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 […]

Ryan Strome Takes Point Streak To Eight Games

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome extended his point streak to eight games in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Philadelphia, collecting a power-play helper on a Mika Zibanejad goal. He has notched a total of 13 points during the streak, taking his tally for the month up to 18. It's been a great run by Strome, […]

Nolan Patrick Nets Power-Play Goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Nolan Patrick notched a power-play goal on Saturday, helping the team beat the Rangers 2-1. Samuel Morin delivered the game-winner with his first career goal. Patrick had a productive game with three shots and two hits. The second pick of the 2017 draft looked to have finally found his rhythm in the […]

Sam Reinhart Ends Goal Drought With Power-Play Marker

Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart ended an eight-game goal drought on Saturday, opening the scoring on a power play in a 3-2 loss to Boston. Kyle Okposo, who returned from an upper-body injury, also scored for the Sabres, whose losing streak hit 17 games. The team has now scored 20 of its 66 goals this […]

Aramis Garcia Named Backup Catcher For Oakland

Oakland Athletics catcher Aramis Garcia was informed that he will be the backup catcher to start the season, Shayna Rubin of the Mercury News reports Saturday. Garcia has had a solid spring, slashing .333/.440/.476 with three doubles and a 10:4 K:BB rate in 11 games. He will be backing up Sean Murphy, who hit .233 […]

Andre Drummond Nears New Team Decision; Lakers, Celtics In Mix

Free-agent center Andre Drummond recently procured a contract buyout from Cleveland, allowing him to sign where he chooses for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Drummond, who has been held out of game action since Feb. 12, is reportedly close to picking a new landing spot, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics near […]

Aleksander Barkov Expected To Miss Next Two Games

Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov will not be able to suit up as his team faces off against the Dallas Stars in a back-to-back set of games on the weekend. Barkov is currently fighting a lower-body injury that also sidelined him for two previous games during the week. The 25-year-old is in the midst of […]

Jaxson Hayes Picks Up Questionable Tag For Saturday

New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (wrist) has been listed as questionable to play in Saturday's game versus the Mavericks due to a sprained right wrist. Hayes has emerged as a high-energy bench piece for New Orleans during March, having shot a whopping 82.1 percent from the floor overall. His scoring output has fluctuated wildly […]

Kristaps Porzingis Has Monster Game In Losing Effort

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis was asked to carry the load on offense with Luka Doncic (back) sidelined on Friday. Porzingis did everything he could, but sadly it wasn't enough to beat the Indiana Pacers. He finished with 31 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three triples in 38 minutes. Porzingis has now posted back-to-back […]

Jarrett Allen Posts 19th Double-Double Of Season

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen hopped back on the double-double train on Friday after narrowly missing out on one in each of his last two games. Allen scored 13 points with 11 rebounds, five assists, one block, one steal, and a triple in 34 minutes. He's been held below his field-goal percentage average for the […]

Montrezl Harrell Scores Game-High 24 Points With 10 Boards

Los Angeles Lakers center Montrezl Harrell kept rolling in Friday's win over the Cavaliers. Harrell scored a game-high 24 points on efficient 10 of 15 shooting from the field, adding 10 boards for his fifth double-double of the month. He chipped in two assists and two steals in 30 minutes of action. With their two […]

Clint Capela Records Monster Double-Double With Full Line

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela notched his third straight double-double as he helped snap his team's two-game losing streak on Friday. Capela poured in 18 points with 15 rebounds, recording a field goal percentage above 80 percent for the second straight contest. The 26-year-old made his presence felt on the defensive end as well, compiling […]

Jonas Valanciunas Notches 12th Straight Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas extended his double-double streak to 12 games in Friday's 117-114 loss to the Jazz. Valanciunas went up against defensive stud Rudy Gobert and put up 14 points, 18 boards, two assists, two blocks, and a steal in just 28 minutes. The 28-year-old shot just 35.7 percent from the field- his […]

Jamie Steed's 10 Bold Predictions for 2021

Bold predictions can be the key to fantasy seasons. Predicting players who will outperform or underperform expectations by extreme amounts can win leagues. Bold predictions can also be entirely unhelpful, speculative thoughts that are just fun to consider. With that in mind, I do think that each of these predictions has a legitimate chance of occurring […]

