The NASCAR Cup Series ran one 45-minute practice session at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the upcoming Shriners Children's 500 on Sunday afternoon. The 37-car field was all on the track simultaneously for the duration of this session. We got an extended practice because Goodyear brought two separate tires for teams to […]
Full Story »Eric Cross' Top 10 Starting Pitcher (SP) Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2025 - Part 1 (#1-10)
After going through every offensive position in my dynasty rankings series, we've now reached the mound for my top 10 dynasty starting pitcher fantasy baseball rankings. As always, the starting pitcher position is loaded and deep. We had plenty of names rise up rankings last year, and will be getting elite names like Shane McClanahan […]
Full Story »Shortstop Fantasy Baseball Value Picks for Points Leagues (2025)
The shortstop position is extremely top-heavy in fantasy drafts this season. Bobby Witt Jr., Elly De La Cruz, Gunnar Henderson, and Mookie Betts are all going in the first round of drafts in most points leagues. Francisco Lindor can even find himself being selected later in the first round of drafts, given his 13.3 ADP. That […]
Full Story »$1 Fantasy Baseball Auction Draft Values - Hitters and Pitchers (2025)
We're back with more fantasy baseball auction draft strategy articles, and today we're looking at hitters and pitchers with fantasy baseball auction draft values (AAV) of $1. You can check out several other articles and player recommendations for fantasy baseball auction leagues, including hitters and pitchers under $10 and under $5. In auction draft formats, […]
Full Story »NBA DFS: Top Daily Fantasy Expert Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (3/8/25)
Welcome to "Silly Season" in the NBA, where we see a lot of instances of teams resting starters to tank for a better draft pick or preserve health for the playoffs. In these articles, I focus on the top plays, traditionally geared toward cash games. However, with over a decade of NBA DFS experience under […]
Full Story »Catcher Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleepers: Later-Round Values (2025)
Today we continue our later-round draft values series with our MLB team's fantasy baseball catcher draft sleepers and later-round picks for 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. For fantasy managers in deeper leagues -- including two-catcher, AL-only, or NL-only formats -- we focus on hidden gems that could help solidify a second catcher or provide a boost […]
Full Story »Bracket Busters: Top 10 Cinderella Teams Poised for Upsets in March Madness 2025
The NCAA tournament doesn't tip off until 6:40pm on Tuesday, March 18th, which is still 11 days, 7 hours, and 40 minutes away, but who's counting? The month of March isn't just about the Big Dance, though. Conference tournaments are almost half the fun! Ok, maybe not half, but at least 20%. For a lot […]
Full Story »Is Chris Godwin A Free Agent? Which Teams Would Be The Best Fit? Fantasy Football Outlook
The NFL offseason is underway. We have already seen a few players on the move. Geno Smith and Deebo Samuel Sr. will be playing for new teams in 2025. With NFL free agency beginning this week, there are sure to be more moves coming. One such player is Chris Godwin. He is slated to test […]
Full Story »6 Late-Round Draft Fliers - Fantasy Baseball Value Picks With Upside
We are only a week or so into spring training but I’ve already bit the bullet on fantasy baseball drafts in 2025. I’m a few weeks (months, even) behind some of the industry sharps, but as someone who typically waits until the last week or so before the regular season opening, it feels good to […]
Full Story »NASCAR Xfinity Series GOVX 200 DFS: DraftKings Lineup Picks for Phoenix (3/8/25)
The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Phoenix on Saturday for what should be the first normal race of the season after opening the campaign with two drafting tracks and a road course. We're finally on a non-drafting oval, though Phoenix Raceway is a little more off-center than other ovals. Last week at COTA, young phenom […]
Full Story »Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Targets: Sneaky Running Backs with Workhorse Potential (2025)
Volume is the primary driver of running back scoring in fantasy football. There are a handful of RBs who can be highly efficient and, thus, score plenty of fantasy points, like the Miami Dolphins' De'Von Achane in 2023. But the majority of elite RB scorers get a ton of touches. Thus, predicting the backs who […]
Full Story »NFL Rookie Mock Draft And Deep Dive: 2025 Post-NFL Combine Fantasy Football 12-Team, Superflex/Two-QB
Dynasty fantasy football truly never sleeps. Thanks to the most dedicated fantasy managers out there, sites like RotoBaller can exist, always bringing you the latest up-to-date news about basically everything sports related, or in my case, telling you exactly who you should and shouldn't draft. Every year, consensus rankings for both rookies and startups are […]
Full Story »2025 NFL Running Back Free Agency Preview: Fantasy Football Impact and Player Outlooks
After suffering a fall from grace in perceived value in the early 2020s, running backs received a resurgence in 2024 due to the play of Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry. Both players demonstrated that elite running back play can still carry your team very far. In Barkley's case, that included a Super Bowl title. Barkley […]
Full Story »2025 Fantasy Football TE Best Ball Rankings: Tight End Player Outlooks and Draft Strategy
While redraft fantasy football leagues are the most popular, best ball is quickly catching up. Casual players have come to love playing in best ball leagues, giving them a chance to scratch the offseason fantasy football itch. Much will change between today and the start of the regular season in six months. However, now is […]
Full Story »Best Dynasty Fantasy Football Buys: Aging Running Backs to Trade For Before the 2025 Season
Dynasty fantasy football leagues have this tendency to get all about the youth. You feel this constant pressure to get younger and younger, to hoard draft picks and build a team full of the NFL's newest players. Sometimes that approach is antithetical to the whole idea of winning a fantasy league, especially when everyone is doing […]
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