
Roope Hintz Keeps Racking Up Points When Healthy
Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz is carrying a niggling lower-body injury, but he's been very productive in limited game action this month, notching 11 points in nine appearances prior to Sunday's meeting with Florida. He has recorded six goals and three multi-point performances in March. Hintz again missed a game on Saturday, but he's centering […]

Christian Wood Questionable On Monday
Houston Rockets forward/center Christian Wood (illness) is questionable to play Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies. Wood missed their last game with an ankle injury and now is dealing with an illness, putting his availability in question. Newly acquired Kelly Olynyk played very well in Wood's absence and would likely gain another start if Wood were […]

Aron Baynes Starting On Sunday
With Kyle Lowry (foot) out, the Toronto Raptors will push Aron Baynes into the starting lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers. This is likely a move to match Jusuf Nurkic and Enes Kanter on the boards given their size compared to Chris Boucher. Regardless, Boucher's fantasy managers have to feel a little frustrated as he […]

Jusuf Nurkic Will Continue Minutes Limit Sunday
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will be limited to 20 minutes again Sunday against the Toronto Raptors. Nurkic just came back from both wrist and calf injuries so this is to be expected. Nurkic will play five minutes per quarter as he gets into game shape. This is good news for Enes Kanter and […]

St. Louis Blues Head Into Two-Game Week
The St. Louis Blues will be the only team in the NHL with a two-game slate for next week and they won't see any game action before Friday, which is awful news for fantasy managers who have rostered Blues players. The light schedule makes the team's bottom-tier players expendable and fantasy managers should closely look around […]

Alejandro Kirk Makes Blue Jays Roster
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk will be on the club's opening day roster. The 22-year-old native of Mexico has never played above A-ball in the minor leagues but he's been a hitting machine everywhere that he's gone. Last season, he spent most of the year at the alternate training site but produced a 166 […]

Kirby Dach Made Season Debut For Blackhawks On Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks Kirby Dach has been out with a wrist injury since playing for Canada in the World Junior Championship back in December of last year. Dach had one shot on goal and logged 19:04 minutes of ice time in his first game appearance. He centered the Blackhawks third line. Last season Dach played in […]

Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis Expected To Return Monday
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (back, illness) and center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) are expected to return on Monday against the Thunder. Doncic was initially listed as questionable for Saturday's game because of back tightness, though he was ultimately ruled out after contracting a non-COVID-related illness. Porzingis was held out for Saturday's game as part of […]

Andre Drummond Intends To Sign With Lakers
Free-agent center Andre Drummond intends to sign with the Lakers on Sunday when he clears waivers at around 5 PM Eastern time, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. This checks out with Wojnarowski's previous report, indicating that Los Angeles had moved to the front of the pack in the Drummond sweepstakes. This would be a good place […]

Mitchell Robinson Out Indefinitely With Fractured Foot
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (foot) is out indefinitely with a fractured right foot. Robinson suffered the injury during the first quarter of Saturday's game while trying to defend Brook Lopez- and he was unable to return to the contest. The team will reevaluate Robinson when they return to New York, though it sounds […]

Moses Brown Posts Career-High Rebounds
Oklahoma City Thunder center Moses Brown has run away with the starting job now that Al Horford has been shut down. Fantasy managers need to check the waiver wire right now and see if Brown is available. He is putting up monster numbers and that continued during Saturday's game versus the Boston Celtics. Brown registered […]

Carter Verhaeghe Tallies Hat Trick On Saturday
Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe registered a hat trick and added an assist as his team defeated the Dallas Stars in overtime 4-3 on Saturday night. The 25-year-old was the star of the show in this one - producing a goal at even-strength, on the power-play and shorthanded while also tallying an assist on the […]

Sidney Crosby Stays Hot In Saturday's Victory
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby registered his 14th goal of the campaign and added a power-play assist as his team posted a 6-3 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Saturday. With yet another strong effort, the 33-year-old extended his personal point streak to five games - a span in which he's collected 10 […]

ATC Projections Volatility for Multi-Category Players
One year ago, I penned my very first article on RotoBaller. I am truly honored that the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) awarded the piece as the 2020 Baseball Article of the Year. “Finding Combo-Player Values Using Z-Scores and ATC Projections” provided a new perspective on how to find helpful multi-category players to fill out […]

