NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for January 18th (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard, including our brand new DFS Matchup Ratings with daily player projections.   Premium Research & DFS Lineup Picks DFS Cheat Sheet   Game of the Day Los Angeles Lakers vs Houston Rockets The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets currently rank 16th and second […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Stretches Winning Streak To 10 Starts

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy extended his personal winning streak to 10 games on Friday with a 7-1 victory over Winnipeg. He finished the game with 30 saves, improving his record for the season to 24-9-2. The 25-year-old Russian is now only the fourth goalie in league history to record winning streaks of 10-plus […]

Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov Produce Five Goals Friday Night

Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov crushed Winnipeg on Friday night, combining for five goals in a 7-1 win. Cirelli scored his first career hat trick and Kucherov found the net twice, Ondrej Palat finished the big victory with three assists. The Bolts are full of offensive talent, and Cirelli became the […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 13

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight one key fantasy basketball takeaway from each night during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of moving pieces […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Scores 27 Points In Friday's Return

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns made his long-awaited return on Friday and he managed to score 27 points in 28 minutes of action in the loss to the Pacers. Towns added just five rebounds with three triples and added zero defensive stats while connected on 9-for-21 shooting overall. Towns had missed 15 games in […]

Robert Covington Grabs 10 Rebounds Against Pacers

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington struggled to knock down shots, but still managed a solid line in the 116-114 loss to the Pacers on Friday. Covington managed to connect on just 3-for-9 shooting en route to nine points while hauling in 10 rebounds with two assists and a steal with all of his makes from […]

Ryan Miller Strong In Ducks’ Win

Veteran goaltender Ryan Miller slowed the potent Carolina Hurricanes offense as the Anaheim Ducks won 2-1 in overtime. It was his best start since the beginning of December. He stopped 25 of 26 shots. Forward Sam Steel scored the winning goal, which was just his fourth of the season. He now has 15 points in […]

Gorgui Dieng Scores Eight Points On Friday, Plays 20 minutes

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward/center Gorgui Dieng still managed to get 20 minutes, even with the return Karl-Anthony Towns on Friday. Dieng registered eight points with four rebounds and two assists while chipping in two triples in the two-point loss to the Pacers. All of Dieng's minutes came as KAT's back up and we know he […]

Domantas Sabonis Struggles In 26 Minutes On Friday

Indiana Pacers power forward/center Domantas Sabonis ran into some foul trouble on Friday and that led him to record just eight points in 26 minutes in the win. Sabonis connected on 4-for-5 shooting from the floor while adding five rebounds with four assists and a block against Minnesota. Owners can accept this off night for […]

Top College Basketball Betting Picks for Saturday, January 18

In this article every week, we'll be reviewing some of the top college basketball games of the day to see how we can beat Vegas.  Today's slate of games includes title contenders like Duke, Louisville, and Gonzaga, and a host of mid-majors with plenty of profitability chances for the average bettor. With a 3-2 record on […]

T.J. Warren Scores Team-High 28 points In Two-Point Win

Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren led his team in scoring on Friday with 28 points and it helped secure the two-point win over the Timberwolves. Warren was efficient in making 11-for-18 from the floor and added five rebounds, with two assists, a steal, a block and a single make from downtown in 34 minutes of […]

Bradley Beal Scores Just 14 Points In 23 Minutes

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, along with his team, struggled on Friday to keep up with the Raptors as they allowed 140 points in the loss. Beal connected on 4-for-12 shooting en route to just 14 points with three assists, two rebounds and a block with three makes from three in 23 minutes. Beal has […]

Troy Brown Scores 22 Points In Loss To Toronto

Washington Wizards shooting guard Troy Brown bounced back to post a strong line on Friday, but it was nowhere near enough in the thrashing at the hands of the Raptors. Brown was efficient as he made nine of 13 from the floor en route to 22 points and added eight rebounds with three steals and […]

Marc Gasol Scores A Season-High 20 Points In Win

Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol looks to be reaping the rewards of taking some time off as he has looked incredible in his two games since returning from injury. Gasol recorded a season-high 20 points on Friday, that included tying a career-high of six makes from three. He also added six rebounds with five assists, […]

Pascal Siakam Scores Just 12 Points On Friday

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam was held in check on Friday, but it did not matter when his entire squad stepped it up for the 140-111 win over the Wizards. Siakam scored just 12 points on 3-for-9 shooting and added two rebounds with three assists and two steals with a make from three. The Raptors […]

Is Mike Trout Still the #1 Pick in Fantasy?

