Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 4
The injury news has come hot and heavy in the last few days, which is a real bummer for all of us NBA basketball fans, but it can help you turn your fantasy season around if you act quickly! The biggest news this week was that Joel Embiid is set to miss some time because... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/10/21): NBA DFS Lineups
After a quiet, three-game slate Tuesday, the NBA explodes Wednesday with a total of 26 teams taking the floor! By default, there will be a myriad of ways to build out your DFS lineups but which players should you focus on? That's where I come in! As always, we'll go through my favorite DraftKings plays... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/10/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I hope this week of NBA DFS has treated you well. I'm continuing to work on my NBA model, trying to gather more information to make sure all of you are as armed as possible going into each slate. Even with the small adjustments I've made so far, it seems to be... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 4
Welcome to Rotation Watch, Rotoballers! Each week, this article will highlight the players that are gaining minutes in their team's rotation. Fantasy managers want to roster the players that are accumulating stats and racking up the playing time. They want to avoid the players falling out of favor and watching the action from the sidelines.... Read More
DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 11/10/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice
When I migrated over to Rotoballer last winter, I added another dimension to the site: college basketball. The response was positive, so we will up the college basketball content this season. I'll be providing you with some things that I've uncovered during my own research for these slates that you may not have come by... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/9/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Three games occupy the slate tonight, and it's going to be a tricky test to navigate. The Philadelphia 76ers are ravaged by COVID-19 right now, with Joel Embiid the latest starter placed in the health and safety protocols. While this lowers the overall ceiling for this offense, it opens up a massive amount... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 4: Hassan Whiteside, Luke Kennard, Anfernee Simons, Kenyon Martin Jr.
A good week last week with category streamers, with guys you should still be hanging onto like Franz Wagner, Grayson Allen, and Jalen Brunson. It's crazy what you can find on the waiver wire when you're really looking, so I hope you're locked in here with me for another round of category streamers! We're going... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/8/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Welcome, RotoBallers. There is plenty of injury news to monitor today as we move closer to lock: LeBron James is out, Anthony Davis is questionable, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle, and Isaiah Joe are out, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones are questionable, D'Angelo Russell is questionable, and Michael Porter Jr. has been ruled out.... Read More
DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 11/9/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice
When I migrated over to Rotoballer last winter, I added another dimension to the site: college basketball. The response was positive, so we will up the college basketball content this season. I'll be providing you with some things that I've uncovered during my own research for these slates that you may not have come by... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/8/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We're set for a typically robust eight-game slate Monday night, one that features plenty of big-name, high-salary options and three games with projected totals of greater than 220 points as of Monday morning. Oddsmakers are also projecting a mostly competitive night, with only one contest having a point spread larger than six points. That's good... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 4
The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to... Read More
Early Season Usage Rate Analysis - Fantasy Basketball
What exactly is Usage Rate (USG%)? In the simplest sense of the term, it represents the percentage of team plays a player is involved in when on the floor, given the play results in a shot attempt (including a free throw) or a turnover. For reference, the average player typically has a usage rate of... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/7/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
As the weekend comes to a close and much attention naturally turns to the National Football League, the NBA has a sizeable eight-game schedule. Yet, only seven of them are available for FanDuel's "Main Slate," which will begin at 6 pm (Eastern). Recapping things from Saturday, we witnessed Devin Booker lead the way by dumping... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 3
Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at the ebbs and flows of player performance. You'll get a detailed analysis of who's hot and who's not and why that will or will not remain the case. You can expect forward-looking analysis and a mix of immediate and long-term fantasy considerations.... Read More
Pat Connaughton (SG/SF, MIL): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Donte DiVincenzo still to come back from injury this season, and Khris Middleton out of the lineup since Oct. 30, it's been quite a busy start to the year for Pat Connaughton. Patty has started the last three games and six... Read More
Hassan Whiteside (C, UTA): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: See, Rudy Gobert hasn't missed more than four games in any of the past three years. He's gone on to play in the All-Star on back-to-back campaigns in 2020 and 2021. He's averaged 31+ MPG in the last six full seasons--and running.... Read More
Grayson Allen (SG/SF, MIL): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: Are we sure Giannis is the best player on the Bucks roster? Seriously? Obviously, that's obvious. What I mean by that is that nobody is touching Giannis, nor Khris Middleton, nor Jrue Holiday for that matter either, but what about Grayson Allen's... Read More
LaMarcus Aldridge (PF/C, BKN): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 50% of leagues ANALYSIS: For what is worth, LaMarcus Aldridge is flying completely under the radar to kick the year off and that should definitely not be the case. For some reason, Brooklyn keeps starting Blake Griffin while deploying LMA off the pine. I mean, it's working wonders... Read More
Thaddeus Young (PF/C, SAS): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: Thaddeus Young's rostership percentage hasn't moved a lot from the season's tip-off to his current mark of 40%. That's because fantasy GMs entered the year attracted to the veteran's upside after his 2020 season playing for the Bulls. The thinking went if... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/7/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Sundays in November aren't just for NFL football! After most of those games are finished we get a really juicy seven-game NBA DFS slate that tips off at 6:00 PM EST. Khris Middleton, Jakob Poeltl, Kevin Love, and Lauri Markkanen will continue to be out today due to COVID restrictions and some important questionable players... Read More
NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 4 (Nov 8 - Nov 14)
Streaming players that play on days where you have empty starting spots on your team is one of the strategies to fantasy basketball that allows you the most flexibility as you are able to choose the strengths of the players you target to best suit your needs in that week's matchup. It does require for... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/6/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
It's the weekend and your boy Thunder Dan finds himself writing up some NBA DFS picks for the first time in the regular season! I've been pretty consumed with covering the NFL premium for our RotoBaller peeps and doing my daily NBA betting content that I haven't written many DFS pieces so far this year!... Read More
OwnersBox Week 5 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey
Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads further into November for Week 5 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And... Read More
OwnersBox Week 3 NBA Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Basketball
Hi, RotoBallers! The NBA season is here and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. In this article, I will be providing you... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/5/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy Friday, RotoBallers! I hope this week of NBA DFS has treated you well. I'm continuing to work on my NBA model, trying to gather more information to make sure all of you are as armed as possible going into each slate. Even with the small adjustments I've made so far, it seems to be... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/4/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Thursdays usually mean a pared-down slate, and this week is no different. We have a modest five games on the docket, making it even more prudent than usual that we invest our salary-cap dollars wisely. A couple of the absolute best defensive teams in the league in the Jazz and Heat are in action as... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! Sometimes the Thursday games can be as few as three, so it's a welcome sight to get five in this early in the year. Injuries are the major headline to follow as several key-DFS contributors will miss or may miss their respective contests. Despite the Philadelphia-Detroit game coming in with a lowly 209.5-point... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 3
Welcome back to our second edition of Dynasty Risers for the 2020-21 season! In this weekly column, I will be highlighting four players whose dynasty stock has risen over the past week. It will include both young players breaking out and veterans who are fighting off father time and keeping their fantasy relevance alive. While... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/3/21): NBA DFS Lineups
I don't know about you, but I am sure ready for some mid-week hoops! A total of 22 teams will take the floor on Wednesday, allowing plenty of ways to build out some DraftKings lineups. As always, let's take a closer look at the slate to see which matchups will be worth attacking for DFS... Read More