John Klingberg Good To Go On Friday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will play on Friday against Nashville despite missing Thursday's practice for medical reasons. Tyler Seguin (hip), Stephen Johns (undisclosed) and Blake Comeau (COVID-19) will miss the season opener. Klingberg had a quiet regular season campaign last year, but he really stepped it up in the playoffs with 21 points in […]

Anton Khudobin Starts Season Opener For Dallas

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will be between the pipes when the team finally opens its season on Friday against Nashville. The 34-year old Russian had a great season in 2019-20, putting together a 16-8-4 record with a 2.22 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage. We won't see Ben Bishop (lower body) until mid-March […]

Devan Dubnyk Takes On Former Team On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk has a revenge game on the menu Friday night when he takes the ice against the Minnesota Wild. He spent five and a half seasons in Minnesota, before getting traded this past offseason. Dubnyk had a tough time in 2019-20 and his start to the new season hasn't been […]

Darius Garland Will Come Off The Bench Friday

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (shoulder) will play and come off the bench Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. Garland's return was imminent as he had several last-minute scratches before Friday, but will not see a return to the starting lineup just yet. The Cavaliers are likely being very cautious with the young guard and Garland […]

Cam Talbot Returns To Wild Crease For Friday's Action

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot will be between the pipes on Friday against the San Jose Sharks, looking for his third win of the season. He picked up back-to-back overtime wins against the Kings in the first couple of matches, before getting no goal support in a 1-0 loss to Anaheim. He sat out Wednesday's […]

Pascal Siakam Will Play, Kyle Lowry Out Against Miami

The Toronto Raptors will be without point guard Kyle Lowry (foot), but will have forward Pascal Siakam (groin) against the Miami Heat on Friday. Lowry was reported to have an infection in his toe and likely picked up the ailment sometime between now and their game Wednesday against Miami. His absence will push Norman Powell […]

Fantasy Basketball Buy, Sell, or Hold: Jerami Grant and Devin Booker

Many experienced fantasy GMs try to use current good forms of their players to try and make a trade happen that will benefit them in the long run. The hotness of your player can appear too appealing to your rivals, and if you don't think he will be able to keep it up, you would […]

Kevin Lankinen Takes On Red Wings Friday Night

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen is set to make his second career appearance on Friday against Detroit. His debut in the big league didn't go too well when he allowed five goals on 30 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to Nashville. The Hawks have struggled mightily in defense early in the season, as they […]

Buccaneers Defense A Risk-Reward Option

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense prepares to face Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game. Tampa Bay had a strong showing against the Saints last week, creating four takeaways, though they didn't register a sack. They will need to put more pressure on Rodgers than they did Brees, or they'll […]

LPL & LCK DFS Picks for 1/23: DraftKings & FanDuel League of Legends Daily Fantasy

I finally got my BLG win, and I was all in on them. I split JDG and EDG, so a couple of lineups found the green. It was a good day all around, and even with KT throwing that series away, I went 3-1 on my picks. Nothing to do but get back to work […]

Filip Zadina Joins Detroit's Lengthy COVID-19 List

Detroit Red Wings winger Filip Zadina has been placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, joining teammates Sam Gagner, Joe Merrill, Robby Fabbri, and Adam Erne. The Red Wings lineup is really down to bare bones ahead of Friday's clash with the Blackhawks. Christian Djoos and Darren Helm are coming off the COVID-19 list, but […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 5 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

EPL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel (1/23/21) - English Premier League Soccer

Welcome back, RotoBallers! With many English football clubs engaged in FA Cup play on Saturday, we have just one EPL game being played. It is a matchup that was supposed to take place a few weeks ago but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Aston Villa's squad. I will be breaking down that […]

No Universal DH - 2021 Playing Time Fallers

Major League Baseball introduced the DH to the National League in 2020, but the rule change may not stick in 2021. MLB recently advised teams to assume that the universal DH will not be implemented for the 2021 season, and although that doesn’t mean that the door is closed on the rule for the year […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 5

The honeymoon period is over, as many teams have played 20% of the season. You should have a good sense of what your squad is or is not, and begin to formulate plans to deal with it. COVID continues to ravage the NBA schedule. There are some teams who have played only 12 games so […]

Cameron Brate Looks To Keep Rolling

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate is playing well heading into a playoff matchup with Green Bay. Brate has at least 50 receiving yards in each of his last two games and has seen 11 targets in that span. However, he's been out-snapped by Rob Gronkowski in both playoff wins, which makes it hard […]

