Jarrett Allen Records Double-Double Against Utah

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen scored 14 points on 3-for-6 shooting and 8-for-11 free throw shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Utah Jazz. He also added 10 rebounds and an assist. Brooklyn plays the Grizzlies on Friday, who sit near the middle of the pack at limiting opposing rebounds. It's not a great matchup for […]

D'Angelo Russell Inefficient Against Jazz

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell shot just 24 percent from the field in Wednesday's loss to the Utah Jazz, finishing with 14 points on 6-for-25 shooting. It was the second time in three games that Russell connected on less than 30 percent of his shots, and while he added seven assists, five rebounds, and three […]

Royce O'Neale Plays Well In Return To Bench

Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale started the past two games with Donovan Mitchell sidelined, but his return to the bench against the Nets on Wednesday actually represented an increase in effectiveness for the second-year player. O'Neale scored a season-high 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting and also added in four rebounds and a steal. Still, this […]

Rudy Gobert Records Double-Double Against Brooklyn

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert scored 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked four shots. The Jazz play the Hornets on Friday, who currently allow the 10th-most rebounds and the third-most blocked shots per game, setting Gobert up for a successful outing, especially […]

Donovan Mitchell Scores 29 Points Against Nets

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points on 12-for-24 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also added five rebounds, four steals, and an assist while hitting two of his eight attempts from deep. The Jazz play the Hornets on Friday, who are holding opponents to the 10th-fewest points per game. Mitchell, […]

Blake Griffin Scores 30 Points Against Knicks

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin scored 30 points on 9-for-21 shooting in Tuesday's win over the New York Knicks. He added five assists and four rebounds as well. Griffin is Detroit's top scoring option heading into Friday's meeting with a Bulls squad that ranks as the NBA's ninth-worst scoring defense on a per game […]

Allonzo Trier Records Double-Double Against Detroit

New York Knicks point guard Allonzo Trier scored 24 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Detroit Pistons. Trier also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists. The undrafted rookie is shooting 60 percent from the field over the past three games while scoring 19.7 points, and he looks to be trending […]

Tim Hardaway Jr. Scores 19 Points Against Detroit

New York Knicks forward Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points on 5-for-15 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Detroit Pistons. In addition, Hardaway added six rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals. New York will face the 76ers on Wednesday, who are allowing the fifth-most points per game to opposing teams this season. In […]

Enes Kanter Records Double-Double Against Pistons

New York Knicks center Enes Kanter scored 16 points on 8-for-16 shooting and grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds in Tuesday's loss to the Detroit Pistons. He also added two assists, a steal, and a block. Kanter is averaging 14.2 points and 13.2 rebounds in five games since returning to the starting lineup. The Knicks play […]

The Tape Tells All - Lamar Miller's Week 12 Performances

If fantasy football was an amusement park, Lamar Miller would be the roller coaster that has so many sharp ups and downs that it breaks some world record for velocity. Lamar Miller is the Millennium Force of the NFL for those of you who've spent time at Cedar Point. Aside from being an utterly confounding […]

Kendrick Bourne (WR, SF) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is trending upwards right now and is worth a lottery ticket add in deeper PPR leagues. Bourne has been targeted 21 times over the past four games, and he was on the field for 88 percent […]

Jonnu Smith (TE, TEN) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: At the tight end position, finding consistent production can be really, really hard, so you're often forced into making more changes on a week-to-week basis than you're likely comfortable with. Well, Jonnu Smith looks like he's started to reached the stage where fantasy […]

Keke Coutee Injures Hamstring In Week 12

Houston Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee left Monday's win over the Titans with a hamstring injury. He finished the game with 14 receiving yards on two catches. Because Coutee has already dealt with hamstring issues this season, it will be important to watch for updates on his status heading into a Week 13 meeting with […]

Demaryius Thomas Catches Pair Of Touchdowns In Week 12

Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas didn't have a single catch in Week 11, but he made up for it against the Titans on Monday night, grabbing four passes for 38 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It doesn't look like Thomas will be a major threat in terms of yardage totals, but he offers […]

DeAndre Hopkins Fails To Find End Zone In Week 12

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins had his least productive game of the season on Monday night against the Titans as he failed to record a touchdown for the fourth time all season and finished with fewer yards than he had in any of the previous three games. Hopkins caught five passes for 56 yards. […]

