Tuukka Rask Opts Out Of Stanley Cup Playoffs

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (personal) has opted out and will not play for the remainder of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 33-year-old announced Saturday that he was leaving Toronto, on the day of the Bruins match-up against the Hurricanes in Game 3 of their first round series. "I want to be with my […]

Trevor Gott Implodes In Ninth Inning Friday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott had an awful outing in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings loss to the A's. Gott came on to start the ninth inning up 7-2. He proceeded to allow a solo home run, walk a batter, hit a batter, and allow a game-tying grand slam before getting the hook. Gott only […]

MLB Betting Picks (8/15/2020) - Moneylines, Totals, and Runlines

Welcome back, RotoBallers! My sincerest apologies if you missed me last weekend. I was enjoying a relaxing bachelor weekend with some of my best friends, and betting MLB just wasn't on my mind. However, the good news for you is that I've remained HOT since my return on Tuesday. I've now profited up over 12 […]

Johnny Cueto Turns In Solid Start Friday

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto turned in his best start of the season in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings loss to the A's. Cueto pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts. The veteran has been inconsistent this season and now owns a 4.62 ERA with a 17.9% […]

Evan Longoria Has Throwback Performance Friday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria looked like the player of old in Friday's 8-7 extra-innings loss to the A's. Longoria went 2-for-5 with a single, a solo home run, and three RBI. Longoria got to Jesus Luzardo early, taking him deep in the first inning for his second long ball of the season. […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/15/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Get ready for another Saturday of MLB action, with seven games on the main slate. It looks like a good spot for a contrarian Orioles' stack against lefty Patrick Corbin, whose velocity is down two MPH this season. The O's rank second in baseball with a .391 wOBA against southpaws. In this article, we'll identify […]

Cardinals Top Prospect Dylan Carlson In Lineup Saturday

The St. Louis Cardinals' top prospect, outfielder Dylan Carlson, has been officially called up and is starting in left field and batting sixth in Saturday's game against the White Sox. The expectation is that Carlson, the 18th ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, will play almost every day now that he has been promoted to the […]

Austin Dillon Tests Positive For COVID-19, Out For Daytona

Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Dillon was scheduled to start the race from the 10th position, but self-reported a positive test to the team on Saturday. Dillon is currently self-quarantining, and his family, including his newborn […]

Pirates and Reds Games On Saturday and Sunday Postponed

Following up on an earlier report, Saturday's and Sunday's scheduled games between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds have been postponed in the wake of one player on the Reds testing positive for COVID-19. Owners in leagues with daily lineups should be sure to sit any Reds and Pirates this weekend.

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

Welcome back to the Cut List, where we're about to call an audible--or, for a more baseball-appropriate term, throw a changeup. This article now reviews several of ESPN's 25 most dropped players in the past week and, in order from most dropped to least (with some exclusions for injuries or opt-outs), determines how reasonable that […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Daytona UNOH 188 (8/15/20)

So, this weekend has the potential to get real weird. Why? Because all three of NASCAR's top series are at Daytona International Speedway, but not for a superspeedway race. Instead, they'll be taking to the 3.61 mile road course at the track for the first time, and to ensure no one gets an advantage, no […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the August 15th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

Pocket Aces: Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the 2020 fantasy baseball season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis. In this episode he breaks down some of his recommend players to target as fantasy baseball waiver wire pickups and adds for Week 5 of the 2020 MLB season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller […]

DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - Miocic vs. Cormier 3 (UFC 252)

The UFC is back to its monthly numbered-events with the 252nd edition taking place, once more, inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is undoubtedly the biggest of cards the promotion has put together in the Vegas center since getting back home from Fight Island, and you'll see why soon--unless you have read […]

Champ or Chump: Alec Bohm

In this strange season where the Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers look like plausible contenders, the teams that thought they should contend before the world turned upside down don't have the time to dilly dally. The Philadelphia Phillies have responded to this sense of urgency by summoning top prospect Alec Bohm from their alternate training […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for August 15th, 2020

