Damian Jones Posts Career-High 24 Points

Sacramento Kings center Damian Jones put together a fantastic performance against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. This ended up being the perfect storm with the Rockets missing two centers and Jones getting 30-plus minutes. Jones hit 9-of-13 shots, nine rebounds, five assists, and four blocks in 34 minutes. Over the last five games, Jones has […]

Christian Wood Won't Play Again This Season

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood (hamstring) has been ruled out for the rest of the regular season. The Rockets are going into full tank mode and are sitting Eric Gordon (groin) and Dennis Schroder (shoulder) as well. The loss of Wood means Alperen Sengun should continue to start and have solid streaming appeal. Kevin Porter […]

Anthony Davis Doubtful Against Jazz

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (foot) is listed as doubtful for Thursday's game against the Utah Jazz. The All-Star big man is targeting a return for Friday, but does have a chance of playing on Thursday. LeBron James (ankle) has already been ruled out, so the Lakers could certainly use Davis on the court. […]

Hassan Whiteside To Remain Out On Thursday

Utah Jazz center Hassan Whiteside (foot) will miss his fourth straight game on Thursday when the team faces the Los Angeles Lakers. Whiteside is currently hampered by a right foot sprain. The Jazz signed Greg Monroe to a 10-day contract to help fill in for the injured Whiteside. Monroe logged 10 minutes in his Jazz […]

Alex Len, Josh Jackson Active On Wednesday

Sacramento Kings center Alex Len (illness) and forward Josh Jackson (illness) will both be active for Wednesday night's game against the Houston Rockets. This update comes as a surprise as both players had been previously ruled out for the game due to non-COVID illnesses. Neither player has been seeing much of the court lately. Len […]

Alperen Sengun Out For Wednesday's Game

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (leg) has been ruled out for Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings. The rookie suffered an injury to his left leg during Monday's game and the team is considering him day-to-day. The Rockets don't have many options at center with both Sengun and Christian Wood (hamstring) sidelined. Usman Garuba […]

Moses Brown Starting On Wednesday

Cleveland Cavaliers center Moses Brown will be part of the team's starting five for Wednesday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks. He is filling in for injured rookie center Evan Mobley (ankle), who has been ruled out for the team's next three games. It's a bit surprising to see Brown in the starting five instead […]

Goga Bitadze Good To Go On Wednesday

Indiana Pacers center Goga Bitadze (foot) will officially be active for Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets. The 22-year-old is dealing with right foot soreness, but he's been able to mostly play through it. On Monday, he logged 30 minutes and racked up 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks. He should […]

Malcolm Brogdon, Isaiah Jackson Out On Wednesday

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon (rest) and center Isaiah Jackson (head) have been ruled out for Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets. Meanwhile, point guard Duane Washington Jr. (hip) and center Goga Bitadze (foot) will be active for the game and both players should see a good amount of run. This will be Brogdon's […]

Evan Mobley To Miss The Next Three Games

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie center Evan Mobley (ankle) will miss the team's next three games, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Mobley sprained his left ankle during Monday's game against the Orlando Magic. Kevin Love stepped his game up after Mobley exited on Monday. Love played 32 minutes in the game and tallied 19 points and seven […]

Logan Couture Expected Back Against Arizona

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture (lung) is set to return to the lineup on Wednesday against Arizona. He sat out one game with a bruised lung. Couture will be the second-line center between Noah Gregor and Rudolfs Balcers. He's taken a back seat to Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl this season, but Couture has […]

Alperen Sengun Tagged As Questionable For Wednesday

Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (leg) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Sacramento Kings. This doesn't come as a shock after Sengun was unable to finish Monday's game due to a left leg contusion. Christian Wood (hamstring) has already been ruled out for the rest of the regular season. That means, Usman […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/30/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Wednesday, Rotoballers! I'm coming off the bench for a Wednesday article this week and looking forward to this massive 11-game schedule. It's relatively front-loaded with games tonight, as eight of the 11 games tip-off within one hour of each other, while we only have two games on the West Coast. Fortunately, it should provide […]

Jonas Valanciunas Earns Questionable Tag For Wednesday

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (foot) has been deemed questionable to play in Wednesday's game vs. Portland due to a sore right foot. Valanciunas is currently enjoying a stretch of eight consecutive double-doubles, in which he has averaged 21 points and 13.3 rebounds per contest. An absence in the frontcourt would pave the way […]

Robert Williams III Eyes Return In 4-6 Weeks After Surgery

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (knee) underwent surgery on his left meniscus Tuesday, with the team eyeing a return to game action in the next 4-6 weeks. That timeline assures that Williams will be shut down for the remainder of the regular season, with a best-case scenario likely being a return for the second […]

