Foul Balls: Recent Episodes
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Aaron Nola and Jon Gray are both viable options in a game that should be a pitching duel
A big Tuesday slate with almost every team in action, but we've managed to narrow it down to a few elite options.
It's been an unlucky start for two severely underpriced pitchers...hear why we think they'll bounce back tonight.
Bundy. Gray. The Reds. Lots of potentially low-ownership picks for us tonight, and of course the high end pitchers as well.
Baseball is back! It's a pretty solid opening day slate, but apologies for the scratchy audio. We'll have that resolved going forward.
A rare potential high-value NBA slate for the late stages of the season, with some post-podcasts updates we didn't get a chance to cover!
RotoPros welcomes Chris Durell for a primer on Nascar DFS and all the insight you can handle on building fantasy lineups!
It's 2018 (not 2019) and Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo are still very good at basketball.
The Lakers starters have been playing extra minutes lately, and make for strong targets once again.
After an incredibly heroic 2nd half performance Tuesday night, can we trust Anthony Davis to do the same on Wednesday?
Longest episode in quite a while! There is a lot to discuss for this busy Friday night NBA slate.
Lots of injuries, lots of value, and some challenges sorting through the expensive options.
Alex Len, the only option the Suns have left! Very exciting stuff (especially if you're a Maryland alum!)
A strange podcast that makes us question if the NSA is listening in on our recordings...
It's the Super Bowl! The betting line may not have much to offer, but we've got plenty to talk about for these silly daily fantasy tournaments.
Taking a look at few centers in some very strong matchups, and once again trying to figure out injury implications across the NBA.
Anthony Davis is the obvious value of the day, but there are plenty of others to discuss on this surprisingly busy Tuesday night.
A podcast for those who are new to NHL DFS and want to learn, and also for those who could use a tune up on their strategies! A wide-ranging discussion between Matt Meiselman and John Borelli, covering the basics of lineup construction, what worked and didn't work in the first half of the NHL season, and revised and recalculated methods for the second half.
With the Sixers severely banged up, Ben Simmons has his best shot in a while to return to his early season fantasy form.
Lebron and the Cavs look to get back on track against LaMarcus Aldridge and the Spurs backups.
Looking for Malcolm Brogdon to return the Bucks on Monday as one of the strongest values of this 9-game night.
Many, many injuries. But definitely some value to be had on this 10 game NBA Wednesday.
It's MLK Day and we've got both slates covered! Skip ahead to 20:45 if you just want insights on the late games.
To fade or To use Harry Kane..? Find out all this and more on this episode of the Foul Balls Podcast
With James Harden out, it's finally Chris Paul's turn to lead the Rockets. But there still plenty of confusion on the West coast Wednesday night.
Isaiah Thomas makes his long-awaited return, but we're keeping our eyes on some more impactful injury situations.
With Blake Griffin's return potentially imminent, there's a lot of murkiness in Los Angeles tonight.
With teams resting players, there's a lot to talk about for this complicated NFL slate. Note: there is no mention of the DAL/PHI game, as we're waiting on the Eagles to decide if they'll be using their starters.
Chris Paul has been surging but is James Harden still the Rockets top DFS play? And of course, lots and lots and lots of fun injury situations to discuss.
Friday night NBA with a lot of games, a lot of injuries, but a lot potential value. Pretty standard stuff.
The return of Aaron Rodgers! Also some really good teams against some really bad teams, but at least there are a couple of exciting games to look forward to!
A little more injury clarity than usual today, and a couple stackable games to choose from.
What will Pep and Pocettino do with their respective lineups tomorrow considering their clash on Saturday?
Will we see John Wall back on the court tonight, and what does it mean for DFS lineups? And of course, much, much more injury news. Ugh.
We're leaning on Dwight Howard just as the Hornets are. Anthony Davis, on the other hand...
Demarcus Cousins takes on his former team once again, but will he be competing for shot attempts with Anthony Davis? And is it yet another great spot to pick on the injury-ravaged Nuggets front court?
Eli Manning returns to the starting lineup and may make some appearances in our DFS lineups as well!
Live podcast from NYC, with some more Boogie talk and a few other impactful injury situations to monitor.
New guest Chris Schrump joins the podcast for tonight's NHL breakdown. Summary: Coyotes and Stars, and a few more good options.
Oh no, Eli's been benched! But maybe that's a good thing? Some very unusual and also some very usual targets for us this week.
We have a ton of injuries to monitor yet again... But at least we know there will be strong value in Dallas.
Turkey Day and Sunday previews! We talk about the Thursday games for the first 18 minutes or so (17:45 to be exact) so tune to there if you just want Sunday's information.
