Prospects to Know in 2021 - NL Central

There are many factors and ideas that go into conducting a draft strategy. Are you going to draft pitching early? Are you going to punt steals and focus on home runs and RBI? Which players are you going to reach on and which will you let fall and hope to catch in later rounds? The […]

Jamie Benn Returns With Two-Point Performance

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn (lower body) re-entered the lineup on Sunday and enjoyed a fine night against the Hurricanes, notching a goal and an assist in a 4-3 shootout loss. The Stars captain assisted Jamie Oleksiak on the team's opening goal and then scored in the third to make it 3-2, but they couldn't […]

Jordan Staal Extends Points Streak

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal pushed his point streak to three games on Sunday with a two-point effort against Dallas. He had a power-play goal and short-handed assist in the game, which the Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime. Brock McGinn scored the shorty and Nino Niederreiter found his way on the scoresheet as well. Staal […]

Gary Harris (SG/SF, DEN) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Disclaimer: with Gary Harris's injury history, it is noteworthy that he was unable to finish the Nuggets game on Sunday due to a left adductor strain. In light of that, Harris remains a viable option for what he offers to those in deeper […]

Trey Burke (PG, DAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Trey Burke is as reliable as they come in terms of scoring threats off the bench, and that has remained the case in his second go-round with the Dallas Mavericks, even with Jalen Brunson to compete with for playing time. So far, Burke […]

Royce O'Neale (SF/PF, UTA) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 18% of leagues ANALYSIS: Royce O'Neale has seen his role expand consistently over the last four years with the Utah Jazz, and at 32.4 minutes per game, he ranks second behind only Donovan Mitchell on the team, retaining the edge over other Utah forwards Bojan Bogdanovic and […]

Nerlens Noel (PF/C, NYK) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Nerlens Noel is in his first year with the Knicks, and while it has come with less playing time than he got with the Thunder last season, he has once again excelled in the department of defensive efficiency. In 16.8 minutes per game, […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 1st, 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 1st, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The NBA schedule has 10 games on the main slate for Monday. You'll have a plethora of players to choose from. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate. First of all, it’s important to look at the pace and Vegas lines. Second, it’s also useful to understand the number of fantasy […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineups (2/1/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Monday night brings us a robust 10-game slate, which gives us an abundance of options to work with when it comes to differentiation for tournaments. There are certainly some big names sporting injury designations, but many are encouragingly listed as questionable or probable, meaning there will likely be a solid amount of elite players to […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Monday (2/1/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

There's a 10-game slate Monday, and following yesterday's slate of games, the new month is set to start off right, especially seeing how Sunday ended. Early in the day, Immanuel Quickley made a valiant effort, but late-game coaching cost New York the game against the Clippers. Following that, the Jazz almost made a miraculous 30-point […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 2/1 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 2/1 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   The Best of the Rest PG - DeAaron Fox, Dejounte Murray, LaMelo Ball SG - Immanuel Quickley, Lonnie Walker SF - Malik Beasley, Keldon Johnson PF - Julius Randle, […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/01): 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 […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (2/2/21) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! The English Premier League is continuing their run of mid-week games right now in order to fit a full season in a shortened time frame due to COVID-19. While some clubs are unhappy with this, it makes for extra excitement for us soccer fans. We have a nice four-game main slate on […]

2020 Fantasy Football Rankings Columns (Archive)

Below is a list of RotoBaller's 2020 fantasy football rankings articles and analysis. Categories include tiered staff rankings for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring leagues. Also included are impact rookie rankings and dynasty rankings.Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025: 2025 fantasy football rankings Running back (RB) fantasy football rankings Wide receiver (WR) fantasy football rankings […]

LPL DFS Picks for 2/2: DraftKings & FanDuel League of Legends Daily Fantasy

Billibilli damm Gaming, as one of the preeminent BLG fans anywhere, I was happy to see my boys draft some carries for Aiming and let him do his thing. I only had one BLG lineup, which was on Fanduel, so I'll let you know how that did tomorrow. So while I'm ecstatic about BLG taking […]

