On Thursday, September 10th at 8:20 PM EST, the 2020 NFL season kicks off. It has been a long 221 days since we last saw NFL football and with all that is going on in the world, it felt like (and was even a possibility) this day may never come. Thankfully, the NFL has implemented […]
Full Story »Can James Robinson Be the Next Phillip Lindsay?
When Leonard Fournette was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars, there was a lot of speculation about whether Ryquell Armstead, the second-year back from Temple, would be elevated to the starting position on a run-heavy offense. However, Armstead is still battling with COVID-19 and is not ready for game action, so the Jaguars' first depth chart […]
Full Story »Thursday Night Football Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight: Chiefs vs Texans
The NFL season is officially back. After not having football since the Super Bowl back in February, this is exactly what we need right now. What makes football more exciting than it already is? Putting money on it, and Monkey Knife Fight is the way to do it. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of […]
Full Story »2 Point Conversion Pod - NFL DFS Week 1 Main Slate Preview
Welcome back to another edition, another season of the 2 Point Conversion NFL DFS POD. In this episode, Bubba (@bdentrek) will be joined by Matt Davis (@_Mattywood_) to preview the Week 1 main slate to get your DFS lineups ready. Be sure to subscribe to the 2 Point Conversion NFL DFS POD, part of RotoBaller Radio's […]
Full Story »Sophomore Slump: Second-Year Players That Will Decline
For some NFL players, the rookie year is for adjustment and getting acclimated to the NFL system. Many rookies thus don’t perform that well in fantasy because their roles are still being carved or they are simply too small. Nevertheless, there are some rookies who outperform their expectations by having a huge role in their […]
Full Story »"Starting" Running Backs to Ignore in Fantasy Football
Once upon a time, you could figure out which running backs to draft and play in fantasy by looking at a team's depth, seeing who the starting running back was, and then drafting that guy. It was a simpler time. Depth charts made sense. Backup running backs were backup running backs. But football has changed. […]
Full Story »Why Noah Fant Will Be This Year's Breakout Tight End
Every year in fantasy football, the tight end position is, for lack of a better word, mediocre. There are a few stars at the top and then a group of indistinguishable players in the middle. Sometimes though, there is one who waded through the muck and rises to the top of the heap. Last season, […]
Full Story »Statcast Starting Pitcher Leaders - Hard Hit Rate
The 2020 MLB season is now nearing the playoff stretch, both in real-life and fantasy. Sad as that may be, the next two weeks are crucial to all contenders. Luckily, due to the extremely short season, those in need of help with pitching ratios in 5x5 leagues can still turn things around as opposed to […]
Full Story »Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap
Welcome to the September 10th 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 […]
Full Story »EU Masters DFS Picks (9/11/20) - DraftKings League of Legends Daily Fantasy
Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my League of Legends DFS column! EUM is back, and we'll see each group finish out on their games, breaking things down to three separate two-game slates. Today is Group C's turn on center stage with the first seed from France, Misfits Premier, the second seed from Spain Vodafone Giants, the […]
Full Story »Deeper League Free Agent Pickups - Week 1
Ah, the waiver wire. It can be what you make of it: a place where you pick up the biggest steals of the week or just a place where players of no value reside, but you can check on them anyway in case you need to. I like to think of the waiver wire as […]
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