Thursday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings

Week 5 of the NFL season is just beginning as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Chicago Bears! The Buccaneers and Bears game currently has a 44.5 over/under with the Bucs being favored by 3.5 points. In this article, I will be providing you with daily fantasy football picks on FanDuel and DraftKings for Thursday […]

Ryan Succop Only Worth Starting In Deeper Leagues

Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Ryan Succop should only be considered a starting kicker for those in deeper leagues this week. On the season, Succop has gone 5-for-7 on field goals and 13-for-14 on extra points. He has missed two field goals from beyond 40 yards. The Bears have allowed the eighth-most points to fantasy kickers, […]

Buccaneers Defense A Solid Starting Option

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense is a strong starting option this week against the Chicago Bears. Chicago struggled against the Colts last week with Nick Foles at the helm and only managed a touchdown in the fourth quarter when the game was already decided. Meanwhile, the Bucs' defense has 14 sacks, five picks, and four […]

Cameron Brate A Low-End TE2 For Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate could see a bit of fantasy value this week as the team is dealing with numerous injuries to pass-catchers. With fellow tight end O.J. Howard now out for the season with an Achilles injury, Brate will be the TE2 on the team for the rest of the season. […]

Rob Gronkowski A Low-End TE1 For Thursday

Despite not putting up the numbers fantasy managers have become accustomed to, there is some fantasy value for Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski in Week 5. With the Bucs dealing with wideout injuries across the board, Gronk could see more targets come his way. Chris Godwin and Justin Watson will not be playing […]

Scotty Miller A Flex If Active In Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Scotty Miller should be considered a flex piece in Week 5 if he is active. The wideout is currently dealing with a hip and groin injury and is considered questionable for the contest. With Chris Godwin being injured most of this season, Miller has stepped up, posting 83 yards the […]

Mike Evans A Low-End WR1 If Active

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans should be considered a low-end WR1 on Thursday night if he is active. Currently, Evans is questionable due to an ankle injury. The Bucs are already down Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Justin Watson (chest), so Evans will see a large workload if he plays. Nevertheless, the injured receiver […]

Ronald Jones II An RB2 For Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones II is a solid RB2 against the Bears on Thursday. Both Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy are dealing with ankle injuries and neither will likely play on Thursday, meaning Jones will be the workhorse back. The RB posted his best total of the season last week with 20 […]

Tom Brady A Low-End QB1 In Week 5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is a low-end QB1 for the Thursday night matchup against the Bears. The 43-year-old has been on absolute fire the past two games, throwing for nearly 700 yards and eight total touchdowns. While it's encouraging to see the QB getting in a groove with his new team, expectations should […]

Mike Evans, Scotty Miller Questionable To Face Bears

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers Mike Evans (ankle) and Scotty Miller (groin, hip) are both listed as questionable to play on Thursday night against the Bears. Evans missed practice all week, while Miller was able to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday. Evans was bothered by his ankle in the Week 4 win over […]

Leonard Fournette Doubtful To Play Thursday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (ankle) missed practice all week and is doubtful to play on Thursday night against the Bears. Make sure Fournette is taking out of your starting lineups for Week 5. It will be the 25-year-old's second straight missed game, leaving the backfield open for Ronald Jones II and Ke'Shawn […]

Chris Godwin, LeSean McCoy Ruled Out For Thursday Night

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Justin Watson (shoulder) and running back LeSean McCoy (ankle) have been ruled out for the Thursday night game against the Bears. Godwin didn't play in the Week 4 win over the Chargers and wasn't ready to go on a short week. The Bears have allowed the […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Contingency Guide: Deeper Options to Consider

These unpredictable times we are living in are causing fantasy football players to make adjustments on the fly and prepare for anything to happen. We have your Week 5 lineup contingency plans here. With uncertainty surrounding a few teams, and two on byes, you may have to dig deeper for lineup options. Some of the […]

Now Is the Time to Sell High on Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott came into the season as a consensus top-five quarterback in fantasy football. Through four games, the Dallas Cowboys QB has soared past those expectations, completing 68% percent of his passes for 1,690 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. Currently ranked as QB1, Dak is on an absurd pace of 6,000+ passing yards on […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 4

This series continues into its fourth 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 4, we saw performances such as the Arizona Cardinals wide receivers only totalling 67 receiving yards, the Cleveland Browns running backs taking 35 carries for 228 […]

