NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 9) - Targets and Avoids

Seven yards passing. That is how many total yards the New York Giants threw for in their loss to the Jets. What's crazier, them throwing for seven yards or how they were one yard and then 24 seconds away from winning? Tyrod Taylor was hurt in the first half after throwing for eight yards on 4-for-7 […]

Chargers vs. Jets MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Austin Ekeler, Gerald Everett, Donald Parham, Quentin Johnston, Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall

Wow what another exciting week of NFL action, with some especially big-time performances on Sunday from the Texans, Cowboys and more. Now we're back with our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Chargers vs. Jets game to help with your season-long and DFS lineups. Week 9 of the fantasy football season is just […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 9) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests

Parity is alive and real in the league this season. Twelve games were within one score in the fourth quarter in Week 8 and we saw what may be the upset of the season with the Broncos shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Week 9 is chalked full of close spreads. Each […]

Week 9 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

The NFL's trade deadline was again a noteworthy affair, which is thankfully becoming a regular occurrence. While the offensive moves at the deadline were limited, there were several major moves on the defensive side of the ball. That's music to many IDP managers' ears. For fantasy purposes, we saw four trades that likely impacted IDP […]

Week 9 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 9 fantasy football kicker streamer and starts. Week 9 has arrived with some challenges, as the 49ers, Jaguars, Lions, and Broncos are all on bye. For fantasy players searching for a replacement kicker or playing the streamer game, we've got you covered. First, let's take a look at how last […]

Titans vs. Steelers TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Derrick Henry, Kenny Pickett, Will Levis, Tyjae Spears, DeAndre Hopkins, Jaylen Warren

If you weren't already excited enough about a Week 9 matchup between the under-achieving Pittsburgh Steelers and the identity-seeking Tennessee Titans for Thursday night football, would some Kenny Pickett vs. Will Levis help get you there? In what was originally shaping up to be the most Thursday Night Football-ish game ever, we will at least […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 8 (2023)

Welcome to Week 8 of the WR/CB Matchups article. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly series looking at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. During the past three seasons, I have tweaked my process to make the chart more user-friendly and predictive, […]

Raiders vs. Lions MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Jahmyr Gibbs, Jared Goff, Josh Reynolds, Craig Reynolds, Davante Adams, Josh Jacobs, more

It's been another wild week of NFL action, and we're back as always with our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Raiders vs. Lions. Week 8 is just about over -- we've had plenty of fantasy football action filled with huge performances, old and new players emerging, and another week with lots of […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 8 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 8 matchups analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. After brutal output from quarterbacks in Week 6, last week was much better, including four total touchdowns from three different signal-callers. It did translate across the other positions, although it wasn't always the players you expected. After suffering […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 8: Chris Olave, Christian Kirk, Zay Flowers, Nico Collins, Rashee Rice

Welcome to Week 8 in DFS. Week 7 was full of wild performances, with Injuries and bye weeks bringing unlikely performers to the forefront. This included five receivers finishing in the top ten at the position for the first time this season, including rookies Jordan Addison and Josh Downs.  Week 8 will bring more stability […]

Fantasy Football Week 8 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Josh Jacobs, DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett

The NBA season has tipped off. The World Series begins Friday night. There's a handful of NHL games every night. And of course, we're right in the middle of football season. How do sports fans find the time to do a little fantasy football research? RotoBaller has you covered. All the stats and analysis that […]

Week 8 Fantasy Football Matchups We Love: The Fantasy Matchmaker

Welcome back to the Week 8 Fantasy Matchmaker article looking at Week 8 matchups we love! This is my weekly series for RotoBaller where I look at the matchup strength for pretty much every viable fantasy football player across the fantasy skill positions. Each week I have had the honor of writing this series and […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 8 Lineups

As Halloween approaches, fantasy football managers are in for a thrilling twist to their weekly lineup decisions. Week 8 of the NFL season is about to unfold with a spooktacular array of matchups that promise both tricks and treats for fantasy owners. In this special Halloween-themed start-sit guide, we'll delve into the eerie and enchanting […]

Week 8 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters And Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With seven weeks of the NFL season in the books, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 8 and determine what fantasy defenses are best to play this week. We go from six teams on bye in Week 7 to the rare mid-season week with no byes, so there are plenty of […]

Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Hey, RotoBallers! We are halfway through the fantasy football regular season, and Week 8 has arrived. Selecting the right kicker streamer could be the difference between losing or winning your league matchup. Today, we will review our Week 8 fantasy football kicker streamers, starts, and rankings article. First, let's take a look at some of our […]

