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BALLER MOVE: Consider in 16+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: DST2 ANALYSIS: The temptation to start a defense against a backup quarterback is always there. Just two days ago, an average Raiders' defense dominated a reserve signal caller. Fantasy managers with the Bengals DST would be thrilled with just a fraction of what Las Vegas did. […]
Full Story »Ja'Marr Chase - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: While Ja'Marr Chase has survived without Joe Burrow, last week's 3-catch, 29-yard outing are indicative of his floor with Jake Browning under center. Browning has consistently looked Chase's way -- he boasts a 24.4% target share with the backup at the helm -- which is […]
Full Story »Courtland Sutton - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: Sutton has made Jerry Jeudy an afterthought this season while serving as Denver's clear WR1. He owns a 22.7% team target share, which he's converted into 699 receiving yards. Sutton has displayed a nose for end zone, finding the paint 10 times this season, which […]
Full Story »Tyler Boyd - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Avoid in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end WR5 ANALYSIS: Jake Browning can't support three wide receivers. The inexperienced quarterback isn't even supporting two. Just one is a question mark. That's the problem that veteran Tyler Boyd (and Tee Higgins to a lesser extent) is facing. The Bengals' game plan, which has led to […]
Full Story »DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/16/23): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
One of the benefits of having the In-Season Tournament this year is that it has shifted the scheduling around, and now we're getting big slates on Saturdays. We'll take it! Tonight's slate is going to be a lot like yesterday - you're going to need every single player to smash to have any shot at […]
Full Story »Chase Brown - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Consider in 14+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: A popular sleeper in drafts this summer, rookie running back Chase Brown is finally getting his chance. With just five touches in the first 12 weeks of his debut season, Brown has quadrupled that total in the last two games. The Bengals are leaning […]
Full Story »Jaylen Warren - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: While many in the fantasy community hoped that the firing of Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada would lead to a larger role for Jaylen Warren, the explosive running back's workload has consistently trailed Najee Harris since Canada's departure. Harris narrowly out-snapped and out-touched again […]
Full Story »Joe Mixon - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Joe Mixon is working his way through yet another inefficient season on the ground. The veteran is averaging under four yards per carry for his second straight campaign and has a rushing success rate of 48.3 percent. Inefficiency can be overcome with a healthy workload. […]
Full Story »Diontae Johnson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3 ANALYSIS: Johnson continues to lead the way for the Steelers receiving corps, boasting a 26.2% team target share since his return from an injury in Week 7. Trouble is, those targets have been coming from Mitchell Trubisky in recent weeks. Even with Trubisky pulling the […]
Full Story »Najee Harris - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks (2023)
BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 with a safe floor ANALYSIS: RB Najee Harris and the Pittsburgh Steelers offense have struggled to get going for a large part of the 2023 season. In the team’s Week 14 loss to the New England Patriots, Harris saw a total of 15 touches which […]
Full Story »Tee Higgins - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Don't start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end Flex ANALYSIS: The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has caught just five catches since returning from injury in Week 13. Higgins hauled in two of his four targets for 72 yards in the Week 15 win over the Indianapolis Colts and the wideout […]
Full Story »Justin Jefferson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Start In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: High-End WR2 ANALYSIS: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson is one of the NFL's best wide receivers, but his 2023 campaign has been marked by injury. Jefferson missed seven games because of a hamstring injury before returning to the field last week against the Raiders, but Jefferson […]
Full Story »NFL Rookies to Watch in Week 15: Fantasy Football Dynasty and Redraft Leagues
As we enter Week 15, the fantasy playoffs have begun in many leagues. The time has come for the pretenders to be eliminated and the contenders to be elevated. The next several weeks will be filled with anxiety and relief, anger and excitement, and heartbreak and jubilation. The stakes are high, so the need to […]
Full Story »DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (12/16/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups
Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]
Full Story »K.J. Osborn - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks
BALLER MOVE: Sit In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR7 ANALYSIS: With the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver group at full strength this week against the Cincinnati Bengals, fantasy managers don't have much reason to put K.J. Osborn in their lineups. Last week, Osborn was targeted seven times, catching four passes for 15 yards. That was despite […]
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