Brent Burns Ends Point Drought With A Goal

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns ended a four-game point drought in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Vancouver, scoring his 10th goal of the season. Tomas Hertl was also on target for the Sharks before leaving early with an injury. Burns has been a big disappointment this season, but he seemed to have been on the […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/30/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Just six games on tonight's slate with only two players going over the $10K mark. Historically, Nikola Jokic plays well against the Jazz and he keeps his unicorn-ish form even in the face of Rudy Gobert's defense. Unfortunately, the Nuggets struggle to win those games despite Jokic's usually impressive stat line, so if you want […]

Quinn Hughes Picks Up Two Points In Wednesday's Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 victory over San Jose, taking his points tally for the season up to 36. Tanner Pearson also had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, while Tyler Myers, Jake Virtanen, and Brandon Sutter provided the rest of the goals. Jacob […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 16 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 16 going forward. This […]

James Harden Continues To Struggle

Houston Rockets guard James Harden (thigh) was back on the court Wednesday night after missing a couple of games, but he continued to struggle, recording only 18 points on 5-for-18 shooting in a loss to Portland. He had six turnovers and his woes from downtown continued with a 2-for-8 performance. Harden's line also included five […]

Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Plate Discipline

No matter how high a particular player's BABIP may be, his average will be mediocre at best if he strikes out too much. This is why fantasy owners have known for years that players like Chris Davis are potential drains on a fantasy team's batting average. Furthermore, players that whiff a lot tend to continue […]

Russell Westbrook Scores Game-High 39 Points

Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook posted his eighth 30-point game of the month in Wednesday's loss to Portland, shooting 16-for-29 from the field on his way to a game-high 39 points. He also picked up 10 rebounds, six assists, a pair of steals and one block with six turnovers. In a bizarre twist, Westbrook […]

Trevor Ariza Goes For 21 Points Against Former Team

Portland Trail Blazers small forward Trevor Ariza dropped three treys on the Rockets Wednesday night and finished a 125-112 win over his former team with 21 points. He was in great shooting form all night and went 9-for-14 from the field. Ariza also added four rebounds, two steals and one assist to his line. The […]

C.J. McCollum Notches 22 Points Against Rockets

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum went an ugly 1-for-7 with the three-ball in Wednesday's win over the Rockets, but he still ended up with 22 points. He shot 9-for-19 overall from the field and 3-for-7 at the line, adding five rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks. McCollum recently had a four-point […]

Miguel Sano - 2019 Year in Review

Heading into the 2019 season, Miguel Sano’s career was defined by injuries and disappointment mixed with glimpses of potential. What was once one of the top prospects in baseball (Fangraphs ranked him #15 in their 2015 Top-200 list), had become an after-thought in fantasy drafts. He finished the 2018 season slashing .199/.281/.398, with just 13 […]

Damian Lillard Posts First Career Triple-Double

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard got to celebrate his first career triple-double on Wednesday when he had 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a 125-112 win over Houston. He almost made it a quadruple-double as well with eight turnovers. Lillard shot 11-for-21 from the field and 6-for-12 from downtown on his […]

Andrew Mangiapane Nets Two Goals In Flames Win

The spirited Alberta rivalry required the shootout on Wednesday night to determine the winner with the Calgary Flames edging the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 4-3. The Flames’ Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals, which were his first points since Dec. 27. He now has 10 goals on the season. Young Oilers’ forward Kailer Yamamoto […]

Steven Stamkos Scores Two Goals In Lightning Win

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell behind early but stormed back to defeat the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 4-2. Steven Stamkos led the offensive attack with two goals and an assist. He also contributed five shots on net and four hits. Stamkos has nine points in the last five games. Both Nikita Kucherov […]

2020 Early Bullpen Outlooks - N.L. East

It's Super Bowl Week, and that means a lot in football, sure. But what about baseball? It means anticipation. It means the free agent pool is drying up, and players are starting to make plans for Spring Training. We don't know much about the 2020 season yet, but there has been enough movement to at […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for January 30th, 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 30th, 2020. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Packs Stat Sheet During Win

Oklahoma City Thunder point/shooting guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander logged a game-high 39 minutes during Wednesday’s victory over the Sacramento Kings, utilizing his time on the floor to finish with 17 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. The Thunder have rapidly found themselves a blossoming star in Gilgeous-Alexander, who entered the night with double-doubles in […]

