Rajon Rondo Misses Third Straight Game Saturday

Atlanta Hawks point guard Rajon Rondo (back) has been ruled out for Saturday's contest against the Pacers due to persistent lower back pain. Rondo will now have missed each of Atlanta's last three contests, which has paved the way for Trae Young to see an incremental minutes bump without his primary backup available. Following a […]

Shake Milton Likely To Miss At Least Two More Games

Philadelphia 76ers point/shooting guard Shake Milton (ankle) is not expected to suit up either Saturday versus Phoenix or Monday against Utah as he works his way through an ankle sprain. Head coach Doc Rivers confirmed Saturday that he doesn't expect to have Milton available while the team is on the remainder of its road trip, […]

Mitchell Robinson Undergoes Hand Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (hand) will miss the next 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken right hand that he sustained during Friday's win over Washington. Robinson has started all 27 games at center for the Knicks this season, averaging 8.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per contest, while shooting […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Daytona 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday features simply the Daytona 500. Alex Bowman, William Byron, Aric Almirola, Bubba Wallace, and Ricky Stenhouse JR. will make up the top five to start the race. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 […]

Brady Tkachuk Worth A Hold In Most Fantasy Formats

Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk will take his usual place on his team's top line in Saturday's afternoon rematch with the Winnipeg Jets. Having produced just one assist in his past six contests, Tkachuk is looking to break through and find his way back onto the scoresheet in the matinee. Coming off a strong 44-point […]

Matt Murray Out On Saturday Versus Jets

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray will not be available to play on Saturday afternoon as his team takes on the Winnipeg Jets. The 26-year-old departed Tuesday's loss in the second period after colliding with defenseman Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators are classifying Murray's injury as an upper-body injury and he should be considered day-to-day at this […]

Connor Hellebuyck Back In Net In Saturday's Rematch

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will once again guard the cage as his team hosts the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The Michigan native was nearly perfect in his last start versus the Sens on Thursday, stopping 41 of 42 shots against to collect a 5-1 victory. Hellebuyck remains a top fantasy goaltending option on […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Probable To Play On Saturday

Winnipeg Jets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is probable to suit up for his team's rematch with the Senators on Saturday afternoon. The 22-year-old played the entire game (17:25) in the Jets' 5-1 victory over the Sens on Thursday but departed from practice early on Friday with an undisclosed injury. Considering Dubois had 18 days off in […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - Usman vs. Burns (UFC 258)

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 […]

Grayson Allen Scores 23 Points With Six Triples

Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen caught fire from beyond the arc in a 115-105 loss to the Lakers. Allen scored a season-high 23 points with six triples, three rebounds, two steals, and an assist in 35 minutes. The 25-year-old has made at least five triples in each of his last two games while scoring at […]

LeBron James Leads Lakers To Win With Near Triple-Double

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James continued his amazing stretch of play in Friday's come-from-behind win over the Grizzlies. James filled up the box score with 28 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and a triple in 34 minutes. The 36-year-old has actually gotten better as the season has gone on, as his averages […]

Anthony Davis Drops 35 Points In Return

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis returned to the lineup with a bang after a two-game absence. Davis fell just two points shy of his season-high, scoring a game-high 35 with nine rebounds, an assist, a block, and two steals in 35 minutes. The star big man is dealing with Achilles tendonitis- though you wouldn't […]

Justin Jackson Drops Season-High 20 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Justin Jackson played his best game of the season in a tight loss to Denver on Friday. Jackson scored a season-high 20 points on efficient 7 of 11 shooting from the field- adding three boards, three assists, two triples, and two steals in 28 minutes. The 25-year-old has seen his minutes […]

Kenrich Williams Stuffs The Stat Sheet Against Nuggets

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Kenrich Williams enjoyed another productive outing in a 97-95 loss to the Nuggets on Friday. Williams only scored seven points but added 11 rebounds, nine assists, a triple, and a steal in 36 minutes. With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Theo Maledon both banged up, the Thunder have needed someone to step up […]

UFC 258 Fight Predictions: Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns

