Week 7 Red Zone Alert - Risers and Fallers
It is Week 7 and the red zone risers are starting to differentiate themselves from the red zone fallers. Let's be honest it is exciting when our team/player gets into the red zone, but if he isn't scoring, our fantasy hopes fall. So let's look and see what players are making good on the red... Read More
Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 7
Lamenting the byepocalypse won't do much good. There are fewer players worth starting and many fantasy football lineups are plugging in players never thought to be fantasy-relevant. You won't get much help from the waiver wire, so why not improve your team through the trade market instead? This article will advise fantasy GMs on players... Read More
Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders
We're currently in the worst week of NFL byes and it's hitting the tight end position hard. Fantasy managers will need to make do without Dan Arnold, Dalton Schultz, Jared Cook and Dawson Knox. On top of that, Logan Thomas is still on IR. On the bright side, fantasy managers will get Kyle Pitts back... Read More
The King's Week 7 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)
Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 7 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to... Read More
Thursday Night Football MKF Prop Picks: Browns vs Broncos
The NFL season is rolling, and we cannot waste our opportunity to make some cash. Tonight we kick off Week 7 with the Cleveland Browns hosting the Denver Broncos. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash. You're just playing against the house, and the dudes... Read More
Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 7
Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. As always we are here with our updated fantasy football rankings and injury news to help you set this winning lineups. For those who are not familiar, our team of fantasy football analysts are constantly monitoring player news and injuries. Below are their updated consensus Week 7 fantasy football rankings, and... Read More
Week 7 DFS and Spread Picks: Ep. 58 of The Operating Room
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and TeamRiseOrFall analyst Chris Robin (@DetroitBeastie) break down the NFL'S Week 7 slate and go through each game to determine their spread picks along with DFS plays they like in each matchup. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM... Read More
Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Broncos vs Browns
Welcome to Week Seven, the week many analysts are referring to as the “bye-pocalypse”. With Buffalo, Dallas, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh all on bye, it’s going to be a tough week for many fantasy managers. Not only are people’s line-ups devoured with bye weeks, but injuries in the NFL keep stacking up.... Read More
Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 7
We are headed into Week 7. With six games in the books, we now have a large enough sample size to have a good depiction of how these players are being implemented in their offenses. The larger the sample of games, the easier it is to project which players we can count on to insert... Read More
Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 6
Injuries continue to be a major factor in the fantasy game this year, and we saw a few big performances from undrafted players in Week 6 because of it. We also saw more of the same stuff with the usual suspects dominating on the field and paying off their big draft day prices. Before we... Read More
Offensive Outliers From Week 6 - Coaching Matters
We now enter the sixth week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 6, we saw stat lines such as the Cincinnati Bengals running backs combining for 235 scrimmage yards, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receivers combining for five... Read More
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7
Week 6 is officially in the books. The first week with teams on Bye. We had the Falcons, Saints, Jets, and 49ers all off. This week we saw numerous injuries as well, meaning it'll be even more difficult to fill those starting lineups in Week 7 where six teams are on a Bye (Bills, Cowboys,... Read More
Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 7
Six weeks of the season have officially passed, and bye weeks and injuries continue to ravage fantasy lineups. As we enter the grind of the NFL (and fantasy) season, finding any little edge possible becomes important to building a fantasy roster that has a chance to take home the championship. One of the crucial (yet... Read More
Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?
Week 6 of the NFL season is now in the books and your top three quarterbacks were Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins and Dak Prescott. Both Cousins and Prescott took advantage of the overtime period to add a third touchdown, while Prescott threw for a whopping 445 yards. Matthew Stafford, Jalen Hurts, Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers... Read More
Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups
Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, as several teams are on bye and the injuries are really starting to pile up. But fear not, we're here to help you with all sorts of waiver wire analysis and advice to help you pickup the... Read More
Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds
The waiver wire may not look any prettier this week but it's more important than ever with six teams due for a bye. For that reason, certain players coming off big games or on potent offenses may not be mentioned whereas others that may not normally be relevant will be on the list for Week... Read More
FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 7 Targets
Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 5 brought several injury hammers and Week 6 didn't let up, and now we face a Bye-pocalypse... Read More
Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 7: Carson Wentz, Demetric Felton, Jaret Patterson
Week 7 is easily going to be the hardest week so far to field a fantasy football lineup. There are six teams on byes: Bills, Cowboys, Chargers, Jaguars, Steelers and Vikings. There are also a ton of injuries, especially at the running back position, that will make this week challenging to set a lineup. That... Read More
The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 7?
We're going to get this out of the way right away. No, Kenny Golladay, Allen Robinson II, A.J. Brown, Robby Anderson and Odell Beckham Jr. are not included in this article. They should not be dropped in traditional 10 and 12-team leagues. Have they been disappointing? Absolutely! Undeniably! I get it, if you roster any... Read More
Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7
If you thought the teams on bye during Week 6 wreaked havoc on your fantasy football squads, wait until you get a load of Week 7. Forget about four NFL teams being on bye. Week 7 is not going to be lucky for many fantasy footballers because six teams have the week off. Two of... Read More
Waiver Wire Express - Week 7 Lightning Round
Week 6 brought more action to our screens as the bye weeks start to announce their presence. Injuries rest for no one, which underscores the importance of having depth and making the right waiver moves. And that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 7. This column is published early every... Read More
Zach Ertz (TE, ARI) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: All fantasy experts and football pundits knew Ertz would eventually get traded, but most did not predict it would happen mid-season. The longtime veteran and fantasy stud had the perfect swan song of an ending in his last game as a Philadelphia... Read More
Week 6 Takeaways: Ep. 57 of The Operating Room
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) is joined by fellow RotoBaller analysts Adam Koffler (@Adam Koffler) and Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) to discuss Week 6 of the fantasy football season along with a riser and faller they have noticed. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between 6-7 AM... Read More
Gerald Everett (TE, SEA) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We hadn't been able to watch Gerald Everett play football since Week 3 before he got canned from the squad due to COVID-19 protocols for two of the past three weeks. He finally came back last Sunday, and although he found himself... Read More
Ricky Seals-Jones (TE, WAS) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Did it took a few weeks for Ricky Seals-Jones to take off the rust? Sure. Has he already warmed the fantasy stove? You bet. Seals-Jones played 25 snaps combined from W1 to W3... only to log 62 (!) in Week 4 alone.... Read More
O.J. Howard (TE, TB) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's already been three weeks for Rob Gronkowski sitting on the shelf. On the other hand, it's been five games for an O.J. Howard whose importance and value (in both the real and fantasy football worlds) have grown by the week, though not... Read More
Sunday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Seahawks vs Steelers
Welcome to Week 6, RotoBallers! We've been pretty successful so far and hopefully, that trend continues through this afternoon and tonight with Sunday Night Football. Most of us started our fantasy journeys with football, so it's always nice when it comes around. Thanks to the advanced analytics of today, I'll do my best to provide... Read More
Monday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Titans vs Bills
Fans have become spoiled by fantastic Monday night games, punctuated by a massively entertaining game between the Colts and Ravens in Week 5. Indianapolis looked to be in control heading into the fourth quarter, but huge performances by Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews, and Marquise Brown brought the game to overtime and ultimately a Ravens’ win.... Read More
DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Break The Slate: Week 6
Hey there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! If you're looking for the high-quality analysis of Joe Nicely, I hope you're not disappointed to find that I will be filling in for him this week! Joe is one of the most talented writers in the industry and one of the best people I... Read More