2021 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - RotoBaller Staff Picks
As the 2021 MLB season approaches, it's time for the RotoBaller staff to once again reveal their favorite preseason draft sleepers. We recently asked some of our top fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are targeting the most in the later rounds of fantasy drafts. While you've likely […]

Analyzing the Theory of Hot and Cold Streaks
You hear it all the time. "This pitcher is really locked in right now" or "this hitter is just seeing the ball so well recently." Looking for patterns and explanations is part of human nature. This manifests itself in sports by people picking up on hot and cold streaks and making quite a big deal […]

Richaun Holmes Blocks Five Shots
Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes played a strong game on both ends of the floor in Saturday's victory over the Cavaliers. Holmes registered his second straight double-double- 10 points and 14 boards- along with five blocks in 34 minutes. The 27-year-old has three double-doubles in his last four games- and at least two blocked shots […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/28/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Things have been crazy around the National Basketball Association. With Thursday's trade deadline, many players found themselves on new teams. Of course, this caused chaos for fantasy managers, primarily since roles and rotations were impacted tremendously. This was highlighted on Saturday as many players nobody expected much from have begun to come out of the […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/28/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has three games on the main slate for Sunday night. Only one has an implied point total of 230 or more. The Atlanta Hawks versus the Denver Nuggets is one you'll definitely want exposure to. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate when assembling lineups. First of all, it’s important […]

Goga Bitadze (C, IND) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of leagues ANALYSIS: You have to be quick to catch a glimpse of 6'11 Georgian (the country) center Goga Bitadze on the court for the Indiana Pacers, but regardless of how briefly he graces the rotation, the numbers he boasts at the end of the night […]

Daniel Gafford (PF/C, WAS) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: Daniel Gafford was criminally overlooked during his time as a Chicago Bull, where you'd think he would have played a lot in his 74 games there over two seasons due to the weakness of their roster and injury issues. In a three-team deadline […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, March 27
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 […]

Isaiah Stewart Gets Close To Double-Double Off Bench
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was flirting with a double-double in Saturday's loss to Washington, finishing with 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench in 21 minutes. He shot 5-for-9 from the field, including 1-for-3 from downtown, with one assist and one block. For some reason, Stewart earned only six minutes of action in […]

Leon Draisaitl Has Three Points Saturday Night
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl recorded his sixth game of the season with three or more points on Saturday, finishing a 4-3 overtime loss to Toronto with one goal and two assists. Connor McDavid had a multi-point night with two assists and Tyson Barrie picked up one goal and one assist. Draisaitl and McDavid are […]

Auston Matthews Completes Toronto's Comeback
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored in overtime to lead his side to a 4-3 victory over Edmonton on Saturday. The Leafs were down 3-1 with eight minutes to go in regulation, but goals from John Tavares and William Nylander delivered a point and Matthews made it two with his 22nd marker of the […]

Martin Necas Finishes Four-Point Night With Game-Winner
Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas came up big for the team in Saturday's 4-3 win over Tampa, factoring in every goal. He started his night with a pair of assists and finished things off with a couple of power-play goals, potting the game-winner 16:07 into the third period. The 21-year-old also produced a game-high six […]

Joel Embiid Resuming On-Court Activities
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (knee) is resuming on-court basketball activities. The team says that Embiid is progressing well through his rehabilitation program for the bone bruise he suffered in his left knee. While rehabbing the knee, the star big man has been working on his conditioning, which is also a good sign. Embiid seems […]

Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis Ruled Out Saturday
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (illness) and center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) have been ruled out for Saturday's contest against the Pelicans. Doncic's status was already up-in-the-air due to back tightness, but he contracted a non-COVD related illness, all but ensuring he wouldn't suit up. Porzingis will sit for the second half of the team's back-to-back. […]

Dylan Larkin Records Two Assists In Saturday's Win
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin handed out two assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over Columbus, helping Robby Fabbri and Anthony Mantha on the scoreboard after Adam Erne had opened the scoring. The Red Wings captain was hungry for a goal himself as well, posting a game-high six shots. Larkin had a miserable February with […]

Kristaps Porzingis Doubtful For Saturday
Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. It's the second game of a back-to-back set, so it wouldn't be shocking to see Porzingis resting here. His absence would mean Boban Marjanovic and Nicolo Melli would have increased roles in the rotation. However, it's unlikely […]