Dante Cunningham Will Start Sunday

New Orleans Pelicans forward Dante Cunningham will draw the start against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Cunningham will jump into the starting five for DeMarcus Cousins (Achilles). Darius Miller and possibly Cheick Diallo will see increased playing time without Cousins. Cunningham will see increased minutes, but he's still not worth owning in standard leagues […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/28/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Thankfully, we have a solid NBA schedule on Sunday that will help divert our attention away from the horrendous NFL Pro Bowl. FanDuel is breaking down the day into two categories, an early and a main slate. Though both have some solid options, the early slate features a lot of favorable picks that will be featured […]

Darius Miller Scores 20 Points Off The Bench On Friday

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Darius Miller came off the bench on Friday and had his highest scoring game since November with 20 points on 6-for-11 shooting. All six of those made shots were from behind the three-point line and only one of the shot attempts came from inside the arc. Miller has become a […]

Jrue Holiday Shoots Well Against Rockets

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday put together a nice all-around game to help the Pelicans beat the Houston Rockets on Friday. Holiday went 8-for-12 from the field, scoring a total of 21 points. He passed for seven assists as well, and recorded five rebounds. With DeMarcus Cousins (Achilles) out for the rest of the […]

Anthony Davis Leads Pelicans To Win Over Rockets

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis had a strong outing on Friday night as the Pelicans weathered a comeback attempt by the Rockets to beat their division rivals 115-113. Davis went 10-for-22 from the field on his way to a team-high 27 points. He also added 11 rebounds, five assists, and five blocks. With center […]

DeMarcus Cousins To Miss Remainder Of Season With Torn Achilles

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins (Achilles) suffered a torn Achilles late in Friday's win over the Houston Rockets and will miss the rest of the season and the playoffs as a result. The injury happened as Cousins went to rebound a missed free throw, after which he landed awkwardly and went to the ground. A […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers (Week 16)

If I'd know last week that Andre Drummond was going to get all All-Star snub and then respond by going off for 30 points and 24 rebounds and SIX blocks against the Jazz, he would have headlined the risers list. But predicting who has one of those "I'm mad about something so watch out" games […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/26/18): NBA DFS Lineups

What's up, RotoBallers!? After a small Thursday slate, we're locked back into a huge Friday slate. There are double digit games tonight, featuring a few elite matchups to attack. Surprisingly, at this point, there are not too many salary relief options that jump off the pace. In this article, I will be providing you with […]

NBA Heat Check: Surging Players in Week 15

This week’s standout performance belongs to a usual suspect for fantasy excellence: DeMarcus Cousins. Until it all came together for Boogie on Monday night, nobody over the past 50 years had dropped at least 40 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists. But Cousins is consistently great. This column aims to analyze players who are surging […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/24/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

This Wednesday slate is a bit smaller than usual, with nine games on the slate. Injury news has already created a lot of value and with more definitive news coming throughout the day there should be plenty of room to jam stars in up and down lineups. Given that, my core plays on tonight's slate […]

Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's Board Men

With more emphasis put on small ball and three point shooting, those players who have the uncanny ability to round up shots caroming off the basket from every which angle are a prized fantasy basketball commodity. Those relentless scavengers able to average double-digits in rebounding are few, and to find one can give you a unique advantage in […]

Darius Miller with Another Solid Game Off the Bench

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Darius Miller provided another solid boost off the bench against the Chicago Bulls. Though he almost cost the Pelicans the game when he fouled guard Justin Holiday behind the three-point line in the final second of regulation, he played well overall nonetheless. Miller logged 41 minutes and nearly had a double-double […]

E'Twaun Moore Equals Season High with Four Steals

New Orleans Pelicans guard E'Twaun Moore struggled with his shot on Monday against Chicago, going just 6-for-15 from the field, but made up for it with his solid defensive efforts by grabbing four steals, equaling his season high that he set back in November. In addition to the steals, Moore had 15 points against his […]

Jrue Holiday Outplayed by His Brother on Monday

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday faced off with his brother, Justin Holiday, and the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. However, he managed to only put up a disappointing 12 points on a rough 5-for-17 shooting from the field. It was one of the worst scoring outputs of the season from him and follows a hot […]

Anthony Davis Scores 34 Points Before Fouling Out

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis filled up the bucket again on Monday in the 132-128 double-overtime win over Chicago. AD shot 14-for-23 from the field for a total of 34 points in 43 minutes of action. He also grabbed nine boards, dished out five assists, had a couple of steals and blocked one shot […]

