NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Week 8 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. Make sure you're thoroughly informed before you start building your lineups for FanDuel or DraftKings by checking out the […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Five Players to Stash Now in Redraft Leagues

We're now heading into Week 8 and approaching the stretch run of the fantasy football season. This means that it's important to scour your waiver wire for potential values and look at remaining schedules for exploitable matchups. This could help bolster the depth of your roster, making you well-equipped to handle the bye weeks. It […]

Week 7 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

In Week 6 scoring was a little down and Deshaun Watson led the way with 32 fantasy points. That was not the case in Week 7 as Justin Herbert, Kyler Murray, Tom Brady, Joe Burrow and Russell Wilson all accounted for at least three touchdowns and exceeded 32 fantasy points in the process. Week 7 was a […]

FAB Bidding - Week 8 Waiver Wire Targets

Don't get caught sleeping at the midseason curve, as bye weeks, injuries, and breakouts yield several paths to victory. Alongside our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

As the bye weeks necessitate constant waiver wire action, injuries at the running back position have yet to cease. Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, and Kenyan Drake are the latest to pull the rug from under fantasy teams without warning. The pickings may be slim these days but between byes and injuries, you might have no […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8

Fantasy GMs are to be commended for rising to the unique challenges that have unfolded during this regular season. Injuries to critical players is an unwelcome reality that occurs every year. This is also the case for backs that were expected to operate as RB1s, but have been relegated to committees. However, this season has […]

Aaron Jones Not At Practice Wednesday

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (calf) did not join the team on the practice field Wednesday as they prepare for their matchup with the Vikings in Week 8. Jones is making progress, but head coach Matt LaFleur said that Jones needs to "continue to improve and get better each day" if the star […]

Robert Tonyan Hopes To Get Back On Track

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan will look to get back to producing on the field when the team takes on the Vikings in Week 8. Tonyan has posted only 57 receiving yards over his last two games after posting three touchdowns in Week 4. Tonyan and the Packers will face a Vikings Defense […]

Davante Adams Has Chance At Another Huge Game

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams will try and replicate his monster Week 7 performance against the Vikings in Week 8. Adams exploded for 13 receptions with 196 yards and two touchdowns last week and now will face a Vikings Defense that is allowing the third most fantasy points to opposing receivers this season. […]

Aaron Rodgers Has Juicy Matchup Against Vikings

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will try and stay hot against a familiar foe, the Vikings, in Week 8. Rodgers is coming off a dynamite performance, passing for 283 yards and four touchdowns last week against the Texans. The veteran now has 17 touchdowns through his first six games and now will face a […]

Allen Lazard Returning To Practice This Week

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that wide receiver Allen Lazard (core) will return to practice this week. Lazard blew up for his fantasy managers in Week 3 against the Saints with six catches, 146 yards and a touchdown, but then he needed core muscle surgery. The 24-year-old has been out ever since, […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 7's Studs Turned Duds

Every week is a bad week for injuries in the NFL. As the non-Michael Thomas wide receivers finally return to lineups around the league, running backs hit the bench. Christian McCaffrey remains out. Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, and Miles Sanders also hit the sidelines this week. They remain joined by Saquon Barkley, Nick Chubb, Austin […]

The Cut List (Week 8) - Time to Let Go?

A handful of high-profile inactives opened the door for some bench stashes and waiver adds to find their way into starting fantasy lineups in Week 7. In the Week 8 edition of the Cut List, we'll spend some time breaking down which of those fill-ins are worth keeping around after seeing what they did or […]

Robert Tonyan Catches Only Two Passes In Win

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan caught only two passes for 32 yards in the Packers 35-20 romp over the Texans in Week 7. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was generous with his offensive distribution but Tonyan was unable to enjoy the fruits of the teams prosperity. Fantasy teams that raced to pick up Tonyan after […]

Jamaal Williams Steps Up With 110 Total Yards, One Touchdown

Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams came off the bench to carry the ball 19 times for 77 yards with one touchdown in the Packers 35-20 win over the Texans in Week 7. Williams added four catches for 37 yards in place of injured star running back Aaron Jones as the Packers cruised to […]

Davante Adams Roasts Texans With Huge Game

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams caught 13 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers 35-20 win over the Texans in Week 7. Adams simply could not be stopped, wreaking havoc all over the field with his team-high 16 targets in the game. The Packers offense simply is a different beast […]

Aaron Rodgers Rifles Four Touchdowns To Sink Texans

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 23-of-34 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns in the Packers 35-20 win over the Texans. The Packers cruised in this game as Rodgers enjoyed an excellent bounce back performance after failing to pass for a score in Week 6 against the Buccaneers. Rodgers connected with receiver Davante […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 7

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! If you read this article regularly, then you know what we're about here, but if you are a new reader, let me quickly summarize our goals with this article. We'll spend each week discussing a few plays at each position for the DraftKings main slate […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 7 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 7 is here, and as usual, the season continues to fly by. COVID-19 is making yet another appearance as the Raiders will be without four starting offensive lineman against the visiting Buccaneers, which could undoubtedly cause chaos for Derek Carr and Josh Jacobs. Some other notables in danger of not suiting up this weekend […]

Aaron Jones Won't Play Against Texans

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones (calf) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. Jones had been trending down all week, and Jamaal Williams will slide in as the starting running back on Sunday. Williams is a low-end RB1 option due to Houston's defensive struggles, as they're allowing the most rushing yards […]

Robert Tonyan Likely To Play, David Bakhtiari Ruled Out

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan (ankle) is expected to play while left tackle David Bakhtiari (chest) has been ruled out for Sunday's contest against the Texans. Tonyan was able to practice in limited fashion after missing a session earlier in the week and gets a good matchup against a leaky Texans' secondary. Bakhtiari's […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 7

Hi, y'all! Six weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 7 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Each week we'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your opponent. Be sure to check back […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 7

Welcome to Week 7, RotoBallers! Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with or consider avoiding when faced with tough lineup decisions in Week 7 of the fantasy football season. These choices are based off my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller's NFL Premium Pass. […]

Updated Week 7 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 7 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jamison Crowder Is Doubtful And Not Expected To Play Aaron Jones Expected To Miss Week 7 Antonio Brown To Sign One-Year Deal With Buccaneers Joe Mixon Ruled […]

Updated Week 7 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 7 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Aaron Jones Expected To Miss Week 7 Joe Mixon Ruled Out For Week 7 Aaron Jones Suffers Mild Calf Strain Melvin Gordon III Set To Return In Week 7 […]

Updated Week 7 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 7 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jamison Crowder Is Doubtful And Not Expected To Play Antonio Brown To Sign One-Year Deal With Buccaneers Michael Thomas Ruled Out For Week 7 Emmanuel Sanders Placed On Reserve-COVID […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 7

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Often, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Last week, Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa saw his first live NFL action. Entering with the game well under control, Tagovailoa completed both of his passes for […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 7 Lineups

Week 6 in the NFL brought what may be one of the cleanest weeks of action to begin the season. With no catastrophic injuries affecting teams for the remainder of the year, the play on the field seemed to settle in as the more well-known players performed up to par. With big weeks from Derrick […]