NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Tuesday, November 15th

The 2022-2023 NBA season is here, and our friends over at PrizePicks still have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal is to build a 2-player, […]

Nicolas Claxton Sustains An Eye Injury Sunday

Brooklyn Nets center Nicolas Claxton was able to log just 16 minutes against the Lakers on Sunday, exiting the game in the third quarter with a left eye contusion. Before suffering the injury, he was having a nice performance with eight points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting and five rebounds. After the game, Claxton was quoted […]

Kevin Durant Puts Up 31 Points In Sunday's Loss

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant led the team with 31 points in Sunday's 116-103 loss to the Lakers, shooting 8-for-16 from the field and 13-for-15 at the foul line. He hit two three-point bombs with three attempts and added nine rebounds and seven assists to his tally with two blocks and three turnovers in 38 […]

Ben Simmons Out On Sunday Against Lakers

Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons (knee) has officially been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. As of an hour before tip-off, Simmons didn't even appear on the injury report. Now, the team is reporting that he will be out with left knee soreness. Over the last couple of games that the […]

Seth Curry Questionable For Sunday

Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry (rest) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. This doesn't come as a shock considering this is the second game of a back-to-back set. The Nets want to continue being cautious with their oft-injured guard. His absence would mean Edmond Sumner and Cam Thomas would […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 Include Malik Beasley, Cameron Payne, Aleksej Pokusevski, Jevon Carter

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. How's the start of this season treating your fantasy rosters? Do you already need some help? These recommendations are mainly for 9-cat leagues, but if you play in another format, there's a good chance that the information here can still help you. […]

Bol Bol (PF/C, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of leagues ANALYSIS: I remember when Denver drafted Bol Bol with a late second-round pick. Actually, Miami did but instantly traded him to the Rockies so it's the Nuggets who actually bet on Bol. It looked like an absolute steal considering the giant had been […]

Steven Adams (C, MEM) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: There are 14 pure centers (only C-eligible) currently rostered in more leagues than Steven Adams is. Some of those players: Mitchell Robinson, Alperen Sengun, and Jufuf Nurkic just to name a few. Adams, though, has produced fantasy points at a top-20 pace […]

T.J. Warren Moving In The Right Direction

Brooklyn Nets forward T.J. Warren (foot) has been cleared for contact drills with the coaching staff. Warren, who has played only four games in the last two seasons, continues to work his way back from a left foot injury. The 29-year-old signed with the Nets during the offseason after averaging 15.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and […]

Yuta Watanabe Won't Play Against The Clippers

Brooklyn Nets guard Yuta Watanabe (ankle) is out for Saturday's meeting with the Clippers. The 28-year-old tweaked his ankle during Monday's meeting with Dallas and didn't suit up for the next game against the Knicks. Watanabe has benefited from Kyrie Irving's (suspension) absence and has averaged 5.6 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting an impressive […]

Yuta Watanabe Likely Out For Two More Games

Brooklyn Nets forward Yuta Watanabe (ankle) is set to sit out at least two more games. He sprained his left ankle against Dallas at the start of the week and already missed one contest Wednesday versus the Knicks. Watanabe has been able to make himself useful while the Nets have dealt with injury, but he […]

Ben Simmons Will Continue Coming Off Of The Bench

Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons played limited minutes off of the bench when he returned a couple of games ago from knee soreness. Head coach Jacque Vaughn confirmed that the 26-year-old will in fact still be playing in a backup type of role. This is most likely due to the spacing issues when He and […]

Fantasy Basketball Starting Lineup Changes - Week 3

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 […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/9/22)

I have learned over the years that the most important thing to do in this line of work is to be honest with readers and own your losses, better known as "taking your Ls" by the younger generation. And man, Monday was a rough night for my straight bets. I was really excited about that […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 3 - Kyrie Irving, Rudy Gobert, Pascal Siakam

Welcome back RotoBallers! It might be early in the season, but there are still impactful injuries all across the fantasy basketball landscape. I'm here to help you stay up to date on injury news, and how it impacts your teams. I'm doing this midday on Monday for release Tuesday morning, so any news that drops […]

