Raiders Defense Loses Maurice Hurst To COVID List

Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Maurice Hurst was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list Tuesday, a move that will undoubtedly draw interest to the organization in the coming days. Hurst played in a season-high 57 percent of the team’s defensive snaps Sunday versus Buffalo, compiling two tackles. Having appeared in all four games this year, […]

DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - Shriners Open (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me for the PGA Championship! My name is Tommy Bell, and in this article you will find my favorite DraftKings DFS value plays for this week's PGA tournament. You can find me on Twitter for all things […]

Josiah Deguara Sustains ACL Tear, Done For 2020

Green Bay Packers tight end Josiah Deguara (knee) has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2020 season. Deguara, the team’s third-round selection in the ‘20 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati, made one catch for 12 yards prior to seeing his season come to an end. After the breakout […]

Kenjon Barner Receives Four-Game Suspension

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back/kick returner Kenjon Barner has been tagged with a four-game suspension stemming from a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. Barner is yet to receive a carry for Tampa Bay this year, but he did draw four offensive snaps last Sunday, in addition to returning a kick for 33 yards. […]

Bam Adebayo Likely To Return In Game 4

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (neck) is planning to make his return for Game 4 of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Lakers on Tuesday night, according to sources. Adebayo missed the previous two games of the series due to a neck strain that he suffered in Game 1, forcing the 23-year-old to exit during […]

Blue Jackets Acquire Max Domi

The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired forward Max Domi and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft in exchange for forward Josh Anderson. Domi failed to replicate his success from the 2018-19 season — his first year with the Canadiens, as the 25-year-old produced 17 goals, 27 assists and 44 points through 71 games. […]

Broncos Give Mike Purcell A Three-Year Extension

The Denver Broncos agreed to a three-year contract extension with defensive tackle Mike Purcell on Tuesday that is worth a total of $14.8 million, including $6.8 million guaranteed, according to a source. It's a nice feel-good story for a player that was cut 10 times by six teams before he landed in Denver. Since he […]

Kevin Na Set To Defend At Shriners

Kevin Na will make his second start of the 2021 season when he looks to defend his 2020 victory at Shriners. In his last two starts at Shriners, Na has a win and a T2. Na had a poor U.S. Open performance in his last start when he struggled in virtually every aspect of the […]

Cam Newton A Long Shot To Play In Week 5?

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton hasn't shown any symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 last weekend, but that doesn't mean that he won't experience some symptoms in the next couple days. Newton could have a chance to play this Sunday against the Broncos if he returns two negative tests within a 24-hour span, but […]

Julio Jones Facing Uphill Battle To Play In Week 5

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) aggravated the hamstring injury that kept him out in Week 3 in the Monday night loss to the Packers, and it's hard to imagine him being ready for Week 5 against the Panthers on a short week. Jones caught all four of his targets for 32 yards on […]

49ers Releasing Mohamed Sanu

The San Francisco 49ers are releasing wide receiver Mohamed Sanu on Tuesday, according to a source. Sanu wasn't needed with some of the team's younger players getting healthy at the position. The 31-year-old veteran will look to latch on with another receiver-needy team with a quarter of the season already in the books. In three […]

Justin Jackson (RB, LAC) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Austin Ekeler was off to a tremendous start to 2020 in his usual role as a dual-threat running back for the Los Angeles Chargers. So naturally, because it is definitely one of those seasons across the league, he had to exit the Chargers' Week […]

Greg Olsen (TE, SEA) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Greg Olsen has been a staple tight end in the NFL for 13 years now, and after an incredibly successful nine-year stint with the Carolina Panthers, there was plenty of uncertainty as to how he would adjust in his first season with the […]

Louis Oosthuizen Looks To Ride Momentum Into Shriners

Louis Oosthuizen had a great start to the 2020 season with a third-place finish at the U.S. Open. He was able to overcome his driving-accuracy issues by ranking 10th in the field in strokes gained in putting. Oosthuizen has been consistent over the past few months, making every cut since the end of June. He […]

MLB Prop Picks for Tuesday, October 6th - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome to the Divisional Round of MLB. The next week (and month) should be a very exciting one in MLB and we here at Rotoballer will provide some MKF picks to get you through the postseason. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, MLB DFS games in […]

Dinelson Lamet Left Off NLDS Roster

San Diego Padres starter Dinelson Lamet (biceps) is not on the NL Division Series roster against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This confirms concern that Lamet’s injury continues to linger after he exited his last start on September 25. The 28-year-old enjoyed a breakout season, registering a 2.09 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 12.1 K/9 in 12 […]

