Cristiano Da Silva Felicio Records Double-Double Against Brooklyn
Chicago Bulls center Cristiano Da Silva Felicio continued his strong rebounding in Saturday's loss to Brooklyn. Felicio now has grabbed eight or more boards in six straight games after his 11 rebound effort in the loss. The Brazilian center also scored 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting. The Bulls play the Nets again on Monday. Brooklyn […]
Connor McDavid Clinches Second Consecutive Art Ross Trophy With 108 Points
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid has finished as the NHL's leading scorer for a second consecutive year, picking up two assists in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win against the Canucks to make it 108 points for the season. He joins Wayne Gretzky as the only two players in league history to win the scoring race more […]
Rickard Rakell Sets New Career High With 34th Goal
Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell set a new career high in goals in the final regular season game of the year, netting his 34th goal in a 3-0 win over Arizona. He also registered a power-play assist on the opening goal, which was scored by Adam Henrique. Rakell led the team in points during the […]
Jusuf Nurkic Makes It Three Double-Doubles In Three Games
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic battled well on Saturday against San Antonio, posting his third consecutive double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, adding four assists and three blocks. He played 30 minutes and shot 6-for-10 from the floor. Nurkic will get a revenge game next, as the Blazers visit Denver, who traded the […]
LaMarcus Aldridge Unstoppable For Portland Again
San Antonio Spurs forward/center LaMarcus Aldridge, who dropped 30 points on the Blazers last time, was unstoppable for his former team on Saturday as well, finishing with 28 points on 13-for-22 shooting, adding nine rebounds and doubling his season-high in steals with four. Aldridge has now scored 25-plus points in 10 of the last 12 […]
Kyle O'Quinn Records Four Blocks Versus Bucks
New York Knicks center Kyle O'Quinn scored 15 points with 16 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in a loss to the Bucks on Saturday night. This is a really nice stat line for anyone that has him right now. He shouldn't be on your waiver wire right now, but you should get him if […]
Hitter Streamers (Week 2) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 2, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/8/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
The final Sunday of the season is here and things are interesting from a fantasy perspective to say the least. With so many teams either having nothing to play for or have already locked up their respective playoff position, there is a chance that many players could sit early, or not play at all. As […]
Draymond Green Flirts With Triple-Double
Golden State Warriors power forward/center Draymond Green was one assist shy of a triple-double in a six point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Green connected on 11 points with 10 rebounds while chipping in nine assists, but didn't control the ball well notching seven turnovers on the night. Draymond has had another strong fantasy […]
Anthony Davis Comes Up Big In Big Win
New Orleans power forward/center Anthony Davis did everything he could for the important win over the Golden State Warriors. Davis was all over the floor tonight notching 34 points on 13-of-24 from the field and 8-of-10 from the line to go along with 12 rebounds and four assists. Davis also dominated at the defensive end […]
Clint Capela Makes The Most Of His Opportunities
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela performed well with the few chances he was given Saturday versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. Capela scored 10 points shooting 5-for-6 from the field. Also in Saturday's outing, Capela had seven boards and three blocks. In the last five game, Capela has averaged 11.8 points, nine rebounds, and 2.2 blocks […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (4/8/18): NBA DFS Lineups
We have two small slates today, but I will be focusing around the later slate. There aren't many picks, so these could get a bit wild. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 4/8/18. These DFS lineup picks can vary from higher-priced players and elite options […]
Buster Posey Hits First Home Run Of 2018
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey hit his first home run of the season Saturday. Posey crushed two-run blast off Rich Hill in the bottom of the fourth inning. Posey finished the game 1-for-5 and also drew a walk. He remains one of the top catchers in all formats and is now hitting .280.
