NBA Fantasy Weekly Streamers for Week 6 (Jan 25 - Jan 31)
I couldn't come up with my usual pun, which was exSTREAMly frustrating! As always my dear fellow fantasy enthusiasts, I am here to take a look at the following week's NBA schedule, pinpoint days that will be difficult to navigate with a decent amount of playing guys, and suggest some options based on teams that […]
Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 6
We have gotten to the point where you most likely know where your team stacks up in your league and hopefully you can pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses by streaming. This week, we only have one game postponement so far with the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies game postponed on Monday. Obviously, a lot can […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/25/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have a big 10-game slate on tap Monday night, giving us no shortage of options at each price point and position for both cash games and tournaments. There are a multitude of big names taking the floor, and the injury report doesn't appear poised to rob us of many of those elite players. There […]
NBA DFS Prop Picks for Monday (1/25/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
There are 10 games on Monday's slate, and with so many repeats of games, try not to get sucked into the blackhole that is past performances. In many cases, instances like Bam Adebayo versus the Nets, the matchup is just there and Brooklyn has no player ready to take on that specific, heavily-defensive, frontcourt task. […]
LeBron James With Double-Double Against Bulls
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James didn't have his best shooting night on Saturday, but he did enough to help the Lakers get the win over Chicago. James scored 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting, missing both of his threes and going 5-for-8 from the free-throw line. He also added 11 rebounds, six assists, and two […]
Anthony Davis Scores 37 Points Against Bulls
Los Angeles Lakers forward/center Anthony Davis led the way as a scorer in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bulls, scoring 37 points on 14-for-21 shooting. He added a pair of three-pointers, plus grabbed six rebounds to go with three assists, two steals, and a block. Davis entered the game with a probable designation due to […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/24/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has five games on the main slate for Sunday. Only two have an implied point total of 230 or more. One game you will want to have exposure to is between the Bucks and Hawks. This game has an implied point total of 232.3. Here are three tips on how to attack […]
Alex Caruso (PG/SG, LAL): Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Alex Caruso isn't someone you need to be going out and grabbing immediately, but he has some situational value in deeper leagues, and sometimes that's enough. Coming into Saturday's contest with the Bulls, Caruso had made six three-pointers over the past four games, […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball (1/23/21) Picks : NBA DFS Lineups
There are seven games on a Saturday main slate with a pushed back start time of 8:00 ET. We have some really great matchups (MIA/BKN, HOU/DAL, DEN/PHX) as well as a few that should provide fantasy fireworks (NOP/MIN, GS/UTA). Let's make some money today. * NOTE: Deandre Ayton and Chris Paul join Cameron Johnson as […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/23/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Happy Saturday, everyone. After a massive 11-game slate on Friday night, the league has seven games on tap, beginning at 8:00 pm (eastern). Of course, things have been exceedingly complicated for fantasy managers during the 2021 campaign, as postponements and player absences have made things difficult to navigate at times. Heading into the evening, we […]
Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for January 23, 2021
NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/23 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE Game of the Day L.A. Lakers (-9) @ Chicago (227 total) It’s difficult to imagine that the Nets aren’t holding down permanent residence in this space now that […]
Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 5
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of […]
Nerlens Noel (PF/C, NYK): Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Noel has played in all 14 Knicks games this season. That's not a bad start, as we all know the best ability is availability. Rostered in more than one of each three Yahoo leagues, Noel's numbers are going to stay low as long […]
Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 5
The honeymoon period is over, as many teams have played 20% of the season. You should have a good sense of what your squad is or is not, and begin to formulate plans to deal with it. COVID continues to ravage the NBA schedule. There are some teams who have played only 12 games so […]
LeBron James Scores Season-High 34 Points
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James racked up 34 points, six rebounds, eight assists, one block, and one steal in 38 minutes during Thursday's victory over the Bucks. LeBron also shot 6-for-10 from downtown. The 36-year-old has been sensational this season and Thursday marked his season-high in points. The veteran has posted at least 21 […]
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Drops Season-High 23 Points
