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OG Anunoby Out On Friday Against The Dallas Mavericks
Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby (personal) is out for Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. Anunoby was averaging 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.6 steals and 1.2 triples. His absence will open up a few extra minutes for red-hot Danny Green, and we will potentially see more of C.J. Miles tonight.
PGA DFS: Vegas Report - WGC-HSBC
Welcome back to the PGA DFS: Vegas Report. Brooks Koepka captured his fifth career PGA Tour title at the CJ Cup in South Korea. The victory makes it three wins during the 2018 calendar year for Koepka, and maybe more importantly, it propels the big-hitting American to reach No. 1 in the world for the... Read More
Las Vegas Labels Dustin Johnson As The Favorite In China
Dustin Johnson arrives in China with a lot on the line. Brooks Koepka surpassed Johnson last week as the new world No. 1 player, and one would think the 34-year-old is going to do everything in his power to try and reclaim his place on the top of the mountain. Johnson has been brilliant at... Read More
Rory McIlroy Is A Natural Fit For Sheshan International
Rory McIlroy tends to succeed at very similar courses. Venues that allow him to use his distance off the tee, birdie-fests and tree-lined courses are a few of the traits the Irishman usually finds to his fit his liking. And luckily for McIlroy, Sheshan International will provide all three of those attributes for him this... Read More
Tommy Fleetwood Searches For First PGA Tour Win
Tommy Fleetwood is arguably the best player in the world who has yet to win on the PGA Tour. Most golf fans don't wonder if his breakthrough will come, they instead question when it will. One of the most interesting narratives this weekend at the WGC-HSBC is that Fleetwood has an opportunity to capture his... Read More
HaoTong Li Has Been Playing Well In Europe
We only get to see minimal action from HaoTong Li during the season over on the PGA Tour, but the 23-year-old usually doesn't disappoint. Li made three of his four cuts during the majors in 2018, missing only the PGA Championship cut because he was forced to withdraw from the event. With the WGC-HSBC on... Read More
Satoshi Kodaira Has Been Playing Moderately Better Golf
Satoshi Kodaira has been struggling to find any form since his win at the RBC Heritage back in April. The Japanese golfer has not posted a top-15 finish in his previous 16 worldwide events and has missed nine cuts. But despite the string of poor play, Kodaira stills finds himself ranked 50th in the world.... Read More
Russell Knox Heads Back To Site Of First PGA Tour Title
Russell Knox, who won the WGC-HSBC Champions event for his first PGA Tour title in 2015 and followed it up with a share of ninth place in 2016, will make his third career appearance this week at Sheshan International Golf Club. The Scottish professional golfer has been experiencing a cold streak recently. He has failed... Read More
Pat Perez Breaks Out Of Slump
Pat Perez finished in a share of seventh place at the CJ Cup hosted in South Korea. The performance was an immense improvement for Perez, who had failed to provide a top-10 finish since January. The 42-year-old fought his way up the leaderboard with a steady final three rounds. Perez will now give the WGC-HSBC... Read More
Adam Hadwin Rides Form Into China
Adam Hadwin fired a 10-under par in South Korea last week to conclude the event in a share of 10th place. The Canadian did most of his damage on Sunday, recording nine birdies and one bogey en route to an eight-under 64. The result will hopefully provide some momentum for Hadwin after he missed the... Read More
Cameron Smith Posts Top-10 At CJ Cup
Cameron Smith shot an 11-under par in South Korea to finish in a share of seventh place. For Smith, the result marks his fifth top-25 finish in his previous six tournaments, which includes three top-seven showings. The 25-year-old is one of the premier young players in the game, and it won't be long before he... Read More
Thomas Pieters Provides Upside At Cost-Efficient Price
Thomas Pieters rolls into the WGC-HSBC as an extremely affordable long shot with a chance. The big-hitting Belgian is priced at only $7,100 on DraftKings, making him the 36th most expensive player on the site. Some of his weak pricing may have to do with the fact that he concluded last year's event in a... Read More
Chez Reavie Shines in South Korea
For the second straight fall season, Chez Reavie has gotten his year off to a quick start. The American posted a steady, consistent four rounds at Nine Bridges Golf Club, which featured superb driving accuracy. Reavie shot four rounds of two-under par or better golf, finishing the tournament in a share of seventh place. The... Read More
Adam Scott Posts T10 At Nine Bridges Golf Club
It took Adam Scott until the final round to get fully into gear during the CJ Cup, but the Aussie skyrocketed up the leaderboard on Sunday with a bogey-free nine-under 63 round. This week, Scott will head to a venue that has been up-and-down for him in the past. During his last four trips to... Read More
Iman Shumpert (SG/SF, SAC) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In Very Deep Leagues (16-to-20 Teams) OWNED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: Iman Shumpert exploded on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, posting 26 points, three rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks on 9-for-13 shooting and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe. Shumpert started the game for the Kings as a one-game... Read More
