Jeremy Langford a Top Tier Injury Replacement

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 10% Owned on Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Matt Forte is reportedly dealing with an MCL injury, meaning Langford becomes the next man up. Langford was an elusive back in college who showed some good spurts of vision and had some receiving skills to boot. In my notes, I felt […]

Champions League - Highlighted Games

Once again this week across Europe, the continent's footballing elite pit themselves against each other in the group stages of the Champions League. Given what is going on in many of the region's domestic leagues, there are a few games that catch the eye and, for the footballing aficionado, should not be missed. Editor’s Note: […]

Week 8 Monday Night Football Analysis: Fantasy Matchups We Love and Hate

Monday Night Matchups Analysis for Week 8 Players We Love T.Y. Hilton, WR, Colts - The Panthers passing defense has given up the sixth fewest passing yards in the league this season. They are also tied with Denver and St. Louis for the fewest touchdown passes given up by any team in the league. Basically, […]

Week 8 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 1)

Zach Wilkens breaks down the first half of the Week 8 matchups for the 2015 NFL football season. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, […]

Week 8 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 2)

Vladimir De Wet breaks down the second half of the Week 8 matchups for the 2015 NFL football season. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we […]

Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard and PPR Analysis

What's up RotoBallers. Week 7 is complete and we hope you managed to secure the win! To celebrate, today we are bringing you our Week 8 fantasy football rankings to help prepare you for your Week 8 matchups. Below you will find both PPR rankings and standard league rankings for Week 8, brought to you by […]

Week 8 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

The NFL action in Week 7 was lacking something. What could it have been?... Oh! Three of the best five teams in the NFL didn't play. There were plenty of meaningless games, head-scratching blowouts, and devastating injuries in Week 7, leading to a ton of garbage time yardage and backups getting the chance to shine. Four […]

Week 8 DraftKings Deeper Sleeper Tournament Plays

Here we go again folks. If you want to just scroll a bit to the picks, be my guest, but first I want to briefly touch on the DFS trends of late as well as some more chalky plays. Week 8 is here and for the sake of consistency I'll stick with the tournaments that […]

The Daily Divide: Week Eight DFS Picks

Daily Divide: Week Eight Matt and Nathan each offer Week 8 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make their own decisions. Nathan probably makes more good points than Matt though, over the long […]

Week 8 Booms and Busts: Late Games

Between bye weeks, injuries and unforeseen performance issues, it sometimes takes some digging to find players that you will be able to add to your lineups for instant offense, or those which you should avoid playing if you have better options. Below are my Week 8 lineup picks for players that can be booms and […]

Potential Booms and Busts for Week 8: The Early Games

It’s starting to become money time in fantasy land – the time for mistakes has passed. If you’re locked in a race for the playoffs right now, the last thing you need is to leave points on the bench or place faith in a guy who is destined to put up a dud. While it’s […]

Week 8 Running Back Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 8 running back rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 8, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who […]

Special Announcement: Lineup And Scoring Changes For Draft Kings EPL and MLS Daily Games

Lineup Changes Formally for daily games, rosters were accumulated under the following format; 1 Goalkeeper 2 Defenders 2 Midfielders 2 Forwards 1 FLEX (A player of any position except GK) Starting this weekend, for the MLS Playoffs and Matchday 11 of the English Premier League, rosters will be expanded to a full 11-player lineup and will […]

Buy Lows & Sell Highs: Todd Gurley, Davante Adams, Brian Hoyer & More

The waiver wire isn't the only place to change the course of your team. The right trade can make or break your season. The key is to buy low on cold players and sell overachieving players whose values have skyrocketed. While this is a well-known method, some owners still tend to overreact when a play over- or […]

FanDuel Picks for Daily Fantasy Football Week 8: DFS Lineup Advice and Sleepers

Let's quick get off fantasy and talk a bit about the Green Bay/Denver game this week. That's going to be a matchup for the ages, right? Whether you're playing fantasy or not, I'm hoping everyone takes the time to watch that game! Now, down the the fantasy portion. In this article, my FanDuel DFS lineup […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Eight Lightning Round

Later today, and over the next couple of days, we will be publishing more in depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the Week 8 waiver wire lightning round. Waiver pickups are in order of priority, broken out by each position, […]

Daily Fantasy Football Picks and Advice: Week 8 NFL DFS DraftKings Lineups and Sleepers

