Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 5/1/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. Sigh. The season of split Mains continues. FanDuel is offering six-game slates early and late, while DrafKings has seven games early but just six […]

Nick Suzuki Records Three Points On Friday

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki buried a pair of goals and added a power-play assist as his team picked up a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. With the three-point performance, the 21-year-old extended his individual point streak to four games (four goals, two assists over that span). Suzuki's recent hot streak […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (5/1/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We've turned the page to May and the baseball season keeps on chugging along. There's still a ton of ball to be played, but who in their right minds predicted the Giants and Royals holding division leads at this point? We have another modest slate on tap with just six games on FanDuel's Saturday main […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (5/1/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We are split with seven early games and and six late games. The two outcasts are the stuff of short slate material on DraftKings. This article will focus on the six late games. In case something else isn't up on the site, my early approach is to attack Patrick Corbin with Marlins righties and I'll […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the May 1st 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 […]

Isaiah Roby (PF/C, OKC): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: God bless the Tanking Thunder for paving their way toward 2030-contention on sheer mediocrity. The Thunder are the third-worst team in the West and can still finish the season lower than that. They lost 14 in a row before defeating Boston (LOL) on Apr. 27, […]

Jeff Green (SF/PF/C, BKN): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of leagues ANALYSIS: I don't remember the last time we watched a fully healthy Nets squad, do you? Anyway. The good thing about that is that 1) Brooklyn seems to be not affected by it, as they have hold of the no. 1 seed in the […]

Khem Birch (PF/C, TOR): Week 19 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Orlando Magic definitely did Khem Birch a solid back in early April when they decided to cut him from their roster. Orlando didn't have room for the big man, so they chose to make him a free agent and in turn allowed […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 5/1/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 5/1/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 5/1/21 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 […]

James McCann Continues To Struggle

New York Mets catcher James McCann went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Phillies on Friday. McCann's batting average fell to .214 on the season, and he is slashing just .182/.280/.182 over his last seven games (22 at-bats). After getting off to a quick start in the first couple of […]

Fantasy Baseball Injury Updates - Week 6

There has been an injury trend that is hard to miss for the first month of the 2021 season. May has arrived and the injuries just keep piling up. There have been a lot of muscle/tendon sprains and strains to start the season. These injuries include oblique, groin, hamstring, and back injuries. Not all of […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, April 30

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 (5/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have ten games on tap tonight, and after eight last night, that means we have a lot of back-to-back sets to worry about. And yes, we worry about it this year. Resting is very common, especially for teams that are already in a playoff spot. Be on the lookout throughout the day for news […]

Luis Torrens Leaves Six On Base

Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens had a rough night at the plate Friday, repeatedly coming up with men on base but never managing to deliver. Torrens batted in the five hole against Andrew Heaney and the Angels, but despite the many opportunities ended the game with only one hit in five at-bats and no runs […]

Tom Murphy Goes Deep Friday

Seattle Mariners catcher Tom Murphy hit his second home run of the year Friday night. Acting as the designated hitter, Murphy homered from the ninth spot in the lineup off of Angels starter Andrew Heaney in the bottom of the fourth inning. Murphy has struggled early in 2021, producing a lowly .509 OPS. Fortunately for […]

Alejandro Kirk Slugs Two Homers Friday

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk launched his first two homers of the season versus the Braves on Friday, helping the club to a 13-5 win. He finished the game going 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI, upping his batting average to .231 on the young season. Kirk hadn't done much with the bat […]

Willson Contreras Exits Early On Friday

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras left Friday's in the top of the fifth inning with mild right thigh tightness. Contreras suffered the injury after hitting a single and calling out for the trainers. Contreras left immediately and backup catcher Tony Wolters replaced him on the basepaths. The good news is that Contreras was able to […]