Jorge Alfaro Puts Finishing Touches On Offensive Explosion
Still in the early stages of his first full season as starting catcher of the Philadelphia Phillies, Jorge Alfaro is still struggling to find his form at the plate. Entering today’s game against the Miami Marlins, the 24-year-old was hitting just .111, but tonight’s performance could be the turning point that gets him on track. […]
Montrezl Harrell Extends Good Scoring Streak To Four Games
Los Angeles Clippers forward/center Montrezl Harrell had 14 points in Saturday's loss to Denver, which marks his fourth consecutive game with double-digit points. He hasn't played much, but he's a very efficient scorer around the rim, nailing 64.1 percent of his shots for the season and even over 71 percent during the current hot scoring […]
DeAndre Jordan Gets Big Double-Double In Losing Effort
Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan recorded a big double-double on Saturday against Denver with 16 points and 17 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to keep the team's playoff hopes alive as they lost a vital game 134-115. Jordan shot 7-for-11 from the field and made two of six attempts from the line, playing 36 […]
Paul Millsap Gets 15 Points Versus Clippers
Denver Nuggets forward/center Paul Millsap regained some offensive rhythm in Saturday's 134-115 win over the Clippers, finishing with 15 points on 6-for-13 shooting. He had shot an ugly 25 percent in the last game and barely made 40 percent of his shots the game before. Millsap also picked up four assists, although he disappointed with […]
Nikola Jokic Records Eighth Triple-Double Of The Season
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, who missed a triple-double in the last game against Minnesota by just one assist, didn't have any problems recording one on Saturday against the Clippers, finishing with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, picking up two steals and one block as well. Jokic played a very productive 34 minutes, […]
Taylor Hall Among Healthy Scratches For Devils Versus Caps
New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall will sit tonight's game against the Washington Capitals as a healthy scratch, along with linemate Kyle Palmieri and defenseman Sami Vatanen. The Calgary native and Hart-favorite is having a career year with 39 goals and 93 points, both career highs set in only 76 games. This will be Hall's […]
Enes Kanter is Doubtful on Saturday
New York Knicks center Enes Kanter (back, wrist) is doubtful for Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. He's missed three straight contests and could be sidelined for the rest of the regular season. Kanter wants to play, but the Knicks only have a couple of games left and Kyle O'Quinn has been playing well lately. […]
Miguel Montero Goes On Paternity Leave
Washington Nationals catcher Miguel Montero has gone on paternity leave and will be away from the team up to three days. Jhonatan Solano, a former Marlin, has been called up to take his place and back up Pedro Severino. Solano hasn't played a major league game since 2015 and isn't relevant for fantasy purposes.
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/7/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
There are six games total and they are all high-scoring. Add in that all the spreads are within 10 points and you have plenty of options to work with. Like usual, I'll keep my players on the cheaper/sleeper side of the spectrum, but still want to outline what will be the bigger talking points tonight. […]
Week 2 Waiver Wire - H2H Category Streamers
I like to consider myself a pioneer of the streaming approach. I won a league about seven years ago completely ignoring saves and just stacking up the starts each week. While streaming is undoubtedly more directly associated with pitching, there's plenty of value in streaming for offense as well. Maybe you have a stacked roster […]
Marquese Chriss Impresses Once Again
Phoenix Suns power forward/center Marquese Chriss put up another good line in a 19-point loss to the New Orleans. Chriss was impressive on the offensive end putting up 23 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor and was an excellent 8-of-10 from the free-throw line where he has greatly improved as of late. Chriss also […]
Dragan Bender Posts Nice Line
Phoenix Suns power forward Dragan Bender notched an excellent line in his teams 19-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Bender finished the night with 14 points and eight rebound to go along with a block and an impressive 4-of-8 from the deep. Bender has shown some fantasy relevance in his past three games posting […]
Anthony Davis Drops 33 Points In Win
New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Anthony Davis put up 33 points in a 122-103 win over the Phoenix Suns. Davis did his damage all over the floor connecting on 11-of-23 from the field, while making 2-of-4 from deep and a solid nine makes at the line out of 11 attempts. Davis also contributed 11 rebounds […]
Greg Monroe Notches Triple-Double Off The Bench Versus Bulls
Boston Celtics center Greg Monroe scored 19 points with 11 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and a block in a win versus the Chicago Bulls at home. Monroe has been of good service for the Celtics team this season. Tonight, he came through with both Al Horford and Jayson Tatum both out due to rest. […]
Ryan Getzlaf Records New Franchise Record Friday Night
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf will end 2017-18 with a new franchise record, becoming the player with the most 60-point seasons (9) in a Ducks jersey. He picked up two assists in Friday's 5-3 win over Dallas, which helped him get there and break a tie with Teemu Selanne. The 60 points don't actually sound too […]
Julius Randle With Another Double-Double
Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle put up another double-double in a 17-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle grabbed 10 rebounds on the night to go along with 20 points that he made on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor. Randle did not miss from the line making 10 out of 10, but had […]
Brook Lopez Finishes With 18 Points
Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez converted 18 points in a 113-96 point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lopez opened the game scoring the Lakers first 15 points but slowed down mightily after that butfinished the night going an efficient 7-of-10 from the floor. BroLo also chipped in six rebounds and 2-of-3 makes from behind […]