Fantasy Sports

Green Bay Packers rookie WR, Allen Lazard, catches a touchdown pass against the NY Giants at MetLife Stadium. (Image: Al Bello/Getty)

Waiver Wire Pickups/Fantasy Playoffs: James Washington, Allen Lazard, Alexander Mattison

If you’re fortunate enough to advance to your fantasy football playoffs, but have banged-up players heading into NFL Week 14, then consider Alexander Mattison (Minnesota Vikings), James Washington (Pittsburgh Steelers), Allen Lazard (Green Bay Packers), or Ryan Tannenhill (Tennessee Titans) as a potential waiver wire pickups. Dalvin Cook, Minnesota’s stud […]

Quarterback Justin Herbert of the Oregon Ducks throwing a pass against Utah. (Image: Steve Dykes/Getty)

CFB DFS Day Slate: Stack SMU, Tulane, Oregon

With Thanksgiving over, the college football season is winding down. Week 14 marks the final regular season slate for most teams, as conference championship games start on Dec. 7. This week’s DFS day slate features an intriguing set of games, including possible sneaky games between Wake Forest-Syracuse, and Tulane-SMU. Quarterbacks […]

Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals will try and be one of the NFL winless teams that gets a victory this Sunday. (Image: AP)

Cheap NFL DFS Plays of the Week: Dalton, Lindsay, Shepard

Sunday’s Week 13 slate features 11 games with plenty of potential for firepower from big-time DFS point earners like Patrick Mahomes and Christian McCaffrey. To squeeze in these high-priced guys, we need some cheap DFS plays this week. Luckily, I’ve found my usual five for $5,000 or less. Consider these […]

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees congratulates WR Michael Thomas after a touchdown drive in the Superdome. (Image: Chris Graythen/Getty)

Don’t Be a Turkey: Gobble Up These Thanksgiving DFS Plays

It’s Turkey Day yet again and you know what that means – a heaping, helping of Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. This year features the matchups of Chicago-Detroit, Buffalo-Dallas and New Orleans-Atlanta. Here are some Thanksgiving DFS plays for you, a veritable cornucopia of quarterbacks, running backs and receivers: Drew […]

Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard has been a beast this year, running for 1,726 yards and 20 touchdowns through 10 games. He'll be a key component of DFS lineups again this Saturday. (Image: Forbes)

CFB DFS: Put Charlie Brewer, Chuba Hubbard in Your Lineups This Week

We are entering college football’s stretch run, as there will be just one more week before conference championship games begin. The day slate features plenty of interesting matchups, and I’ll focus mostly on the Big 12 as I craft my DFS lineups. Quarterbacks Charlie Brewer, Baylor ($7,900 on DraftKings, $10,100 […]

Rookie QB Dwayne Haskins in preseason with the Washington Redskins. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

NFL DFS: The Best Value Players This Week

This week, more than most, looks to be a slate where you should roster mid-tier players. No quarterback is priced above $7,000 on DraftKings, while nearly all running backs will cost less than $8,000 (the superhuman Christian McCaffrey being the major exception). As we usually find, there are solid options […]

The Houston Rockets are off a to an 11-3 start thanks to the James Harden and Russell Westbrook reunion. (Image: Sean Gardner/Getty)

Hot Start for James Harden and the High-Octane Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets superstar, James Harden is averaging a career-high 39.2 points per game, helping the highest-scoring offense in the NBA generate 119.5 points per game. The addition of his old teammate, Russell Westbrook, has paid off early dividends for both Harden and the Rockets. With an 11-3 record, the Rockets […]

Devonta Freeman is hurt, making Brian Hill the guy in Atlanta. The Falcons running back could be one of the best NFL DFS value plays under $5,000 this week. (Image: Atlanta Falcons)

Best NFL DFS Plays Under $5,000 in Week 11

With the top three running backs priced above $8,900 on DraftKings this week, you will need to hunt for value to slot in the costly players. There is fortunately some really good value on the player list for Week 11, including a tight end with the potential to smash who […]

Memphis quarterback Brady White as gotten better as the season has progressed. He looks to light up the Houston Cougars this Saturday. (Image: Daily Helmsman)

Target Brady White and the Memphis-Houston Game in CFB DFS

Saturday’s college football slate includes some SEC and Big 12 matchups that could be high scoring, but it’s the American Athletic Conference game between Memphis and Houston that could provide this week’s DFS bounty. I’ll be heavily targeting Memphis quarterback Brady White and his receivers, but we’ll also need some […]

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates after a 2-point conversion reception tied Thursday's game 14-14. The Browns went on to beat the New York Jets 21-17 for the team's first win since Christmas Eve 2016. (Photo: Getty Images)

Baker Mayfield & Browns Take on Steelers in Thursday Night DFS Showdown

Thursday’s night NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns seems likely to be a grind-it-out matchup, as oddsmakers have set the over/under at 40.5, and deemed the Browns a 2.5 favorite. On its face, it seems like a game that, in the DFS world, would favor running […]

Kalen Ballage will start at running back for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Granted, it's the Dolphins, but at a $3,800 salary on DraftKings, Ballage is worth a look for a roster spot. (Image: DraftKings)

NFL DFS: Best Cheap Plays This Week

In a week in which Christian McCaffrey’s salary is a whopping $10,500 on DraftKings, we definitely have to find some value down low if we want to roster players of his caliber. As always seems to be the case, there are some good players to be had for less than […]

SMU quarterback Shane Buechele has put up big numbers in recent weeks and looks to continue that trend against East Carolina this Saturday. (Image: Philadelphia Inquirer)

‘Bama and LS Who? Target SMU and Shane Buechele in DFS Instead

Saturday marks what may be the biggest game of the college football season when LSU visits Tuscaloosa to take on Alabama. Normally, the game is a slog, as those who witnessed that 9-6 LSU victory in 2011 can attest. This year may be different, however, as the over/under is 64, […]

Quarterback Philip Rivers, from the LA Chargers, rolling out in a game against the Arizona Cardinals in Carson, CA. (Image: Robert Gauthier/LA Times)

Chargers & Philip Rivers Face Raiders in Thursday Night DFS Showdown

Thursday’s night game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Oakland Raiders is shaping up to be a hard-nosed battle between AFC rivals playing on short rest. Oddsmakers have pegged the Chargers as 1-point road favorites in a game with an over/under of 47.5. I expect the running backs to […]

Dallas Mavericks swingman Luka Doncic defends LA Lakers forward LeBron James in an overtime loss in Dallas. (Image: Tony Gutierrez/AP)

NBA Super Sophomores Trae Young and Luka Doncic

Less than a week into the new NBA season, second-year players Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) and Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks) appear to have avoided the sophomore slump that often plagues top rookies, and are each leading their teams in scoring with 26-plus points per game. Doncic already posted a triple-double […]

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady congratulates WR Mohamed Sanu for a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens. (Image: Getty)

Waiver Wire Pickups Week 10: Zach Pascal, Mohamed Sanu, and Kyle Rudolph

Heading into NFL Week 10, potential waiver wire pickups for your fantasy football pool include WR Zach Pascal (Indianapolis Colts), WR Mohamed Sanu (New England Patriots), WR Bisi Johnson (Minnesota Vikings), and TE Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota Vikings). Zach Pascal, a second year WR out of Old Dominion, has become a […]