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DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/14/20): NBA DFS Lineups
We have a four-game slate for Friday's NBA schedule and it is quite underwhelming given the circumstances. With playoffs looming and teams uninterested in "home"-court advantage, it is not going to be teams' bright and best out there for most of the games, if at all. The only playoff scenario possibly affected comes via games... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/13/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
With a seven-game slate Thursday, the playoff race has become more intense than ever. With the prospect of a play-in game, teams like the Trail Blazers and Suns have more to fight for than just seeding. Both teams need to keep winning games and if the cards fall in the right spot, the Suns could... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/13/20): NBA DFS Lineups
We have a five-game slate on Thursday and we're a few games into garbage season for NBA DFS. Teams are resting starters willy nilly, capping minutes seemingly at random, and just trying to coast by in general - either to the playoffs or to their offseason. However, there are four teams that are still vying... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/12/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The NBA regular season is nearing its apex later in the calendar than ever before in 2020. So with that in mind, it’s not surprising to see things completely falling off the rails from a DFS perspective in a unique manner. Wrapping up the regular season during a traditional year usually involves swaths of up-and-coming... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/12/20): NBA DFS Lineups
With Damian Lillard making history, the Portland Trail Blazers squeaking out a last-minute victory to jump the 8-seed, and the San Antonio Spurs narrowly keeping their playoff hopes alive, it will be hard to top Tuesday's slate. Especially difficult as we only have four games slated for Wednesday. Well you know what they say, quality... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/11/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
It's coming down to the wire for the playoff seeding in the Western Conference. With Sacramento and New Orleans officially eliminated, it's coming down to a three-horse race for the 9th seed between Portland, San Antonio, and Phoenix. Portland and Phoenix are both on the main slate, and with how hard and well those teams... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/11/20): NBA DFS Lineups
The final week of regular season in the bubble is underway and we have already seen a few teams mathematically eliminated from playoffs. We still have a few days before the eliminated teams will be leaving the bubble for good and this could be a good opportunity to find some hidden gems. Even the bubble... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/10/20): NBA DFS Lineups
The bubble giveth, the bubble taketh. While the Orlando bubble has given NBA fans a respite from the laborious nature of a summer of quarantine, it has also begun to provide consternation for DFS players who are hitting refresh on injury update feeds with increased frequency. With many of the top stars on the slate... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/10/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
After an exciting weekend of games, the NBA postseason is right around the corner. With so many teams having nothing left to play for, some players may not see their usual allotment of minutes, which of course, will make things trickier and more challenging until the regular season concludes. Of course, it is crucial for... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/9/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
As the weekend comes to a close, the league's regular-season is also beginning to wind down. With the postseason right around the corner, things will start to get a little more complicated, especially as it relates to the availability and workload of players on teams that have already locked up a playoff spot. The bubble... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/9/20): NBA DFS Lineups
Just when the NBA makes you think the season is just about done from a competitive standpoint, one of the smallest slates since the restart turns out to be the best night of basketball in recent memory. Both the Clippers and Trail Blazers play the second-half-of-back-to-back games Sunday after playing each other Saturday afternoon, so... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/8/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The bubble keeps on rolling! The Celtics took the Raptors down by 22 last night, the Grizzlies had a sizable win over the Thunder, and the Nets won! I really thought when the bubble started that they wouldn't win a game. Today, we've got five games, and I know y'all are already hyped up for... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/8/20): NBA DFS Lineups
With just five games on today's slate, it's the beginning of the end. There are no NBA games scheduled a week from today, and with the Western Conference playoff picture looking how it is, the fight for eighth is coming down to these final days, not to mention the play-in tournament is set to be... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/7/20): NBA DFS Lineups
Hi, it's been awhile! As the NBA editor here at RotoBaller, I mostly stick to organizing things and sprinkling in some season-long coverage, plus doing our WNBA DFS pieces, but today I'm here to break down an NBA slate! And what a slate it is! Sure, some of the games aren't great, but it's all... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/7/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Seedings are starting to fall into place in Disney World. The Los Angeles Lakers have locked up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, and Milwaukee has secured the No. 1 seed in the East. It will be interesting to see if teams begin to rest players down the stretch of this eight-game sprint. Luckily... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/6/20): NBA DFS Lineups
