NFL Player Props: Bets for Week 5 - Prop Betting Picks for Rushing, Receiving, Passing Yards

Week 5 of the NFL season is here. The bye weeks are right around the corner, and the injuries are starting to pile up for some teams. That just makes this week all the more important to win while we can. The NFL season doesn’t last long. We’re nearly a third of the way through […]

Austin Seibert Waived, Michael Badgley To Kick For Lions

The Detroit Lions waived kicker Austin Seibert (groin) on Friday, so Michael Badgley will do the kicking for the team in Week 5 against the New England Patriots. Seibert missed last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks and missed three of his five field-goal attempts in his first three games this year. The Lions are […]

Thunder Dan's NFL Betting Picks for Week 5: Top NFL Player Props Bets

Thunder Dan here, your friendly neighborhood handicapper! Whether you like to bet game totals, sides, or player props, I have something in here for you, and try to cover a little bit of everything! This year, I started my own free sports betting newsletter, and the good people here at RotoBaller are allowing me to […]

Thunder Dan's NFL Betting Picks for Week 5: Spreads, Totals, Parlays, and Teasers

Another week of NFL football is upon us as we welcome back Thursday Night Football tonight. As the owner of both Melvin Gordon III and Nyheim Hines, I have more interest in this game than many, but if you're a true football fan, you're probably just happy to be watching a game again. I have […]

Jamaal Williams Has RB2 Floor In Week 5

Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams will once again be the workhorse back against the New England Patriots with D'Andre Swift (shoulder, ankle) out of action. The Patriots are the sixth-toughest defense against fantasy running backs through four weeks, but Williams' workload gives him an RB2 floor. With a ton of Lions' pass-catchers banged up, […]

Kalif Raymond, Tom Kennedy Could See Increased Roles

Detroit Lions wide receivers Kalif Raymond and Tom Kennedy could be significant pieces of the offense if Josh Reynolds (ankle) and Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) are ruled out before the game against the New England Patriots. Raymond and Kennedy combined for six receptions for 92 yards against the Seattle Seahawks in the absence of D.J. […]

T.J. Hockenson In Line For Big Week 5

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson exploded for 179 yards and a touchdown in Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks and could see another strong performance in a matchup with the New England Patriots. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Josh Reynolds are both questionable with ankle injuries, so Hockenson could be Jared Goff's primary read. New […]

D.J. Chark Ruled Out For Week 5

Detroit Lions wide receiver D.J. Chark (ankle) is set to miss his second straight game, as he was ruled out for the matchup against the New England Patriots. Josh Reynolds and Amon-Ra St. Brown are both questionable with ankle injuries, but both are strong fantasy plays regardless of the other's game-day status. Chark's rest-of-season outlook […]

Josh Reynolds Questionable For Week 5

Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds (ankle) was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday and is officially questionable for the matchup against the New England Patriots. If Reynolds is active, he's a strong flex play since D.J. Chark (ankle) has been ruled out. If Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) is out, Reynolds is arguably a […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown Questionable For Week 5

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) is officially questionable for the Week 5 matchup with the New England Patriots. After a monstrous start to the season, St. Brown missed the game against the Seattle Seahawks last week. That said, St. Brown is a must-start option with a high-end WR1 ceiling, even if he […]

D'Andre Swift Ruled Out For Week 5

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift (shoulder, ankle) has been ruled out for a second straight week, so he'll miss the Week 5 contest against the New England Patriots. This doesn't come as a surprise since head Coach Dan Campbell said he might be out until after the Lions' Week 6 bye. That said, Swift […]

Jared Goff A QB1 For Week 5

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has exploded out of the gates in the early part of the 2022 NFL season and ranks as the QB5 on the season heading into Week 5. The New England Patriots used to be a scary matchup for quarterbacks, but its defense isn't elite this year, and Goff has proven […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 5: Alvin Kamara, D'Andre Swift, Tom Brady, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Keenan Allen, Kyle Pitts

We're heading into the fifth week of the NFL season, and the injury report is significantly longer than it's ever been this season. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights several players with fantasy significance and their latest status heading into Week 5 as of Friday October 7, 2022. Guys like Alvin Kamara, D'Andre Swift, Tom […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 5

