Wilson Ramos Homers On Monday

Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos got the start at designated hitter and batted fourth in his spring training debut against the New York Yankees on Monday. Ramos went 2-for-3 in the game with a home run, two RBI and a strikeout. His home run came in the third inning of the game against Jhoulys Chacin. […]

Gabriel Landeskog Nets Milestone Goal On Power Play

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog scored a power-play goal in Monday's 6-2 loss to San Jose, moving past Peter Forsberg for third on the team's all-time goal-scoring list. Nathan MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri set up the Avalanche captain for his 203rd career goal. Samuel Girard also scored for Colorado, who ended up blowing a two-goal […]

Aleksander Barkov Celebrates 500th Game With An Assist

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov skated in his 500th career game on Monday and marked the milestone with an assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina. He combined with Carter Verhaeghe on a Frank Vatrano goal that made it 1-1 in the third period, and Eetu Luostarinen put the Panthers ahead, but they couldn't […]

Martin Necas Caps Off Three-Point Night With Game-Winner

Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas finished off a three-point night with the game-winning goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory at Florida. The 21-year-old also picked up a power-play assist on a Brett Pesce goal and helped Vincent Trocheck net a late game-tying goal. Necas sat on a three-game point drought ahead of Monday's action, but […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, March 1

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 Has Big Fourth Quarter Versus Bulls

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic finished off a 39-point performance with a big fourth quarter in Monday's 118-112 win over Chicago, scoring 17 of the team's 29 points. He shot 17-for-28 from the floor in the contest and ended with a 5-for-5 record at the line, adding 14 rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, and one […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! We welcome in the first Tuesday of March with a six-game schedule on the NBA calendar. With the All-Star game right around the corner, there will be some interesting lineup decisions coming our way this week. Will coaches lean on the side of caution with their players nursing nagging injuries, or throw […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/2/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have a solid six-game slate in the NBA tonight. It may surprise you to hear that the Memphis-Wizards total is only one point higher than Nuggets-Bucks. The Wizards don't play a lot of defense and Memphis doesn't either. The fact that the Nuggets on night two of a back-to-back set are in what is […]

Auston Matthews A Game-Time Call On Monday

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has been listed as a game-time decision as his team takes on the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The 23-year-old, who missed the Leafs' victory over the Oilers on Saturday with a wrist injury, has put himself into the early conversation for MVP - leading the NHL in goals […]

Gary Sanchez Homers On Monday

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez had an excellent game on Monday, crushing a 429-foot home run in his only plate appearance while receiving positive feedback on his defense from starting pitcher Gerrit Cole. An ugly 36% strikeout rate fueled a down year for Sanchez in 2020, and his poor offensive production combined with his […]

Joel Embiid In, Tobias Harris Out Monday

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (ankle) is starting, but forward Tobias Harris (knee) will not play Monday against the Indiana Pacers. Embiid was "very questionable" to play in this one, but he must have had a successful shootaround and feels good enough to play. If Embiid is hobbled at all, Dwight Howard would be first […]

Kristaps Porzingis Good To Go Monday

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (back) is playing Monday against the Orlando Magic. Porzingis has been dealing with back tightness, but was able to play 26 minutes on Saturday after missing three games due to the ailment. Porzingis was listed as probable for this one which could have been a precaution given the big man's […]

Fantasy Basketball Deep League Adds: Week 11

The deeper a fantasy league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to help […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 11

It's time for the weirdest week of the season: All-Star week! Because of the All-Star Game, Week 11 is essentially two weeks, but with a big gap in the middle. That alters some things in terms of how to deal with your lineups, as teams play a pretty disparate amount of games this week. Check […]

NBA Fantasy Weekly Streamers for Week 11 (Mar 1 - Mar 14)

Hey guys, so in fashion with the times that have come about, I have tested positive for Covid-19 myself. It's not too serious in my case fortunately, but I do feel under the weather and am unable therefore to go into the detail as usual. Still, I didn't want to leave you guys hanging, so […]