Leonard Fournette Doesn’t Practice Again Tuesday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (ankle) was a non-participant at practice Tuesday for the second consecutive day, with head coach Bruce Arians saying that Fournette is likely “a game-time decision” for Thursday versus the Bears. Fournette’s absence would pave the way for Ronald Jones II to once again see a considerable workload, especially […]

Kenjon Barner Receives Four-Game Suspension

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back/kick returner Kenjon Barner has been tagged with a four-game suspension stemming from a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy. Barner is yet to receive a carry for Tampa Bay this year, but he did draw four offensive snaps last Sunday, in addition to returning a kick for 33 yards. […]

Justin Jackson (RB, LAC) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Austin Ekeler was off to a tremendous start to 2020 in his usual role as a dual-threat running back for the Los Angeles Chargers. So naturally, because it is definitely one of those seasons across the league, he had to exit the Chargers' Week […]

O.J. Howard's MRI Confirms Torn Achilles

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard's (Achilles) MRI exam confirmed that he tore his Achilles in the Week 4 win over the Chargers, according to a source. The former first-round pick will miss the rest of the 2020 season. You can safely drop him now in all redraft leagues. With Howard out, it'll be […]

FAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets

It's time to break out the wallets! 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 case you were not aware, several fantasy sports platforms are switching from […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The bye weeks officially begin, although a couple of teams have already taken theirs prematurely due to COVID. Hopefully, no other games are delayed but we know to always be prepared for unexpected changes to the schedule. The waiver wire will be more important in 2020 than any previous season, especially after waivers clear in […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

While Week 4 hasn't yielded as many injuries as Weeks 2 and 3, we're still tracking several relevant names potentially going down and who would step up. Key injuries include: Austin Ekeler (hamstring), Nick Chubb (knee), Noah Fant (ankle), O.J. Howard (Achilles), Tyler Eifert (concussion), and Jordan Akins (concussion). And of course, there are the Covid-related […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Some of you were forced to contend with significant injuries to your running backs during the matchups of Week 4, while others experienced frustrating output and inconsistent patterns of usage. The sudden bye weeks for Tennessee, and Pittsburgh, also created unexpected challenges for anyone with Derrick Henry, or James Conner. Uncertainty surrounding the status of New […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Another week is in the books, though not how we expected, with one game postponed until later in the year and Patriots/Chiefs postponed until Monday night. We saw some good wide receiver performances this week, some of which came from unexpected places. We saw two long touchdowns from random Chargers receivers, for example! Who expected […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

The 2020 NFL season has not been easy on fantasy football general managers. If fantasy footballers did not already have enough to contend with between injuries (O.J. Howard, Noah Fant, Jordan Akins) and COVID preventing their players on Pittsburgh and Tennessee from taking the field, here comes the first round of byes! No game for […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

With week 4 in the books, we have completed a quarter of the NFL season for each team. It has been a wild ride with COVID positive tests and an ever-growing list of injuries, but the waiver wire just keeps on churning. We got to see some explosive passing performances with Dak Prescott throwing for […]

Week 4 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

There were 17 quarterbacks that scored at least 20-fantasy points in Week 4 with Dak Prescott leading the charge. Teddy Bridgewater, Justin Herbert and Sam Darnold were some unfamiliar faces that cracked the top-10 this week, but other than those guys none of the big producers really surprised us. As a whole, tight ends weren't […]

Damiere Byrd (WR, NE) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Let's make things clear here: New England's offense stinks quite a bit. Not even veteran Julian Edelman (49.6 PPR over four games) is producing good numbers at just 12.4 PPG. Second-year man N'Keal Harry is the second-best WR at just 38.8 PPR so […]

Mike Evans Headlines Group Of Bucs Not Practicing Monday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (ankle) was one of multiple players to not practice Monday ahead of the team's quick turnaround with a meeting versus the Bears on Thursday. Joining Evans on the sidelines during practice were fellow receivers Chris Godwin (hamstring) and Scotty Miller (hip/groin), running backs Leonard Fournette (ankle) and LeSean […]

Pocket Aces: Week 5 WR and TE Waiver Wire Pickups

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 wide receivers and tight ends to consider adding off the waiver wire. Like and subscribe […]