Jay Bruce Blast Three-Run Homer Vs Braves

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jay Bruce went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run home run in a win vs the Braves Saturday. Bruce has been solid in the early portion of the season with a .300 batting average and a .800 slugging percentage through 23 plate-appearances. He's making great contact as evidenced by his 50-percent […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (8/9/20): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Sunday winds down another excellent weekend of FanDuel action, and today's slated will consist of an eight-game afternoon. The pitching side is well-stocked with an abundance of quality arms, leading to many different lineup constructions. The goal is to find the correct combination of talent by exploiting the weaker matchups. Much like yesterday, the expectation […]

J.T. Realmuto Homers In Third Straight Game

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in a 5-0 win over the Braves Saturday. Realmuto seems to have found his power stroke as he's now homered in three-straight games with six RBI in that span. Through seven games, Realmuto is batting .333 with a .400 on-base percentage […]

Key Players Opting Out of 2020: Fantasy Fallout

The NFL opt-out deadline for the 2020 season due to COVID-19 related concerns passed on Thursday, August 6th.  A total of 67 players have opted out, which means teams must make necessary adjustments to fix the positional holes caused by absences. Quite a few notable players have opted out of the 2020 season for their […]

Jake Arrieta Fires Six Scoreless Innings Saturday

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jake Arrieta threw six shutout innings vs the Braves on Saturday while picking up his first win of the season. Arrieta allowed three hits and a walk while picking up six strikeouts in the stellar effort. Arrieta has now pitched well in both of his starts in 2020 after struggling to […]

Shed Long Jr. (2B/OF, SEA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners second baseman/outfielder Shed Long Jr. is showing some early signs of being a potential difference-maker in stolen bases. Through 14 games this year, he had recorded three stolen bases without being caught once. Last year, he tallied just three stolen bases […]

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 4 (8/10-8/16)

Welcome to RotoBaller's weekly article of two-start pitcher streamers for 2020! Successfully streaming pitchers can literally be a game-changer when it comes to fantasy baseball. When it comes to daily leagues, two-start streams aren't that important, since you can stream every day. But when it comes to weekly leagues, two-start streams become exponentially more important. […]

MLB DFS Top Tournament Stacks and Avoids for August 9th, 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 8/9/20  James Paxton vs. Tampa Bay Rays and Charlie Morton vs. New York […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Lineup Picks and Expert Lineups for August 9th, 2020 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/9 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    RotoBaller Sample DFS Lineups Sample FanDuel Lineup    Sample DraftKings Lineup  Please note that these are sample lineups designed only to show how you might use the above lineup picks in your own lineup. You should […]

Gary Trent Jr. Continues In Good Form

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. continued with his good play on Saturday, racking up 22 points with six triples in a loss to the Clippers. Unfortunately, he only managed to add one assist and one steal to his line. Trent Jr. has been one of the breakout stars of the bubble games. […]

Jusuf Nurkic Flirts With Triple-Double On Saturday

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was very close to a triple-double on Saturday against the Clippers, finishing a 122-117 loss with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists. He also had a pair of steals while shooting 3-for-8 from the floor. Nurkic suffered a horrible leg injury in March 2019, but he's come back […]

C.J. McCollum Scores Game-High 29 Points

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum led all scorers with 29 points in Saturday's loss to the Clippers, shooting 11-for-21 from the field and crushing it from downtown with a 6-for-13 record. He also did a superb job in moving the ball with eight assists and he added four rebounds. McCollum shot below 30 […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Consumer Energy 400 - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome back to another week of NASCAR Prop Picks! We've got a Cup Series doubleheader this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, starting with Saturday's FireKeepers Casino 400, which Kevin Harvick won, and then concluding with the race we're talking about, the Consumers Energy 400. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, […]

Dylan Moore (2B/3B/SS/OF, SEA) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Mariners shortstop Dylan Moore has looked like a new man so far this young season. Through his first nine games, Moore was slashing .333/.353/.636 with two home runs, four RBI and seven runs. He began the year hitting in the lower third […]

