Week 15 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis
Strangely, for as many unfortunately timed injuries as there were in week 15, most of them appear to be straight forward enough that they’re best served holding off on discussing until we get into the individual games. I will say, however, that outside of a few exceptions, most of the replacement level players won’t be […]
Week 16 QB Waiver Wire Streamers: Teddy Bridgewater, Kirk Cousins & Johnny Manziel
Last week this column feature two obvious QB streams that turned out to be...not so obvious. Ryan Fitzpatrick was right at my stream threshold of 15 points. Underwhelming but acceptable. Meanwhile Alex Smith fell victim to game flow as the Chiefs went up 21-7 early behind a big Charcandrick West run and a defensive score. […]
Kirk Cousins Has Yet Another Favorable Upcoming Matchup
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 36% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I have not given Kirk Cousins nearly enough respect this season. After his third game with at least 25 points, it’s finally time to acknowledge the really nice season that Cousins is having. He has more points than preseason favorites Ryan Tannehill and […]
Week 15 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Philip Rivers, Matt Jones, Nate Washington & More!
Three weeks are left in the NFL regular season and while the pros are vying for playoff spots and season long fantasy owners are going for the championships, you DFS vets are simply playing another week. As always this late in the season, be careful that you aren't drawing too much out of numbers that pertain to […]
Week 14 NFL Matchups Analysis: Playoffs Start/Sit for Fantasy Football
Vladimir De Wet breaks down the second half of the Week 14 matchups for the 2015 NFL football season. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, […]
Week 13 Monday Night Football Analysis: Matchups We Love and Hate
The Redskins and Cowboys enter Monday Night with legitimate playoff hopes despite the fact that both are under .500. The musical chairs for who is going to be crowned champs of the NFC (L)East takes center stage in what will be an exciting and fun matchup. There are a lot of viable fantasy options on […]
Week 13 Boom and Bust Candidates: Russell Wilson, Doug Martin, Alshon Jeffery & More!
It’s do or die time for millions of fantasy football players this week. Week 13 marks the end of the fantasy regular season for many leagues, and finishing 8-5 or 7-6 will make the difference between playing meaningful games in Week 14 and the losers’ bracket. The boatload of injuries that have plagued the league […]
Daily Divide - Week 13 DFS Lineup Picks
Daily Divide: Week 13 Nathan and Matt each offer Week 13 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make sound decisions for their DFS lineups. Hearts and stomachs full from our recent Thanksgiving feast, […]
Week 13 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Alex Smith, C.J. Anderson, David Johnson & More!
December is here and we're approaching that home stretch of football where we have plenty of data under our belts to work with. Of course now we can fall into the trap of drawing too much value from year long statistics that really aren't so accurate, as the team looked quite different in its first […]
Week 13 Deeper Sleepers - Playoff Drive: Dontrelle Inman, Scott Chandler, Brock Osweiler and More
We are almost at the regular season finish line. Every year I cannot wait for football to start, then the season comes to a close and I'm wondering where the heck the time went. Same rules as always - in this column we will be looking at NFL players owned in 25% or less of Fleaflicker […]
Give Jamison Crowder One Last Shot
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jamison Crowder has had two consecutive down weeks, but I still believe in the PPR floor he's had for a majority of this season. He unfortunately had a TD taken away from him in Week 12, which would've saved his fantasy day and […]
Week 12 Boom and Bust Candidates: Drew Brees, Odell Beckham Jr., LeSean McCoy & More
We’re at the point of the season where just one more win may get you into the postseason, and just one more loss may keep you out. It may be the most wonderful time of the year as far as holiday season, but in fantasy football land, this is the end of the line for […]
Why We'll See Good Kirk Cousins in Week 12
BALLER MOVE: Pick up and start Week 12 OWNED IN: 32% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's been a rough season for quarterbacks. But if injuries and poor play have done anything beside make fantasy owners scratch their heads in annoyance, it has opened opportunities elsewhere to unlikely producers. Enter Kirk Cousins. Unclear whether Robert Griffin III would play […]
Jamison Crowder and Stefon Diggs Sneaky Good Plays Today
Week 11 is here and each move you make from here on out could either make or break your chances to take home the championship in your league. Whether that's sitting a wide receiver, playing the right waiver wire quarterback or choosing who to play at flex, every move is crucial. One guy I like […]
Daily Divide - Week Eleven DFS Picks: Cam Newton, Rob Gronkowski, Charcandrick West & More!
