Spring is in the air and MLB regular season is only a few weeks away! Hopefully, you're using our RotoBaller rankings and preseason content to crush your season-long drafts and build some winners in your season-long leagues. If you haven't already read it, check out Jon Anderson's article about stacking hitters for GPPs and some great […]
Full Story »Horse For The Course: PGA DFS Course History - Valero Texas Open
Welcome back RotoBaller PGA family! The WGC-Match Play always seems to throw some huge surprises our way and this year's edition was no different, as Billy Horschel emerged from the bracket madness to defeat Scottie Scheffler in the final and take home the victory. Horschel is a former FedEx Cup champion that runs hot and […]
Full Story »Later-Round Second Basemen - Targets and Avoids
Once you reach the middle-to-late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft some upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can take a risk or two on a variety of different players, including a prospect, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even players with skills but have playing time concerns. […]
Full Story »DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/29/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has 11 games on the main slate for Monday night. DFS players will have a plethora of players to choose from as you assemble lineups. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate when assembling lineups. First of all, it’s important to look at the pace and Vegas lines. […]
Full Story »FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/29/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
After a breather on Sunday, the NBA returns in typically spectacular Monday night fashion with an 11-game slate. The night will mark the return of Kyrie Irving to action, while the Bucks get back their starting trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Donte Divincenzo, who all missed Saturday night’s loss to the Knicks with […]
Full Story »DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 3/29/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice
The first two tickets to the Final Four will be punched tonight. We have three former Southwest Conference schools and the last Power Five team in the field this year that only made it this far by winning the conference tournament. Yes, some luck is involved to get this far, but as we saw last […]
Full Story »NBA DFS Prop Picks for Monday (3/29/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
There is another massive 11-game slate Monday and based on last weekend's games, we have a much clearer picture of what the second half of the season is going to look like. All but a handful of players have played at least one minute with their new teams, but some of the biggest developments are […]
Full Story »Deeper Shortstop Draft Sleepers
This year could be the most fantasy friendliest for the shortstop position with six having an ADP of 25th or lower (according to current NFBC draft data) and nine with an ADP of 42nd or lower. You may be forgiven for thinking that you don't need to look deep into drafts for a shortstop. While […]
Full Story »Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Statcast xStats
Statcast is a valuable tool for fantasy analysis, and it can be easy to look at a stat called "Expected Batting Average" and blindly use it as your projection moving forward. Of course, proper use of these metrics is a little bit more nuanced than that. First, a disclaimer: This article is about the "Expected […]
Full Story »Hitters Primed for Comebacks After Injury-Plagued Seasons
Injuries can be tough to manage for fantasy managers, especially coming off of a 2020 season that saw coronavirus have a significant effect. Additionally, injuries can sometimes be freak accidents, and it can be difficult to separate concerning injuries from noise. Still, there are general truths about injuries that can help fantasy managers properly value […]
Full Story »2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Yusei Kikuchi
Eric Samulski of RotoBaller analyzes Yusei Kikuchi as a 2021 fantasy baseball sleeper and undervalued draft pick. He breaks down Kikuchi's pitches, improvements from 2020, and other factors that could make him a sneaky late-round starting pitcher breakout candidate. Fantasy players should consider drafting Kikuchi for their drafts this MLB Season. Be sure to also […]
Full Story »Pierre Camus' Bold Predictions for 2021
Can any prediction really be considered bold after 2020? We hope for a return to normalcy but we also have to remember that the very definition of normal is constantly changing. I've never shied away from pushing the envelope when it comes to this bold predictions column, so this year will be no exception. I […]
Full Story »Late-Spring Closer Report: Unsettled American League Bullpens
"Spring stats don't matter." "Grapefruit and Cactus League games don't count." "Everyone is just working on something." These are all things we hear before baseball season, and they're mostly true. However, injuries certainly count, and there have been a few major ones already in March when baseball doesn't count. The National League seems to have […]
Full Story »Top College Basketball Betting Picks for the NCAA Tournament - Elite 8
A thrilling Sweet 16 has whittled the NCAA Tournament field down to the final 8 contenders. Be sure to also check out the rest of our NCAA Tournament coverage and analysis including previews, predictions, sleepers, busts, and betting picks. During the Sweet 16, our expert betting picks ended up with a 3-1 record. On the losing side, […]
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