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily MLB injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy baseball (DFS) lineups, every day of the MLB season. Below is our updated list of injured MLB players for August 15th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Week 4 Starts & Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups

We are rolling along through the 2020 fantasy season. Make sure you take stock of where your teams stand, pitching-wise. Continue to find the best matchups, week by week. Welcome back everyone to our starts/sits column for Week 4. We here at RotoBaller set out to ease your decision-making with our weekly starting pitcher matchups […]

2020 K% Risers: Buy, Sell, or Hold

Heading into Thursday's action, most teams had played at least 15 games, officially passing the quarter-pole of the 2020 season and giving us a large group of players that have reached at least 60 plate appearances. This is an important milestone in terms of looking at strikeout rates, as the metric is one of the […]

Denny Hamlin Starts Second At The Daytona Road Course

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin will start from the second position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Hamlin and the No. 11 team had a strong weekend at Michigan, but ultimately just fell short of reaching victory lane. While Hamlin only has one career road course win, and a […]

Allen Lazard (WR, GB) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~140 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~180 ANALYSIS: If there is a word to define Allen Lazard's offseason, it would be silence. We have not heard from him in weeks -- or months if you push it. Green Bay didn't add any weapon to its receiving corp through the draft, though the team does […]

Pirates and Reds Game On Saturday Postponed

Saturday's scheduled game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed in the wake of one player on the Reds testing positive for COVID-19. It remains questionable whether Sunday's contest between the two teams will also be postponed. Owners in leagues with daily lineups should be sure to sit any Reds and Pirates […]

Joakim Soria Earns Relief Win Friday

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Joakim Soria earned a win in relief at the Giants on Friday after pitching a scoreless bottom of the ninth. Soria had been lights out to start the season and Friday was actually one of his worse appearances as he allowed a hit and a walk while failing to record a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/15/20) - MLB DFS Lineups

Only seven games on the DraftKings slate as we sidestep a few of the elite pitching options today, but we're once again graced with the presence of a Coors Field game that you're going to want some exposure to. I'll be going through some of the best plays at each position on DraftKings with a […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~130 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~145 ANALYSIS: Jalen Reagor is currently an average player in terms of ROI. He's virtually a 1:1 bet, as his ADP of 142 OVR (WR54) pretty much correlates with his ranking in PFF projections for the 2020 season (140th-best player with 138 PPR points over 16 games). That […]

Jimmie Johnson Starts 11th At The Daytona Road Course

Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson will start from the 11th position in Sunday's Go Bowling 235 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Last week, at Michigan, Johnson finished just outside of the top-10 in both races, extending his streak to 10 starts since he has finished in the top-10. 2020 has not been kind […]

Liam Hendriks Strikes Out The Side For Sixth Save

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Liam Hendriks made quick work of the Giants Friday night to pick up his sixth save of the season. Hendriks struck out the side on just 13 pitches to protect a one-run lead, with the tying run at second base the whole time due to MLB's new extra innings rule. Hendriks […]

DeSean Jackson (WR, PHI) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~130 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~163 ANALYSIS: Jackson was a steal already in April. He was once more in May, then June, then July. And now, in August and with the draft-season getting to its climax, D-Jax is still a steal even with the steady bumps up in his ADP. Jackson's projection of […]

Jesus Luzardo Struggles At The Giants

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo had a night to forget on Friday as he allowed six runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched at San Francisco. Luzardo allowed nine hits and two walks while only striking out three in his worst start in the Majors thus far. Friday's game was the first start this season […]

NHL DFS Power Play for FanDuel, DraftKings: DFS Value Plays, Goalies Matrix, Stacks (8/15)

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey is one of my favorite sports to watch and play from a DFS perspective 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 […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (8/15/20): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Saturday features a three-game slate which starts at 3:00 pm ET for DraftKings with Colorado and Arizona on the back end of a back to back while Tampa and Columbus then Vegas and Chicago close out the hockey night. FanDuel counters with a four-game slate starting at Noon ET. Remember, when looking around for plays, […]