Daily Divide: Week Eleven DFS Picks Nathan and Matt each offer Week 11 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make their own decisions. The key to success last week was pretty much ignoring […]
Kirk Cousins (QB, WAS) - Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add as QB2 OWNED IN: 30% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: Kirk Cousins put on an absolute show in the Washington Redskins' rout of the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday. He finished with 324 yards and four touchdowns on 20-of-25 passing, giving him a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating. We're not here to completely derail the Cousins […]
Wide Receivers Waiver Wire for Week 11: Amendola, Williams, Crowder and More
Ah, fantasy football. Don't you just love it? Sometimes you can do all the research in the world, study matchups for hours, look at who's hot or cold and who's injured, when really the player you were looking for was sitting on the waiver wire, just waiting to be claimed. Case in point, let's look […]
Jamison Crowder Is an Enticing PPR Play
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I've been talking up Jamison Crowder for weeks, and with the return of DeSean Jackson and a capable-looking Washington offense, Crowder finally showed up in both standard and PPR formats. Although he's much less valuable in standard leagues, Crowder is still worth a bench […]
Week 10 Boom and Bust Candidates: DeMarco Murray, Allen Robinson, Marshawn Lynch & More
The fantasy football regular season is winding down, players are dropping like flies to injuries and fantasy owners are hoping they can survive the carnage. If you’re entering this week still in the playoff hunt, you deserve some credit. Injuries, under-performance and bad luck destroy a lot of fantasy football seasons. Being alive at this […]
Kirk Cousins and Jordan Reed Should Flourish Against Saints
"You like that, you like that?" Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins should like his matchup this week against a Saints defense that ranks 30th in passing yards allowed per game. The Saints are giving up 292 passing yards per game to opponents and they're allowing approximately 30 points per game, which ranks 31st in the […]
Week 10 DraftKings Cheap Tournament Plays: Blake Bortles, Theo Riddick, Rueben Randle & More!
Here we go, into the double digit weeks already. Week 10 is here and ready to make dreams come true. We're here because there is plenty of value calling far down on the player lists in DraftKings' player pool. There are a few big games this week with high projected point totals that we'll want […]
Fantasy Football Week 10 Buy/Sell - Doug Martin, Jeremy Maclin, Rob Gronkowski & More
Welcome to our Week 10 buy low / sell high, where we look to provide fantasy football trade advice. With Thanksgiving less than a couple of weeks away and the fantasy playoffs not much farther, it’s officially the make or break time of year in fantasy football. Unfortunately for owners looking to fill holes on […]
Daily Divide: Week Ten DFS Picks - Darren McFadden, Greg Olsen, Randall Cobb Plus Others
Daily Divide: Week Ten Nathan and Matt each offer Week 10 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make their own decisions. Nathan tends to make far better picks, and Matt’s thoughts should be somewhat […]
Jamison Crowder Continues to Put Up Solid Numbers
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jamison Crowder's been averaging 11.4 points over the last four games in PPR, putting him just outside a WR3 in PPR formats (42nd to be exact). That might not be flashy, but all of that production has just come from his fantasy floor. He's […]
The Saints Are an Enticing Matchup for Kirk Cousins
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Kirk Cousins struggled vs. the Patriots in Week 9 after I selected him as my deeper league QB. However, I simply can’t avoid recommending Cousins in Week 10 vs. the Saints. The Saints' defense has reached truly pathetic levels. Over the past three […]
Week 10 Waiver Wire & QB Streamers: Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota & Kirk Cousins
Week 9 saw Tyrod Taylor deliver an acceptable performance. It wasn’t great, but I’ll take 15 points from a QB streamer any week. Meanwhile I should have expected it, but Kirk Cousins was disappointing. My options at 25% or less were Johnny Manziel, Blaine Gabbert and Matt Cassel. There was no chance I was starting […]
Week 9 DraftKings Deeper Sleeper Tournament Plays
Week 9 is upon us, and the player pool resembles some sort of memorial to those who fell in last week's injury plague. Make sure you're aware of who is playing hurt and who isn't playing at all, and who stands to gain as a result. We have plenty of great pieces here at RotoBaller […]
Week 9 Boom and Bust Candidates
There are only five-six weeks remaining in the fantasy football season, so the time to make your move up the standings is now. With bye weeks and injuries hampering everyone at this time of year, it’s crucial for owners to maximize their points at every position. This weekly boom and bust candidates list shows you […]
Daily Divide: Week Nine DFS picks
Daily Divide: Week Nine Matt and Nathan each offer Week 9 cash game picks for every position, then the other insults or compliments those picks, as warranted. They hope their arguments debates provide enough information to make help people make their own decisions. Nathan probably makes more good points than Matt over the long haul […]
Matt Jones Still a Viable RB Option
BALLER MOVE: Add in All 10 + Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% Owned in Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: After the Bye week to rest up and get healthy, I think Matt Jones is poised to have a solid second half. DeSean Jackson is back and that should help Kirk Cousins spread the field a bit. Jordan […]