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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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Carmelo Anthony Scores 24 On Thursday
Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting in Thursday's win over the 76ers. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and was 4-for-5 from three. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the second-highest field goal percentage from three but to score just the 18th-most points per... Read More
Damian Lillard Drains 14 Free Throws
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard scored 30 points on 6-for-21 shooting in Thursday's game against the 76ers. He was 14-for-15 from the free throw line. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and dished out seven assists. Lillard was 4-for-11 from three and also posted two steals. He'll face the Cavaliers on Friday, who allow... Read More
Joel Embiid With Another Big Showing In Loss To Portland
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 35 points on 13-for-25 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots. Embiid also posted three assists while going 1-for-2 from deep and 8-for-11 from the line. He'll play the Suns on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab... Read More
Andrew Wiggins With Strong Showing Against Orlando
Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Thursday's game against the Orlando Magic. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists. Wiggins was 2-for-5 from three and also posted three blocks. He'll face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, who allow 117.5 points per game, the third-highest... Read More
Stephen Curry Continues Strong Scoring Run
Extending his streak of games with at least 28 points to seven, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 40 points on 14-for-26 shooting in Thursday's game against the Orlando Magic. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out five assists. Curry was 10-for-19 from three and also posted four steals. He'll face the... Read More
Dwayne Bacon With 20 Points In Loss To Warriors
Orlando Magic guard Dwayne Bacon scored 20 points on 7-for-18 shooting in Thursday's game against the Golden State Warriors. In addition, he grabbed three rebounds and dished out one assist. Bacon was 4-for-7 from three and also posted three steals. He'll face the Kings on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the seventh-highest percentage from... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Daytona NextEra Energy 250 (2/12/21)
Welcome back to a new season of Truck Series DFS content here at RotoBaller. Thanks for joining us! No major changes to how I'm doing these pieces this season, except to add that for the occasional races with qualifying -- like this one -- where I might have to publish before the starting lineup is... Read More
2021 QB Rookie Class - NFL Draft Early Look
The 2021 rookie quarterback class could be one for the ages. Or, it could be another year where highly-rated prospects wind up struggling to make an impact in the NFL, like the 2018 draft that saw four quarterbacks go in the top 10 but two of whom -- Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen -- have... Read More
Dynasty Price Check - A.J. Dillon
We continue with our evaluation of the dynasty league value of high-profile players in our Dynasty Price Check series. Should you trade them or trade for them? Are they being overvalued or undervalued by dynasty players? We've already covered players like Ezekiel Elliott, which you can read here, and James Robinson, which you can find here.... Read More
Dynasty Price Check - Dak Prescott
It's the offseason! Except when it comes to dynasty leagues, there is no offseason. We'll be spending some time this year thinking about how to value individual players in dynasty in our Dynasty Price Check series. What's a player's current value? Should you trade them or trade for them? Are they being overvalued or undervalued... Read More
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks
One unique feature of the Daytona 500 is that it features a pair of qualifying races on Thursday night to help set the lineup. It's a nice tune-up for the action we'll see on Sunday, and because no one wants to crash out and have to go to a backup car for the 500. If... Read More
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy NASCAR Lineup Picks
One unique feature of the Daytona 500 is that it features a pair of qualifying races on Thursday night to help set the lineup. It's a nice tune-up for the action we'll see on Sunday, and because no one wants to crash out and have to go to a backup car for the 500. If... Read More
Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores 47 Points In Loss
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 47 points on 15-for-23 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Phoenix Suns. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and posted five assists and one steal. Antetokounmpo was just 0-4 from three, but added 17 made free throws. He'll play the Jazz on Friday, who allow opponents to score the... Read More
The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 8
Every fantasy sports site is filled with articles about which players you need to pick up, but what about the guys you need to be dropping in order to fit those new players into your lineup? Have no fear -- RotoBaller is here is tell you who you need to be dropping when you make... Read More
Michael Porter Jr. Scores 19 Points Against Cavs
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. scored 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed five rebounds and dished out two assists. Porter was 4-for-7 from three and also posted two steals and two blocks. He'll face the Thunder on Friday, who allow opponents to make the... Read More
Paul Millsap With Big Game Against Cleveland
