Jae'Sean Tate (SG, HOU): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Tate has started the last nine games Houston has played from Jan. 20 on, and 11 of the last 12 expanding back to Jan. 14. Although his minutes of playing time have fluctuated from a low of 17 to a high of 37,... Read More
Justin Holiday (SG/SF, IND): Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: Thirteen. That's the number of games Justin Holiday has started for the Pacers this season, all of them in a row going back to Jan. 11 and with an average playing time of 33 MPG. Not bad for someone part of fewer than... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/6/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The weekend is here, and hopefully, everyone is enjoying it. On Friday night, Nikola Vucevic led the slate in production by finishing 73.8 fantasy points against the Chicago Bulls. On the value end, Alex Len nearly hit 10 times his value after Washington’s win over the Miami Heat. Other notable performances came from Pascal Siakam,... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball (2/6/21) Picks: NBA DFS Lineups
We have a stacked nine-gamer on DraftKings tonight with Luka, Giannis, Curry, AD, and LeBron all in action. BKN/PHI currently has the highest implied total (237.5 points), but we have plenty of DFS options with three additional matchups rocking implied totals over 227 points. There are a few places we can look for value on... Read More
DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 2/6/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice
47This nine-game early slate for college basketball this week is a touch smaller than usual. That doesn't mean it's without star power. Big 12(10) heavyweights Kansas and Texas are on here along with two good opponents in West Virginia and Oklahoma State respectively. We have Illinois and Wisconsin from the Big Ten(14). Alabama, who is... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/5/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Anytime that the Brooklyn Nets pop up on the schedule, fantasy managers take notice. None of the Big 3 -- Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kyrie Irving -- is listed below as a targeted choice, but with the points total of their contest versus Toronto checking in at a gargantuan 242.5 as of Thursday night, it’s... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/5/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We've got a nine-game slate for Friday. The Jazz is the only team playing the second leg of a back-to-back. The Bucks are the heaviest favorite at 10.5 points. There is only one game with an O/U of at least 230 points: TOR @ BKN (243). There are two games at 7:00 PM ET (CHI... Read More
DraftKings EuroLeague DFS Lineup Picks for 2/5/21 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Round 24 of the EuroLeague season finishes up today with all five scheduled games still going on. Half of yesterday's slate was COVIDed, but the truncated slate landed me on a CSKA stack in a game that went into double overtime. I was one player away from tying for a takedown, but overall I am... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 7
The season truly is a marathon and not a sprint. Although we are in Week 7 now, there are still over 12 weeks left, depending on your league settings and format. Every point, three-pointer, rebound, assist, steal, and block is important so be diligent and mine the waiver wire to your advantage. Our one and... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! We welcome the first Thursday of February with five games to choose from as we build our DFS lineups tonight. The slate is full of possibilities with two of the fastest teams in the NBA (Portland-Philadelphia), two of the hottest teams in the NBA (Houston-Memphis), and a rematch of last season's Western... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineups (2/4/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have a typically compact five-game slate on a Thursday night, but there are intriguing matchups across the board. That includes a Warriors-Mavericks battle in Dallas highlighted by a Curry-Luka showdown, a Blazers-Sixers interconference clash and a Nuggets-Lakers showdown to cap off the night. Philly and the Jazz are relatively heavy favorites against Portland and... Read More
DraftKings EuroLeague DFS Lineup Picks for 2/4/21 - Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Round 24 of the EuroLeague season kicks off on Thursday with eight of the 18 teams in action. Well, we were supposed to have eight teams in action. Newly imposed travel restrictions enacted by the Israeli government have prevented the Moscow Khimki team from traveling to Tel Aviv. Red Star and Zalgiris has also been postponed due... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 7
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 2/3/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice
We have another big mid-week slate of college basketball on DraftKings with nine games going on tonight. It's heavy on the Big East and ACC which means we have both Champagnie twins active on this one. It's a nice story to play them together, but is it worth the price? Can we still build a... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/3/21): NBA DFS Lineups
There are no shortage of storylines emanating out of Wednesday’s 10-game slate, from the showdown between Luka Doncic and Trae Young -- who were traded for one another on Draft night in 2018 -- to Chris Paul’s return to New Orleans, to John Wall and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missing Houston and OKC’s collision due to respective... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/3/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Wednesday’s NBA slate offers a perfect opportunity for all DFS players. Whether you’re riding some momentum or trying to climb out of a slump, the ten games set for Wednesday offer a ton of value players and sleepers to be found across the league. It is worth noting that of the ten games scheduled, only... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 7
Week 6 only had the two Memphis games postponed due to health and safety protocols which has been on the lower side lately. Hopefully the league has gotten their protocols together and we are on the tail-end of postponements for now, but we could see some as Tyler Herro's housemate tested positive for COVID-19 and... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 7
Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players will now be included in this column.... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy February, RotoBallers! We kick off the second day of the second month with six games and 12 teams to build our DFS lineups. Tuesday is usually a smaller slate than the rest of the week, so getting a couple of extra games opens some exciting roster construction opportunities. There are six games on the... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/2/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
This is a rather large six game slate for a NBA Tuesday. The Blazers, Pistons, and Grizzlies are on the tail end of back-to-back sets, so watch for sitting stars. However, we should still have Andre Drummond back for the Pistons. That's okay. We still have plenty of other injuries to keep track of and... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Deep League Adds: Week 7
The deeper a fantasy 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 help... Read More
NBA Fantasy Weekly Streamers for Week 7 (Feb 1 - Feb 7)
Why did James Harden go to the Nets? - He heard that Brooklyn has some insane STREAM clubs! Poor jokes aside, Harden and the rest of the Nets will not have an easy time helping out their fantasy managers this week with just three games, all of which coming on busy days. If you want... Read More
Gary Harris (SG/SF, DEN) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 13% of leagues ANALYSIS: Disclaimer: with Gary Harris's injury history, it is noteworthy that he was unable to finish the Nuggets game on Sunday due to a left adductor strain. In light of that, Harris remains a viable option for what he offers to those in deeper... Read More
Trey Burke (PG, DAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Trey Burke is as reliable as they come in terms of scoring threats off the bench, and that has remained the case in his second go-round with the Dallas Mavericks, even with Jalen Brunson to compete with for playing time. So far, Burke... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has 10 games on the main slate for Monday. You'll have a plethora of players to choose from. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate. First of all, it’s important to look at the pace and Vegas lines. Second, it’s also useful to understand the number of fantasy... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineups (2/1/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Monday night brings us a robust 10-game slate, which gives us an abundance of options to work with when it comes to differentiation for tournaments. There are certainly some big names sporting injury designations, but many are encouragingly listed as questionable or probable, meaning there will likely be a solid amount of elite players to... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/31/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has four games on the main slate for Sunday. All four have an implied point total of 220 or more with the Nets and Wizards game having a total of 244. Here are three tips on how to attack the overall slate. First of all, it’s important to look at the pace... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/31/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy Sunday, everyone. After some loaded slates on Friday and Saturday night, the FanDuel “Main Slate” closes out the weekend with just four games on tap. Of course, we have some significant injuries to consider as James Harden won’t play when the Nets head to Washington to meet up with the Wizards. Karl-Anthony Towns will... Read More
Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7
We're now six weeks into this NBA season and some things are starting to shake out in expected ways, like the top-five in the Eastern Conference. Other things -- the Hawks, Cavaliers, and Hornets being the current six, seven, and eight seeds --are not going as expected. Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz somehow have the league's... Read More