Sidney Crosby Has 36th Career Four-Point Game

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby had himself a four-point night Thursday, leading the Pens to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Wild. The Penguins haven't had a great start to the season, but Sid still looks like himself on the ice. He is up to nine goals and 12 assists in 17 games played, and […]

Nicolas Roy Won't Play Saturday, Dealing With Lower-Body Injury

Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy (lower-body) will not travel with the team for their Saturday game in Edmonton. Roy has been deemed day-to-day by coach Bruce Cassidy. The 25-year-old was enjoying his best season to date, so hopefully he can return to the ice in short order. In 18 games played he has four […]

Bam Adebayo Draws Questionable Tag For Friday’s Game

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (knee) has been deemed questionable to suit up for Friday's contest against Washington due a left knee contusion. Adebayo missed his first game of the year Wednesday due to the ailment, which allowed Nikola Jovic to enter the starting five. With Dewayne Dedmon (illness) also questionable and Jimmy Butler (knee) […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/18/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The NBA season is finally here, and we have a solid 11 games slotted for this evening. Now that the season is entirely underway, we'll begin to see players taking nights off for load and injury management. This will affect how we set our lineups, and it's always necessary to keep a […]

Jalen Duren To Start On Thursday

Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren will make his first career start on Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons are still without multiple starters, so they will be forced to shake up their starting five. Duren is averaging 4.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks since returning from his three-game absence. He'll likely see […]

Richaun Holmes Out On Thursday

Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes (illness) won't suit up for Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. The 29-year-old continues to be sidelined due to a non-COVID related illness. Holmes wasn't making much of an impact in Sacramento lately anyway. The arrival of Domantas Sabonis has halted most of Holmes value. He could have fantasy […]

Ty Dellandrea Fine For Thursday

Dallas Stars forward Ty Dellandrea (lower body) is good to go Thursday versus Florida. He got hurt whilst blocking a shot in Tuesday's loss to Tampa Bay and had X-rays done, but they came back negative and the 22-year-old is ready for action Thursday. Dellandrea has produced a solid year on Dallas' third line, grabbing […]

Julius Randle Posts Strong Stat Line Against Nuggets

New York Knicks forward Julius Randle stuffed the stat sheet as he led his team to a win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old logged 34 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and four steals on 11-for-21 shooting and 9-for-13 from the free-throw line. He still shows flashes from his great first season […]

Fantasy Basketball Starting Lineup Changes - Week 4

Welcome to Rotation Watch, Rotoballers! Each week, this article will highlight the players gaining minutes in their team's rotation. Fantasy managers want to roster the players that accumulate stats and rack up the playing time. They want to avoid the players falling out of favor and watching the action from the sidelines. With the new […]

Ryan O'Reilly Continues To Heat Up

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly helped his team to a 5-2 win over Chicago Wednesday night, producing a short-handed goal and delivering one assist. His goal, which came 8:08 into the second period, ended up being the game-winning tally. O'Reilly's assist came a few minutes before the first intermission when Calle Rosen scored. The […]

Tim Stutzle Enjoys Another Multi-Point Outing

Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle finished Wednesday's 4-1 win over Buffalo with a goal and an assist, registering his fourth multi-point outing in five games. The young German recorded a power-play assist on a Brady Tkachuk goal and bagged his sixth marker of the campaign with an empty-netter. Stuetzle had a slow start to the […]

Tage Thompson Extends Point Streak To Six Games

Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson managed to extend his point streak to six games Wednesday, scoring the team's lone goal in a 4-1 defeat to Ottawa. He tied the game with a power-play tally in the second period, but the slumping Sabres simply couldn't compete. Thompson's scoring run includes five goals and three assists. He […]

Jusuf Nurkic Back On The Injury Report

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic (quadriceps) is questionable for Thursday's meeting with the visiting Nets. The big man missed three games due to a groin issue but returned on Tuesday against the Spurs. He finished that one with only nine points and five rebounds in 15 minutes of work. Considering Nurkic has been banged […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/17/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! We have three games going on tonight and all of them are on the left coast. It's time for late-night tilt time in the NBA! All three games start at 10pm Eastern or later. Make sure you get in a nap after work unless you're an insomniac like me. With both FanDuel […]

DeAndre Jordan Moves Into Starting Five

Denver Nuggets center DeAndre Jordan will get the starting nod for Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks. The Nuggets will be without both Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic for this game due to health and safety protocols. That being said, the Nuggets have decided to roll with some veterans for this game. Head coach […]

