Mecole Hardman Has Deep-League Appeal In Week 6

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman set season highs in receptions and receiving yards last week against the Raiders. His role on this team is still too tentative to play him in most formats, but in a 14-team league or deeper, there's some upside appeal for Hardman in a game against the Bills this […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Has Upside Against Bills

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling hasn't found the end zone yet this season, but Sunday's game against the Bills will offer the best chance yet for MVS to get his first touchdown. After some curious usage over the first three games, Valdes-Scantling has started to see his usage look more like it was […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster Is Risky Week 6 Fantasy Option

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has been targeted exactly eight times in four of his team's five games this season, but he's yet to find the end zone this season. His lack of red zone usage makes him a risky play heading into Sunday's game against the Bills. While the Chiefs offense shouldn't […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Has Tough Week 6 Matchup

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a risky fantasy play on Sunday against the Bills in a game that should favor the passing offenses. After seeing 19 carries in Week 4, CEH dropped down to just nine carries last week, making the fourth time in five games that he had single-digit carries. With […]

Travis Kelce Remains Top Fantasy Tight End Play Against Bills

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is facing a tougher matchup than usual against the Bills on Sunday, as the team has allowed the fourth-fewest passing yards per game in the NFL. Despite that, fantasy managers should continue to trust Kelce as the No. 1 overall play at the tight end position, especially after […]

Patrick Mahomes Set For Explosive Week 6 Matchup

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes should be considered a top fantasy option heading into Sunday's meeting with the Buffalo Bills. While Buffalo the league's fourth-best pass defense by yards allowed per game, Mahomes is essentially matchup proof, and he threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns when these teams met in the playoffs last […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Las Vegas Alsco Uniforms 302 (10/15/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series Round of 8 kicks off on Saturday. Noah Gragson, A.J. Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones and Sam Mayer remain alive in the battle for an Xfinity championship. And now we head to Las Vegas, where Gibbs won earlier this year. Among the playoff field, Allmendinger […]

Tape Tells All: Analyzing Breece Hall's Week 5 Performance

Welcome back to Tape Tells All, the weekly series where I look at film and data for something that happened in the NFL this week. Today, I want to look at a rookie running back for the second week in a row. Last week, it was Houston's Dameon Piece. This week, it's Jets running back […]

Fantasy Basketball Punting: Common Issues

One strategy that's often employed by fantasy basketball drafters is punting, which is essentially ignoring certain categories in a category-based fantasy league in order to bolster your chances at winning other categories. For example, taking a bad free throw shooter who is elite at rebounds and blocks can help you win those two categories on […]

Five Very Deep Center Sleepers For Fantasy Basketball

Winning in fantasy basketball starts with your top picks, but it ends with your ability to identify some sleepers who can help you round out the roster. For this article, we'll be looking at some deep sleepers—very deep ones. The kind of players who will very likely be on the board when you make your […]

RotoBaller Fantasy Basketball Writers League Draft Recap

On Wednesday night, the RotoBaller writers got together for our annual fantasy basketball draft. In the past, we did a 14-team league, but this year we cut it down to a more "normal" size with a 12-team league. Now that the draft is over, I thought it would be a good idea to go over […]

Five Fantasy Basketball Bounce-Back Players For 2022-23

Progression isn't always linear. While we like to think that athletes get better until a certain age and then get worse after that age, it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes, a player has a good year, then regresses a little the next year, and then bounces back after that. When it comes to fantasy […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jakobi Meyers, George Pickens, Alec Pierce, Dyami Brown

Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Not all of these waiver wire options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR or deeper leagues, so it’s not a one-size-fits-all comparison. Use your best judgment when deciding which of […]

Fantasy Basketball Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Brooklyn Nets

Welcome to a new series here at RotoBaller where we look at a breakout, a bust and a lock candidate for each NBA team. We did this for the NFL this past offseason and these pieces were a lot of fun to write, so I thought we'd bring it to the NBA. Today, we'll be […]

Mecole Hardman Has Strong Showing On Monday

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman caught four passes for 73 yards in Monday's win over the Raiders, including a 36-yard reception, the longest of the game by the Chiefs. While Hardman briefly exited with what looked like a heel issue, he quickly returned to the field. Hardman has had some good moments this […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Leads Chiefs In Yardage

