OwnersBox NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 9 - Daily Fantasy Football

Hey there RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox,  you can participate in snake drafts and […]

NFL DFS: Expert Roundtable - Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers, and thanks for joining us for Week 9 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 weekly NFL […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Sunday (11/8/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

Week 9 of the NFL season is upon us and while there are always Covid threats lurking around every corner, it appears that all systems are go for Sunday’s action in the NFL and that means lots of opportunities to play props and win with Monkey Knife Fight. It’s been a wild season in the […]

NFL Week 9: Drew Deen's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to Week 9 of the Premium DFS Rankings.  It was a one-week hiatus from the normal cover photo, but we are back to the tradition with The Longest Yard.  Look, I know this one gets a lot of criticism from the "critics," but I […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As this unique regular season continues to unfold, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of multiple categories, […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Week 9 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 […]

Vikings Defense Down Three Cornerbacks Sunday

Minnesota Vikings cornerbacks Cameron Dantzler (concussion), Holton Hill (foot) and Mark Fields (chest) have been ruled out for Week 9 against the division-rival Lions. Dantzler, a third-round pick, suffered a neck injury against Green Bay in Week 7 and was carted off on a backboard and taken to a hospital. Rookie cornerback Harrison Hand (hamstring) […]

Where Have All the Bell-Cow RBs Gone?

Picture this: It's not 2020 and you're not as old as you actually are. Instead, you're back in middle school, let's say seventh grade. Last night, you forgot (or intentionally neglected) to do your science homework because it was too nice out to be bothered with academics and you spent the evening riding your bike […]

Week 9 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 9 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 9

Somehow we have made it halfway through the season. Many thought it wouldn’t be possible in a pandemic, and by no means has it been a smooth process, but the NFL has made it work. To add to the injuries and COVID tests, we have four teams on bye in week nine: Bengals, Browns, Rams, […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

We're officially past mid-season and if that doesn't make you sad enough, how about the fact that even the trade deadline has passed us now? Eh? Was that what ultimately broke your hopes of football staying on forever? Too bad. The good news, as always, is that a new week full of games is ahead. […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 8

This series continues into its eighth week of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 8, we saw performances such as Dalvin Cook scoring four touchdowns, the Dolphins wide receivers combining for 43 receiving yards, and the Browns getting 84 yards […]

FAB Bidding - Week 9 Waiver Wire Targets

The passing of Week 8 means we're halfway through traditional fantasy football seasons and waist-deep in bye-week chaos. With 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 case […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

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 […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

Week 9 will take a toll on the tight end position for millions of fantasy football teams. Fantasy football managers will be without Cleveland’s Austin Hooper, Los Angeles’ Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett, and Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert thanks to their teams being on bye. ut the biggest void is left behind by […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers - Week 9

The story of Week 8 in the NFL will be the brutal weather situations that stifled many offenses across the league. Patrick Mahomes (416 yards and five touchdowns) and Russell Wilson (261 yards and four touchdowns) did what they do best, but statistics were down across the league. Only three quarterbacks threw for over 300 […]

Frank Ammirante's Updated Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're now halfway through the NFL season, so it's a good chance to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. […]

Adam Thielen Will Have WR2/3 Week 9 Value

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will face a Lions Defense in Week 9 that has allowed the 13th most fantasy points to receivers this season. Thielen's fantasy value has been mostly tied to touchdowns this season but Detroit has allowed only one touchdown since Week 4. The Vikings passing attack has been wildly erratic […]

Which Justin Jefferson Will Show Up In Week 9?

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson will take on a Lions Defense that is allowing the 13th most fantasy points to opposing receivers this season. Jefferson has been dynamic and explosive one week and quiet the next. The Vikings passing attack, led by quarterback Kirk Cousins, has been wildly erratic which has hampered Jefferson's consistency. […]

Dalvin Cook Primed To Maul Lions In Week 9

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will try and extend his touchdown streak to seven games in Week 9 against the Lions. Cook has scored in every game he has played this season with 11 total touchdowns on the season and will have a favorable matchup against the Lions. Detroit is allowing the second most […]

Kirk Cousins' Season May Be On The Line Against Lions

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will have a chance to breathe some life into the Vikings disappointing season in Week 9 against the Lions. Cousins has been mediocre, at best, all season, but will face a Lions Defense that is allowing the 13th most fantasy points to opposing passers. The Lions have allowed multiple touchdowns […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 8's Studs Turned Duds

Halfway through the 2020 NFL season, things are getting repetitive. Once again, Michael Thomas doesn't play, along with nearly a dozen elite running backs. This siphoning of the RB position leaves the following people atop scoring leaderboards for the week: Giovani Bernard, DeeJay Dallas, Nyheim Hines, Jordan Wilkins, Zack Moss, Jamaal Williams, Justin Jackson, Damien […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Week 8 brought an action-packed week with its own batch of chaos, but any week without COVID-19 postponements feels like a win. Key injuries included George Kittle (ankle), Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), T.Y. Hilton (groin), Kenny Golladay (hip), Tevin Coleman (knee), Darrell Henderson (thigh), Adam Humphries (concussion). Week 8 has these teams on bye: Bengals, Browns, Eagles, and Rams. […]

Week 8 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Windy conditions impacted several games this week, and as a result only Patrick Mahomes eclipsed 30 fantasy points as teams seemingly relied more on the run given the weather. In Week 8 only seven quarterbacks cracked 20 points, so scoring was down in general. At tight end Travis Kelce was one of only two tight […]

Pocket Aces: RB and QB Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Host Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down each position. Today he takes a look at some quarterbacks and running backs to consider adding off the waiver wire. Like and subscribe to […]

Ross Dwelley (TE, SF) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Short week for the 49ers this one--they play Green Bay on TNF--and short list of available skill-position players for San Fran, too. Problems keep piling for the gold-diggers, as they have now added QB Jimmy Garoppolo and TE George Kittle to their list […]

How Much Does Shadow Coverage Impact Wide Receivers?

If you only play redraft fantasy football, you know that no matter what you have to play your studs week in and week out. That is non-negotiable, and your lineup decisions mostly come down to who to play at lower-level spots such as WR3 or FLEX. If you play DFS contests, though, you know that […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Justin Jefferson Quiet Against Packers

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson had a pretty quiet Week 8 outing against the Green Bay Packers. The rookie was targeted just four times, catching three passes for 26 yards. With how well Dalvin Cook was running the football, Minnesota didn't need to throw much. That'll happen sometimes, giving Jefferson a fairly low floor, […]

Kirk Cousins Doesn't Need To Do Much In Victory

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins didn't need to do much in Sunday's win over the Green Bay Packers, as running back Dalvin Cook's 30 carries helped lead the Vikings to the victory. Cousins attempted just 14 passes, completing 11 of them for 160 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked once. This Vikings team isn't […]