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NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Atlanta Vet Tix Camping World 200 (6/6/20)
This Saturday, we've got a NASCAR double feature, with both the Truck and Xfinity Series running races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The first race on that docket is the Trucks. Like we had at Charlotte, this race has an extended field of 40 trucks, eight more than the usual 32 that take the green in... Read More
NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Atlanta EchoPark 250 (6/6/20)
This Saturday, we've got two -- yes, two! -- NASCAR races. First up is a Truck Series race, followed by an Xfinity race, both at Atlanta Motor Speedway. If you're looking for lineup picks from the Truck race, click here. If you're looking for Xfinity picks, then keep on reading! Saturday's EchoPark 250 is the... Read More
Derrick Henry's Workload May Depend On Game Flow
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry led the NFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns last season and was a key piece of the team's attack down the stretch, but offensive coordinator Arthur Smith says that Henry's 2020 workload will "depend [on] how games go." Smith went on to add that the team wants to... Read More
The Grass IS Greener: Free Agent Moves that Will Increase Value
We've had a couple of months to fully digest what happened with NFL free agency now and to see how the NFL Draft impacted things, so now it's time to reflect on some of the changes around the NFL. No player leaves one team for another and finds himself playing the exact same role. New... Read More
NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Bristol Cheddar's 300 (6/1/20)
So, that Cup race yesterday at Bristol was pretty wild, wasn't it? Caution after caution whittled the field down, and then the contact between Chase Elliott and Joey Logano at the end that handed the win to Brad Keselowski, who really had no business winning that race Now, it's time to another Xfinity Series race.... Read More
Denzel Mims - Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight
In an extremely deep rookie wide receiver class, one name that seemed to consistently fly under the radar was Baylor's Denzel Mims. A three-year starter for the Bears, Mims put up strong numbers during his college career, but his name wasn't mentioned among the best of the best in the 2020 draft class but instead... Read More
Matt DiBenedetto Has Upside At Bristol
Wood Brothers Racing's Matt DiBenedetto is an intriguing DFS option for Sunday's race at Bristol and can be a solid addition to your lineups at a relatively low cost. DiBenedetto almost won at Bristol in 2019 driving for Leavine Family Racing, ultimately finishing second after Denny Hamlin passed him in the closing laps. Now, he's... Read More
William Byron Has Struggled At Bristol
Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron is set to run his fifth Bristol race in the Cup Series on Sunday. So far, his results at the track haven't been so good. Byron has a best finish of 16th, as well as two finishes below 20th place. He's shown qualifying speed at the track, but that hasn't... Read More
Kyle Busch Is Always A Strong Contender At Bristol
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch has won three of the last five NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway and finished fourth in the second race here last year. He should be considered one of the favorites to win Sunday's Food City 500 at the track. Busch has had a negative pass differential --... Read More
Kurt Busch Looks For Fourth Consecutive Bristol Top-10
Chip Ganassi Racing's Kurt Busch is no stranger to success at Bristol Motor Speedway. It's his winningest Cup track, the site of six victories for the veteran driver. The most recent win came in 2018, with Busch leading 24 laps for the win. His performance didn't drop off once he joined Ganassi last year either,... Read More
NASCAR Research Station: DraftKings, FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks for Food City 500
Hi, again! Another rainy week of NASCAR led to the second Charlotte race not being run until Thursday, so the gap between Cup races this week is really small. We're heading to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 on Sunday. In the words of Dale Jr., "it's Bristol, baby!" Bristol... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Charlotte North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (5/26/20)
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series is back! The Truck Series schedule is always light at the beginning of the season; factor in the COVID-19 shutdown, and Tuesday's race is the first time we'll see the series since February 21st. It'll only be the third race of the entire season: we had Grant... Read More
NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Charlotte Alsco 300 (5/25/20)
The rain delayed it for a few days, but the NASCAR Xfinity Series finally returned to action, and wow, it was a fun race, featuring a wild last lap battle between Chase Briscoe and Kyle Busch that saw Briscoe pull off the victory, his second of the season. Briscoe holds a 19-point lead over Harrison... Read More
Jimmie Johnson Disqualified After Coca-Cola 600
Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson's second-place finish in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 was disqualified for failing post-race inspection, specifically due to an issue with the car's rear alignment. For NASCAR's purposes, Johnson is now scored as finishing 40th and receives no points. Different DFS providers have different rules for how to handle disqualification, but it seems... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Finishes Outside Top Five In Coca-Cola 600
For the first time since 2016, a Cup Series race on the oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway didn't feature Martin Truex Jr. finishing in the top five. Truex had a strong car, leading 87 laps and finishing sixth, but wasn't the dominant force he's been in the past here, a track where he's led over... Read More