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling led the team with 90 receiving yards in Monday's win over the Raiders. He brought in six of his eight targets in the victory. After being used mainly in the shorter passing game over the first three weeks, we're finally seeing Valdes-Scantling's game expand over the last couple […]

Travis Kelce Catches Four Touchdowns

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tied a team record with four touchdown receptions in Monday's win over the Raiders. He only ended up with 25 receiving yards in the game as most of his targets were in the red zone, but the four touchdowns kind of help fantasy managers ignore the low yardage […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Quiet Against Vegas

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the Chiefs with nine carries in Monday's win over the Raiders, but he finished the day with just 16 rushing yards. He also added three catches for 20 yards. Edwards-Helaire was just a yard away from salvaging his day and finding the end zone on one of […]

Jerick McKinnon Leads Chiefs In Rushing Yards

Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon ran the ball eight times for a team-high 53 yards in Monday's comeback win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He also had two receptions for 19 yards. The Chiefs backfield has been really tough to understand this season, with Clyde Edwards-Helaire serving as the lead back but McKinnon […]

Patrick Mahomes Throws Four Touchdowns In Monday's Win

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to a comeback victory on Monday night against the Las Vegas Raiders. He was 29-for-43 passing with 292 yards and four touchdowns, all of which went to tight end Travis Kelce. Mahomes also added 24 yards on the ground. Mahomes has now thrown for under 300 […]

Ka'imi Fairbairn Connects On Both Field Goals In Week 5

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn made both of his field goal attempts in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. Fairbairn's field goals both came in the second quarter, as he connected on a 50 and a 51-yard attempt. He also added an extra point. Houston's offensive woes have given Fairbairn a good number of opportunities for […]

Brandin Cooks Quiet In Week 5

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks saw a season-low six targets in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, which was partly responsible for Cooks also setting a season-low in receiving yards with 20. He did catch four passes to bump up his fantasy total in PPR leagues, but overall it was a disappointing showing for […]

Nico Collins Leads Texans In Receiving Yards In Week 5

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins caught four passes for a team-high 65 yards in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. He was targeted six times. This is now four weeks in a row with at least 40 receiving yards for the second-year wideout, but he hasn't topped four receptions in any game yet. He's producing […]

Dameon Pierce Has 26 Carries Against Jags

Houston Texans running back Dameon Pierce continues to see his workload increase. In Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pierce had 26 carries, finishing with 99 yards and a touchdown. He also had three catches for 14 yards. It wasn't the most efficient game as Pierce finished with just 3.8 yards per carry, but his […]

Davis Mills Has Quiet Game In Week 5

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills threw for just 140 yards in Sunday's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, going 16-for-24. Mills had no touchdown passes and no interceptions. He also added two yards on the ground. It was the first time since Week 2 that Mills hadn't thrown multiple interceptions, so that's a plus, but overall […]

Bank of America ROVAL 400 DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Charlotte Roval on Sunday for the final race of the Round of 12. With his win last week, Chase Elliott locked his way into the Round of 8. Which seven drivers will join him there? We know it won't be Alex Bowman, as will miss the race due […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Charlotte Roval Drive for the Cure 250 (10/8/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for the final race of the Round of 12. Noah Gragson and A.J. Allmendinger have raced their way into the Round of 8. Which six drivers will join them? Last year at the Roval, Allmendinger drove to victory lane in a […]

Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix DFS: DraftKings Daily Fantasy F1 Lineup Picks

Formula 1 heads to Japan this weekend for the Japanese Grand Prix. Last weekend in Singapore, Max Verstappen shockingly didn't win, which meant he also didn't wrap up the 2022 Formula 1 title, though he'll have a good chance to do so on Sunday in Japan. Most of you reading this will be in North […]

Chiefs Defense A Risky Play In Week 5

The Kansas City Chiefs defense faces a tough matchup in Week 5 against the Las Vegas Raiders, who rank 10th in the NFL in points per game. The Chiefs, meanwhile, rank 20th in scoring defense. This game projects to be a shootout, so the Chiefs defense should probably be off the fantasy radar in season-long […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Remains Risky

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling finally got going down the field last week as he caught three passes for 63 yards, but overall, the former Packers wideout has struggled to get going in his new digs. He's finished with under 50 receiving yards three times through the first four games. Valdes-Scantling will likely […]