FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 2 - Daily Fantasy Football

The first week of the new year surely didn't disappoint. It was complete with some notable fantasy performances, with Kyler Murray taking the step forward in the MVP conversation by having a stellar showing against the Tennessee Titans. Patrick Mahomes was also up to his usual hijinx, leading the Chiefs to a comeback win over […]

OwnersBox Week 2 NFL Lineup Picks - Weekly Fantasy Football Contests

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NFL season continues in Week 2 and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! This week's free RotoBaller contest has a whopping $50,000 cash prize pool - it's completely free to enter with code DREW9 In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports […]

Week 2 NFL - Fantasy Score DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is finally underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

NFL Betting Picks for Week 2 (9/19/21) - Spreads, Totals, and Moneylines

Man, some tough beats in Week 1. The Dolphins were the absolutely better team against the Patriots and should have had the lead heading into the locker room, but I bet the straight up 1H winner and they tied so we count it as a loss. San Francisco scared us all against Detroit, but they […]

Video: NFL DFS Lineup Picks - DraftKings, FanDuel Week 2 Roundtable

Host "Thunder Dan Palyo" is joined by RotoBaller writers Joe Nicely and John Brubaker to discuss their favorite games and players to target on FanDuel and DraftKings in week two as well as several other NFL DFS topics. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning […]

Week 2 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 2 of the 2020 NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. For the first three weeks of […]

NFL Week 2: Thunder Dan's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to my official tiered rankings for week 2 of this NFL season! You can find my core plays at RB and WR each week in my Anchors column as well as the rest of my favorites plays in our premium cheat sheet. […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 2 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 2, Rotoballers! After a topsy-turvy Week 1, we quickly turn to another featured slate with 13 games on the schedule. Several top quarterbacks are playing in primetime this weekend, and it takes Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Aaron Rodgers off the board […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 2 (Premium Content)

All other Week 2 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

The tight end position is undoubtedly the worst position in all of fantasy football. Luckily for fantasy managers, this year might just be one of the best. There looks to be, by my count, six really solid tight ends fantasy managers should be able to depend on from week to week. We all know the […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 2

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Oftentimes, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Last week, three first-round rookie receivers made huge marks on their games. Cincinnati's Ja'Marr Chase, Miami's Jaylen Waddle, and Philadelphia's DeVonta Smith combined for 15 receptions, 233 […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 1 Analysis

After months of research, conversation, and recommendations regarding potential usage and production for wide receivers, we can finally shift into the analysis of actual regular-season matchups. The results of Week 1 provided a collection of impressive performances, including several surprising developments. It also delivered our first opportunity to examine the massive assortment of numbers that […]

Week 2 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint

After Week 1 of the NFL season, fantasy managers might be panicking on some top players like Ezekiel Elliott, but it is important to realize that it is a long season. It would be nice to start the fantasy season on a tear, but it isn't the end of the world if players come out of […]

NextGen Stats - WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways

We made it! We wagered through a long and tedious preseason but real football hit us in the forehead for the first time this season during the past few days and change. But just as soon as it came, it went. The first week of the season is over and we have some tasty numbers […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 2

The NFL regular season is a marathon, but there are still a lot of things we can learn early on in the season. For one, we get to see how teams will utilize new free-agent acquisitions, rookies, and our favorite sleepers from the year before. Also, we can see which established veterans were able to […]

Younghoe Koo A Starting Option Against Tampa

Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo is a starting option this week against the Bucs. The kicker made both of his field-goal attempts last week and he's on an offense that is capable of moving the ball, so there are plenty of chances for him to get opportunities. The Bucs after one week allowed the fourth-most […]

Falcons Defense Is Not A Starting-Caliber Unit

The Atlanta Falcons defense should remain far away from fantasy lineups this week as the team heads to Tampa Bay to play the defending Super Bowl champion Bucs. Last week, this team was lit up by sophomore QB Jalen Hurts to the tune of 264 yards and three touchdowns while also being gashed on the […]

Kyle Pitts A TE1 In Week 2

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is a TE1 option against Tampa this week. Pitts had a decent NFL debut last week, posting four receptions for 31 yards on eight targets. What really stood out was his targets, which were tied for the highest on the team with Calvin Ridley. It's now assumed the rookie […]

Russell Gage Better Left On The Bench

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage is not a fantasy-worthy play this week against the Buccaneers. Last week, though the Falcons struggled, the receiver laid a goose egg and couldn't muster even a single yard. Gage is expected to be the WR2 behind Calvin Ridley this season and should be third in line for targets […]

Calvin Ridley A WR1 Against Tampa

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is a solid WR1 option against Tampa this week. As expected, Ridley paced the team last week with five receptions for 51 yards on eight targets in Week 1 against the Eagles. With Julio Jones out of town, the youngster now has no competition for the WR1 role and […]

Mike Davis Best Left On The Bench In Week 2

Atlanta Falcons running back Mike Davis is not a strong starting option in Week 2 against Tampa. The new RB1 of the Falcons posted 15 carries for 49 yards in the season opener against Philly last week. While Davis should get the majority of touches each week, that's not saying much considering the Falcons' only […]

Matt Ryan A Low-End QB2 Against Buccaneers

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is only a low-end QB2 option in Week 2 against the Buccaneers. Last week against the Eagles, Ryan struggled and only managed 164 yards total without any touchdowns or interceptions. Now without Julio Jones this season, the QB is down to Calvin Ridley and rookie Kyle Pitts as his top […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

It felt good to enjoy a full Sunday of NFL action and follow every player on multiple fantasy teams. But now the work begins. Thankfully there weren't many serious injuries in Week 1 but there are always holes to fill or standouts you want to get a hold of before the competition. That's where this […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Unless you were a fan of Johnson's work as a wide receiver at the University of Oregon, you probably never heard of him until he started catching some passes in preseason games this August, when New Orleans' tight end corps was decimated by injuries. […]

Taylor Heinicke (QB, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues OWNED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Hear me out. This is the craziest and riskiest of bets you'll be going for this week, but it could very well pay off if only next weekend. After a quarter of play and already into the second one, starter QB Ryan Fitzpatrick […]

Cordarrelle Patterson (WR/RB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We always hear NFL franchises gush over "Swiss Army Knife" players, from the Percy/Tavon/Denard/Bowden mold, to the nutty recent obsession with finding "our Taysom Hill" ten years after not wanting Tim Tebow. These experiments don't always work, but once in a while, a […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

NFL Week 1 is in the books -- aside from the Monday game -- and wow, some exciting football. The Houston Texans won a game, for instance! Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 2. Not all options are the same. Some players may be […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

It only took one week of NFL action to have fantasy football managers antsy about their tight ends. Not every tight end caught two touchdown tosses like Rob Gronkowski. While many superstars at the position started the season well --- T.J. Hockenson and Travis Kelce to name two --- some others remained injured (Evan Engram, […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round

Welcome, one and all, to the 2021 fantasy football season. Week 1's action is still firing but we have plenty of games on the books to chew on as we look forward to Week 2. Trey Sermon and Zack Moss were surprise inactives, while a few key injuries and impressive performances yielded other players of […]

Hayden Hurst Tallies Four Receptions

Atlanta Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst caught four passes for 28 yards in a 35-6 loss to the Eagles in Week 1. Hurst was on the field a fair amount Sunday, playing 60 percent of the snaps compared to rookie Kyle Pitts' 68 percent mark. Head coach Arthur Smith utilized two-tight end sets often during […]