Carson Hocevar Is A Fantastic Value Option For Atlanta DFS Lineups

Spire Motorsports driver and 2024 rookie of the year Carson Hocevar will start this week's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway from the 26th position after qualifying. This marks the first top-30 start for Hocevar in the Cup Series at AMS and is the highest start position yet for the second-year driver. In two previous starts […]

Alex Tuch Sustains Undisclosed Injury

Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (undisclosed) sustained an injury during their 8-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday evening. Head coach Lindy Ruff noted after the game that he was "not too concerned" with his status. Fantasy managers should keep an eye on his ability during the week leading up to their […]

Noah Gragson Is A DFS Fade For Atlanta Lineups

Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson will start 10th in this week's Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It will be the highest starting position of his Cup career at the site and the first time he will start in the top 10 there. In six prior starts at Atlanta, Gragson only has one […]

Tom Wilson Could Miss Sunday's Contest

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (undisclosed) will be evaluated before Sunday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers and could sit out. Wilson logged just over 12 minutes of ice time during their 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon. Despite the limited playing time, the 30-year-old made an impact as he found the […]

John Gibson Exits Early With Upper-Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (upper body) exited early during Saturday's contest with an injury. Before exiting, Gibson stopped 19 of the 20 shots he faced against the Boston Bruins. The backup netminder, Lukas Dostal, entered the game in the third period and stopped nine of the 10 shots he saw en route to clinching […]

Corey LaJoie Is One Of The Top Value Plays For Atlanta

Corey LaJoie will compete in the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway as one of the three open entries to make it into the race. LaJoie will start the race in the 35th position, which will be his lowest since the track was reconfigured in 2022. In six starts at Atlanta since 2022, LaJoie […]

Andrew Copp Doubtful For Sunday

Detroit Red Wings center Andrew Copp (undisclosed) sustained an injury during Saturday's overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. Copp logged just over 10 minutes of ice time before exiting. The forward is also considered doubtful for Sunday's contest against the Anaheim Ducks. Before leaving, Copp did tally an assist. Over his previous five contests, Copp […]

Should DFS Players Roster A.J. Allmendinger At Atlanta?

A.J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing obtained a starting position of 12th after qualifying for the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This will be the highest starting position for Allmendinger at the site since the track was reconfigured in 2022. In two previous starts since 2022 at Atlanta, Allmendinger has two finishes of 16th […]

Austin Dillon's Atlanta History Does Not Inspire Confidence For DFS Lineups

Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon will start 15th after qualifying for the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This will mark the third consecutive race where Dillon will start inside the top 15 at Atlanta. In the six most recent races at the site, Dillon has two top-20 finishes but has never finished […]

Five Dynasty Fantasy Football Tight End Sleepers to Target Late in Drafts (2025)

Generally, when it comes to tight ends in fantasy football, there are two schools of thought. Take one of the elite options early in your draft or bypass the position and wait until the later rounds to take a few flyers. This is commonly referred to as the “great or late” approach. Unfortunately, for dynasty […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings - Top 2nd Year Players to Buy and Target in Drafts (2025)

With one full season now in the books for the 2024 NFL Draft class, it's time to look back and re-rank the rookies from that draft for dynasty fantasy football leagues. Several players saw their dynasty value rise following the season, and some players saw their dynasty value plummet.  In this article, we will look […]

Dynasty Rookie Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers - Value Pick Targets at Every Position (2025)

Everyone's always looking for sleepers in rookie drafts in Dynasty Fantasy Football. There's a massive payoff waiting for you if you can pick a rookie that far outperforms his expectations. Fantasy managers who selected Brian Thomas Jr. or Bucky Irving in last year's drafts gave their teams massive boosts and players that should produce well […]

NFL Rookie Breakout Trends: Top 2025 NFL Draft Prospects to Target in Fantasy Football Drafts

The 2025 NFL Draft has quite a few intriguing prospects, many of whom can be directly compared to players who are already in the league, or at least archetypes that are generally successful. There is a suite of skills at all the offensive skill positions that help players succeed at the next level. They vary […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Breakouts of 2024: TE

Tight ends are becoming increasingly important in NFL offenses. Offensive coordinators are scheming creative ways for their tight ends to get open in an age when the position is as athletic as ever. While tight ends formerly did not tend to experience success until their third season in the league, we have seen recent performers […]

Despite Bubba Wallace's Drafting Record, He's Been Surprisingly Mediocre At Atlanta

Bubba Wallace remains one of the best drafters in the Cup Series even though he tends to finish worse than he runs. Wallace qualified 14th for today's Ambetter Health 300 and was significantly faster than all other Toyota drivers in a qualifying session where Ford drivers claimed 10 of the top 11 spots. When considering […]

Chris Buescher Not Dominant Enough At Atlanta To Maximize DFS Value

Chris Buescher qualified eighth as the fastest of the three RFK Racing drivers for Sunday's Ambetter Health 300. He has a history of being a pretty good drafter, but not an elite one. Although his record at Daytona is much stronger than his record at Atlanta, he did lead 39 laps in the 2023 summer […]

