We finally witnessed some offensive football in Week 5 of the NFL season. Nine different teams had 30 or more points. Five of those games went for over 35. We also saw nine different quarterbacks exceed 300 passing yards. The previous high was five. Despite the strong offensive production, offensive lines across the NFL continue […]
Full Story »MLB DFS: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/9/24) - Today's Top Lineups
Wednesday is filled with playoff action, with all eight remaining teams in action. That means we will have one of our larger remaining slates of the season on DraftKings and FanDuel. This article will provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 10/9/2024, with the slate starting at 3:08 p.m. EDT. The […]
Full Story »Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6
Week 5 of the 2024 season is in the books. That means another week of cold, hard data to analyze. We’ll try not to overreact, but instead, use logic and reasoning as the foundation for our decision-making in the weeks ahead. Each week, we’ll take a look back at the previous week to see if […]
Full Story »2024 NFL QB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Quarterbacks for Week 6
What a showing we had from quarterbacks in Week 5. Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson went toe to toe to combine for 740 yards passing and nine touchdown passes and they were not the only quarterbacks with huge outputs. The needle is pointing up on quarterback play now that we have passed the quarter mark […]
Full Story »Young Fantasy Football Tight Ends On The Rise: Brock Bowers, Tucker Kraft
This season, two rising stars in fantasy football are Brock Bowers and Tucker Kraft. Bowers is the TE1 in point-per-reception (PPR) leagues, while Kraft is not far behind at TE3. Both young tight ends have capitalized on their shots, quickly becoming trustworthy options for their teams. But can they maintain their top-3 status for the […]
Full Story »When Will Cooper Kupp Return and Be Back? Fantasy Football Injury Update for Week 6 (2024)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle) has had a rough time with injuries since his magical triple crown season in 2021, where he led the NFL in receiving yards, won NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and won the Super Bowl while taking home the Super Bowl MVP Award. He hasn't played more […]
Full Story »College Football Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 7 2024) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for ESPN Pick'em Contests
It was a rough week for the RotoBaller Readers group again. Not one entry broke 40 points. 39 points from "ntmdtr1" led the way with "GreatestMomentsinFB" and "RSZ22" tying for second with 37 points. Only four more entries topped 35 points. You won't find me anywhere near that. My 27 points on the week lost […]
Full Story »FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 6
If you thought that fantasy football would settle down in October, then you were sorely mistaken! Week 5 brought yet another wide variety of upsets, injuries, and surprises. As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly fantasy football waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages […]
Full Story »The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 6
Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]
Full Story »JuJu Smith-Schuster: Week 6 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups (2024)
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Yahoo Leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster’s fantasy value has fallen off a cliff over the past year. The veteran re-signed with the Chiefs before the start of the regular season after playing for the New England Patriots in 2023. While many […]
Full Story »Why Was Robert Saleh Fired? Reviewing Saleh's Tenure As New York Jets Head Coach
On Tuesday morning, surprising news broke that the New York Jets had fired head coach Robert Saleh. Saleh went 20-36 in a little over three seasons as the head coach of the Jets. He wasn't the worst head coach ever, but evidently, his time in New York had run its course. Why was Robert Saleh […]
Full Story »Week 6 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2024) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB
One thing you must always ask yourself, any time you have a difficult lineup choice, is what you need this week. Is it upside or floor? This concept is discussed ad nauseum on fantasy podcasts and is boilerplate among the well-indoctrinated. That said, it's not always a concept that is clear or obvious when looking […]
Full Story »Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE): Free Agent Adds Include Tank Bigsby, Josh Downs, Jalen Tolbert, Ty Chandler, Jaylen Wright, Caleb Williams
NFL offenses finally woke up this past weekend! Most specifically, the passing offenses! It was about time because the passing yards and touchdowns had been unbelievably low through four weeks. Fantasy managers everywhere needed some of the performances we got this past weekend. Week 5 was the first week fantasy managers had to deal with […]
Full Story »Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Tank Bigsby, Jaylen Wright, Ty Chandler, Tyrone Tracy, more
The numbers that have been assembled by running backs during their first five matchups have fueled a myriad of emotions for all fantasy managers. Unfortunately, some of you are contending with disappointing results due to injuries, inefficient performances, and production-inhibiting committees. The challenge of navigating these unwelcome roster issues will be intensified by another four-team […]
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