Ben Simmons Will Return Against Mavs

Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons (knee) will return against the Mavs. Simmons, who's missed the last four games due to knee soreness, has averaged only 6.2 points this season. While the 26-year-old has also averaged 7.3 assists, 6.5 boards, and 1.2 steals, he hasn't met expectations. Considering he will play only 20 minutes on Monday […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4 Include Bones Hyland, Cam Thomas, Larry Nance Jr., Max Strus

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. How's the start of this season treating your fantasy rosters? Do you already need some help? We have a bit of an odd week ahead, with no games on Tuesday, as it's Election Day. These recommendations are mainly for 9-cat leagues, but […]

Ben Simmons Listed As Questionable Ahead Of Monday

Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons (knee) has been upgraded to questionable for Monday's visit to Dallas. He stayed home for the first two outings of a three-game road trip and has missed four games in total with a sore left knee, but it appears that Simmons is now getting ready to return. He should […]

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 4

Week 4 of the fantasy basketball season kicks off with a monster 15-game slate tonight in which every NBA team is in action. We rarely see this happen, but then we get a dead day tomorrow where there are no games as a result. Most of the league is back in action on Wednesday and […]

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 4

The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice. If you picked up a few stinkers, don't lose hope just yet. I will try to […]

Bones Hyland (PG, DEN) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Nuggets had to do without backup-point guard Bones Hyland for a couple of games at the start of November but the sophomore returned to the team last Saturday in the game against the Spurt without having missed a single beat. After […]

Nicolas Claxton (C, BKN) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 57% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Nets might be in the middle of a very serious discombabulation, but at least they know they can count of 1) Kevin Durant putting on nightly shows and 2) a steady big man in young Nicolas Claxton. That's correct. Claxton is, […]

Edmond Sumner To Start Against Hornets

Brooklyn Nets guard Edmond Sumner will remain in the starting five for Saturday's game against the Charlotte Hornets. The 26-year-old finished with 11 points, four boards and two steals through 25 minutes during Friday's game. He'll look to build on that performance during this game. The expectation is that he'll continue to see around 25 […]

Ben Simmons Remains Out On Saturday Versus Charlotte

Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons (knee) remains out for Saturday's game versus Charlotte. The 26-year-old will now miss his fourth consecutive contest as he deals with left knee soreness. Fortunately, a recent MRI came back clean, so he could be back for Monday's matchup in Dallas. Nonetheless, with Kyrie Irving (suspension) also out, the Nets […]

Seth Curry Off The Injury Report

Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry (rest) is not listed on the team's injury report ahead of Saturday's meeting with Charlotte. The 32-year-old didn't play on Friday night versus the Wizards for load management as he continues to ramp up his minutes after ankle surgery in the offseason. With Kyrie Irving (suspension) and Ben Simmons (knee) […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/5/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a tidy seven-gamer on Saturday following a massive 12-game slate last night. The Spurs-Nuggets affair leads my K-Grade model and holds the highest implied total on the slate, so that will be a matchup we'll want to get exposure to. However, there's some blowout risk in that one and there are other spots […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/5/22)

It was very close to a big night, but the Spurs faded down the stretch as my underdog pick after leading for a large chunk of the game and the Suns lost as big favorites to a Portland team that was without Simons and Dame Lillard to ruin the money line parlay, ugh! The Pelicans […]

MRI Comes Back Clean For Ben Simmons

Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons (knee) had an MRI on his ailing left knee. Fortunately, things came back clean, although he did have his knee drained. The 26-year-old has missed the last two games because of the injury and didn't travel with the team for the two-game road trip. However, there is a chance he […]

Seth Curry Downgraded To Out On Friday

Brooklyn Nets guard Seth Curry (ankle) has been downgraded from questionable to out on Friday night against the Washington Wizards. It seems as though he's going to be load managed so he would miss the first game of a back-to-back and then play on Saturday. It's been a long road back to the court for […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/4/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

Massive 12-game slate Friday launching us into a weekend that will feature a total 12-games, eight Saturday and four Sunday. We can make the most of tonight by linking together massive parlays around superstars that are playing well and some of the point totals tonight are already fairly high. Nothing off the charts, and the […]