DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/17/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We have four more first-round playoff games in the Association on an Easter Sunday - what more can we ask for? The Bulls-Bucks game rates out as the most appealing game to target for daily fantasy purposes, while the remaining three games all project about even with each other. This means that the slate is... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/16/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Today marks the official beginning of the playoffs in the NBA - what a wonderful time to be alive. The slate kicks off at noon (central time) with the Jazz-Mavericks matchup, which already figured to be slower-paced and lower-scoring even with Doncic in the lineup. The Wolves-Grizzlies affair profiles as the top game to target... Read More
DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/13/22): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! The NBA Playoffs are here as we have two play-in matchups tonight. 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... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/12/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Tuesday and happy play-in tournament, Rotoballers! We've got the seven and eight seeds lining up in both conferences for a chance to lock up a playoff berth. For the winners of Nets-Cavs, a defensive juggernaut awaits in Boston, while the victor between the Timberwolves and Clippers better get ready to run against the high-flying... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/10/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We have arrived at the silliest of all silly season slates - the season finale in the NBA. There are a whopping 11 games on the main slate tonight, and we've already gotten a ton of news regarding teams listing their stars as "questionable" ahead of tonight's matchups. The Western conference is locked in at... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/9/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We're winding down the regular season in the NBA with a tiny three-game slate on an action-packed Saturday. As shown in my rankings below, the games all rate out with a "B" rating as they're all pretty similar in implied totals and projected pace. There are three things that stand out the most with these... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/8/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Friday RotoBallers! As usual, we have a jam-packed Friday night slate, filled with some juicy matchups. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, with larger slates like this one, you don't have to worry about ownership getting steamed up too hard usually, so consider... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/7/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We're set for a six-game Thursday night slate that will likely provide further clarity on the postseason picture. However, entering the night, there are still several teams with positioning to play for, and the Celtics are actually trying to remain in contention for the Eastern Conference's top seed. Watching for late-breaking news on personnel usage... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/6/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I hope this week's NBA DFS slates have 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
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/5/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! After an NBA-less Monday (how about that Kansas comeback?!), we return to the pros with 12 games. Fortunately, almost every contest has something to play for, whether it be playoff qualification, seeding, or downright tanking. As DFS managers, it helps us guesstimate a more reliable starting five and what kind of rotations... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 24 - Seth Curry, Ben Simmons, LeBron James
Welcome back RotoBallers, it's the last week of the NBA season. Let's see where injuries have created value this week! I'm doing this midday on Monday for release Tuesday morning, so any news that drops on Monday night won't be covered. I'll just cover what has changed since last week. These players are listed in... Read More
NCAA Tournament DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for National Championship - March Madness Daily Fantasy Basketball (4/4/22)
The field of teams is down to the last two. The storybook ending of Coach K finishing up with a National Championship was overthrown by their arch-rival North Carolina. That's not to say that this won't be an entertaining game. We start off the Final Four with Kansas playing Villanova. We end it with one... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 24: Damian Jones, Dwight Powell, De'Anthony Melton, Killian Hayes
Your season should have ended by now, but if you're in one of those leagues that goes to the bitter end, here we go! I'll try my best to make sense of all the madness that is the NBA in its final month. Let's see how our top picks last week fared: Terry Taylor (FG%,... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 24: Isaac Okoro, Kris Dunn, Josh Richardson, Corey Kispert, Delon Wright
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
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/3/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We have a large, wild nine-game slate on tap tonight, which is a nice little change-up from the typically small schedule on Sundays. Three of the matchups - Wolves-Rockets, Blazers-Spurs, and Pistons-Pacers - stand out from the pack as the top game environments to target for daily fantasy contests. The Wolves-Rockets affair, in particular, grades... Read More
Onyeka Okongwu (SF/PF, ATL): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the East but are also tied for 8th and 9th with Brooklyn and Charlotte respectively. There's even a chance (albeit small) that Atlanta could rise as high as to reach the 7th seed if... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/2/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
There are just three games on the main slate tonight, and the matchups are clearly separated by two tiers in terms of their fantasy appeal. The Nets-Hawks showdown currently sports an eye-popping 242-point implied total, and it also features the fastest projected pace and most combined fantasy points per game allowed. It's going to be... Read More
NCAA Tournament DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Final Four - March Madness Daily Fantasy Basketball (4/2/22)
The field of teams is trimmed to four. The Final Four is full of blue bloods this year, seedings be damned. Then there's Villanova, who has become a blue blood under Jay Wright in this millennium. What's not to like? We start off the Final Four with Kansas playing Villanova. We end it with one... Read More
NBA Waiver Wire Streamers for Fantasy Basketball Week 24 (Apr 4 - Apr 10)
This is it! The last week of the NBA regular season. And more importantly for us fantasy fanatics, the last week of NBA fantasy! If your league is one of those more stubborn ones and you play right down till the end, and you're here reading this now, it probably means you're in the finals... Read More
Deni Avdija (SG/SF, WAS): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: One would reasonably think that a player seeing a playing-time boost such as that of Deni Avdija's this month would make said player drop his efficiency numbers. Well, not the case for the Wiz Wing by the looks of it. Avdija has... Read More
Nicolas Claxton (PF/C, BRK): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 24% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Nets can finally rest assured they'll make the play-in portion of the season. Not quite what you expected when the season got rolling back in October, but at least more than what the Lakers would have accomplished a week from now.... Read More
Matisse Thybulle (SG/SF, PHI): Week 24 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 42% of leagues ANALYSIS: Matisse Thybulle has grabbed hold of the starting SF role and he's just not surrendering it ROS. That said, MT's minutes have been a bit shaky of late ranging from 16 to 34 in the past couple of weeks of play. Thybulle... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/1/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
With only about a week of regular-season games remaining, things are getting crazy in the NBA right now. Playing NBA DFS has been difficult and trying to navigate the tanking teams, resting players, and injury situations can certainly be a challenge. But you've come this far...and you're reading this article. So I know you're not... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/31/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
We have the usual modestly-sized slate on tap Thursday night, as there are just five games on the ledger. However, as is typical this time of season, there's some sort of postseason implication attached to each, and a case could be made for each game having a reasonable opportunity of remaining close. The player pool... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/30/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! I'm coming off the bench for a Wednesday article this week and looking forward to this massive 11-game schedule. It's relatively front-loaded with games tonight, as eight of the 11 games tip-off within one hour of each other, while we only have two games on the West Coast. Fortunately, it should provide... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/29/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! Most teams have eight or fewer games remaining on their 2022 regular-season schedule, and the tankathon seems well and truly on for the bottom of the standings teams. Meanwhile, there's still a ton to play for in the top four of the Eastern Conference and seeds four through six in the West.... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 23 - Jerami Grant, Robert Williams, LeBron James, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Paul George
Not much season left, so any semi-serious injuries that happen are sure to last through the end of the season and make those guys easy drops. We are in the home stretch, so maximize your value now! I'll be getting this out early on Monday, so keep your eye on any news dropping after this... Read More
DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/28/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups
As the NBA begins the penultimate week of its regular season in earnest Monday night, we have a robust nine-game slate on tap that's once again replete with postseason implications. Crunch time the likes of which many contending teams are in the midst of right now typically demand high workloads from star players, which naturally... Read More
NBA Waiver Wire Streamers for Fantasy Basketball Week 23 (Mar 28 - Apr 3)
We're in the endgame now! No player is off-limits to be dropped (apart from those on the "can't drop list" if you play with that option turned on) for streaming purposes if you think he won't contribute enough to be worthy of that precious roster spot on your championship-caliber team! As always, I have taken... Read More