Michael Porter Jr. Will Play Friday Against Suns

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is active and will play Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. Porter has been sidelined since Dec. 29 due to the league's COVID-19 protocols, but he rejoined the team on Thursday and is good to go moving forward. Porter has been one of the biggest fantasy sleepers this year and […]

The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 5

Every fantasy sports site is filled with articles about which players you need to pick up, but what about the guys you need to be dropping in order to fit those new players into your lineup? Have no fear -- RotoBaller is here is tell you who you need to be dropping when you make […]

Tap That: Episode #13: Notoriously Fun

Brady Grove and Dennis Clausen host the main card portion for the official RotoBaller MMA podcast, "Tap That", and bring you analysis of each fight and picks for DFS and straight-up wagers. In addition to this podcast, you can catch our team discussing other sports and topics as well. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

De'Andre Hunter And Cam Reddish Playing Friday

Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (knee) and guard Cam Reddish (knee) are active against the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday. Both Hunter and Reddish missed Wednesday's game and were questionable coming into Friday. It appears Hunter is fully healed as he does not have any minutes restrictions in this one. Reddish, on the other hand, has a […]

Danilo Gallinari Will Be Active Friday

Atlanta Hawks forward Danilo Gallinari (ankle) will play Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gallinari has not played since December 30th and is expected to have a 15 minutes restriction off the bench in Friday's game. Gallinari was upgraded from doubtful to questionable until being listed as active, so it seems he has finally recovered from […]

Frederik Andersen Faces Oilers In Rematch

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will make his fifth start of the season on Friday, looking for revenge against Edmonton. The Oilers beat him 3-1 on Wednesday with Andersen saving 19 of 21 shots. He carries a 2-2-0 record for the season with a 3.01 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage. These are […]

Hassan Whiteside Listed As Questionable Against Knicks

Sacramento Kings center Hassan Whiteside (hip) is questionable to play Friday against the New York Knicks. Whiteside has missed the last three games with the hip injury and has not really been a factor in fantasy this season. Richaun Holmes and Marvin Bagley III will continue to get the bulk of the big man minutes […]

Rob Gronkowski A Solid Option Against Green Bay

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski takes on the Packers in the NFC Championship game on Sunday. Gronkowski has been out-produced by his teammate Cameron Brate lately, but the former has been on the field far more than the latter. The former Patriot also saw the same amount of targets as Brate last week […]

Tyler Herro Out The Next Three Games

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (neck) will not play Friday against the Toronto Raptors and will miss the rest of the team's road trip. Herro has been sidelined for almost a week with neck spasms and seems like the injury is more serious than originally thought. With Herro out, Gabe Vincent will most likely get […]

Mikko Koskinen Set To Start For Oilers On Friday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen is expected to man the crease in Friday's matchup against Toronto. The 32-year-old Finn has started every Oilers game so far and he just beat the Leafs a couple of nights ago with a 25-save effort. It was his best performance of the young season, as his overall form hasn't […]

James Neal Will Make His Season Debut Friday Night

Edmonton Oilers winger James Neal has been activated from the Injured Reserve and he's set to make his season debut on Friday against Toronto. The 33-year-old will be eased into action on the fourth line, but he'll also feature on the team's first power-play unit. Neal had 19 goals and 31 points in 55 regular […]

Auston Matthews, Joe Thornton Will Miss Friday's Matchup

Toronto Maple Leafs forwards Auston Matthews and Joe Thornton won't take the ice Friday night against the Oilers. Matthews is listed day-to-day with an undisclosed issue, while Thornton has been placed on long-term injured reserve with an upper-body problem. Toronto's new-look top line will likely consist of Mitchell Marner, Jimmy Vesey, and Adam Brooks. Marner […]

Myles Turner Available To Play Friday

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (hand) is available to play Friday against the Orlando Magic. Turner is making his return after a two-game absence with a slight fracture in his right hand. Turner, who leads the league in blocks, does not have a reported minutes restriction, but it will be worth noting his shooting (primary […]

Alexis Lafreniere Gets Look On Top Line

New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafreniere will skate on the team's first line in Friday's battle with the Penguins. The No. 1 pick of this year's NHL Draft joins Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad on the top line. The latter is dealing with upper-body and lower-body injuries, but he is set to feature against […]