It’s Thanksgiving Week and the Ballers unpack the risks of giving in to the holiday hype for playing your starters on an action packed short week.   Tune in to hear how losing Joe Burrow for the season effects your other Bengals players, what is going on with Pat Mahomes, and a little story about how Demetrie almost ruined Thanksgiving.   Also, stay tuned for the Ballers & Busters! 

The Ballers breakdown some best practices for making the 4 week run that will get you into the fantasy playoffs, the outfall of the firings in Buffalo, the recent surge of the Steelers run game, and how the Guru ran the table in fantasy football this weekend.  Also, stay tuned for the Ballers & Busters!

After the Halloween break, the Ballers get back in session to discuss the outfall of injuries in Atlanta, Chicago, LA & Minnesota and the rise of the some new fantasy stars.  Demetrie catches his best stroke of luck and good fantasy pics of the season while Ant Cam feels the effects of a 2 game losing skid.  Also, stay tuned for the Ballers & Busters!

After finally catching up with Ant Cam fresh off the Bucs losing to the Dirty Birds, the Ballers give chime in on the Fantasy All Sneaky Team and give props to the guys that owners continue to sleep on.  Additional topics include the woes of Josh Allen & Chris Olave and would you rather have Desean Watson or Russell Wilson.  Also, stay tuned for the Ballers & Busters!

Season 5:  Ep 9 The 7 Team Bye Week The Baller dive into how to work your roster against the injury fallout and the biggest bye week in history.  We are also joined again by special guest, Joey Perez, to break down the fantasy value of the Denver Broncos and how many players from an NFL team is too many for your fantasy team. Stay tuned for the Ballers & Busters!

The Baller discuss, how best friends become rivals when fantasy football gets involved, how the Justin Jefferson injury affects the fantasy points in Minnesota, and what to do when George Kittle is on your roster.  Stay tuned for this week’s  Ballers and Busters.

The Ballers discuss the outcome of the Tampa/New Orleans matchup, go into when is the time to step away from your under performing high draft picks.  Hear our insight on waiver wire moves that can help you through the 1st week of byes and of course the ever popular Ballers and Busters.

After the close of Week 3, the Ballers discuss how many owners won on the 70 point scoring day by Miami, the disappearance of Kind Derek Henry, and the pros and cons of the NFL in Europe.  Also tune in for the Week 4 Ballers and Busters!

The Ballers breakdown the impact of the season ending injury for Nick Chubb, the drop off in performance of the NFL’s elite fantasy players and what you can do to capture the points your stars are leaving on the table.  Demetrie is on edge as he goes 0-6 in his fantasy leagues, and the Fantasy Guru is in rare form with his Baller & Busta picks.

Week 1 is done, and it happened nothing like we expected.  Tune in with the Ballers as they discuss the lackluster start by the leagues best players, major injuries with the Jets and Raven, and why in the heck everyone hates on Kirk Cousins. 

The draft days are over and kickoff is here!  The Ballers discuss the impacts of the Johnathan Taylor issue in Indy as well as the intent behind personnel moves in Arizona.  We also rollout the new cast for this year for the Backyard Ballers Fantasy League and of course we discuss our picks for the Week 1 Ballers. 

Fantasy Drafts are in full effect and the Ballers are here to evaluate the current player rankings.  We give our take on overhyped and underhhyped players, the talent shift throughout the league, and a look at potential sleepers & keepers.

With the 2023 NFL Draft behind us, the Ballers evaluate the impact of the upcoming rookie class, and the ripple effect caused by the free agent carousel.  

The Ballers recap the the fireworks from SuperBowl LVII, discuss the highs and lows of the showdown and look back on their favorite episodes from season 4.

The Ballers recap the outcome of the Conference Championships, discuss new changes to the fantasy football leagues to improve gameplay and their picks for the Super Bowl.

The Ballers recap the 2nd Round Match-ups of the NFL Playoffs and give their picks for the Championship Round. 

The Ballers recap the thrilling action of the 1st Round of the NFL Playoffs and give their picks for the Divisional Round. 

The NFL’s decision to cancel the Buffalo/Cincy matchup throws fantasy football leagues into chaos.  This episode’s special guest include two brothers that went head to head in a championship game where a 4 point victory suddenly turned into a 2 point loss. Tune in with the Ballers as they discuss the resolution to that decision and give you their predictions on who will win in the 1st round of the NFL Playoffs.

Season 4 Episode 18 The Ending Nobody Expected:    With the tragic injury to Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin, the league is put on freeze in the middle of the fantasy football championships.  Tune in with the Ballers as they discuss the impacts of his injury and the ripple effect it will have on the outcome of the 2022 fantasy football season.

Season 4 Episode 17 Championship Week:  It’s finally showtime. The Ballers get the audience ready for what it takes to lock in and take home the beloved fantasy football trophy.

Season 4 Episode 16 One and Done:  It’s one week until Christmas and the 1st round of the playoffs is about to close.  The Ballers look back  on the best Christmas pastimes and discuss the ups and downs of the playoff matches.   

Season 4 Episode 15 Every Move Counts:  It’s playoff time and the Ballers have worked their way into the competition. Hang with the Ballers as they discuss the key moves to you playoff victory and what you need to do to address the last minute injuries.

Season 4 Episode 14  Playoff Time:  The Ballers dial it in as it’s the last game of the regular season.  Discussions include, their status with their fantasy teams, key pick-ups that you can pull in late in the season and of course the hot takes for this week’s Ballers & Bustas. 

  Season 4 Episode 13:  The Guru returns to the show after Shirley put son a magnificent show while he was away.  The  the Ballers discuss some the latest updates with shady trades and details on their status as the fantasy football playoffs start in 2 weeks.

With Ant Cam and The Guru out for Thanksgiving, Demetrie invites his wife in to talk about how fantasty affects relations with the family.  We also discuss the rise in participation of fantasy football by women and Shirley’s personal opinion on Demetrie’s involvement with the sport and the podcast & of course the Week 12 Ballers & Bustas!!