Week 8 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

The NFL's trade deadline is fast approaching, and that is finally starting to mean something. After a near century of stagnant deadline behavior from NFL teams, we are starting to see contenders make a mid-season push with trades. It's a refreshing change of pace, even if it often results in a waste of money and […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 8) - Targets and Avoids

Football does not make sense. No matter how much you handicap, the amount of stats you can find, even watching tape, it sometimes does not matter.  On paper, there was the slimmest chance for the Patriots to beat the Bills. If they played 100 times, the Bills would have won upwards of 70 times. But […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 8) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests

The underdogs were the talk of the NFL town in Week 7. Seven teams pulled off an upset creating a chaotic week for Pick 'Em pools. Looking ahead to the (hopefully safer) Week 8 slate, there are no teams on bye. NFL schedule makers, in their infinite wisdom, threw in a week when all teams […]

Buccaneers vs. Bills TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Chris Godwin, Mike Evans, Rachaad White, James Cook, Gabe Davis, Dalton Kincaid, more

Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Buffalo Bills enter Thursday Night Football coming off disappointing losses last week. Neither team was able to make the explosive offensive plays in their respective matchups and will look to right the ship as they meet in Buffalo tonight. Both teams also enter Week 8 just one game […]

Dolphins vs. Eagles SNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - D'Andre Swift, Dallas Goedert, Jaylen Waddle, Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson Jr.

What a week it's been, and there's still plenty left starting with the Sunday Night Football matchup. In this article you'll find out Sunday Night Football matchups analysis article, this time for the Dolphins vs. Eagles. With star players on both sides, there should be plenty of fantasy football fireworks on display! With more injuries […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 7: Cooper Kupp, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson

Welcome to Week 7 in DFS. Last week, this column hit the 2x multiplier with three of five highlighted matchups (DraftKings scoring), including top-24 performances from Jakobi Meyers and Curtis Samuel. A few repeat standouts dominated the field again including Adam Thielen, Tyreek Hill, and Keenan Allen, who now each have three or more top-five […]

49ers vs. Vikings MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle, Kirk Cousins, Alexander Mattison, T.J. Hockenson, Jordan Addison, More

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the 49ers vs. Vikings. Week 7 is almost in the books, and we'll get the final matchup of the week on Monday Night Football. It's been a fun and crazy week of NFL and fantasy football action filled with big performances, new players […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 7 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 7 matchups analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. Last week was a massacre for injuries to superstars. It was part of what led to a massive dip in overall scoring, which has been a theme this year. We were also reminded that the most difficult part […]

Fantasy Football Week 7 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Jonathan Taylor, Kirk Cousins, Rachaad White, Jerry Jeudy

"Bye-nado" Part 1 is here. Six teams are taking the week off. Plus, with injuries mounting (see: Christian McCaffrey, Kyren Williams, David Montgomery, and more), fantasy managers need to get creative with roster decisions to field a winning lineup. That could mean that managers may have no choice but to start players listed as potential […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 7 (2023)

Welcome to Week 7 of the WR/CB Matchups article. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly series looking at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. During the past three seasons, I have tweaked my process to make the chart more user-friendly and predictive, […]

Week 7 Fantasy Football Matchups We Love: The Fantasy Matchmaker

Welcome to Week 7 of my weekly article series for RotoBaller, The Fantasy Matchmaker. In this series, I am looking at fantasy football matchups as each week of the 2023 NFL season approaches and giving you some players whose matchups I love based on their opponent’s strength (or weakness) versus that position. The common method […]

Week 7 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters And Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With six weeks of the NFL season in the books, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 7 and determine what fantasy football defenses are best to play this week. Last week saw three defenses reach double-digit fantasy points that had not done so yet this season. We also saw multiple disappointing […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 7 Lineups

Welcome to an exciting week in the world of fantasy football as we delve into the much-anticipated Week 7 matchups! With the season well underway, fantasy team managers are carefully considering their lineup decisions, aiming to secure crucial victories and maintain a competitive edge. In this edition, we'll explore key players to start and sit, […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 7) - Targets and Avoids

What a week it could have been for survivor pools. The New York Giants nearly pulled off one of the most improbable upsets this season. As a 15.5 point underdog to Buffalo, with a backup quarterback, Tyrod Taylor, the Giants did all they could except capitalize in the red zone. They failed to get any […]