Denver Nuggets power forward Paul Millsap scored 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting in Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and blocked one shot. Millsap also posted three assists and two steals while shooting 2-for-3. He'll play the Thunder on Friday, who allow opponents to score the seventh-most points in... Read More
Andre Drummond Really Struggles Against Denver
Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond played just 16 minutes in Wednesday's loss to the Nuggets. In that time, Drummond was 2-for-7 from the floor for four points. He also grabbed six rebounds and added an assist and a steal. It was the worst showing of the year for Drummond, who played fewer minutes than Jarrett... Read More
Donovan Mitchell With 36 Points In Win Over Celtics
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points on 12-for-23 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Boston Celtics. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and dished out nine assists. Mitchell was 6-for-13 from three and also went 6-for-7 from the free-throw line. He also added a steal plus a pair of blocks. He'll face the... Read More
Joe Ingles With 24 Points On Tuesday
Utah Jazz forward/guard Joe Ingles scored 24 points on 5-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics. In addition, he grabbed three rebounds and dished out six assists. Ingles was 5-for-11 from three and also went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. He'll face the Bucks on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the eighth-highest... Read More
Daniel Theis Makes Five Threes
Boston Celtics forward/center Daniel Theis scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Utah Jazz. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and blocked one shot. All of Theis' scoring came from behind the arc, as he was 5-for-6 from three. He'll face the Raptors on Thursday, who allow opponents to shoot the... Read More
Rudy Gay With 17 Points In Loss To Warriors
San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay scored 17 points on 5-for-11 shooting in Tuesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. In addition, he grabbed six rebounds and dished out one assist. Gay was 3-for-6 from three and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. He'll face the Hawks on Friday, who allow opponents to shoot the second-lowest... Read More
Kelly Oubre Jr. Inefficient But Posts Double-Double
Golden State Warriors guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 12 points on just 4-for-14 shooting in Tuesday's win over the San Antonio Spurs. In addition, he grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out one assist. Oubre was 2-for-5 from three and recorded one steal as well. He'll face the Magic on Thursday, who allow opponents to shoot... Read More
Stephen Curry With 32 Points In Win Over Spurs
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 32 points on 11-for-20 shooting in Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists. Curry was 4-for-10 from three. He'll face the Magic on Thursday, who allow opponents to shoot the 15th-highest percentage from three and to score... Read More
Forty-Four Drivers Officially Entered For Daytona 500
The official entry list for the 2021 Daytona 500 is out and features 44 drivers competing for 40 spots. That includes eight non-chartered cars, only four of whom will actually make the final field. Those eight drivers are: Austin Cindric, Ty Dillon, Kaz Grala, Noah Gragson, Timmy Hill, Ryan Preece, David Ragan, and Garrett Smithley.... Read More
Nikola Jokic Scores 35 Points In Loss To Bucks
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic scored 35 points on 13-for-26 shooting in Monday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds and dished it six assists. He was 3-for-6 from deep. He'll play the Cavaliers on Wednesday, who allow opponents to grab the 18th-most rebounds in the NBA while scoring just the... Read More
Giannis Antetokounmpo Scores 30 Points In Win Over Denver
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points on 11-for-23 shooting in Monday's game against the Denver Nuggets. He shot 2-for-5 from three. In addition, Antetokounmpo grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots. He failed to record an assist for the first time all season. On Wednesday, he'll face the Suns, who allow the fourth-fewest... Read More
Khris Middleton Scores 29 Points Despite Making No Threes
Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton scored 29 points on 9-for-16 shooting in Monday's game against the Denver Nuggets. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out 12 assists with Jrue Holiday (health and safety protocols) out. Middleton struggled from three, going 0-for-5 from deep and also posted three steals. He'll face the Suns on... Read More
Deandre Ayton Grabs 16 Rebounds
Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton scored 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed 16 rebounds -- eight on the offensive end -- and blocked three shots. Ayton also posted two assists. He'll play the Bucks on Wednesday, who allow opponents to grab the sixth-fewest rebounds in... Read More
Devin Booker With 36 Points In Win Over Cavs
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker scored 36 points on 14-for-27 shooting in Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed five rebounds and dished out eight assists. Booker was 5-for-9 from three and turned the ball over four times. He'll face the Bucks on Wednesday, who allow opponents to shoot the eighth-highest percentage... Read More
Jarrett Allen Scores 14 Points In Start
With Larry Nance Jr. (finger) out for the next six weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers went with two centers in the starting lineup on Monday against Phoenix. One of those players was Jarrett Allen, who played 34 minutes and scored 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting. He added five rebounds, one assist, and a block. Playing beside... Read More
