DFS Wide Receivers to Target for Wild Card Weekend
It's officially Wild Card Weekend, and the road to Super Bowl 53 has begun. I'm not sure about the rest of the NFLs fanbase, but if you're asking me, this is the most exciting and anticipated first round of playoff action in recent memory. And with great matchups comes great opportunity in DFS. Nothing is […]
Full-Length Playoff Leagues - Fantasy Football Strategy & Picks
The regular season is over, but that doesn't mean the fantasy fun stops there. While certainly inferior to full season leagues, playoff fantasy football is still a great way to carry on playing this game that we love and providing us all with a vested interest in each of these playoff games, no matter how […]
Five Strategies To Help You Win In Fantasy Playoff Leagues
If you won a fantasy football title in the regular season and are looking for more hardware of if you want redemption after a bad year, the fantasy football season isn't over just yet. As if the NFL playoffs weren't exciting enough, you can assemble a team of your own in the postseason and root […]
Wild Card Round - Vegas Lines, Over/Under Picks and Predictions
After a long and exciting season, it's finally playoff time! In this feature, our goal is to break down the Vegas betting lines and provide you with useful information that can help make your handicapping experience profitable and manageable. In theory, a limited betting card of four games should make it much more difficult to find […]
NFL Prop Bets Preview - Wild-Card Round Picks and Predictions
It was a hectic Week 17 that saw playoff hopes gained and lost. The Ravens and Colts clinched the final two spots in the AFC while the Eagles clinched the final spot in the NFC as the Vikings choked away their season. There are many new teams to this year's playoffs as opposed to last […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Wild Card Weekend): NFL DFS Lineups
Wildcard Weekend is finally here! These next two weekends are always a lot of fun with games on both Saturday and Sunday. However, the downside is some very minimal slates for DFS players. This week is worse than ever with a lot of good defenses on the field, while the offensive juggernauts are on a […]
FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks (Wild Card Round): Daily Fantasy Football Advice
RotoBallers, welcome to Wild Card Round of the daily fantasy football season. In this column, you will find my recommended FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks to target for Wild Card Round of the NFL season. You can also click here to find more DFS analysis articles and tools. The goal is to identify players to start on FanDuel this week […]
Wild Card Round Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football
The NFL's regular season is over, but there's still daily fantasy for you to tackle, which means there are still players who need to be avoided when constructing those lineups because of bad matchups, poor recent play, and other factors. With eight teams playing this week, I've decided to highlight one guy from each team […]
Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Wild Card Round
Those of you who play in any form of playoff league, congratulations on being a true fantasy football junkie. 17 weeks wasn't enough so you need to keep the fix going with some contrived form of competition despite the fact there are only four games this weekend and nearly everyone will be setting the same […]
Fantasy Bomb - Wild Card Playoff Picks and Strategy
RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) discuss strategy for fantasy football playoff leagues and give their Wild Card weekend picks at each position. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure […]
Rashaad Penny Active Against Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny (knee) is active for Week 17 against the Cardinals. Penny will return to the field after a two-game absence, and he is firmly in play as a DFS sleeper in the regular season finale. The Cardinals have one of the worst run defenses in the NFL and the […]
Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 300)
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: Antonio Brown is officially out. Spencer Ware will not play again this week. Davante Adams is inactive for Week 17. Kenny Golladay has been ruled out. Drew […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 17): NFL DFS Lineups
A bumper slate greets us for Week 17 as all but one game is available to us. However, there are also a lot of caveats to that. We have a complete mix of situations in these games, with some teams playing for nothing, which could be good or bad for DFS, some teams with everything […]
Week 17 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions
Week 17 is here and it comes with mixed feelings. On one hand this is one of the most thrilling weeks on calendar. All 32 teams are playing in the space of 12 hours and the playoff scenarios could change hundreds or thousands of times on Sunday. However, this is also the end of regular […]
Week 17 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)
Welcome to our Week 17 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the late slate of games, beginning […]
Week 17 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR
