Sidney Crosby Nets 21st Goal Of The Campaign

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby netted a power-play goal in Monday's 7-2 loss to Philadelphia, reaching 21 goals for the campaign. Jason Zucker also had a power-play goal in the contest, Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup with a power-play assist. Crosby has now scored 47 career goals against Philadelphia, which puts him tied with […]

Claude Giroux Registers Two Goals, Three Points Versus Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux starred in Monday's Battle of Pennsylvania against Pittsburgh, finishing a 7-2 victory with two goals and one assist. Joel Farabee and Jakub Voracek also enjoyed three-point nights. Giroux has nicely boosted his goal-scoring numbers in recent games, potting five goals in five outings. The Flyers captain sits on 16 goals […]

Mika Zibanejad Nets Two Goals Monday Night

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad netted two of the team's three goals in Monday's 6-3 loss to Washington. Artemi Panarin delivered two assists before leaving with a lower-body injury. There are reports that the Russian winger might not feature again this season. Zibanejad had an awful start to the season, but he's now up […]

Rudy Gobert Records Monster Double-Double With Full Line

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert recorded his fourth straight double-double in Monday's win over the Spurs. Gobert scored 24 points with 15 rebounds, three blocks, a pair of steals, and an assist in 30 minutes. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year has blocked at least three shots with at least one steal in four […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 4th edition of Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox. Discussing baseball is as fun as the game itself. It has a way of bringing people together to share different opinions about the sport we all love. A similar action can be done with fantasy baseball where we not only discuss topics […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Pitching Prospects To Know for Dynasty Leagues

Welcome the debut of a new recurring piece where I will highlight prospects that should be on your radar in deep dynasty leagues. For "standard" dynasty leagues, we have RotoBaller's Premium Top 250 Dynasty Prospect Rankings, updated and maintained by our prospect guru Marc Hulet. But for you degenerates who participate in the deepest of […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Hard-Hit Rate Analysis for Week 6

We're officially one month into the season so more statistics will begin to become "sticky." One of the chief contact quality metrics that can be predictive of power is hard-hit rate. As always, we'll skip the obvious names like Mike Trout and Aaron Judge in order to look at unexpected leaders, as well as players […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/4/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 10-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/4/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Welcome Rotoballers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks! We have practically a full slate of games on the main slate tonight. If you have questions about the earlier two games in the six o'clock (EST) hour, feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions (@MarkStrausberg). But the focus will be on […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 20

Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players will now be included in this column. […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 5/4/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/4/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/4/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/4/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 12-game main slate on tap tonight, and it's a doozie. We get the ace of aces in Jacob deGrom. There is no Coors in play, but a lot of game totals at nine runs or higher. Lots of nice stacking options with a few contrarian angels as well. If you are looking […]

Domantas Sabonis Puts Together Another Big Line

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis, who returned from injury with a 26-19-14 line last weekend, was on a roll again Monday night against Washington, finishing a 154-141 loss with 32 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists and three steals. He has just returned from injury, but you wouldn't say so with him logging a huge 43 […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review - Monday, May 3rd News and Notes

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (5/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! It's pretty crazy to think that the play-in games will be starting in two weeks, and the (un)official start of the 2021 playoffs will tip-off. Those games are coming faster than we think, and it explains how we stumble into a bigger-than-usual seven-game slate during the early part of the week. Teams still […]

Mo Bamba Has Career Night Versus Detroit

Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba had the best game of his career on Monday, finishing a 119-112 victory over Detroit with 22 points and 15 rebounds, which are both his career highs. He shot 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-5 at the foul line with two assists and one block in 29 minutes off the […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (5/4/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It's a lighter night in the Association with only seven games going on. This slate is littered with questionable tags and teams that have nothing to play for. How do we sift through this? All I can do is say that I'll make my best educated guess and concentrate on teams that have something to […]