Alfred Blue Rushes For 49 Yards On Monday

Houston Texans running back Alfred Blue rushed for 49 yards on 13 carries in Monday's win over the Tennessee Titans. He added 13 yards on one catch as well. Blue actually touched the ball more than teammate Lamar Miller, but Miller finished with 162 rushing yards. Blue remains a low-ceiling fantasy play who'll get a […]

Lamar Miller Has 97-Yard Touchdown Run

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller broke off a 97-yard touchdown run in Monday's win over the Tennessee Titans and finished the night with 162 rushing yards on 12 carries. He added five receiving yards on one catch as well. Every time it seems like Miller can be counted out as a valuable fantasy piece, […]

Deshaun Watson Has Three Total Touchdowns Against Titans

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 210 yards on 19-for-24 passing in Monday's win over the Tennessee Titans. He added 70 rushing yards and a touchdown on nine carries. It was Watson's best game on the ground all year, and while he continued a streak of sub-300 yard passing games that dates back to […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Scores 31 Points Against Sixers

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie took advantage of the poor perimeter defense by the 76ers in Sunday's loss, finishing with 31 points on 11-for-15 shooting. He added five assists and three rebounds and made four three-pointers. The Nets take on Utah on Wednesday, who hold opponents to the eighth-fewest points per game and fifth-fewest assists, […]

D'Angelo Russell Scores 38 Points Against Sixers

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell scored 38 points on 16-for-28 shooting in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia. He added eight rebounds and eight assists as well. Russell bounced back from a poor showing against Minnesota in Brooklyn's last game, when he scored just five points. It's been a fairly inconsistent year for Russell, but he's averaging […]

Jimmy Butler Records Double-Double Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Jimmy Butler finally seems to have turned the corner and come into his own as a member of the Sixers after joining the team in early November. Against the Nets on Sunday, Butler scored 34 points on 11-for-20 shooting and made five of his six attempts from deep. He also grabbed 12 […]

J.J. Redick Scores 15 Points Against Brooklyn

Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick scored 15 points on 5-for-14 shooting in Sunday's win over the Nets. He was just 1-for-5 from deep and also added in four rebounds and a pair of assists. Redick currently sports the lowest three-point field goal percentage of his career at 35.3 percent, but history suggests that number will […]

Ben Simmons Scores 13 Points Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons scored 13 points on 5-for-13 shooting in Sunday's win over the Nets. He also added nine assists, five rebounds, three steals, and a pair of blocks to the ledger as well. It was a productive game for Simmons, who will look to have another strong one on Wednesday against […]

Joel Embiid Scores 32 Points Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid recorded his 13th game of the season with 30 or more points and 10 or more rebounds on Sunday against the Nets, finishing with 32 points on 11-for-19 shooting and pulling down 12 rebounds. He added four assists as well. With a Wednesday meeting against a Knicks team that's allowing […]

Wilson Chandler Productive Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler scored 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting in Sunday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He added in three rebounds and five assists as well. Chandler hasn't been the most consistent option for the 76ers so far, but he's starting to fit better into his role as the team's stretch four and […]

D.J. Augustin Just Misses Double-Double Sunday

Orlando Magic point guard D.J. Augustin scored 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting and added nine assists in Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Augustin had five rebounds and made one three-pointer as well. The scoring numbers were in line with what Augustin usually does, but the assist numbers was a slight jump from his […]

Nikola Vucevic Records Double-Double Against Lakers

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic scored 31 points on 10-for-20 in shooting in Sunday's win over the Lakers. He also grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists. Vucevic was 3-for-8 from deep and added two steals and three blocks. The veteran center is on a roll, averaging 22.8 points and 12 rebounds over the […]

Aaron Gordon Scores 17 Points Against Lakers

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon scored 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting in Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Gordon also grabbed four rebounds and added in a steal. He's averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 boards per game over his last 10 contests heading into a Monday night meeting with the Warriors, who've held opponents […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 6: Domantas Sabonis

Indiana Pacers big Domantas Sabonis was questionable with an ankle injury heading into Friday's meeting with the Spurs. He finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds while starting in place of the more-injured Myles Turner. But even aside from that game, Sabonis is making a case for extended minutes and a place in fantasy starting […]

Donte Moncrief Has One Catch In Week 12

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Donte Moncrief caught just one of his four targets in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills, finishing with 29 yards. With quarterback Blake Bortles struggling, the entire Jaguars passing game is downgraded, and Moncrief is an incredibly risky fantasy option moving forward. He's shown big play potential, but it's not enough […]