Alexander Mattison Should See Plenty Of Week 17 Work

Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison is expected to serve as the lead back for the Vikings on Sunday against the Lions with Dalvin Cook (personal) out. Mattison doesn't have the upside of Cook, but he should be set to see plenty of touches, especially near the goal-line. The Lions run defense has plenty of […]

Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 17 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: All Saints RBs Out (COVID), Ty Montgomery Elevated From Practice Squad Christian Kirk To Miss Week 17 (COVID) Latavius Murray Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List Tyreek Hill And […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 17

Hi, y'all... Happy New Year to everyone! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far in their fantasy leagues. Sixteen weeks of NFL action are in the books, and while most fantasy championships have concluded, there's some leagues who fight to the bitter end and go to the final week. It's also a great […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 17

The Week 16 wide receiver matchups article did not yield the greatest returns. CeeDee Lamb was the bright spot scoring two touchdowns, one of which was on the ground and one out of the slot, finishing as WR-10 with 23.4 points. Cooper Kupp did alright, snagging eight balls for 66 yards, but other than that, nobody really hit. […]

Week 17 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 17 is here, so if you're reading this article, you either play in a league with a Week 17 championship (please try to change that for next season) or you're doing some research for DFS. Either way, it's important to treat these rankings as extra preliminary this early in the week. Most weeks of […]

Week 17 Kicker Streamers, Starters & Rankings 2020 Fantasy Tiers

We’ve made it to Week 17. The fantasy championships are here. For some of us, the run lasted just one, two or even three weeks. For the rest of us, this is it. The Coup de gras that our months of work will culminate in. Not that you care, but my two cents are that […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 16 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing fantasy championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to win your leagues in Week 16. If you are involved in a Week 17 matchup that will determine your league champion, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you […]

Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 17 (Updated)

Happy New Year RotoBallers! As 2020 sends us staggering into a brand-new year on the calendar, the NFL regular-season comes to a close this week. The NFL is ever-evolving week to week and that's especially the case in Week 17. Playoff implications and scenarios can be huge motivating factors for several teams, but can also […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Just like that, the NFL regular season will come to a close as Week 17 is here. Things may be trickier to navigate, nonetheless, as several teams will either be limiting or resting their top players. At the same time, other clubs will make one last effort to scratch and claw into playoff relevancy. In […]

NFL DFS Expert Roundtable - Week 17 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy New Year, RotoBallers, and thanks for joining us for Week 17 of the NFL season! This is a new article that we're offering each week and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 17 (Premium Content)

All other Week 17 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 Value Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 17 DFS Cash Games

We have made it to Week 17 of the NFL season, and what a season it has been. As usual in Week 17, there are many questions about playing time, which will usually unlock a lot of value. The Chiefs, Bills, and Steelers appear to be playing a lot of backups. Some of the teams […]

NFL DFS Stacks: Week 17 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring you our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader, and valued premium subscriber. The NFL season is coming to an end, so it's time to dig deep […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Most fantasy GMs are already celebrating or lamenting their success or failure at fantasy football for the 2020 season. With the average, usual 16-week leagues already over, there are folks out there (most-probably you're one if you're reading this) still fighting for the cheap in the mighty, unpredictable, crazy 17-week games that will wrap-up the […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 17 (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 […]

Irv Smith Jr. A Touchdown-Dependent TE Option

Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. will try and finish up his second NFL season strong in Week 17 against the Lions. Smith Jr. got off to a slow start but has come on in December, posting 13 receptions for 153 yards and three touchdowns over his last three games. He will go up […]

Adam Thielen Hopes To Find End Zone In Week 17

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will take on a Lions Defense in Week 17 that is allowing the sixth most fantasy points to opposing receivers. Thielen heads into the final game with a career-high 14 touchdowns and the Lions have allowed 11 scores to receivers over their last six games. With the announcement that […]

Justin Jefferson Has Juicy Matchup In Final Week

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson will finish up his fantastic rookie season against a porous Lions secondary in Week 17. The rookie receiver has exploded on the scene this season and heads into the final week with 79 receptions for 1,267 yards and seven touchdowns. Jefferson is averaging a fantastic 16.0 yards per catch […]

Kirk Cousins Has Fantastic Matchup Against Lions

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will try and end his season on a high note in Week 17 against the Lions. The Vikings are not heading to the playoffs but Cousins will look to add to his career-high 32 touchdowns in the final week. He will face a Lions Defense that is allowing the fourth […]

Dalvin Cook Will Not Play Sunday

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had an unexpected family emergency come up on Tuesday and had to return to Miami, according to a source. As a result, he'll be unavailable for the Week 17 game against the Lions on Sunday. It's a huge blow to fantasy managers that are still playing for something in […]

Week 17 IDP Waivers and Teams to Worry About

A vast majority of you are done with your fantasy season, thanks to the overwhelming number of leagues that end their playoffs in Week 16. Considering the specialized nature of the IDP format, the odds are that most IDP setups are done by now. That said, not all fantasy teams are finished, and not all […]

Minnesota Places Kyle Rudolph On Injured Reserve To End Year

Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph (foot) has been placed on Injured Reserve and will therefore miss the team's Week 17 contest versus the Lions. Rudolph had not suited up since Week 13 due to a foot injury, allowing Irv Smith Jr. to become the team's focal point at tight end. After a decade with […]

2020 Rookie Review: Breakouts, Busts, and Surprises

The part of the fantasy football season that matters to the vast majority of us is now over. Congrats on your titles, or on your successful dynasty tank job, or on making the playoffs despite drafting Christian McCaffrey first overall. This is the time to look back and reflect on things, to try to make […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Most fantasy leagues have been decided after 16 grueling weeks of gridiron action but there are always exceptions. Many will berate the idea of playing through Week 17 when many teams rest their starters but I applaud it. A real fantasy championship should be earned even in the toughest situations. Since 2020 has been an […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers - Week 17

Well, folks, this is it. It has been a wild ride this season thanks to a litany of injuries and quarantines throughout the NFL season. We have seen veteran quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger continue to show they are fantasy viable while a crop of new talented players like Jalen Hurts, […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17

Welcome to the last installment of this column! It has been an absolute pleasure recommending the hidden gems off the deeper parts of the waiver wire this season. Through all the injuries, COVID-related delays, and other factors that affected this NFL season, many fantasy teams fought as hard as they could and now we are […]

Week 16 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Quarterback was a crazy position to navigate in Week 16. Tom Brady saw just 30 minutes of action against the Lions and still managed to finish as QB-2 and Andy Dalton, who is only rostered in 13% of Yahoo leagues shredded the Eagles Defense to finish as QB-3. Mitch Trubisky accounted for three touchdowns, finishing as QB-7, […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 17 Lightning Round

While some fantasy seasons are over, we here recognize many are still battling in Week 17. Let's take a moment to applaud that we have had a full NFL season thus far, with some admitted turbulence along the way. Week 17 is always messy with backups getting additional play so keep your eyes on the […]

Monday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Patriots vs. Bills

Christmas Day has come and gone and as we enter the last week of 2020, we also prepare for the very last night Monday night football game of the NFL season. It's been a wild ride this year with COVID wreaking havoc on the NFL schedule and forcing us into a "new normal" of social […]

Irv Smith Jr. (TE, MIN) - Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We're past most fantasy leagues' championship weeks, and if that wasn't enough to make for a thin waiver wire, we're also entering the last week of regular-season games. No matter what, we're here to get the most of it and squeeze till the […]