Dodgers Protect Diego Cartaya From Rule 5 Draft

The Los Angeles Dodgers added catcher Diego Cartaya, second baseman Michael Busch and outfielders Andy Pages and Jonny DeLuca to their 40-man roster on Tuesday in order to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Cartaya is the team's top prospect heading into next season, while Busch comes in at No. 4 and Pages […]

Wendell Carter Jr. Won't Suit Up On Wednesday

Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (foot) has been downgraded to out on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Hopefully, this won't turn out to be something serious because a lot of the time a plantar fascia strain calls for longer recoveries. For now, Mo Bamba would be a good streaming option in this game […]

Mitchell Robinson Still Sidelined Against Nuggets

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (knee) will sit out his seventh consecutive game as he still deals with the effects of a sprained knee. The last time he played was back on November 4 and it looks like he'll be waiting a little longer to make it back to the court. Both Isaiah Hartenstein […]

Maxi Kleber, JaVale McGee Out Versus Houston

Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber (back) and JaVale McGee (neck) are out for Wednesday's meeting with the Rockets. Luka Doncic (rest) won't play either, and the Mavs will also be shorthanded underneath the basket, allowing Christian Would to see plenty of minutes and scoring opportunities. At the same time, Dwight Powell, who has averaged 7.2 […]

Nick Schmaltz Returns To Practice

Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz (ribs) joined his teammates in practice Wednesday and might be ready to play again soon. The talented scorer has been out since suffering a rib injury in the team's season opener on Oct. 13. He was slated to miss 6-8 weeks but has recovered quicker than expected and should be […]

Jason Dickinson Back In Blackhawks Lineup

Chicago Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson (illness) is set to return from a two-game absence Wednesday against St. Louis. He's battled a non-COVID illness lately, losing 7-8 pounds and sitting out a pair of games. The 27-year-old has produced a surprisingly good start to the campaign, posting four goals and three assists in 11 outings. He […]

Bam Adebayo Misses First Game Of The Season

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (knee) will miss his first game of the season Wednesday against Toronto. He started the week with a big 30-10 double-double against the Suns, but is now forced to nurse a left knee contusion and can't go Wednesday. Adebayo's absence will leave the Heat in a peculiar spot, as there's […]

Kelly Olynyk Collects Double-Double In Loss

Utah Jazz forward/center Kelly Olynyk collected his first double-double of the season as the team dropped the game to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The 10th-year forward finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and one steal on 7-for-13 shooting overall and 11-for-13 from the free-throw line. He's gotten close to a double-double […]

Jakob Poeltl Posts Big Double-Double In Loss

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl put up season-highs in both points and rebounds on Tuesday night in the team's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He put up 31 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, and one block on a very efficient 14-for-17 shooting from the floor. Despite a handful of poor-scoring nights, the 27-year-old […]

Domantas Sabonis Doesn't Miss A Shot In Win Over Nets

Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis didn't miss a single shot nor a single free throw in the team's win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Sabonis along with the rest of the team enjoyed a crazy offensive explosion as they put up 153 on the Nets. The 26-year-old registered 17 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, […]

Bo Horvat Bags Three Points Versus Buffalo

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat registered his fourth multi-point effort of the month Tuesday, scoring a goal and recording two assists in a 5-4 victory at Buffalo. He ended up with the game-winning goal in the contest, having hit his 14th goal of the season on the power play 8:25 into the second period. Horvat […]

Jack Hughes Leads Devils To Another Victory

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes had two goals and an assist as the team continued to roll Tuesday, beating Montreal on the road 5-1. He got the scoring started with a power-play goal 3:57 into the second period and also notched an even-strength tally 15:29 into the period. Hughes then completed his three-point night […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/16/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We're set for a big 10-game Wednesday slate that features Celtics-Hawks and Cavaliers-Bucks clashes as centerpieces. There are some very good options in favorable matchups across each price point on the salary cap at each position, setting up what should be a fun night of lineup construction for both cash games and tournaments. This article […]

Roope Hintz Extends Point Streak To Nine Games

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz extended his point streak to nine games with a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to Tampa Bay. He combined with Jason Robertson to set up Mason Marchment for his fifth goal of the campaign. Robertson, who went on to add a goal to his tally, is also riding […]

Buck Showalter Earns NL Manager Of Year Award Tuesday

New York Mets manager Buck Showalter earned the National League Manager of the Year Award Tuesday. The award was Showalter's fourth Manager of the Year Award of his career, tying him with Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox for the most in history. He also earned the award with the New York Yankees in 1994, […]