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope compiled a season-high 23 points along with three rebounds and one block in 27 minutes during Thursday's win over the Bucks. Caldwell-Pope also notably shot 7-for-10 from beyond the arc. The 27-year-old has been playing well as of late, scoring in double-digits in four of the past five games. […]
LeBron James And Anthony Davis Starting Thursday
Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward LeBron James (ankle) and forward/center Anthony Davis (ankle) are playing and starting Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Both James and Davis have been listed on most, if not all, injury reports this season, but have been in no real danger of missing the contests. Expect James and Davis to see their […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/21/21): NBA DFS Lineups
Happy Thursday, Rotoballers! As is the case with most Thursdays, the slate is a little smaller than usual. Three games tip-off tonight, and five of the six teams are currently in the playoffs. Surprisingly, it's the New Orleans Pelicans and not the New York Knicks sitting on the outside looking in, but that could all […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/21/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have just a three-game slate on tap Thursday night, which naturally makes it all the more challenging to choose wisely and find at least a handful of plays that can help us differentiate in tournaments. Fortunately, there are no major injuries to be concerned with, as the designations attached to LeBron James and Anthony […]
NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 1/21 (Premium Content)
NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/21 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard With only three games on the slate, I'll break down each game with my top plays from each. Our traditional cheat sheet is only for slates of four games or more. Games of the […]
NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (1/20/21) - Monkey Knife Fight
Tuesday was very underwhelming with just two games total, but both remained, somewhat-close and Wednesday rebounds with ten confirmed games, three starting at 6PM EST. With the amount of injuries and absences surrounding the league, the lineups are including more unknown names. If a team is short-handed, the best player on that team assumes a […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/19/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Hello, I am the newest team member at RotoBaller. You may remember me from the very old days on The Sporting News or The Sports Blog Network, or from the last five years at Fantasy CPR/FanSided Fantasy. You may remember me for every college football spread pick for the last few years. You may remember […]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/18/21): NBA DFS Lineups
The NBA schedule has four games on the main slate for Monday. All of them have an implied point total of 220 or more. One game you will want to have exposure to is between the Bucks and Nets. This game has an implied point total of 236.5. Here are three tips on how to […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/18/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
We have a traditionally large slate for MLK Day on Monday, as there are nine games on the ledger with the Cavs-Wizards game postponed. That means plenty of lucrative tournaments and big stars to choose from, particularly on the all-day slate. Both COVID-19 and more conventional injuries will claim some big names Monday, but there […]
Fantasy Basketball Deep League Adds: Week 5
The deeper a fantasy 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 help […]
NBA Fantasy Weekly Streamers for Week 5 (Jan 18 - Jan 24)
Row, row, row your team Gently down the STREAM Fantasy, fantasy, fantasy, fantasy Title's not a dream In these crazy times, fantasy GMs need to be flexible and quick to react. Plenty of games are being postponed, and plenty of fantasy lineups are remaining unfilled. This is where streaming can come in handy and fill […]
Marc Gasol (C, LAL) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's been a fantastic career for Marc Gasol, and even though he is seeing the fewest minutes of his career for a stacked Los Angeles Lakers squad at the age of 36, the former NBA Defensive POY continues to make the most in […]
Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF, OKC): Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of leagues ANALYSIS: While Hamidou Diallo cooled off a bit against the Lakers on Wednesday, the truth is that the Thunder forward has had quite a week going back to Jan. 8th and that game against the Knicks in which Hami logged a season-high 29 minutes […]
Kyle Kuzma Collects Double-Double In Lakers Win
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma had a productive Friday night, recording an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double in a home win against the Pelicans. He shot only 3-for-10 from the field, but all of his makes were three-point shots, so he didn't have to do much else to get into double figures in scoring. Kuzma has […]
LeBron James Posts Near Triple-Double Friday Night
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James pulled all the strings on Friday against New Orleans, racking up 21 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds, and one steal in a 112-95 win. It was a very efficient performance by him with 6-for-11 shooting from the field and a 7-for-7 effort at the charity stripe. Anthony Davis had […]