Abraham Ancer Set To Make Fifth Appearance At Shriners

Abraham Ancer is set to make his second start of the 2021 season and fifth appearance at the Shriners. He's coming off a T56 finish at the U.S. Open. Ancer notched a T4 finish at Shriners in 2019 but missed the cut in his other three appearances. Ancer had a good 2020 campaign, qualifying for […]

Mike Clevinger Taking The Bump In Game 1

The San Diego Padres announced starter Mike Clevinger (elbow) will start Game 1 of the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is a welcome sign for the Friar faithful especially with starter Dinelson Lamet (biceps) left off the 28-man roster. Clevinger has registered a strong 2.84 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in four starts […]

Paul Casey Looks To Build On U.S. Open Performance

Paul Casey had a solid start to the 2021 season with a T17 finish at the U.S. Open. Shriners sets up well for good iron players, and Casey was one of the better iron players in 2020, ranking ninth in strokes gained while approaching the green. However, Casey ranked 165th in strokes gained in putting. […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for October 6th (Premium Content)

With single-game slates left for the rest of the NBA postseason, we will be focusing our attention on the best plays and strategies for each conference finals and finals game. Whether you play on FanDuel or DraftKings, there are some nice contests available for showdown/single-game and my goal will be to give you my approach […]

Collin Morikawa Set To Make Second Start Of Season

Collin Morikawa will make his second start of the season after missing the cut at the U.S. Open. Morikawa had a tremendous 2020 season with two wins, one of them being the PGA Championship where he captured his first major championship. Morikawa is a great iron player, ranking second in strokes gained approaching the green […]

Will Bill O'Brien's Firing Change Anything In Houston?

On Monday, the thing Houston Texans fans had wanted for years finally came true, as the team fired head coach/general manager Bill O'Brien. An exciting hire back in 2014 to replace Gary Kubiak after he'd helped steady a heavily sanctioned Penn State program, Texans fans eventually soured on O'Brien, whose uncreative playcalling and failure to […]

The Cut List (Week 5) - Time to Let Go?

We have reached the point in the season where you will inevitably encounter players once featured in the “hold” category, be demoted to the “drop” portion of the entry. As the sample size of games increases, it will be harder to recommend a hold on a “let’s see” approach. There are naturally exceptions to this, […]

Top MLB DFS Tournament Stacks and Avoids for October 6th, 2020 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We will be releasing our Premium MLB DFS picks every single day of the week for the entire MLB and fantasy baseball season and postseason.   Top Avoids of the Day for 10/6/20  Mike Clevinger vs Los Angeles Dodgers Announced as the Padres starter over Chris […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball (DFS) Cheat Sheet and Lineup Picks for October 6th, 2020

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Falcons Defense Loses Damontae Kazee For Rest Of Season

Atlanta Falcons starting free safety Damontae Kazee (Achilles) suffered a torn Achilles in the Monday night loss to the Packers and will miss the rest of the season, according to a source. Kazee was replaced by Sharrod Neasman in the secondary. Atlanta entered the game already down two safeties in Keanu Neal (hamstring) and Ricardo […]

Dalton Schultz Expected To Play In Week 5

Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz (thigh) suffered a bruised thigh late in the Week 4 loss to the Browns, but the expectation is that he'll be able to play in Week 5 against the Giants. Schultz has stepped up with Blake Jarwin out for the season with an injury, and he's become a legitimate […]

Joe Looney Could Miss 2-3 Weeks

Dallas Cowboys center Joe Looney (knee) suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee on the first play of the Week 4 loss to the Browns and could miss two to three weeks, according to a source. Rookie Tyler Biadasz will take over for Looney with left guard Connor Williams working as the backup center. […]

Cam Newton Not Showing Symptoms After Positive COVID-19 Test

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, who tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday, was asymptomatic as of Monday, according to a source. It means that Newton could be cleared to return in five days since his first positive test if he continues not to show any symptoms, has two negative tests 24 hours apart within […]

Titans Have Zero Positive COVID-19 Tests Again Tuesday

The Tennessee Titans had zero positive COVID-19 tests again on Tuesday for the second straight day, according to a source. Because of the two straight days without any positives, there is potential that the Titans facilities could re-open on Wednesday. Tennessee's facilities have been closed since Sept. 29 because of a coronavirus outbreak that caused […]