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DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/25/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Friday night of the final weekend of the regular season with a 10 game slate on tap. There are a few big-name pitchers that jump out like Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Jose Berrios, Dinelson Lamet, and Carlos Carrasco. We also have a few intriguing SP2 options, which is good because you may... Read More
Is the Buffalo Bills' Offense For Real?
Move out of the way for the NFL's new most explosive offense: the... Buffalo Bills? Through the first two weeks of the NFL season, the Buffalo Bills rank 3rd in the NFL in total yards (928), 3rd in yards per play (6.6), 1st in passing yards (719), 2nd in passing TDs (6), and 5th in... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/24/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/24/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. After yesterday's 14-game main slate on DK, we get knocked down to only a 6-game slate, starting at 7:10 pm EST. There are really... Read More
Week 2 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Man, it was fun to watch NFL football again. In addition to just enjoying the games, we got to get a more clear understanding of the talent that teams are putting out onto the field and who might have stronger offensive or defensive units than we initially anticipated. Remember that picking the right defense is... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/18/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We had only a small 6-game slate on Thursday night, so it's like Christmas morning looking at this 12-game slate tonight. There are a couple of top-end arms and a few main bats to focus on. We still have Coors in play as well which may lower the amount some of the other strong offenses... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/17/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/17/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a small 6-game slate on tap tonight. There are some aces pitching in Aaron Nola and Shane Bieber, as well as some... Read More
From to Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups for Week 9
We're almost to the end of the fantasy season, and there is only one FAAB period left to help get our teams over the finish line. With that in mind, there are far fewer impact players that have yet to be called up. I'll still discuss players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/11/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into Friday night with a 10 game slate on tap starting at the unusual time of 8:05. A slate with a few top-end arms and a lot of places to attack with bats. There is some spotty weather that could factor in, so keep an eye on weather reports during the day before... Read More
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... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/10/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/10/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 6-game slate on tonight that starts earlier than normal - at 6:40 - so it's something to keep an eye on.... Read More
From to Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups for Week 8
With the trade deadline now firmly behind us and the shortened regular season only a few weeks from completion, we've seen the notable roster moves slow to a craw. It's possible that see a few more of these names brought up as teams push for a postseason bid, or in the event of an injury,... Read More
From to Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups for Week 7
We had a relatively successful run against last week. Between the article going live and today, two of the four priority pick-ups I mentioned are already in the Majors and one of the guys on the Watch List (Yairo Munoz) also got the call. With the trade deadline just passing, it's possible that we'll see... Read More
Too Hot to Hold: Sell-High Candidates
Now that we've flipped the calendar into September, we have only one month left of baseball. It was a perilous journey, but we somehow managed to get here, so it's time to stop wondering if the season will continue as planned and give yourself over fully to managing your teams. For those of you who... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (9/4/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
After a weird 6 game slate on Thursday that locked at 4:05 pm EST, we get a 9 game slate of goodness tonight. Unfortunately, we miss out on the beauty that is Sixto Sanchez and a slew of doubleheaders robs us of the Twins, Yankees, and Blue Jays hitters. Still, there is a lot to... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 9/3/20 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 9/3/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a small 6-game main slate on tap which will begin at 4:10 ET, so we don't have much time to coy around... Read More
From to Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups for Week 6
Oh, boy, these call-ups are coming in bunches. Between last Thursday and today, seven of the eight priority pick-ups I mentioned last week are already in the Majors and one of the guys on the Watch List (Ryan Mountcastle) also got the call. With more teams vying for the expanded playoff spots, call-ups seem to... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 27, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/27/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight with a slew of doubleheaders happening earlier in the day after yesterday's postponements. There is really... Read More
2020 Fantasy Football Tight End Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie tight end rankings. These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. Those of you who are regular RotoBaller readers have likely already seen our updated overall fantasy football... Read More
From Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups For Week 5
Today is a busy article since we've had quite a few call-ups between last Thursday and today and even more who we know are coming this weekend. Three of the five priority pick-ups I mentioned last week are already in the Majors and two of the guys on the Watch List (Franklyn Kilome and Dane... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/21/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
We head into a Friday night 13 game with only the Mets and Yankees taking the night off due to the Mets' potential COVID cases. As Bubba mentioned yesterday, it's been hot on the west coast, so look to attack some of those big offenses, and really even the ones you normally don't consider potent... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 20, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/20/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have an 8-game slate on tap tonight that has some higher-priced pitching with some really nice offensive spots to target; however, Coors Field... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/14/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
After a strange five-game slate last night, we've got a full 13-game slate on tap today with only the Cardinals and White Sox game not playing. There are some prime spots to target, as well as some nice pivots to differentiate your lineups, which can be found here and also in the value plays article... Read More
From Farm to Roster: Potential Call-Ups For Week 4
Every Thursday for the duration of the Major League Baseball season, I'm going to be discussing players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site Camp who are worth keeping an eye on or stashing in hopes of reaping fantasy goodness. I'll list league sizes where the player could be relevant and give you information... Read More
Too Good To Be True? Buying/Selling Hot Pitching Starts
Last week, we dove into the hitters who were off to hot starts and tried to decide what was real and what wasn't as sustainable. Now we'll turn our attention to the arms. After two full weeks of baseball, we're over 20% done with the season, more FAAB dollars are being spent than ever before, and... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 13, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools are accessible on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/13/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 5-game slate on tap (4 on FanDuel) starting at 4:05 pm, so you're going to have to get creative in order to... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (8/7/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
It's Friday, and we've got a full slate of games with all teams active for the first time in weeks. That means there are a ton of ways in which you can build your slate, so have fun messing around with different combinations, especially ones that allow you to roster a few of the high-upside... Read More
From Farm to Roster: Prospect Call-Ups For Week 3
Every Thursday for the duration of the Major League Baseball season, I'm going to be discussing players on a team's Taxi Squad or Alternate Site Camp who are worth keeping an eye on or stashing in hopes of reaping fantasy goodness. I'll list league sizes where the player could be relevant and give you information... Read More
Is It Too Good To Be True? Buying and Selling Hot Starts
Normally, after only one full week of the fantasy baseball season, we're casually taking stock of our teams, seeing which guys are settling into lineup spots, which teams look like they might be surprising, and generally feeling pretty good about where we're at now. However, there is nothing normal about this season. After one full... Read More
Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings - August 6, 2020 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools are accessible on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 8/6/2020. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 7-game slate on tap tonight with few strong pitching options which makes finding potential value all that much more important so we... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (7/31/20) - MLB DFS Lineups
It's Friday, which means we've got a full slate of games (well, besides those two games that aren't playing for COVID safety concerns). There are a ton of good pitching options on the slate today, so have fun messing around with the potential hitting combinations that allow you to roster high-upside arms but be sure... Read More