Eric Samulski's Bold Predictions for 2021

It's bold prediction time! Everybody's favorite time of year. Last year I put out my bold prediction article, and it was a doozy. Obviously, publishing it before the shutdown which delayed the MLB season impacted some of the claims, but, actually, no, I'll just blame everything on that. Anyways, I'm back again to plant my […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/27/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We still have a busy Saturday with nine games in the Association tonight. We saw some of the trade pieces go through last night. Most of the rest should go through tonight. Detroit, Milwaukee, Dallas, New Orleans, Boston, and Cleveland are all in the second game of back-to-back sets. Houston-Minnesota and Memphis-Utah are playing again […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/27/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

What a week it has been in the NBA. With the coming and going of the trade deadline, many players now find themselves on new teams. While we don’t know how these players will be impacted by their new homes until they have a few games under their belts, we do know that these moves […]

Tony Bradley (C, OKC): Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dwight Howard's MPG since the break: 24; Tony Bradley's MPG: 20. Howard starts: zero; Bradley starts: seven. Howard's rostership: 45%; Bradley's rostership: 5%. At the end of the day, I think it's a matter of who you like the most, the starter or the […]

Kelly Olynyk (PF/C, HOU): Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: I've been preaching the Olynyk Word forever and ever. And now, with Olynyk being part of a stupidly bad and barren-of-talent Rockets squad, that won't change. Olynyk was moved by Miami just before the deadline to make room for Victor Oladipo, which means […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, March 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 […]

Ryan O'Reilly Scores Lone Blues Goal Friday Night

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly scored a third-period consolation goal for the team in Friday's 4-1 loss to Anaheim. Torey Krug and Marco Scandella logged the assists. The Blues captain is rolling nicely with 32 points in 34 games for the season, but he has been awfully quiet lately, producing points just twice in […]

Mason Plumlee Posts Double-Double Against Nets

Detroit Pistons center Mason Plumlee posted 13 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and one steal in 31 minutes during Friday's loss to the Nets. The veteran center is averaging 10.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game this season and is currently on a nice little streak of posting four double-doubles in the past five games. […]

Deandre Ayton Scores 19 Points On 9-For-12 Shooting

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton kept up his recent stretch of uber-efficient offensive performances in Friday's win over Toronto. Ayton poured in 19 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the field, his fourth straight performance shooting 66 percent from the field or better. The 22-year-old big man rounded out his line with nine rebounds, two blocks, […]

Jusuf Nurkic In Starting Lineup Friday

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is making his anticipated return to the lineup on Friday against the Magic. Nurkic has missed the majority of the season after suffering a fractured wrist on January 14-though he'll be back- albeit on a minutes restriction, with head coach Terry Stotts saying that he'll only play five minutes […]

Eric Staal Traded To Montreal On Friday

The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for third- and fifth-round draft picks in the 2021 NHL draft on Friday. The 36-year-old, who was traded from Minnesota to Buffalo over the offseason, has struggled with the Sabres this year, posting just 10 points (three goals, seven assists), a minus-20 […]

Martin Necas Collects Two Points In Thursday's Win

Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas registered his seventh goal of the campaign and also added a primary assist in his team's 4-3 overtime defeat of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The 21-year-old also contributed a plus-two rating, two shots and two takeaways in 20:11 of ice time in the victory. Necas continued his torrid […]

Christian Vazquez Not Seriously Injured

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez (eye) appears to be fine after getting hit in the face during a Thursday practice. Vazquez was scratched from Thursday's game with what the team called "an eye contusion and laceration under his left eye." Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that the team expects Vazquez to be ready for […]

Advanced MLB DFS Strategy: Sneaky Stacks Against Reverse-Splits Pitchers

With Opening Day of the MLB season right around the corner, it's time to start getting your mind right and preparing for a full season of MLB DFS action. Last summer we missed out on several months of MLB games due to the COVID pandemic, but we are going to get 6 months worth of […]

Fantasy Winners and Losers of the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline

On Thursday, the NBA had one of it's most eventful trade deadlines in recent memory, even though the rumored Kyle Lowry trade never materialized. Lots of trades did happen, though. The Magic blew everything up. Victor Oladipo wound up as a member of the Heat. A seemingly endless series of small deals happened. So, now […]

Richaun Holmes Collects Another Double-Double

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes feasted against the Warriors on Thursday, finishing a blowout win with 25 points and 11 rebounds. He added two blocks and one assist while shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 5-for-6 at the line. Holmes has been a beast this month on both ends of the court, and he still […]