Martin Truex Jr. Finishes In Third Place At Atlanta

Martin Truex Jr. struggled too often lately. On Sunday, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver showed that maybe he just has to drive. He went from lurking around the top 10 to a third-place result on Sunday. This was essential. He did accumulate three points between the first two stages. Though the No. 19 driver did […]

Kyle Busch Loses Battle of Busch Brothers at Atlanta

Kyle Busch will not be sending a Christmas card to Ross Chastain this season. Chastain of Chip Ganassi Racing blocked Busch while his elder brother, Kurt, got on by. From there, the younger Busch had to settle for second place on Sunday at the Quaker State 400. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver led 91 laps […]

Kurt Busch Wins Battle Of Busch Brothers At Atlanta

This was one of the more unexpected races of the 2021 season as Kurt Busch showed signs of contending once again. He was surprisingly leading the race early and often. The No. 1 racked-up laps led. In all, the Chevy car topped the standings for 144 laps. That included the most important one -- the […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 7/11 - PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! We hit the Quaker State 400 from the Atlanta Motor Speedway course in Atlanta, Georgia this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Quaker State 400 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the Quaker State 400 from Atlanta, Georgia. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd place, 18 for 3rd, and so on). Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer […]

Bubba Wallace Not a Bad Idea at Atlanta

For what it is worth, Bubba Wallace is gradually improving in 2021 with 23XI Racing. This has been no easy process but Wallace does have five top 20 finishes in his last five non-road races. The No. 23 even nabbed a fifth-place result during the Sunday Pocono race. That tri-oval is never an easy one […]

Erik Jones Expected to Maintain Track Position at Atlanta

Erik Jones likely will not come close to contending at Atlanta even though he has a decent record on intermediate tracks with a 13.9 average finish and one win. The problem is that does not seem to apply to Atlanta that well. He moved up one position this year in the first race (24th to […]

Kevin Harvick Still Looking for First 2021 Win at Atlanta

Kevin Harvick has not won a race in 2021. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver does have eight straight top-ten finishes on non-road courses. Harvick also has four top-tens in Atlanta including a tenth this year. He starts 21st on Sunday and represents an excellent opportunity at place differential. That is just at a minimum. The No. […]

Aric Almirola Could Have Chance to Move Up at Atlanta on Sunday

Aric Almirola is always a risk for DFS it seems this season, unfortunately. Some extraordinarily bad luck has hurt but at Atlanta, Almirola does have one top-ten finish in four races. The problem is that is just a 25% success rate. For him to have more upside, he probably has to be around tenth at […]

William Byron Place Differential Very Real For Sunday at Atlanta

The other question could be whether William Byron can contend. However, starting 19th on Sunday immensely helps for place differential alone. He will likely move into the top ten fairly quickly. One thing for the Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver will be not to crash into his teammate. Byron wound up finishing 33rd after starting from […]

Chris Buescher Might Inch Up on Sunday at Atlanta

Chris Buescher starts 18th on Sunday at Atlanta. The first race in 2021 saw him start 17th and finish seventh. Conventional wisdom says that alone is worth a closer look. The problem is that the Roush Fenway Racing driver since Kansas and Darlington (8th and 9th) cannot seem to put two races together. Worse, the […]

Alex Bowman Has Good DFS Upside at Atlanta

Alex Bowman has a way of just showing up out of nowhere to do well at races like Atlanta. He started 14th in the first race and contended until very late finishing third. It is more than just that result, however. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver won the Saturday race at Pocono thanks to a […]

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Risky Option at Atlanta

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. can be a case of frustration for DFS players. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver does not lead laps often and has three DNF's in his last ten races. That raises some concerns. He did finish 12th at Wisconsin last week but that was on a road course. The last time at Atlanta, […]

Ryan Blaney Won Once in Atlanta, Can He Do it Again?

Ryan Blaney surprised many early in the season as he snuck up and stole a win in Atlanta for Team Penske. He started from the tenth position and did lead 25 laps. That afternoon his car had long runs cornered but could not get near the front till the end when he passed Kyle Larson […]

Brad Keselowski Not That Great of a DFS Option Sunday

Brad Keselowski does have some pretty good results lately including a tenth and third at Pocono in June but has mostly been just outside the top ten since Kansas. Other than Darlington and Nashville, he has stayed on the lead lap but fades during longer runs. Worse, it seems like every time the Team Penske […]

Austin Dillon Consistency Should Net Decent Result at Atlanta

Austin Dillon has not finished worse than 21st since the Daytona road course way back in February. His consistency has included seven top-15 results in Dillon's last eight races. Those results by themselves are not great but again the Richard Childress Racing driver typically stays out of trouble and gains points (12th overall). He has […]