Brad Keselowski Could Contend For Atlanta Win

Brad Keselowski has won twice previously at Atlanta, but that came in the era when he drove for Roger Penske and it was a traditional 1.5-mile track before it was turned into a drafting race. Nonetheless, Keselowski has a history of being one of the best drafters in the Cup Series. In the 2023 winter […]

Chase Briscoe Loses Considerable Speed After Daytona Penalty

Despite the speed the Toyotas frequently showed during speedweeks, they had a miserable showing in Saturday's Atlanta qualifying as this year's Daytona 500 polesitter only qualified 25th, although Chase Briscoe still outqualified all three of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. Despite mostly avoiding the last-lap Big One he caused in the Daytona 500 en route […]

Despite Strong Qualifying Run, Josh Berry Likely Won't Contend At Atlanta

Josh Berry qualified third for Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta in a lockout of the first two rows of qualifying for Team Penske and its Wood Brothers Racing satellite. Berry has not shown much on drafting tracks yet, as his average finish at Atlanta is only 25th, but admittedly his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing […]

After Daytona Flip, Ryan Preece Likely To Focus On Finishing At Atlanta

Although Ryan Preece has earned six of his 16 career top-10 finishes on drafting tracks, most of those came in the Gen-6 era of NASCAR, as he hasn't been as fast on these tracks since his return to the NASCAR Cup Series than he was with JTG Daugherty Racing. Atlanta was also his worst on […]

Erik Jones Looks Faster Than In 2024, So He Could Be A Valuable DFS Option

Erik Jones on paper doesn't look like a valuable option for Sunday's Atlanta race as he qualified 28th, and the Toyotas seem to have substantially less speed than they did in the Daytona 500. Nonetheless, Jones remains one of the strongest drafters in the series, and his near miss in the Duel race suggests he […]

Switch to Spire Motorsports Ends Michael McDowell's Speed On Superspeedways

When Michael McDowell left Front Row Motorsports to go to Spire Motorsports, it pretty much instantly ended his run of dominance in drafting track qualifying as Spire's Chevies are significantly slower than FRM's Fords were last year. In fact, Spire seemed to be arguably the slowest multi-car chartered team in the Daytona 500 as the […]

After Leading Most Laps In Last Year's Race, Todd Gilliland Looks To Finish The Job

Although Todd Gilliland performed slightly worse than expected in the Daytona 500, he now returns to the site of his greatest race last year where he led a career-best 58 laps before suffering minor damage in a crash late in the race, which relegated him to a 26th-place finish. It seems like his Front Row […]

Riley Herbst's Inexperience Makes Atlanta A Big Question Mark

Despite his relative inexperience, rookie Riley Herbst ran unexpectedly well in last weekend's Daytona 500 as he was battling for fourth until he spun out as he took the white flag. His spinout did enable him to miss the race-deciding wreck later that lap, but nonetheless relegated him to a 17th-place finish. However, the Toyotas […]

Zane Smith Benefiting From Front Row Motorsports Speed

Although Front Row Motorsports has not been as dominant in drafting-track qualifying this year as Michael McDowell was last year, all three FRM cars were still very fast in qualifying, as Zane Smith qualified seventh amidst a phalanx of Fords. However, even though he grew much more consistent in the second half of his rookie […]

After Surprise Daytona Run, Cole Custer Likely To Outperform Past Results At Atlanta

After unexpectedly battling for the win in the Daytona 500, Cole Custer starts 23rd at Atlanta, considerably worse than most of the other Ford drivers in a race Ford looks poised to dominate. Although he hasn't had a very strong finishing record on drafting tracks in general in the NASCAR Cup Series, his speed last […]

Too Few Cars Will Crash For J.J. Yeley To Get A Good Finish At Atlanta

J.J. Yeley qualified last for Sunday's race at Atlanta with a qualifying time over 1.1 seconds behind pole-sitter Ryan Blaney and 0.3 seconds behind the next-slowest driver B.J. McLeod. Although some people might see value in adding Yeley to DFS lineups because he could theoretically gain positions in the field, that would only likely happen […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. A Great Place-Differential Play This Weekend

As has been the case with most races at Atlanta in the Next Gen era, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. should be a solid place-differential play on DraftKings for this weekend's Ambetter Health 400. The No. 47 Chevrolet will roll off the starting grid from 34th place when the race goes green on Sunday, which is actually […]

Justin Haley Has Been Very Respectable At Atlanta Since The Repave

If you're looking for a sleeper pick in Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, definitely consider Justin Haley. In the six races here since the repave/reconfiguration, Haley hasn't finished worse than 22nd and has posted four finishes of 12th or better (including two top-10 results). His average finish over the last three years […]

Mark Andrews A Potential Salary Cap Casualty?

ESPN's Dan Graziano writes that it's possible that Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews could be a salary cap casualty this offseason. The 29-year-old is scheduled to make $11 million in 2025 -- a $4 million roster bonus due on March 17 and $7 million in salary. Andrews' salary cap number is $16.9 million, and […]