Reggie Jackson Delivers 17 Points In 35 Minutes

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson had a good 17-point outing in Saturday's win over Portland, shooting 6-for-14 from the field while logging a team-high 35 minutes. Kawhi Leonard (rest) and Patrick Beverley (calf) both sat this one out which allowed Jackson to take a bigger role. He also had five assists in the […]

Landry Shamet Gets Going On Saturday

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Landry Shamet broke out of a slump on Saturday, finishing a 122-117 win over the Blazers with 19 points. He got an opportunity to start, and ended up delivering three three-point bombs with 6-for-12 overall shooting from the field. Shamet had three rebounds and three assists as well in 34 […]

Paul George Leads Clippers With 21 Points On Saturday

Los Angeles Clippers guard/forward Paul George scored a team-high 21 points in Saturday's 122-117 win over Portland. He shot 8-for-16 from the field and a nice 3-for-6 from outside in 28 minutes of action. Kawhi Leonard (rest) was completely missing, and the Clippers also pulled George from the floor with five minutes left to play. […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for August 9th (Premium Content)

NBA DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 8/9 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard    Note that the FanDuel slate starts at 2:00 PM and doesn't include the WAS-OKC game, while DraftKings starts at 12:30 PM and does include that game.   Game of the Day New Orleans Pelicans vs. San […]

Eugenio Suarez Hits Three-Run Homer

Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer in a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Suarez connected with a first-inning pitch from Brewers starter Brett Anderson to give him his second homer of the season. Overall, it has been a rough start to the season […]

Raisel Iglesias Nails Down Second Save

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Iglesias struck out two on the way to earning his second save of the season. It has been slow going in the early portion of the season for Iglesias, who has only received two […]

Anthony DeSclafani Shuts Down Brewers In Win

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani was fantastic in a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. The right-hander threw six shutout innings while striking out six and walking one while allowing just two hits in the start. DeSclafani is off to a fast start this season, having pitched 11 scoreless innings across his two […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 9, 2020

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/9/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We had a disco inferno in yesterday's value picks and we're looking to keep that funky DFS train going on Sunday. It's a relatively […]

Plate Discipline Standouts for 2020

Last year, I unveiled a new weighted index statistic for hitters – mPDI, which mirrors a famous quote by Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux: “The key to pitching is to have the ability to throw a strike when they’re taking and throw a ball when the hitter is swinging.” If we consider the inverse […]

Jorge Soler Homers Twice On Saturday

Kansas City Royals outfielder Jorge Soler helped lead the team to a 9-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Soler went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in the game. He now has five home runs on the year and is tied with four others for the second-most home runs in the […]

Consumers Energy 400: NASCAR DFS Lineup Targets for DraftKings, FanDuel

Join Chase Holden (@GarageGuyChase), and Drew Deen (@ChefBoiRDeen) as they provide you with fresh NASCAR DFS analysis in their weekly NASCAR DFS Preview Show presented by RotoBaller. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also […]

Daily MLB Injury Roundup for August 9th, 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 9th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for August 9th, 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 August 9th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Austin Slater Homers Twice Saturday

San Francisco Giants outfielder Austin Slater had a huge day at the plate in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Slater went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs (both against Clayton Kershaw) and two strikeouts. The 27-year-old has started to produce and now has a .310/.394/.586 slash line with three RBI and two stolen bases. […]

Mike Yastrzemski Plates Two Saturday, Stays Hot

San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski continued to hit Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run (his fourth of the season), two RBI, and a strikeout. Yastrzemski has been a huge fantasy asset this season and now has a .321/.449/.679 slash line with 10 RBI. He […]

Trevor Gott Earns Fourth Save Of Season Saturday

San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Trevor Gott picked up his fourth save of the season in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Gott pitched a scoreless ninth inning with no hits and a walk with no strikeouts. He has now converted all four of his save opportunities with a 1.80 ERA and two strikeouts over […]