DeMarcus Cousins Posts Dominant Triple-Double Against Bulls

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins put together a historically great night in a double-overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. The big man scored 44 points on 13-for-29 shooting. He made 13 of his 14 free throw attempts and hit five shots from behind the arc. In addition, Cousins grabbed 24 rebounds and dished 10 […]

Fantasy Basketball All-Star Starters: Western Conference

In light of the NBA All-Star game Starters being named we are going to look at the NBA Fantasy Basketball Starters from each conference. Today we are focusing on the Western Conference starters. The real life NBA Western Conference All-Stars are James Harden, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins and Kevin Durant. Are they also fantasy All-Star […]

NBA Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 15 and Buy/Sell

Week 14 has officially wrapped up as we continue to itch closer to fantasy playoffs. As a reminder for most leagues, fantasy playoffs will begin on Week 21 which begins March 12th. Drop the dead weight, make an effort to improve your team via trades / waiver wire. Don't be attached to short-term pick ups […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/22/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Hope everyone enjoyed Championship Sunday yesterday, but now it's back to basketball-only for two whole weeks. To begin, we have an eight game slate, tipping off at 7:30 pm EST for the FanDuel Main contests. What can we learn from Vegas as of this morning? Well, the clear-cut game stack favorite, […]

DeMarcus Cousins Gets a Late Double-Double

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins stretched his streak of consecutive double-doubles to five games in Saturday's 111-104 home win against Memphis. Cousins had 24 points and 10 rebounds, completing the double-double with only 25 seconds left to play. After a few rough shooting nights, Cousins regained his touch, going 7-for-13 from the field, making […]

Anthony Davis Bounces Back with a Solid Line

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis returned to double-double form on Saturday in a 111-104 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. After being limited to just eight points and seven rebounds by the Atlanta Hawks in the last game, Davis had 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Grizzlies also did a good job with stopping Davis, […]

Jrue Holiday Takes Over in Pelicans Win

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday had 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the team put away the Memphis Grizzlies 111-104. Memphis erased a 15-point halftime deficit and made it a close game before Holiday took over in the final 12 minutes. He went only 1-for-5 from behind the arc […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers (Week 15)

As the NBA increasingly moves towards being a league where people fight on the court and then sneak through secret tunnels in Staples Center, the greatness of the NBA rises as well. You aren't getting "Chris Paul leads team of Rockets through back door into Clippers locker room" in any other professional sport. (Also, you […]

Rajon Rondo Is Slumping

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo is slumping. After averaging 12 points and six assists in the first four games of the month, Rondo has scored a total of 17 points in the next four. His assist numbers have dipped to 5.2 per game. The 11-year veteran ended up playing just 17 minutes in […]

Darius Miller Provides a Bench Boost for the Pelicans Against Atlanta

New Orleans Pelicans forward Darius Miller had one of his best games of the season against the Atlanta Hawks. He played 30 minutes off the bench and made seven of his nine shots, including three of four behind the arc, to record 17 points. He added three rebounds, one assist and one steal to the […]

DeMarcus Cousins Records Fourth Straight Double-Double

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 14 rebounds against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday to record his fourth straight double-double. He's been a double-double machine following Christmas, recording 10 double-doubles in 11 games. He also nearly had his second triple-double of the season against the Hawks, finishing with seven assists. He […]

Anthony Davis Cools off on Wednesday

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis came back down to Earth on Wednesday against Atlanta. After averaging 43 points in the last three games, Davis scored only eight points in the 94-93 loss. The Hawks limited him to just eight field goal attempts and six free throws. The eight points are a season low for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/17/18): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a 10 game NBA slate, which is a good size for a Wednesday and there are some interesting options across the board. There are a number of injuries going around, so this should open up some value plays once we get the starting lineups. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/16/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We're back with another Tuesday edition of FanDuel lineup picks for the NBA slate, and to no one's surprise it's a small slate. There are only four games, which gives the opportunity to do a bit more of a deep dive on each game and position. The good news is there should be plenty of […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/16/18): NBA DFS Lineups

That was a crazy weekend of football followed by a massive day of basketball which ended in one team trying to break into the locker room of another. This smaller four-game slate should alllow you time to catch your breath. There are some high totals to work with, however, so you may want to have […]