Pierre Camus and Nicklaus Gaut debate whether Angels outfielder Mike Trout should still be the consensus number one pick in 2020 fantasy baseball drafts or if Ronald Acuna Jr. or Christian Yelich should be taken higher. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on […]

Norman Powell Continues To Roll With 28 Points

Toronto Raptors shooting guard/small forward Norman Powell came off the bench to record his third straight game with 20-plus points in the easy win over the Wizards on Friday. Powell was efficient as he connected on 10 of 17 shooting from the floor en route to 28 points, while also chipping in five boards and […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Exit Velocity

If you've watched a baseball broadcast in the so-called Statcast Era, you have undoubtedly noticed the broadcasters commenting on a batted ball's exit velocity, or EV. Many have taken to using stats like Hard% and Soft% to forecast how a player should be performing, expecting larger Hard% rates to produce larger BABIP and HR/FB figures. […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores 18 Points With Eight Dimes

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced another all-around line in Friday's loss to Miami, notching 18 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and one steal. He was perfect at the line with six attempts but struggled from the field with 5-for-13 shooting. OKC won't get any rest and they will be back out there on […]

Danilo Gallinari Scores Game-High 27 Points With Seven Treys

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari drops seven treys on the Heat in Friday's matchup, finishing a 115-108 loss with a game-high 27 points on 7-for-15 shooting. He also had six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 33 minutes of action. The Italian has now scored 20-plus points in five consecutive outings, and he's […]

Jimmy Butler Does It All On Friday

Miami Heat guard/forward Jimmy Butler logged a very busy 34 minutes on Friday against OKC, notching 14 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and one block. He shot 3-for-8 from the field and 7-for-7 from the charity stripe. Butler has scored only a total of 26 points in the last two games, but he's […]

Kendrick Nunn Leads Heat With 22 Points

Miami Heat shooting guard Kendrick Nunn finished Friday's 115-108 win over the Thunder with a team-high 22 points on 9-for-17 shooting. He was 3-for-5 from deep, adding a pair of assists and rebounds with one steal. Nunn had a quiet start to 2020, but he's now scored at least 20 points in three games and […]

Bam Adebayo Cooks Up 21-8-5 Line

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo had a very good game against OKC on Friday, finishing a 115-108 win with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists. He added one block on the defensive end while shooting 7-for-11 from the field and 7-for-10 from the charity stripe. The Heat are set for a rematch with the […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 18th, 2020

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 January 18th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Matisse Thybulle Logs Career-High 36 Minutes In Fifth Start

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard/small forward Matisse Thybulle was back in the starting lineup for Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls and his all-around effort led to him packing the stat sheet yet again. Thybulle played a career-high 36 minutes, as he collected seven points, four rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals. He is […]

Al Horford Drops 20 Points During Victory

Philadelphia 76ers power forward/center Al Horford continued to enjoy his increased role in the team’s offense during Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls, collecting 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Horford also dished out six assists and grabbed five rebounds, but the real achievement was having reached the 20-point plateau for the first time since Nov. […]

Zach LaVine Leads Team In Scoring For Sixth Straight Game

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine dropped a team-high 23 points on 9-for-20 shooting during Friday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, leading his squad in scoring for the ninth time in its last 10 games. For just the fourth time all season, LaVine failed to knock down a shot from behind the arc, finishing 0-for-7, […]

Ben Simmons Notches Fourth Straight Double-Double

Philadelphia 76ers point guard/small forward Ben Simmons continued his strong stretch of play without Joel Embiid (hand) available, as Simmons collected 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists during Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls, marking his fourth consecutive double-double. Simmons’ production has been up all over the stat sheet, now having led his team […]

Furkan Korkmaz Drops Career-High 24 Points Off Bench

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard/small forward Furkan Korkmaz set new career highs during Friday’s win over the Chicago Bulls by knocking down six triples en route to 24 points. The Turkish-born sharpshooter found his rhythm from deep, finishing 6-for-9 from behind the arc, also adding in four rebounds across his 27 minutes. He entered the game […]