Dennis Schroder Logs Team-High 24 Points In Near Double-Double

Oklahoma City Thunder point/shooting guard Dennis Schroder has found his shooting groove from behind the arc during the month of January, a fact that was reinforced during Wednesday’s win over the Sacramento Kings. Schroder dropped a game-high 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting, finishing 3-for-5 from behind the three-point line. He came just an assist shy […]

Nemanja Bjelica Delivers Scoreless Performance In Loss

Sacramento Kings power forward Nemanja Bjelica was held scoreless for the first time this season during Wednesday’s defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bjelica came into the night averaging a career-best 12.6 points per game this season, while enjoying an especially hot month of January that saw him shooting 53.5 percent from the field overall […]

Bogdan Bogdanovic Drops Team-High 23 Points In Defeat

Sacramento Kings shooting guard/small forward Bogdan Bogdanovic delivered his trademark aggressive offensive effort during Wednesday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, firing up 19 shot attempts in 27 minutes of action, leading to a team-best 23-point showing. His third game among the starting five this season led to his highest single-game points total since Dec. […]

Luguentz Dort Breaks Out With Career-High 23-Point Showing

Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard/small forward Luguentz Dort made his sixth consecutive start during Wednesday’s win over the Sacramento Kings and dropped a career-best 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including going 5-for-6 from behind the arc. Dort, who had attempted six shots or fewer in each of his last four games, took on an increased […]

Jonas Valanciunas Continues Dominant Rebounding Run In Win

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas snatched a team-high 13 rebounds during Wednesday’s victory over the New York Knicks, leading to his fourth double-double in his last six outings, as he added 12 points on 4-for-12 shooting. Valanciunas has reeled off an average of 12.1 boards per contest over his last nine outings, which has put […]

Julius Randle Racks Up 20th Double-Double During Defeat

New York Knicks power forward/center Julius Randle finished Wednesday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, giving him another stuffed stat sheet, which has become par for the course in January. Despite his strong overall statistics, his struggles from long range have become endemic, now shooting 1-for-20 from beyond […]

Victor Oladipo Forces Overtime, Logs Nine Points In Season Debut

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Victor Oladipo took the floor as a reserve for Wednesday’s victory over the Chicago Bulls with his return ultimately making the difference in the win column. Oladipo scuffled to the tune of a 2-for-8 shooting performance, but one of those makes tied the game in the waning seconds of regulation, forcing […]

Elfrid Payton Records Double-Double Prior To Ejection

New York Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton was all over the stat sheet during Wednesday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, finishing with 15 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in his 35 minutes. But he was ejected before the conclusion of the contest following a spat with Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder, which could serve as […]

Ja Morant Logs Double-Double In Turnover-Less Showing

Memphis Grizzlies point guard JA Morant logged the ninth double-double of his career during Wednesday’s win over the New York Knicks, finishing with 18 points and 10 assists across 28 minutes. In addition to adding three rebounds and two steals, Morant did not turn the ball over once, his third such occasion this season and […]

Dillon Brooks Drops Game-High 27 Points In Win

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard/small forward Dillon Brooks continued his fantasy ascension during Wednesday’s victory over the New York Knicks, dropping a team-high 27 points on 9-for-17 shooting. Brooks has now reached the 20-point plateau in seven of his last eight outings and knocked down three triples Wednesday in addition to snagging two rebounds. He has […]

Rudy Gobert Posts 11th Straight Double-Double

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert continued to dominate on the boards in a Wednesday night loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Despite falling 127-120, Gobert continued his incredible streaks of double-doubles and rebounding. The Frenchman had 17 points, 19 rebounds and hit nine of his 18 free-throw attempts. It was his 11th straight double-double and […]

Donovan Mitchell Has Another 30-Point Outing

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell hasn't let any team prevent him from scoring buckets in January, and that trend continued against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Spida had 31 points, four assists, one rebound and one steal in a team-high 34 minutes. Mitchell has back-to-back 30-plus-point performances and has reached the 30-point mark […]

Jakob Poeltl Fails To Impress During Spot Start

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl received his second consecutive start in LaMarcus Aldridge's absence on Wednesday night but failed to take advantage of his opportunity. Poeltl scored four points on 2-for-2 shooting, along with eight rebounds, five assists and one block. To be fair to the 2016 first-round pick, he was going against Rudy […]

DeMar DeRozan Scores Season-High 38 Points

San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and led his team to an upset win over the red-hot Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. His final line was 38 points on 11-for-19 shooting, five rebounds and five assists. DeRozan was aggressive and got to the free-throw line a season-high 19 times and made a […]