Brock Nelson Lights The Lamp Once More

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson maintained his great goal-scoring form on Tuesday, hitting his 32nd goal of the season in a 4-3 win over Columbus. He also produced an assist to get up to 48 points for the campaign. Nelson has scored in four consecutive games and boasts 17 goals in 23 games since […]

Jake Evans Day-To-Day With An Upper-Body Injury

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans sustained an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Florida and is considered day-to-day. The 25-year-old left with eight minutes to go in regulation after he took a tumble on a breakaway and crashed into the boards behind the net. Evans saw some success offensively at the start of the […]

Seth Jarvis Continues Productive Spell On First Line

Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis posted a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Lightning, making it four multi-point outings in seven games for himself since returning from a hip injury. The 20-year-old has grabbed his opportunity on the top line with both hands, notching eight points since his comeback. Jarvin […]

Steven Stamkos Runs The Show Against Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos led the charge Tuesday night when the team beat Carolina 4-3 in overtime. He recorded assists on a pair of game-tying goals and then finished off the game himself with a power-play goal 52 seconds into the extra period. Stamkos passed Martin St. Louis for the most 30-goal seasons […]

Undervalued and Overvalued Players - Fantrax Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings

This year's RotoBaller Challenge is being hosted exclusively on Fantrax - The Home of Fantasy Sports. Whether you are competing against fellow RotoBallers, joining a public league, or creating your own custom league on Fantrax, you'll want to get familiar with the site's rankings and average draft position (ADP) before your league drafts. Each platform […]

Malcolm Brogdon, Goga Bitadze Questionable For Wednesday

The Indiana Pacers have four players listed as questionable ahead of Wednesday's game against the Denver Nuggets: Malcolm Brogdon (rest), Goga Bitadze (foot), Isaiah Jackson (head) and Duane Washington Jr. (hip). Of all four of these players, Bitadze is the only one who played in the team's most recent game against the Atlanta Hawks on […]

Evan Mobley Ruled Out For Wednesday's Game

Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley (ankle) has been ruled out for Wednesday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The rookie sensation suffered a left ankle sprain in Monday's game against the Orlando Magic. He was limited to just 13 minutes in the contest. X-rays on Mobley's ankle came back negative, which is certainly a good […]

Anthony Davis Officially Out Against Mavericks

Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis (foot) has officially been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The 29-year-old has been sidelined for about a month and a half due to a mid-foot sprain, but he's getting close to a return. On Monday, he went through his first full practice since suffering the […]

Wendell Carter Jr. To Sit On Wednesday

Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. (wrist) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards. Carter is currently hampered by a sprained left wrist. He missed two straight games last week before returning to action against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. He put up 15 points, 12 boards and six assists over […]

Sean Monahan Re-Enters Flames Lineup

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan will be back in action on Tuesday against Colorado after sitting out two games as a healthy scratch. He's set to skate on the fourth line between Milan Lucic and Trevor Lewis. Monahan went 14 games without a point before head coach Darryl Sutter decided to take him out of […]

Nathan MacKinnon Unavailable With Injury

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) won't be in the lineup on Tuesday against Calgary, with head coach Jared Bednar announcing that his star man has returned to Denver for re-evaluation. Not a lot is known about MacKinnon's injury, but it's believed that he was hurt in a fight with Minnesota's Matt Dumba on […]

Ryan Strome Out Tuesday, Listed Day-To-Day

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome (lower body) won't be available for Tuesday's contest against Pittsburgh and is considered day-to-day. He was injured in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win against Buffalo and will miss his sixth game of the season. The 29-year-old has notched 30 assists and 45 points in 62 outings this season as the […]

Spring Training Skill Searching: Max Exit Velocity Standouts - Brendan Rodgers, Sam Hilliard, Christian Walker, Miguel Andujar

For most advanced baseball statistics, you need plenty of data to be available before you can start interpreting them. There is so much randomness and variance in baseball, that you really cannot glean any insights from a handful of games. This doesn't turn out to be true when we're looking at maximum exit velocity. This […]

Dwight Howard Probable For Tuesday

Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard (hip) has been tagged as probable for Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers are likely to be without two of their big three, so Howard should be asked to step up. He looked fantastic against the 76ers and nearly had a double-double in his last game. He'll […]

Pascal Siakam Records Season-High 40 Points In Win

Toronto Raptors power forward/center Pascal Siakam delivered a dominant 40-point effort during Monday's victory over the Celtics, all without the benefit of knocking down a triple. Siakam shot 17-for-29 overall -- including 0-for-4 -- from deep, before ultimately fouling out in the waning moments of overtime. While snagging 13 rebounds as well, it marked Siakam's […]