Holy T.J. Hockenson! With Amon-Ra St. Brown, D.J. Chark, and D'Andre Swift all out of the lineup, Hockenson was given 12 targets from quarterback, Jared Goff. He turned those targets into 8 receptions, 179 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Opportunity and volume continue to be king for this position. It's not something most tight ends are […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Trade Targets - Buy/Sell for Week 5

In this article, we'll take a look specifically at running backs you should be buying and selling ahead of Week 5. Here at RotoBaller, we also have a recurring trade targets article for all positions that can be found here. We'll dissect the running back landscape by looking at opportunity share. That can help us […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 5

Four weeks of the 2022 NFL season are down, the fantasy baseball has wrapped up, and autumn is in the air as we proceed with some Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present […]

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 5

As crazy as it sounds, we are already almost a quarter of the way through the 2022 NFL season. Some fantasy players have experienced pure heartbreak, some have tasted triumph, and the rest of us have felt both or everything in between. Regardless of where you fit in, now is the time to start looking […]

Snap Counts, Touches, and Usage Analysis for Fantasy Football Week 5

Welcome to Week 5 of the fantasy football season. This article series takes the recent snap and touch history of skill players into account, and now that we have three weeks in the books there is a bit more of a sample to work with. Week 4 saw a litter of players across the league […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 5: Amari Cooper, Christian McCaffrey, and More

How is your fantasy team doing? It is still early whether you are 2-2, 4-0, or even 0-4. Hopefully, counting on Matthew Stafford or Jonathan Taylor didn't destroy you. While we can't do anything about injuries, we can try to predict who will have a good week and who will not. You are counting on […]

The King's Week 5 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 5 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Starts/Sits for RBs, WRs, TEs, QBs - Fantasy Football Week 5: Dalton Schultz, Rhamondre Stevenson, Rashaad Penny, Diontae Johnson

Our START EM SIT EM for fantasy football Week 5, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, and quarterbacks. Joey and Dave give their must-start and must-sit options in Week 5 to help fantasy football managers make tough lineup decisions. RotoBaller's fantasy football start/sit advice is here to help you set winning lineups for each week […]

Week 5 NFL DFS Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 NFL season is underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great DFS plays we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal […]

T.J. Hockenson, DJ Chark, Josh Reynolds Return Thursday

Detroit Lions wide receivers DJ Chark (ankle), Josh Reynolds (ankle), and tight end T.J. Hockenson (hip) were limited in Thursday's practice. Reynolds, Hockenson, and Chark returned on Wednesday after sitting out Wednesday. Chark was ruled out ahead of Week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks. He could see an increase in target share if Amon St. […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Week 5 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 […]

NFL DFS Lineup Sleepers for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 5 Value Picks Include Ryan Tannehill, Kareem Hunt, Garrett Wilson, Dallas Goedert

One-quarter of the NFL season is already over, which is hard to believe. 1 month into the season we now have enough data and history to go on to hopefully make some accurate predictions for the rest of the year. As each week goes on we have a better understanding of new coaches, offensive schemes, […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown Sits Out Thursday's Practice

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday as he continues to rehab an ankle injury he suffered in Week 3 against the Vikings. St. Brown will likely need to get in some work at Friday's practice to have a chance at playing Sunday, so fantasy […]

Colts vs Broncos Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Russell Wilson, Jerry Jeudy, Melvin Gordon, Nyheim Hines, Mike Boone, Mo Alie-Cox, Alec Pierce

I hope you all survived last week. With monster weeks from lots of second-tier players such as Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, and Jamaal Williams, some of the teams with slow starts might have gotten their revenge.  This week, we have two veteran quarterbacks who are looking to turn their new teams around. Thankfully, both QBs […]

D'Andre Swift Likely To Miss Week 5

The Detroit Lions will likely be without running back D'Andre Swift (shoulder) for the Week 5 game against the New England Patriots, according to a source. The plan is still for Swift to return after the team's Week 6 bye, barring an unforeseen development. The Lions will likely officially rule Swift out on Friday, but […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 4

This is the fourth week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 4, we saw stat lines such as the New York Giants wide receiver room combining for eight targets, the Detroit Lions […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 5, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]