Byeong Hun An Starts Strong, Fades Late at CJ Cup
Byeong Hun An began the CJ Cup towards the top of the leaderboard on Thursday, even holding the outright lead for a portion of the day. Unfortunately, An found his progress to be short-lived in South Korea. The 27-year-old posted rounds of 70, 77, 70 and 67 to conclude the event in a share of... Read More
Justin Holiday (SG/SF, CHI) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues (if need 3PM) OWNED IN: 14% of leagues ANALYSIS: Justin Holiday looks to be in store for another strong campaign during the 2018 to 2019 season. The 29-year-old has posted an average of 32.5 minutes per game to begin the year and should continue a similar trajectory throughout the season. Holiday... Read More
Rodney McGruder (SG, MIA) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: Rodney McGruder has been pushed into an early season role for the Miami Heat because of injuries to Justise Winslow (hamstring), Wayne Ellington (ankle) and Dion Waiters (ankle). Winslow and Ellington are expected to be back shortly, and Waiters status remains unknown as... Read More
Malik Monk (PG/SG, CHA) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% of leagues ANALYSIS: After a dreadful 2017/2018 rookie season, Malik Monk is beginning to make himself invaluable for the Charlotte Hornets. The Kentucky product averaged only 6.7 points per game during his first year, which included contributing only one rebound and 1.4 assists in 13.5 minutes... Read More
Emiliano Grillo Looks to Rebound in China
After a share of second place at the CIMB Classic, Emiliano Grillo was unable to continue his hot form, finishing the CJ Cup tied for 55th place. In reality, Grillo probably played even worse than his finishing position indicates. He only broke par once during his four rounds, and he struggled mightily with his accuracy... Read More
Kyle Stanley Struggles In South Korea
Kyle Stanley shot a one-over par at Nine Bridges Golf Club to finish in 66th place. The American's poor performance stemmed from his dismal display on the greens. Stanley's 1.889 putts per green in regulation placed him 67th overall for the event. This week, the 30-year-old will look for a quality rebound in China at... Read More
Justin Thomas Ends Top-25 Run In South Korea
Justin Thomas, who entered last week's CJ Cup having produced seven consecutive top-25 finishes in a row, was unable to keep his streak alive in South Korea. The American was all over the place during his four rounds at Nine Bridges, carding 43 pars, 16 birdies, two eagles, nine bogeys, one double bogey and a... Read More
Jason Dufner's Struggles Continue
In what has been a disastrous stretch since May, Jason Dufner was only able to scrape together an insufficient T55 at last week's CJ Cup. Dufner has now failed to post a top-20 finish in his previous 11 tournaments, which includes only one top-40 result during that time frame. It is possible that the 41-year-old... Read More
Si Woo Kim Posts Back-To-Back Top-25 Finishes
For the second week in a row, Si Woo Kim posted a top-25 finish, this time finishing in a share of 23rd place at the CJ Cup. Kim, who is often known for his erratic results, has been a bit steadier as of late. In 30 tournaments during the 2017 calendar year, the 23-year-old made... Read More
Austin Cook Posts Middling Finish At Nine Bridges
Austin Cook was a mediocre fit for Nine Bridges Golf Club, which explains why his share of 41st place in South Korea took place. Numbers don't always add up the way they should, but during Cook's previous 50 rounds compared to the field, he failed to rank inside the top 40 for strokes gained approach,... Read More
Jimmy Walker Falters On Saturday At CJ Cup
Jimmy Walker had been experiencing a lull in his results as of late, only recording one top-30 finish in his previous nine events. However, the 77th-ranked player in the world showed some signs of life at last week's CJ Cup, finishing in a share of 29th place. While the result should give Walker some confidence... Read More
J.B. Holmes Continues Strong Fall Season
J.B. Holmes posted his third consecutive top-25 finish at last week's CJ Cup in South Korea. The American shot rounds of 73, 70, 68 and 70 to conclude the event at seven-under par and in a share of 23rd place. Holmes finished the week ranked first in greens in regulation, despite ranking just 76th in... Read More
RotoBaller NBA Recap: Nikola Jokic is the NBA's Most Underrated Star
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. LeBron James made his Staples Center debut on Saturday, scoring 24 points in a 124 to 115 loss to the Houston Rockets, but Lebron's production was the last thing on anyone's mind... Read More
RotoBaller NBA Recap: Kevin Love Is A Threat For Top-10 Production
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. After a thrilling first three days of the NBA season, Friday was a day of high scoring blowouts, salvaged with two impressive game-winning shots. Jonas Jerebko ended the night with a last-second... Read More
PGA DFS: Vegas Report - CJ Cup
Welcome back to the PGA DFS: Vegas Report. Marc Leishman captured his fourth title on the PGA Tour at the CIMB Classic. The Aussie steamrolled the field, shooting a 26-under par en route to a five-shot victory over Emiliano Grillo, Chesson Hadley and Bronson Burgoon. The win for Leishman moves him from 24th in the... Read More