Plenty to talk about on this large Wednesday night NBA slate! Joel Embiid's minutes, Utah's roster makeup without Rudy Gobert, the return of Rajon Rondo, and much more!
Previewing NBA Monday with some big value in Utah, and also previewing Greg's television debut on MSG Network with Wally (Scz-omething).
With the Blues looking to break ownership records tonight, how do you go about fading them?
"Oh look the football isn't round!" Plenty of insights to be had for Week 10 this Sunday.
This episode is a bit longer than usual as we discuss a lot of general strategy regarding how to handle slates with very obvious, chalky picks in the NHL. Full breakdown for tonight's games as well.
Ezekiel Elliot is out, but is that actually good for the Cowboys' fantasy production? Also, holy crap, the Texans are expensive. Glad we beat the market on that one last week!
Liverpool? Dortmund? or Man City? Find out all this and more in this edition of Foul Balls.
Happy Halloween everyone! We've got a four game slate with a couple of very stackable teams.
Can the Clippers hang with the Warriors? Will the Knicks make it 3 wins in a row? Will Kyrie Irving start shooting more? These are questions. Answers may be found within.
Arsenal? Chelsea? Man City? or Liverpool? Which of these clubs should you have the most exposure too?
Fade the Lightning!? Really!? It's a little easier when you have that phenom from Edmonton to use instead. (Apologies for difficult audio today)
Only 9 games on the DraftKings main NFL slate, and very few running backs to choose from in particular, but there are a few extremely sharp matchups to analyze. We also somehow forgot to mention Lamar Miller, who we both think is a very good play this week. I guess even the best podcasters make mistakes sometimes!
Recapping the Jimmy Butler (and Anthony Davis) fiasco, discussing the impact of "Late Swap" in DFS, and of course, the usual analysis for some Wednesday night NBA action!
Not much individual value but a lot of high upside, stackable games. This looks like a GPP only slate for us.
Injury news as usual, but tonight we have some suspension implications. A potentially very strong slate, but a lot that's still up in the air.
Matt and John talk Saturday night hockey. Tricky slate with lots of potentially high scoring games, but there are a few situations with some strong value.
Looks like a tough week for the Packers and a tough week for us too, as we search for value in a slate that doesn't have a lot to offer.
Breakdown of the first full slate of the NBA season, including the impact of Gordon Hayward's devastating opening night injury.
NBA basketball is back! Lots of teams with lots of new players, but for the premiere episode, Greg and Matt cover some general NBA DFS strategies and topics. We talk about the games too, but this is a primer to give you some important insights for playing NBA daily fantasy basketball this season.
The first ever NHL episode with Matt Meiselman and John Borelli.
Apologies on the audio quality. We will have that worked out for next episode!
Plenty of bad teams facing other bad teams this week, but that could mean lots of value for us! Oh, and that Green Bay/Dallas game looks awfully interesting...
(Who is in that picture!?) It's the final episode of the baseball season, and we have a challenging slate to talk about for our last breakdown of the year.
Mike Trout is out! Justin Upton is out! Disregard everything I said! Correction: Disregard everything I said about the Angels. There are actually quite a lot of interesting baseball developments for tonight's games.
Will Larry Fitzgerald replicate his impressive Monday night performance? Will the Jets win again? Will Cam Newton finally have a good game? We won't know any of these things until Sunday, but that certainly won't stop us from talking about them!
Will the Cubs clinch the division!? Listen to the end to find out! (Although you can easily acquire than information without this podcast). There's also baseball content in here, including some very strong pitching value for Wednesday night.
Plenty to choose from for this full slate of Tuesday night games as the MLB season comes to a close.
Breaking down the Vegas line movements for Friday baseball, as well as the several lineup announcements that will impact the DFS landscape for the night.
After our weekly football break, we're back at it again for baseball with this interesting night of potentially limited yet enticing opportunity.
Chris Sale is pitching, but is he worth the price? Maybe not... maybe... maybe not... More interestingly, we get to talk about James Shields again!
The Football Giants are losing (spoilers!) But we have a lot of baseball to talk about for Tuesday night.
The Foul Balls podcast welcomes guests Ben Drozdoff and Aidan Hanlon (hosted by Matt Meiselman, @PreachingSense) for a discussion on hot and cold streaks in baseball, finding the right statistics to use for DFS player evaluation, and overcoming biases and false intuitions.
NFL Week 1 !!! This is an hour long discussion of the betting lines and the DFS value spots for the first week of the 2017 NFL season. It's a pretty dense and in depth discussion with tons of insight (I think?) to help you with your strategies for this Sunday.