

Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis may have only had eight points, but his fingerprints were all over a 120-106 win over the Raptors on Thursday. Theis had five rebounds, four blocks, three assists, and two steals in 27 minutes. He was more productive in the scoring column in his previous two games, though this was […]

Yankees, Among Others, Watch David Robertson Throw

Free-agent relief pitcher David Robertson (elbow) threw for a number of teams on Thursday, including the New York Yankees, at the University of Alabama. Robertson touched 91 mph and showed off his patented curveball and looks to be in shape with a week until pitchers and catchers report for spring training. The Phillies declined the […]