Welcome to the Week 8 edition of Daily Fantasy Football DraftKings targets. An introduction is not really all that necessary, as the title of this DFS article pretty much sums up what is going to be discussed. It's important to identify players with good matchups, but we also want to look at their DraftKings prices […]

EPL -Saturday's Preview and Predictions for Round 11

Another week in the English Premier League and as predicted here at http://www.rotoballer.com/, Tim Sherwood has become the latest managerial casualty. We have a full weekend of fixtures in the EPL starting with a super seven of matches this Saturday and the question now is, do we have another managerial change in the offing? Editor’s Note: […]

Buy Lows & Sell Highs: Drew Brees, Davante Adams, Martavis Bryant, Zach Ertz & More

After reviewing Week 7's Buy Low/Sell High list, it's time to look at the best candidates to buy and sell for Week 8. I had a much easier time with the "Buy Low" list than I did the "Sell High" this week. I worry that we're starting to really find out who will be a […]

Week 8 Risers and Fallers: Alfred Blue, Darren McFadden, Joseph Randle & More

Week 7 is in the books, and there are still five undefeated teams left standing in the NFL. Fantasy football managers with a matching 7-0 record are just as boastful, but the fantasy gods are vengeful and do not take kindly to such hubris. Even the teams at the top of the table need to manage […]

Buy Lows & Sell Highs: Carlos Hyde, Jeremy Maclin, T.Y Hilton, Latavius Murray & More

Welcome to our Week 8 buy low / sell high, where we look to provide fantasy football trade advice. The half-way point of most fantasy seasons is a thing of the past, and as the weather gets colder and the playoffs get closer it's time for everyone to make that final push. There's no better […]

David Cobb (RB, TEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ leagues for depth OWNED IN: 34% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Relegated to the injured/designated-to-return list since the preseason with a calf injury, David Cobb is primed and ready to go after returning to Titans' practice last week. He'll have to wait until Week 9, per league rules. The fifth-round rookie out of […]

Charles Sims (RB, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team PPR leagues / 14-team standard leagues OWNED IN: 60% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS:  This season Sims has flown under-the-radar due to the rebirth that Doug Martin has experienced.  When Sims has been given opportunities he's been an excellent change-of-pace running back who gets plenty of looks in the passing game (22 targets this season).  This […]

RotoBaller Radio Podcast: NFL Week Eight DFS Preview & Matchup Sleepers

RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph (@RealTalkRaph) will be talking all things DFS and fantasy football to give you an edge on sites like […]

Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, IND) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Ind. BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 16% of leagues. ANALYSIS: It only seems as though Ahmad Bradshaw has been around since the Jim Fassel era. In reality, he's just 29. He's also back with the Colts after testing free agency and enduring a one-game suspension for marijuana possession. The fact no teams […]

Jose Mourinho Is Now The Worried One

Experts say one week is a long time in football. What about one month? Not sure what the experts say but the beleaguered Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho would probably say it has been a hellish eternity and given Chelsea's season thus far, who could blame him? Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out all of […]

La Liga - A Three Horse Race Again?

For the last three seasons, the Spanish La Liga has seen the same three teams occupy the top three slots – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. This year it's only taken nine games for the 2015-16 La Liga table to assume an all too familiar looking demeanor. Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out […]

2015 Fantasy Football Week 8: Fallers From Week 7

Week 7 is just another page in the history books. Eddie Lacy was on a bye so he couldn't disappoint yet again, but we still had plenty of notable performances that demand context and further investigation. Again, we're not here to talk about how good Julio Jones is or how much Nick Foles stinks. Without further […]

2015 Fantasy Football Week 8: Risers From Week 7

Week 7 has come and gone, and now it is time to look back at some players who really saw their stock jump thanks to their performance this past weekend. Some players have just been forgotten about due to a bye, some quiet weeks, or an injury, but here we are to peek in at […]

Premier League Weekend Review - Matchday Ten

Vardy Keeps Goal Streak Alive In Victory Leicester City 1-0 Crystal Palace Jamie Vardy is a man on fire. The Fox striker netted his league leading 10th Premier League goal in Leicester’s 1-0 win over visiting Crystal Palace. Vardy, who has a firm lead in the pursuit of the Golden Boot, scored in his seventh […]