EPL Betting Picks for Matchweek 22: English Premier League

Matchweek 21 was a bit of a disaster. Another week where VAR killed us, denying Southampton two goals in controversial fashion. Then Leicester and Leeds did play out a 3-1 as we predicted, just the wrong way around with Leeds taking the three points. Then the final game, we again correctly predicted the game would […]

Naz Reid Will Not Play Sunday Against The Cavaliers

Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (wrist) will not play Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Reid was filling in nicely for Karl-Anthony Towns (COVID-19), becoming a solid blocks contributor, but has been hampered by the wrist injury and will miss his second straight game. Ed Davis will get another spot start while Jarred Vanderbilt will get […]

Derek Stepan Returns To Action Sunday Night

Ottawa Senators center Derek Stepan (undisclosed) will return from a one-game absence on Sunday against Edmonton, with Filip Chlapik making room in the lineup. Stepan scored in his Senators debut on Jan. 14, but he has since then added just one more point in six outings and now owns a minus-six rating for the season. […]

Matt Murray Likely To Face The Oilers On Sunday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray is the likely starter for Sunday's matchup with the Oilers. The former Penguin enters the contest on a five-game losing streak. Murray started his season with an impressive win over Toronto, but his record has since then dropped to 1-4-1. He boasts a 4.39 goals-against average and a .859 save […]

Devin Booker Upgraded To Questionable Monday

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (hamstring) has been upgraded to questionable Monday against the Dallas Mavericks. Booker has been out for the past week with a hamstring strain which was expected. The Suns did not practice on Sunday, but head coach Monty Williams did say Booker looked good in drills and shooting. That could just […]

Hunter Miska Faces Wild On Sunday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Hunter Miska will make his second career start on Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. His first effort didn't go too well on Jan. 21 against the Kings when Colorado suffered a 4-2 loss with Miska saving 23 of 26 shots. With that said, the 25-year-old has a high-octane offense playing in front […]

Ville Husso Earns Second Career Start

St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso will get his second career start on Sunday in a road outing against Anaheim. His NHL career has gotten off to the worst possible start, as he's allowed nine goals on 48 shots so far in one start and one relief appearance, registering a .813 save percentage and a […]

John Gibson Tries To Bounce Back Against St. Louis

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson is the team's starter on Sunday against the St. Louis Blues, with him looking to return to winning ways after dropping his last two starts. Gibson extended his point streak to five games at the start of the week by shutting out Arizona in a 1-0 win, but he then […]

Cam Talbot Returns To Action Sunday Night

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot (lower body) is good to go for Sunday's matchup against Colorado. The 33-year-old netminder has missed a week of action, but he was able to back up Kaapo Kahkonen on Saturday against the Avalanche, and now gets his own chance against one of the hottest teams in the league. Talbot […]

Marcus Johansson Misses Out On Sunday

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Sunday's clash with the Avalanche. The Swedish veteran logged only 9:15 in the first meeting between the two teams on Saturday, before joining fellow Wild forwards Mats Zuccarello (upper body), Marcus Foligno (COVID protocol), and Kevin Fiala (suspension) on the sidelines. Defenseman Matt […]

Anthony Davis And LeBron James Listed As Questionable Monday

The Los Angeles Lakers are listing forward/center Anthony Davis (knee) and forward LeBron James (ankle) as questionable Monday against the Atlanta Hawks. There is not much to say here as both players have been listed as questionable for the majority of the season. James has yet to miss a game this season and Davis has […]

D'Angelo Russell Good To Go Sunday

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell (quad) will play Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Russell has been dealing with a quad contusion and was questionable to play Sunday, but he will play through the injury here. Russell looked limited on Friday, scoring just 14 points on 27.3 percent shooting in 25 minutes. If Russell is […]

Doug McDermott Available Sunday Despite Back Bruise

Indiana Pacers forward Doug McDermott (back) is available to play Sunday against the Philadelphia 76ers. McDermott had an unlikely night on Friday after suffering a thumb contusion then leaving the game with a back injury after having a hard fall. McDermott should be fine for this one as there were no reported minutes restrictions. If […]