Hello, you faithful Week 17 readers, and welcome to the final (unofficial) edition of my weekly rankings article where I stump for myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings. My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the crowd, but Week 17 is a bit different. Since the […]
Rashaad Penny Questionable Against 49ers
Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny (knee) is listed as questionable for Week 17 against the 49ers. Penny returned to practice this week after a two-game absence, and head coach Pete Carroll expects Penny to return in the regular season finale. In a game where starters like Chris Carson could be rested early, Penny […]
Fantasy Bomb - 2018 Fantasy Football Awards
RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) hand out their own version of year-end fantasy football awards for the 2018 season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to also tune […]
Doug Baldwin Returns To Practice Thursday
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (shoulder) returned to a limited practice on Thursday after resting on Wednesday. Baldwin should play in Week 17 against the Cardinals, but he's in danger of being rested at some point, which makes him an even riskier touchdown-dependent WR3. Baldwin hasn't been seeing very many targets on a per-game […]
Rashaad Penny Practicing In Full
Seattle Seahawks rookie running back Rashaad Penny (knee) practiced in full on Wednesday. After missing the last two games, Penny is on track to return in Week 17 in a great matchup against the Cardinals. With Seattle possible resting Chris Carson as well, Penny could see more than his usual number of snaps, making him […]
Doug Baldwin Misses Practice Wednesday
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (shoulder) did not practice on Wednesday. It's a new injury for Baldwin, but he's often rested early in the week as he's battled through various injuries this year. Baldwin hasn't been seeing as many targets this year in a run-first offense, but he had a season-high seven catches on […]
Pete Carroll Lands Contract Extension
The Seattle Seahawks signed head coach Pete Carroll to a contract extension that runs through the 2021 season on Monday. Seattle secured their seventh playoff berth in nine seasons with Carroll at the helm by beating the Chiefs in Week 16. Carroll is the NFL's oldest head coach at 67 years old. The Seahawks have […]
Week 17 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Week 17 of the 2018 season, and, for most of us, the fantasy season is all but over. A large number of fantasy championships took place last week, but there are a few of us that have matchups that have trickled into the final week. If you're still going, you likely still want to win, […]
Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions
The final week of the NFL season always brings a high degree of uncertainty, unexpected breakouts, and a slew of DNPs for star players. This is why the majority of fantasy football leagues play their championship in Week 16. If you are in a league that waits until the final week for its Super Bowl […]
Week 17 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
It is literally mind-boggling how rapidly each fantasy season progresses from the anticipation and optimism of Week 1 to the inevitable conclusion in December. Congratulations to those of you whose diligence through the draft process and the regular season has been rewarded with an opportunity to play for your league's championship. If you have embraced […]
Waiver Wire Express - Week 17 Lightning Round
Congratulations to those of you who took down your fantasy title in Week 16! We here at RotoBaller salute you and are happy to have been a part of the journey. But we know there are those of you who play into Week 17 and we never abandon our own! In the interest of getting […]
Rashaad Penny Expected To Return In Week 17
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that rookie running back Rashaad Penny (knee) "should come roaring back this week." Penny has missed the last two games but appears to be on track to play in the regular season finale in Week 17 against the Cardinals. Even though Carroll isn't expected to rest his starters, […]
Seahawks Not Expected To Rest Players
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is not a fan of resting players despite having a playoff spot clinched. Seattle is locked into either the No. 5 or 6 seed in the NFC playoffs, but they aren't expected to rest their starters in Week 17 against the Cardinals. Expect Russell Wilson, Chris Carson, Doug Baldwin, […]
Week 16 Start/Sit: Monday Night Football Matchup Analysis
The (6-8) Denver Broncos and (3-11) Oakland Raiders have combined for fewer wins this season than 20-percent of the remaining teams in the NFL; individually. If we were somehow able to fuse quarterbacks Case Keenum and Derek Carr, the resulting Casrek Kerrum would have the same amount of touchdown passes as Andrew Luck and 11 […]
Updated Week 16 PPR Rankings (Top 300)
Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones is officially active. DeAndre Hopkins is officially playing. T.Y. Hilton is suiting up for Week 16. Spencer Ware has officially been ruled out. D'Onta Foreman […]