Nerlens Noel Pulls Down 11 Rebounds

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel scored eight points on 4-for-5 shooting in Sunday's game against the Detroit Pistons. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots. Noel also posted two assists and three steals. He'll play the Spurs on Tuesday, who allow opponents to grab the fourth-most rebounds in the NBA while […]

Justin Patton Starts For Rockets Sunday

Houston Rockets center Justin Patton moved into the starting unit on Sunday against Memphis, likely as a way of combatting the size that the Grizzlies have. He responded with 10 points on 4-for-6 shooting in 26 minutes, plus grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots. The Rockets are a disaster right now and Patton will […]

Killian Tillie Plays Sparingly In Season Debut

Memphis Grizzlies rookie center Killian Tillie made his long-awaited debut on Sunday, playing for the first time because of a foot injury that had kept him out. The undrafted French player out of Gonzaga played eight minutes, scoring three points on 1-for-2 shooting. Both attempts were threes, and Tillie also grabbed a rebound. He won't […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 11

We have finally made it to the All-Star break and with that looming next week, we have a two-week match up for fantasy. The two weeks leave a ton of streaming potential in lineups while also adding some additional acquisitions. There are three teams with six games over the next two weeks: the New Orleans […]

Taj Gibson (PF/C, NYK) - Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: When the Knicks signed Taj Gibson to his third Tom Thibodeau-led roster back in January, I thought it was out of comfort or familiarity, because it seemed highly unlikely that the now 35-year-old veteran would have a significant role to play on the […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Sunday, February 28

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 (3/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The NBA schedule has seven games on the main slate for Monday night. Only three have an implied point total of 230 or more. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate when assembling lineups. First of all, it’s important to look at the pace and Vegas lines. Second, it’s also useful to […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/1/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

There are seven games on tap Monday night, an amount some DFS players would argue is the ideal number with which to build both cash game and tournament lineups. As of late Sunday night, oddsmakers at FanDuel Sportsbook seem to envision a ledger that doesn’t trend toward games with razor-thin margins of victory for the […]

MLB Spring Training Notebook - March 1st

Welcome to the 2021 edition of RotoBaller's Spring Training Notebook. I began this column a year ago, and made it about four or five articles in when Major League Baseball decided to shut things down, just like everything else around the globe, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We've finally made it to (real?) baseball games. […]

Hot Predators Get Four-Game Week To Maintain Momentum

The Nashville Predators improved to 4-1-0 in their last five games with a 3-1 win over Columbus on Sunday and they have a four-game week to maintain the momentum. The Predators face Carolina on Tuesday and Florida on Thursday before having a back-to-back set at the weekend against the Panthers and Dallas. Winger Filip Forsberg […]

Sabres Set For Tough Week Despite Jack Eichel's Return

The Buffalo Sabres got Jack Eichel (lower body) back for Sunday's clash with the Flyers, but the team's rocky road is set to continue during next week's four-game slate. The Sabres return to the ice on Tuesday against the New York Rangers and will then have three straight games against the New York Islanders. The […]

Sean Monahan Has Chance To Find Form During Favorable Week

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan was dumped by a lot of fantasy managers in February following a bad run of form, but he gets a nice four-game week to start off March on the right foot. Calgary plays three of the games against the Ottawa Senators, who own the league's worst defensive record. Monahan, who […]

Mark Scheifele Perfectly Placed To Start Another Point Streak

The Winnipeg Jets are set to start a four-game week, which features very favorable matchups that should help Mark Scheifele to start another point streak, and it will also boost the fantasy value of the team's other forwards. Scheifele saw his 11-game point streak end in Sunday's 2-1 overtime victory against Montreal. He also entered […]

Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro Active Against The Hawks

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (knee) and guard Tyler Herro (hip) are both available to play against the Hawks on Sunday. Adebayo has been dealing with knee tendonitis, though it has yet to affect his play, as he's delivered a triple-double and four double-doubles in his last five contests. Herro has missed the previous three […]

Joel Embiid Could Sit Out Against Pacers

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (ankle) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Indiana Pacers. He tweaked his ankle on Saturday, but was still able to put up 42 points in the losing effort. The team is likely going to wait until pregame before deciding whether or not Embiid will play. Tony Bradley […]