Tom Murphy Goes Deep Monday

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy hit his third home run of the season Monday. The solo shot came off of Orioles starter Dean Kremer in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was Murphy's only hit of the day, though he did also draw a walk. Murphy is now slashing .148/.207/.559 for the season. There's […]

New York Mets Fire Hitting Coaches Chili Davis, Tom Slater

The New York Mets announced the firings of hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater late on Monday night, according to Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com. The announcement came less than an hour after the Mets recorded seven hits in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals, as Hugh Quattlebaum has been named the […]

Serge Ibaka Remains Out On Tuesday Evening

Los Angeles Clippers forward Serge Ibaka (back) is out against the Raptors on Tuesday night. This isn't surprising, although it is unfortunate for a team fighting to keep its place toward the top of the Western Conference. Ibaka hasn't played in nearly two months, so fantasy managers should continue to expect Marcus Morris Sr. to […]

Brandon Sutter Misses Out On Monday Night

Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter (upper body) won't be in the lineup on Monday against Edmonton. He should be considered day-to-day for now. The 32-year-old has notched nine goals and 12 points this season in 43 outings with 65 shots and a minus-nine rating. The Canucks have a hectic end-of-the-year schedule due to their COVID-19 […]

Yadier Molina Has Not Resumed Baseball Activities Yet

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina (foot) has yet to resume baseball activities, according to Zachary Silver of MLB.com. Molina was placed on the injured list last week with a tendon strain in his right foot. Silver reports that Molina posted a picture of himself in a walking boot last week, but Molina says he […]

Cam Gallagher Lands On Concussion Injured List Monday

Kansas City Royals catcher Cam Gallagher (concussion) has been placed on the seven-day concussion injured list, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Gallagher landed on the injured list Monday after being hit in the mask by a couple of hard-hit foul balls in Sunday's game. To replace him on the roster, the Royals recalled catcher […]

Nerlens Noel Now Out On Monday Night

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel (ankle) will not play on Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The 27-year-old sprained his left ankle on Sunday night during a contest against the Houston Rockets. Without Noel in the lineup, Taj Gibson will likely move into the starting lineup, with the veteran averaging nine boards, seven points, and […]

Alejandro Kirk Expected To Miss At Least Six Weeks

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (hip) is expected to miss at least six weeks with a left hip flexor strain, according to Ben Wagner of Sportsnet. Kirk was placed on the injured list on Sunday after suffering the injury during Saturday's game, and according to Wagner's sources it will be six weeks before a […]

Nikola Vucevic Out Again

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (hip) will not play on Monday evening against the visiting 76ers. The big man will now miss his second consecutive contest due to tightness in his right Adductor. Look for Daniel Theis to slide into the starting lineup at the five, with the former Celtic racking up seven points, seven […]

Cubs And Dodgers Postponed On Monday

The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will be postponed on Monday due to inclement weather conditions. The two teams will instead square up for a doubleheader on Tuesday. Starting pitchers Kyle Hendricks and Walker Buehler are still expected to pitch on Tuesday with Clayton Kershaw and Adbert Alzolay also lined up to pitch. Both […]

Pius Suter Gets Back Into Lineup On Monday

Chicago Blackhawks forward Pius Suter will return to the lineup on Monday against Carolina after he was scratched for Saturday's 3-0 loss to Florida. Brett Connolly will come out of the lineup. Riley Stillman also won't play with Nicolas Beaudin taking over. Suter has posted 13 goals and 23 points in 50 games during his […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/3/21): MLB DFS Lineups

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! It's the first Monday of the second month of the season, and MLB is giving us a 10-game slate to kick start our DFS week. As of this writing, there's nothing to be worried too much about with the weather forecasts. Philadelphia has a chance of rain, while Minnesota expects to feel some […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (5/3/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a busy 10 game Monday. The Rockies are back in Coors and we have a few aces out there. How do we get an acceptable pitcher and some Coors bats? Do we even want Coors bats? There is a lot to wrap our heads around on this slate, including the massive price increase […]