Matt DiBenedetto Expected Not to Stay Near Top Ten at Atlanta

Matt DiBenedetto starts 12th on Sunday for the Quaker State 400. How long he stays around that position is the problem. DiBenedetto and the Wood Brothers Racing team have had issues keeping the car near the front on intermediate tracks. He was in the top five for a while the last time in Atlanta but […]

Chase Briscoe Expected to Fall Back Some at Atlanta

Chase Briscoe gets a nice 11th starting position on Sunday but the Stewart-Haas Racing driver may have trouble maintaining that position. Briscoe has not performed well on high-wear tire tracks like Atlanta. He dropped into the 30's for a bit before finishing 23rd earlier this year. His starting position then was 24th but the concern […]

Joey Logano Could Hang Around Again at Atlanta

Joey Logano has a habit of just lurking around and then springing up out of almost nowhere. He has finished tenth or worse in three of his last four races but did contend for most of the Saturday Pocono race (ended up 7th leading 18 laps). The Team Penske driver has not finished worse than […]

Ross Chastain Could Surprise on Sunday at Atlanta

Ross Chastain carries some risk as performance metrics put him in the ninth position for the second Atlanta race. This was buoyed by his 14th at Atlanta (started 21st) and probably a second in Nashville and seventh last week at Wisconsin. Chastain can drive on road courses no question (three top-tens in the previous three […]

Kurt Busch Expected to Keep Momentum Rolling at Atlanta

Can Kurt Busch keep the car on the track in Atlanta? That is the question. Busch has saved his best for this latest stretch with four top-ten finishes in his last five races. That includes a fourth last week at Wisconsin, a sixth on the Saturday Pocono race, and an eighth in Nashville. Part of […]

Tyler Reddick Not As Sneaky At Atlanta But Could be Good

Tyler Reddick starts from the seventh spot on Sunday for the Quaker State 400 in Atlanta. The Richard Childress Racing driver is trending in the right direction with seven top-10 results in his last 11 races. Furthermore, he was able to maintain track position even on a road course Sunday with an eighth after starting […]

Martin Truex Jr Another Dilemma Come Sunday at Atlanta

Martin Truex Jr. has had an uneven season with three wins and some dominating performances (see Darlington with 248 laps led). Since then, a myriad of issues including some poor driving has led Truex to just one top-five in his last seven races. That includes a ninth in Wisconsin and an 11th for the Sunday […]

Christopher Bell Has Question Marks Heading into Atlanta

So, which Christopher Bell shows up on Sunday? The one that finished second in last week at Wisconsin where he challenged Chase Elliott or the driver that never gets going like at Pocono? It's a great question with an unclear answer. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver did finish ninth in Nashville although some argue that […]

Denny Hamlin Should Contend in Atlanta Again

The burning question for Denny Hamlin is when does he win a race already? He still leads the points race by a scant few over Kyle Larson. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has 11 top-five finishes without a win. Hamlin has an average finish of 6.0 in his last four races at Atlanta including three […]

Kyle Busch Headlines Joe Gibbs Racing Resurgence Heading Into Atlanta

Kyle Busch comes into Atlanta on a hot run. Busch finds himself fourth in the points race with two wins under his belt. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has five top-five finishes in his last six races. If not for a grip issue in Nashville, it might have been six. Since Kansas, the No. 18 […]

Chase Elliott Gains Pole For Quaker State 400

Chase Elliott, through performance metrics, is on the pole for Sunday's Quaker State 400 at Atlanta. The Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver righted things with a road win last Sunday in Wisconsin where he led 24 laps. After the mess in Pocono (finished outside the top-ten both times) and the Nashville disqualification for lugnuts, Elliott needed […]

Kyle Larson Favorite Yet Again at Atlanta

Kyle Larson may be a favorite for weeks and weeks to come. The only concern is what calamity befalls him. Will it be a collision with a teammate, a blown tire, or something else. This is the second trip to Atlanta. The first trip saw Larson dominate most of the race, lead 269 laps, and […]

IDP Rookies to Watch in 2021 (Defensive Line)

We've already looked at the top rookie linebackers and defensive backs to watch in 2021. Now, we'll finish up on the front lines where the big boys fight in the trenches to find the top tackles and edge rushers. In this space, I'll highlight some rookie IDP (individual defensive player) targets for fantasy football IDP leagues. Yes, […]

IDP Rookies to Watch in 2021 (Defensive Back)

We continue evaluating the top rookie IDP targets for 2021 with the secondary. Read up on the top rookie linebacker targets right here. At RotoBaller, we aim to give IDP owners detailed fantasy football IDP league coverage all season long, starting with our IDP Top 120 consensus preseason rankings. Seasoned IDP vets know the top names already […]