This weekend, at UFC 258, two of the best welterweights in the world face off to determine who will be the UFC Welterweight Champion. A lot is on the line here, from legacies to future super fights. Who will walk out of Las Vegas as the champion? Who do you trust as the betting favorite? […]

Nikola Jokic Notches Fourth Straight Double-Double

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic notched his fourth straight double-double in Friday's win over the Thunder. Jokic delivered 22 points with 13 rebounds, nine assists, two triples, a block, and a steal in 37 minutes. The star big man took just seven shots in his last outing- a blowout win over the Cavaliers- so it […]

Seth Lugo Scheduled To Have Elbow Surgery

The New York Mets announced on Saturday that relief pitcher Seth Lugo is scheduled to have elbow surgery to remove a bone spur on Tuesday. The Mets indicated that following surgery, Lugo won't throw for at least six weeks. Obviously, this is horrible news with spring training set to begin within a week. Heading into […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, February 12

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 […]

FanDuel MMA, UFC 258 - Usman Vs. Burns

UFC 258 will be headlined by the dominant Kamaru Usman, who will be defending the welterweight championship, taking on the surging Gilbert Burns. With the 170-pound weight class featuring some of the best fighters in all of mixed martial arts, this fight should be sure to deliver. Also on the card, the returning Maycee Barber will […]

Juan Toscano-Anderson (SF/PF, GSW): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: If I'm honest here, I never thought Juan Toscano-Anderson would stick in the NBA long-term. That seems to not be quite the correct prediction these days, though. While it is true that Golden State is going through a period in which the team […]

Jalen Brunson (PG/SG, DAL): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: In a season in which the Mavs are performing a little bit below expectations--they come off putting up the best offensive performance ever in 2020--they have been forced into a constant search of solutions to their woes. One of better contributors of late, which […]

Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/PF, DAL): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dorian Finney-Smith has yet to come off the bench in a single game this season. Believe me, because that's absolutely true through Friday's slate of games. DFS has played 18 matches so far this season starting at either the PF (first half of […]

Jakob Poeltl (C, SAS): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 38% of leagues ANALYSIS: With LaMarcus Aldridge out since the end of Feb. 1 game against Memphis, it's been all Jakob Poeltl at the center spot for the Spurs. Is he the future of the team at the position? Hard to know yet, but the 25-year-old is […]

Paul Millsap (PF/C, DEN): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: You might like this, or you might not, but there is nothing false about it: Denver is fixed on starting veteran Paul Millsap and that won't change any time soon. Millsap has started every game for the Nuggets, and after the departures of […]

James Ennis III (SG/SF, ORL): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: If you watched the Warriors vs. Magic game a few days ago, you probably don't want to know anything about Ennis. Steph Curry switched onto him on a bunch of plays and cooked him with gusto... on defense. On offense, though, Ennis was […]

Alex Len (PF/C, WAS): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: You must know the story by now. Alex Len started the season with the Raptors, played seven games and almost no minutes at all for them, and then was cut. Days after that, Washington added him to its roster to make up for […]

Josh Hart (SG/SF, NO): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Pelicans seem to be active in the selling market. Both Lonzo Ball and JJ Redick are being dangled around to see who baits, and reports are saying that NOLA is also trying to package those two with more players to send them […]

Cody Zeller (C, CHA): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: While the Hornets didn't enter the season projecting to close it as a bottom-dweller, truth is they were never into much of a postseason conversation. The incredible talent of LaMelo, paired with the addition of Gordo and the combo-guards Rozier and Graham has […]

Jae'Sean Tate (SG, HOU): Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of leagues ANALYSIS: Had you told me back in November that Houston will be starting and playing Jae'sean Tate 13 consecutive times and 27+ MPG from mid-January to mid-February, I'd have probably called you a fool. But here we are, folks. And the Rocks are proving […]

Justin Faulk Has Three Points In Friday's Win

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk produced a nice three-point performance in Friday's 4-1 win over Arizona, netting a pair of goals and handing out one assist. Brayden Schenn joined him as a multi-point performer with one goal and one assist. Faulk started the scoring with a power-play marker and also registered the eventual game-winning […]