Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 5

Talk about a Thursday night thriller! A hotly contested battle between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers provided fantasy owners with plenty to be happy about. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for over 400 yards and threw two touchdowns to one interception, while stud wide receiver Davante Adams was on a roll with 10 […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets

Assisting 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 Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much these free agent players will […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

There were plenty of fireworks on Sunday, with eight teams scoring 30 or more points. The vultures also came out to roost, assuming that's what vultures do. In other words, several unknown players came onto the field simply to steal a touchdown away from a fantasy stud and frustrate fantasy owners. We won't list those […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Some of you have been receiving outstanding results from the running backs that you selected during your draft process. Unfortunately, many of you have endured injuries, disappointing output, and inconsistent patterns of usage with your runners. If that applies to you, then those unwanted outcomes have diminished your enthusiasm for some of the backs that […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Let's talk about wide receivers! This week's waiver wire list has some strong names on it. This has been a really deep year for wide receivers, and Week 4 was no exception when it came to lightly-owned players putting up strong numbers. There was A.J. Brown getting two touchdowns. There was another strong Mohamed Sanu […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers - Week 5

There will not be a stampede of fantasy players searching for tight ends this week. The Week 5 bye teams will not really kill any fantasy owners at the tight end position, as Detroit’s injured / inconsistent rookie T.J. Hockenson and Miami’s underwhelming Mike Gesicki are the two starting tight ends off. That does not […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers - Week 5

The year of the backup continued in Week 4, with Mitch Trubisky going down early against Minnesota and Case Keenum taking a well-deserved benching in Washington. These moves along with the already existing injuries to major quarterbacks means many owners will be looking for short-term and long-term options this week. We've got Detroit and Miami […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

A quarter of the fantasy football season is over. That means no more waiting around to make important decisions about the state of your roster. The short bye weeks continue, as the Lions and Dolphins will be out of action, neither of which should alter the state of the waiver wire much. That said, here […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 5)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

Breshad Perriman Still Dealing With Quad Injury

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Breshad Perriman (quadriceps) was struggling with his quadriceps injury all week leading up to the Rams game. He was ruled active and tried to give it a go but ultimately bowed out during the early part of the first quarter. Perriman has produced nothing of value during the first few […]

O.J. Howard Has Mediocre Outing

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard was just involved in one of the highest-scoring games in recent memory and was still painfully mediocre. He managed only three receptions for 66 yards, while his counterpart Cameron Brate became the first Tampa Bay tight end to score this year. Howard has regressed to being just another […]

Cameron Brate Finds The End Zone

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate has been a forgotten commodity the past three weeks while wide receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans have exploded. Brate struggled last week and was upset about the late loss to the Giants, saying, “It’s hard to bounce back from a loss like that. Good teams do it, […]

Mike Evans Clicking With Jameis Winston

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans continued his dominant play in Week 4 against the Los Angeles Rams. He amassed four receptions on seven targets for 89 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown was an impressive 67-yard strike from the uncharacteristically decisive Jameis Winston, who also spread it around to his other playmakers Cameron […]

Chris Godwin Strikes Again

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (hip) had a questionable tag heading into the Bucs Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. He proved to be healthy enough to slice them up early and often, grabbing 12 of 14 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns. Godwin put on a clinic against the […]

Chris Godwin Officially Active

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (hip) is officially active in Week 4 against the Rams. Godwin will be less than 100 percent and is facing a very tough matchup against a Rams Defense that has yet to allow a touchdown to a receiver this year. Still, the Bucs figure to be playing from […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: T.Y. Hilton is officially out. Terry McLaurin has been ruled out for Week 4. Chris Godwin Expected To Suit Up On Sunday LeSean McCoy Good To Go […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target In Week 4

In Week 3, several of the wide receivers that were recommended in this column went off which helped to make up for a lesser showing in Week 2. The highlight of Week 2 was the three-touchdown performance from Mike Evans where he absolutely scorched the Giants secondary for 190 yards. Tyler Boyd had a modest performance […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 4

Welcome to our Week 4 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every single contest from the Sunday slate in one convenient location, helping you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. Be sure to check back regularly because this article will be updated as news comes in regarding injuries and other […]

Fantasy Football Mailbag - Week 4

This article's content may vary week-to-week, but generally, it will be answering questions fielded from either the @RotoBallerNFL twitter account or my personal one (@RotoSurgeon). This week, the focus is on start/sit questions, and there were plenty. Every week, many of us struggle with which quarterback to start, or who to flex, and I am […]

Woos and Boos - Starts and Sits for Week 4 Lineups

Week 3 in the NFL seemed to be a return to normalcy in the world of fantasy football. Many of the players we are accustomed to seeing at the top of scoring leaderboards returned. Mike Evans and Keenan Allen paced the field with great matchups while Alvin Kamara and Patrick Mahomes continued their hot starts […]

The King's Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 4

Welcome to Week 4, RotoBallers! Below you will find some of my spotlight plays and tough lineup decisions for the upcoming week of the fantasy football season. These player selections are based off my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller's NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a […]

Week 4 Busts? Players To Consider Avoiding

As you've probably figured out already, fantasy football is a roller coaster ride. It's give and take. It's one step forward, two steps backwards most of the time. No game in Week 3 encapsulates this more than Bucs-Giants. Tampa's stud wideout Mike Evans had six catches for 89 scoreless yards through two weeks. Then he […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 4 - Monkey Knife Fight

We're in Week 4 of the NFL season, and our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash. You're just playing against the house, and the […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for 9/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Heading into Week Four of the NFL season, trends are starting to emerge. New stars are starting to make their mark. Questions are being raised about whether this veteran or that veteran still has what it takes. It’s a long season and unexpected things can happen, but there are some players who have established what […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 4) - Targets and Avoids

Through three weeks of the season, it sure looks like we'll see a Patriots-Chiefs AFC Championship rematch. Both of those teams look unstoppable. My one qualm with New England is they've yet to face a formidable opponent. The combined record of New England's opponents is 0-9. Now they get a real test on the road […]

Last Chance For O.J. Howard

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard is having a forgettable fantasy season and it's now nearing panic status. He's only been targeted nine times in three starts. Meanwhile, both of the Bucs wide receivers have already had breakout games. Is this the week for Howard to finally bounce back? It's certainly possible, but it's […]

Chris Godwin Expected To Suit Up On Sunday

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (hip) is expected to see the field on Sunday against the Rams. Godwin missed a few days of practice during the week but returned in a limited capacity on Friday. After an impressive first two weeks of the season, the 23-year-old fizzled out against the Giants in Week […]

Ronald Jones II A Very Risky Week 4 Option

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones II is coming off his most productive game of the season in Week 3, but expecting him to build off of that performance may be too much of an ask. Jones and the Bucs travel to Los Angeles to take on the Rams in Week 4, and while […]

Peyton Barber Not A Recommended Week 4 Option

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Peyton Barber doesn't necessarily have the toughest Week 4 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams on deck, but fantasy owners should steer clear nonetheless. The Bucs are likely to try and establish the run early in hopes of keeping the Rams offense off the field, but the high-scoring Rams unit […]

Top NFL Betting Expert Picks for Week 4 (9/29/19)

Week 3 was another week where we saw green in the "settled bets" section. That's what this is all about. There have been twists and turns through every week, but that is what makes the research fun. A huge part of the enjoyment of betting on football games is the hot-and-heavy grind of doing the […]