Bad Luck Hitters by Batted Ball Metrics

Last week, we went into some detail here about how Statcast classifies batted balls and what implications those classifications have. In this post, I want to use some of that knowledge to look into luck factors and find some potential buy-low and sell-high hitters. As we are about to turn the page to May, we […]

Sean Murphy Homers In Win Over Rays

Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a win over the Rays in Tropicana Field. It was Murphy's second homer this season as he's producing power numbers despite an anemic .160 batting average. The second-year backstop is making great contact with a 91.8 MPH average exit velocity but has also […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Grabs 21-Point, 11-Rebound Double-Double

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns produced a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double in Monday's victory over the Jazz, shooting 7-for-13 from the field and 6-for-7 at the foul line. KAT added two assists and one steal to his line with four turnovers in 36 minutes. Towns, who was 1-for-4 with the three-ball on Monday, has had a […]

Nikola Vucevic Picks Up Third Consecutive Double-Double

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic guided the team past the Heat on Monday, finishing a 110-102 victory with a team-high 24 points and 11 rebounds. He was on fire from downtown with a 4-for-5 effort and shot 9-for-15 overall from the field, adding two assists and one steal to his line. Vucevic looked horrible last […]

Daniel Theis Impresses With Double-Double Monday Night

Chicago Bulls forward/center Daniel Theis had an impressive outing in Monday's 110-102 victory over Miami, posting a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds while handing out five assists and swatting away two shots. He missed only three of 13 attempts from the field and shot 1-for-2 from downtown. This was by far the best […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (4/27/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight. It's quite a monster slate when breaking it all down. There are four pitchers over $9,000, with a couple of ok options in the mid-price range, and the punts are not the most appealing. With the lack of pitching depth, there are bats for days. There are […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/21): 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 19

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. […]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap

Welcome to the April 27th 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 […]

Champ or Chump: Buster Posey

Some things about fantasy baseball change every season, while others are consistent from year to year. For example, breakout relievers exist every year but their names are different from season to season. You never want to use your first-round pick on a dud, but early-round duds have different reasons each year. If you played fantasy […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - Contact Rate Analysis for Week 5

Last week, we examined whiff rate risers and fallers so it's time to investigate the opposite side of the coin with contact rate. Many metrics are yet to warrant deep examination for 2021 since teams are approximately 20 games into the season. Contact rate takes about 100 plate appearances to begin stabilizing. While it is […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 4/27/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 4/27/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 13-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Clint Capela Records 41st Double-Double On Monday

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela posted his 41st double-double of the campaign in Monday's loss to the Pistons, scoring 12 points on 6-for-16 shooting and grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic once again led the team in scoring with 17 points. Capela completed his line with two assists and one block. The league's leading […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 4/27/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 4/27/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 4/27/21 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 Basketball Picks (4/27/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! It's hard to believe in one month, we will be in the thick of the NBA Playoffs. There's still so much to be decided in each conference when it comes down to seeding and which teams will even be playing games when the regular season concludes on May 16th. Nine of the […]

Richaun Holmes Scores 24 Points In Monday's Win

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes remained on a minutes limit in Monday's outing against Dallas, but that didn't prevent him from leading the team with 24 points on 9-for-12 shooting. He logged 25 minutes in a 113-106 win, going a perfect 6-for-6 at the line and picking up six rebounds with two blocks and two […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, April 26

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 […]

Nikola Jokic Grabs Double-Double With 24 Points, 15 Boards

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic eased his way to a double-double in Monday's big win over Memphis, finishing with 24 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. He shot 6-for-12 from the field and 10-for-10 at the foul line with a 2-for-3 effort from downtown. The Joker also did some playmaking, as usual, delivering five assists […]

DeMarcus Cousins Notches Double-Double Off The Bench

Los Angeles Clippers center DeMarcus Cousins picked up a double-double in Monday's loss to New Orleans, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench. The Clippers bench ate a lot of minutes with the starters looking flat all night. Paul George had only nine points, Terance Mann ended up as […]

