DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/15/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers. We have another large 11-game slate to dissect for tonight's slate, and the ol' DraftKings algorithm has seemed to (finally) right the ship by pricing most players where they need to be. There are a few exceptions, though, and they're detailed in the recommendations in this article. We're still waiting on injury updates […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, November 13

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Dorian Finney-Smith Posts Full Line

Dallas Mavericks forward Dorian Finney-Smith produced a full line in Friday's victory over the Spurs. Finney-Smith scored a season-high 15 points on efficient shooting, but his contributions went far beyond his efforts in the scoring column. The Florida product also tallied seven rebounds, three assists, three triples, a trio of steals, and a blocked shot […]

Kristaps Porzingis Pours In Season-High 32 Points

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 32 points in Friday's victory over San Antonio. Porzingis was aggressive on both ends, putting up 22 shots and connecting on 12 of them while contributing three blocks on the defensive end. The talented big man has dealt with some health issues once again this season- but […]

Luka Doncic Drops First Triple-Double Of Year

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic put together a monster game in Friday's win over the Spurs. Doncic dropped 32 points with a season-high 15 assists and 12 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season. He bounced back from a rough shooting performance in his last game, as he connected on 11 of 23 field-goal […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, November 12

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/13/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The National Basketball Association was in full swing on Friday night, and the massive 11-game schedule surely didn't disappoint. Of course, we can't move forward without first taking a look back at some of the best performances on the slate, beginning with Luka Doncic, who had an impressive 32-point, 15-assist, 12-rebound triple-double during the decisive […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/11/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have a compact three-game slate on tap Thursday night, one that forces us to be even more prudent and efficient than usual with our lineup construction. Additionally, because of some confirmed and likely absences to big-name players, we have an even smaller pool of candidates to choose from. Luckily, there are still some top-shelf […]

Kristaps Porzingis Posts Double-Double In Loss

For the second time this season, Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis recorded a double-double. In a 117-107 loss to the Chicago Bulls, the Latvian scored 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting with 12 rebounds, one assist, and two triples. Since returning from injury, Porzingis has had two games with at least 20 points and has collected […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 4

If you're one of those fantasy basketball players that sets a lineup at the beginning of the week, checks out, and then comes back seven days later to see how things shook out, this post is not for you. This is for those who are grinding through each day and keeping track of categories as […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates for Week 4

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

Tim Hardaway Jr. Shows Off Good Shooting Form Versus Pelicans

Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Tim Hardaway Jr. had a very good shooting night against the Pelicans on Monday, missing just once from downtown and going 6-for-9 overall from the field to finish a 108-92 win with 17 points. He recorded zero turnovers in 33 minutes and grabbed six rebounds while dishing out four assists. Hardaway Jr. […]

Luka Doncic Ends Up With 25-5-5 Line Monday Night

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic registered 25 points with five rebounds and five assists in Monday's 108-92 victory over New Orleans. He shot 10-for-21 from the field with a 3-for-5 record at the line and hit two triples with five attempts. Doncic's work also included one steal and one block with five turnovers in […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 4: Hassan Whiteside, Luke Kennard, Anfernee Simons, Kenyon Martin Jr.

A good week last week with category streamers, with guys you should still be hanging onto like Franz Wagner, Grayson Allen, and Jalen Brunson. It's crazy what you can find on the waiver wire when you're really looking, so I hope you're locked in here with me for another round of category streamers! We're going […]

DraftKings NBA DFS Data Insights (11/8/21): Top Values, Best Matchups, Minute Gainers

Happy Monday! I hope everybody had a wildly successful weekend playing fantasy football and basketball. We are now into the season's fourth week, and we have an abundant amount of data to train and run data models with. I have to say as well that even with limited data, the models have been performing quite […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/8/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers. There is plenty of injury news to monitor today as we move closer to lock: LeBron James is out, Anthony Davis is questionable, Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle, and Isaiah Joe are out, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones are questionable, D'Angelo Russell is questionable, and Michael Porter Jr. has been ruled out. […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/8/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We're set for a typically robust eight-game slate Monday night, one that features plenty of big-name, high-salary options and three games with projected totals of greater than 220 points as of Monday morning. Oddsmakers are also projecting a mostly competitive night, with only one contest having a point spread larger than six points. That's good […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/8 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are a bunch of teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back, so while there have already been a few announcements for players resting, like Kemba Walker, make sure you are noting all the rotation changes before you throw away money. With just eight games, we have options, but with five of these […]

Early Season Usage Rate Analysis - Fantasy Basketball

What exactly is Usage Rate (USG%)? In the simplest sense of the term, it represents the percentage of team plays a player is involved in when on the floor, given the play results in a shot attempt (including a free throw) or a turnover. For reference, the average player typically has a usage rate of […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Sunday, November 7

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Kristaps Porzingis Scores 21 Points In His Return

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis made his return to the court on Saturday against the Boston Celtics after missing five games due to lower back tightness. He put together a solid game, shooting 7-for-13 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line on the way to a season-high 21 points. He also had […]

Luka Doncic Hits Game-Winner, Drops 33 Points

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic was the hero in Saturday's 107-104 victory over the Boston Celtics. He hit a game-winning, buzzer beater three-pointer to send the Celtics home with their sixth loss of the year. Doncic scored a game-high 33 points while shooting 12-for-21 from the field and 5-for-10 from the three-point line in […]

Jalen Brunson (PG/SG, DAL): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 57% of leagues ANALYSIS: First of all, forgive me for going this much over the 50-percent rostership self-imposed threshold. If you go to your WW and don't find Jalen Brunson sitting right there, I'm sorry, honestly. But Brunson's rostership has gone from 32% on Nov. 3 to […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, November 6

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Kristaps Porzingis Will Return To Action Saturday

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis (back) has been cleared to get back on the floor Saturday against Boston. Porzingis has been hampered by a spell of back tightness to begin the year, which caused him to miss the team's five previous outings. Dallas will keep Porzingis' minutes in the 30 range, as it marks […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/6/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It's the weekend and your boy Thunder Dan finds himself writing up some NBA DFS picks for the first time in the regular season! I've been pretty consumed with covering the NFL premium for our RotoBaller peeps and doing my daily NBA betting content that I haven't written many DFS pieces so far this year! […]

Maxi Kleber Ruled Out For Saturday

Dallas Mavericks center Maxi Kleber (oblique) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics. He continues to sit out while he battles a lingering oblique issue. That is something that is likely going to force him to miss several games. The Mavs are hopeful that Kristaps Porzingis (back) will suit up on […]

Kristaps Porzingis Could Play This Weekend

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis (back) reportedly looked good during Friday's practice, according to head coach Jason Kidd. The organization is hopeful that Porzingis is able to play on Saturday against the Boston Celtics. He is currently listed as questionable, but it sounds like he'll play unless he suffers a setback. Fantasy managers have heard […]

OwnersBox Week 3 NBA Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Basketball

Hi, RotoBallers! The NBA season is here and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. In this article, I will be providing you […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Thursday, November 4

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]