We have a five-game slate on Thursday, highlighted by what should be three very compelling matchups filled with star power in LAC/DAL, POR/DEN, and LAL/HOU. That Lakers against Rockets matchup should be an especially interesting matchup as both teams are looking to fine-tune their schemes before the playoffs begin. In this article, I will be... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/6/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Yesterday was the second slate of NBA DFS where unpredictable rotations and the solidified playoff picture has affected DFS production. First, the Bucks pulled their starters against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, and last night the Lakers seemingly played the Thunder like it was just a regular season game...which it was. Nothing wrong with resting... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/5/20): NBA DFS Lineups
Tuesday's slate could have been a huge disappointment or massive success as the top seeded Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Brooklyn Nets. The Bucks were 19.0-point favorites, but head coach Mike Budenholzer limited his starters between 15-20 minutes and removed Brook Lopez (rest) from the lineup entirely right before tip-off. Sometimes basketball can be completely... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/5/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy humpday, RotoBallers! Today marks the seventh straight day of all you can watch basketball. From lunchtime till bedtime, we get to watch the best of the best take the court, and Wednesday's six-game slate is no exception. I cannot stress it enough right now: please check the injury updates before your lineups lock. Someone... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/4/20): NBA DFS Lineups
With the first Monday in the bubble coming to a close, another day full of heart-stopping, electric basketball in the bubble has gone by. Tuesday's slate will look to follow up on the excitement as we have on six games on tap, including a few top playoff contenders. Players cannot escape injuries, even an isolated... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/4/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The NBA is back in full swing, and it may be the most fun I've ever had playing daily fantasy sports. With only a couple of games overlapping at any time, it makes it feel like March Madness, but at an elite level. It's the best of the best, and when you have the teams... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/3/20): NBA DFS Lineups
Daily NBA DFS action inside of the Orlando bubble is beginning to feel a bit like Christmas, isn’t it? And not just in the sense that the presents delivered by the league feels overwhelming, but also in the literal, schedule sense that the stacking of games throughout the day reminds one of those vaunted Christmas... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/3/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
After a solid weekend of NBA action, the league kicks off its first full week since the restart. With six games on tap, which are all spread out throughout the day, there will be some exciting matchups as a handful of teams scratch and claw to earn a spot in the postseason. As always, there... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/2/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The NBA restart has gone off without a hitch thus far. As Major League Baseball deals with the possibility of another shutdown, the association appears to have figured things out to ensure the safety of everyone inside the proverbial bubble. Six games are on the agenda on Sunday as the season heads toward the playoffs,... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/2/20): NBA DFS Lineups
We're back into the swing of things in the NBA and we have an solid six-game slate to cap off the weekend in Disney World. The Celtics versus the new-look Trail Blazers figures to be a great matchup, while the Milwaukee/Houston and Dallas/Phoenix games should provide an exciting end to a wild weekend of basketball.... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (8/1/20): NBA DFS Lineups
After today, every team will have officially played one game and we will have a better understanding of rotations as each day goes on. So far, the rotations have made sense, outside of a few hiccups with the Pelicans and Mavericks. In both these games, Alvin Gentry and Rick Carlisle, respectively, didn't adapt to play... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (8/1/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy weekend, RotoBallers! I know we've all waited a long time to get basketball back in our lives, but I must say that having wall-to-wall action all day is a perfect way to make up for all the games we've missed over the last few months. With 22 teams participating, we don't have our usual... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/31/20): NBA DFS Lineups
Fantasy basketball owners can rejoice that after a layoff of more than four months, a jam-packed slate returns. With season-long hoops out the window, DFS takes on an even more imperative role, particularly as games are rolled out one after the other. The six-game slate Friday boasts many of the league's top stars, who, as... Read More
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (7/30/20): NBA DFS Lineups
By the time we tip off on Thursday in New Orleans, it will have been exactly 140 days, 18 hours, and 53 minutes since the NBA officially announced it had suspended the season amidst the coronavirus outbreak. We've all been anxiously following this unprecedented situation since that infamous night where the sports world stopped, and... Read More
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (7/30/20): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
It's been too long. Hopefully this bubble turns into one of the few good ideas to come out of this quarantine and we can enjoy a few decent nights of basketball. Two game slates are never ideal since it guarantees repeated lineups, but it opens the door for low-priced sleepers to be the deciding factors.... Read More