Willy Hernangomez Has Double-Double Performance As Starter

New Orleans Pelicans center Willy Hernangomez collected a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in Monday's 109-87 win over the Clippers, shooting 5-for-7 from the field and logging 31 minutes as a starter. Steven Adams (toe) sat this one out. Hernangomez produced three steals and one block on the defensive end. He seems to always put up nice […]

Buster Posey Records Four Hits On Monday

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey keeps putting up numbers in his age-34 season. Posey went 4-for-5 in San Francisco's 12-0 trouncing of Colorado, hitting two singles, a double and one two-run homer off Rockies reliever Tyler Kinley. Posey struck out in his other plate appearance while scoring three runs himself and driving in three […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/27/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It's a lighter night in the Association with only six games going on. Of those dozen teams, we'll be lucky to have 100 active players with the way the NBA is going this year. We already know that His Beardness is still out. Jayson Tatum, Domantas Sabonis, John Wall, Kemba Walker, and Chris Boucher are […]

Willson Contreras Hits Seventh Home Run

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras continued his strong start of the season against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The All-Star went 1-for-5 on the evening with a two-run home run. The home run was his seventh of the season and he has now driven in 15 RBI. Contreras continues to be one of the best […]

Joel Embiid Scores 21 Points In 23 Minutes In Blowout Win

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid led the team with 21 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field in Monday's blowout win over OKC. He went 7-for-9 at the foul line and 2-for-5 from deep with five rebounds, three steals and one assist. Embiid continues to roll through every matchup with ease, but frustratingly for fantasy […]

Anthony Davis Has 18 Points, Eight Boards In 31 Minutes

Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Anthony Davis had an 18-point outing with eight rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks in 31 minutes against Orlando on Monday. He shot 8-for-15 from the field with a 1-for-4 record from deep in a comfortable win. AD broke the 30-minute mark for the first time since returning from […]

Kristaps Porzingis, Josh Richardson, J.J. Redick All Out Monday

The Dallas Mavericks will be severely short-handed when they take the floor Monday against the Kings with Kristaps Porzingis (ankle), Josh Richardson (hamstring) and J.J. Redick (heel) all unavailable. The absence for Porzingis and Richardson marks their second in a row, which allowed Dwight Powell and Tim Hardaway Jr., respectively, to see larger roles. Powell […]

Richaun Holmes Continues To Have 20-Minute Cap Monday

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes will have his minutes restricted to around 20 for Monday's contest against the Mavericks. Holmes returned from a five-game absence Sunday and was able to compile 11 points and five boards across 22 minutes, an indication of the level of production that fantasy managers can expect. Prior to being sidelined, […]

Jeremy Lamb, Goga Bitadze Tagged As Questionable For Tuesday

Indiana Pacers shooting guard/small forward Jeremy Lamb (knee) and center Goga Bitadze (ankle) have both picked up questionable designations for Tuesday's contest against Portland. Lamb has missed each of the team's four previous contests due to left knee soreness, while Bitadze has been out for three games with a sprained left ankle. Whenever he returns, […]

Domantas Sabonis Ruled Out For Tuesday’s Game

Indiana Pacers power forward/center Domantas Sabonis (back) will miss his fifth consecutive contest Tuesday against Portland due to continued back issues. Oshae Brissett and Jakarr Sampson stand to continue seeing elevated minutes totals in the frontcourt with Myles Turner (toe) also unavailable. While a back ailment of any kind is cause for concern, the fact […]

Salvador Perez Day-To-Day With Jammed Thumb

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (thumb) is being considered day-to-day after exiting Monday's contest with a jammed thumb, according to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. Perez appeared to have injured his thumb making a tag at the plate in the third inning, and was eventually replaced on defense in the sixth inning. Manager Mike Matheny […]