Blake Lizotte Is Questionable To Play On Friday

Los Angeles Kings forward Blake Lizotte could be out of the lineup Friday with an upper-body injury. In replacement of Lizotte, Jaret Anderson-Dolan will likely play instead of the Lindstrom, Minnesota native. This year, Lizotte has produced three goals and seven assists in 41 Kings contests. He typically centers the third or fourth line for […]

J.T. Realmuto Scratched From Lineup Friday Night

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto (hand) was scratched from the lineup on Friday night due to a sore hand, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports. Salisbury reports that Realmuto injured his hand on a wild pitch in Thursday's game. After missing much of Spring Training with a fractured thumb, it's not a great sign […]

Rookie Report: Prospect Risers and Fallers for Week 5

Welcome to the latest edition of RotoBaller’s Recently Promoted Prospects series for fantasy baseball! Here I discuss some recently promoted MLB prospects and rookies - making note of what I think their upside could be for fantasy baseball managers, and whether they are potential risers or fallers. It’s early in the season and we’ve already […]

Clint Capela Receives Green Light To Suit Up Friday

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (heel) has been cleared to play in Friday's game against the 76ers as he works his way through a prolonged heel ailment. After having reeled off a dominant 11-game stretch of double-doubles to begin April, Capela is coming off a quiet nine-point, eight-rebound outing versus Philadelphia on Wednesday that was […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Will Miss Friday’s Contest

Milwaukee Bucks power forward/center Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle) has been ruled out for Friday's game versus the Bulls due to a sprained right ankle. The move does not come as a surprise after Milwaukee held Antetokounmpo out for the remainder of Thursday's contest after spraining his ankle just a minute into action. Khris Middleton went on […]

Benjamin Rortvedt Set To Make Debut After Being Called Up

Minnesota Twins catcher Benjamin Rortvedt will make his major league debut after being called up from the team's alternate site on Friday. A spot became available for Rortvedt when fellow prospect Ryan Jeffers was optioned to the minors, likely for more development with his bat after some struggles at the plate. Ranked the number-28 prospect […]

The Outsiders: Deeper Hitting 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 […]

Elias Lindholm Keeps Flames Playoff Hopes Alive

Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm popped in two goals on Thursday against Edmonton. The Flames defeated Edmonton 3-1 to gain some ground in the Scotia North Division playoff race. Lindholm is responsible for 43 points in the 2021 campaign and leads his team in that category. He plays alongside linemates Matthew Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. […]

Ryan O'Reilly Clinches Win For St. Louis

St. Louis Blues captain Ryan O'Reilly netted two goals on Thursday to help his team defeat Minnesota 5-4. O'Reilly's second marker of the game came in overtime to put the Blues on top. He is second in points on St. Louis with 22 goals and 25 assists in 48 contests. Like the Blues, the Canadian […]

Khem Birch Has Career Night Against Nuggets

Toronto Raptors center Khem Birch scored a career-high 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from deep in Thursday's 121-111 loss against the Nuggets. Birch added eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block in the impressive performance. The Canadian big man has been an underrated addition for the Raptors, as […]

Ryan Jeffers Optioned To Alternate Site

Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers was optioned to the team's alternate site on Friday. Jeffers was in a near-even timeshare with fellow backstop Mitch Garver, though the former's results at the plate left much to be desired, as he hit just .147 with zero homers and 18 strikeouts compared to only three walks. The move […]

The Big Picture - Fantasy > Reality

Reality doesn't always meet our expectations (not just talking baseball here). But in the fantasy world, we can make things play out however we want. A player is slumping? Cut or trade him and he's gone forever. Your favorite baseball team can't realistically pull that off midseason no matter how much you want Matt Carpenter […]

J.T. Miller Strikes On Power Play Versus Toronto

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller netted a power-play goal in Thursday's 1-4 loss to Toronto with Quinn Hughes and Bo Horvat picking up the assists. Miller registered four of the team's 16 shots while leading all Canucks forwards in ice time with 21:29. He took his goals tally for the year up to 11, and […]