Alex Bowman Leads Most Laps In Coca-Cola 600
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman led 164 laps and looked to be the dominant car during the early stages of the 2020 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he faded as the race went on, eventually finishing 19th after struggling to get going on the final restart of the race. The good news for... Read More
Chase Elliott Finishes Third In Coca-Cola 600
When the caution flew in the closing laps of the 2020 Coca-Cola 600, Chase Elliott found himself in the worst possible position: leading the race. With an overtime period coming up and fresh tires being vital, Elliott -- who led 38 laps on Sunday -- had to decide if he should pit or not, knowing... Read More
Brad Keselowski Wins Coca-Cola 600
Thanks to a late caution that allowed him to inherit the race lead once Chase Elliott pitted, Penske Racing's Brad Keselowski was able to win the first 600 of his career on Sunday night. Keselowski led 21 laps in the race, holding off Jimmie Johnson in the closing laps to earn the victory. With NASCAR... Read More
Clint Bowyer Crashes, Finishes 40th In Coca-Cola 600
Stewart-Haas Racing's Clint Bowyer was running solidly in 11th place in the 2020 Coca-Cola 600 when he made hard contact with the wall on lap 97, ending Bowyer's day and relegating him to a 40th-place finish. After qualifying 20th, Bowyer had shown race day speed and picked up nine positions, but he'll have to settle... Read More
Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis (Tight End)
It's never too early for some fantasy football rankings, right? We here at RotoBaller firmly believe that, which is why we've already done rankings for the 2020 season. Standard. PPR. Dynasty. (Click the word "dynasty" to go see our complete dynasty rankings.) But what are rankings without some kind of context by which to understand... Read More
NASCAR Research Station: DraftKings, FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks for Coca-Cola 600
And we're back! The NASCAR Cup Series returned to action last Sunday, with Kevin Harvick winning at Darlington. It returned again on Wednesday, with Denny Hamlin winning a rain-shortened race that was also held at Darlington. Now, it's time to get back to something that's even more normal: Memorial Day weekend with the Coca-Cola 600... Read More
Coca-Cola 600: NASCAR DFS Value Picks (Premium Content)
All other NASCAR Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. NASCAR's back! After two races at Darlington Raceway, we head to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the longest race of the NASCAR calendar, the Coca-Cola 600. This is also the first race since NASCAR's return that will feature traditional qualifying. The problem? It takes... Read More
Matt DiBenedetto Going To Backup Car
After making contact with the wall during qualifying, Matt DiBenedetto and the Wood Brothers Racing 21 car will be bringing out the backup car for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. That will leave DiBenedetto bringing up the rear when the race begins, but because he did manage to post a qualifying lap before the change, he'll be... Read More
Aric Almirola Qualifies 40th At Charlotte
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola spun during qualifying for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, causing him to fail to post a qualifying lap. That means Almirola will roll off the grid in 40th on Sunday night, making him a solid DFS pick due to his potential to pick up fantasy points via place differential. Almirola might not have... Read More
Chris Buescher A Sleeper At Charlotte
Roush Fenway Racing's Chris Buescher has collected four top-20 finishes in his first Cup season with the team, and he'll be in a good spot to grab his fifth one in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. Roush cars have shown good speed at this track in the past, with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. having top-15 speed here last... Read More
Martin Truex Jr. Always Strong At Charlotte
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a good track for Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. since he became aligned with Gibbs in 2016 when Furniture Row Racing switched to Toyota. Truex has won three of the six Cup races on the 1.5-mile track, plus he has added a second- and third-place finish as well. The... Read More
Texans Feel Good About Will Fuller V
Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V has struggled to stay healthy during his NFL career, but head coach Bill O'Brien says that "Fuller is doing great" after dealing with hamstring and groin issues last season. Having Fuller back and healthy is good news for the Texans, who need his field-stretching ability to help run... Read More
Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis (Wide Receiver)
It's never too early for some fantasy football rankings, right? We here at RotoBaller firmly believe that, which is why we've already done rankings for the 2020 season. Standard. PPR. Dynasty. (Click the word "dynasty" to go see our complete dynasty rankings.) But what are rankings without some kind of context by which to understand... Read More
Late Wreck Leads To 38th-Place Finish For Chase Elliott
Chase Elliott had a chance to win Wednesday's Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway, but contact with Kyle Busch put Elliott into the wall late, ending his race and leading to a 38th-place finish. After a fourth-place run in Sunday's return to racing, Elliott had high hopes for Darlington, but he will now have to turn... Read More
Clint Bowyer Leads 71 Laps, Finishes 22nd
A promising race for Stewart-Haas Racing driver Clint Bowyer didn't end as well as he'd hoped in Wednesday's Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway. Bowyer led a race-high 71 laps and won the first two stages of the race, but Bowyer got into the wall during the third stage and faded to a 22nd place finish.... Read More
