Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comes Close To Double-Double

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was very close to his second double-double of the season on Tuesday, going for 20 points and nine rebounds in a 120-112 loss to San Antonio. He disappointed in other areas, adding only two assists, but Gilgeous-Alexander's shooting was very good in the contest as he finished 7-for-10 from […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (1/13/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With so many postponements around the league, you have to wait till closer to tip-off to get an accurate picture of upcoming games, but worst case scenario, MonkeyKnifeFight.com automatically cancels any contest that a player doesn't play in. So far, there IS NOT a complete list of games up on their site for right now, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/12/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! How are we already four weeks into this NBA season? The Phoenix Suns are proving that their 8-0 bubble record was, in fact, a sign of things to come. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets are showing some growing pains with their two superstars and, tonight, they have a critical early-season, prove-it game against a […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/12/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It didn’t take the COVID-19 pandemic long to wreak havoc on the NBA schedule after all. Tuesday’s NBA slate has already been designated to be without Boston/Chicago, while the FanDuel slate makers determined to forgo placing the Miami/Philadelphia contest in as well as both teams have dealt with extensive contact tracing, putting that game in […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 1/12 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/12 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   NOTE: I did not include the Miami/Philadelphia guys on the main sheet because that game is not on the main slate for FanDuel. Obviously, some of the best […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 4

Here we go again. This past week we have seen four teams with positive or inconclusive COVID-19 tests, leading to quite a few key players quarantine. We even saw the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics game postponed Sunday (even though the Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers game on Saturday should have also been postponed). Streaming […]

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

Well, we knew things wouldn't go smoothly all year. COVID-19 has hit the NBA. The Sixers just played a game with seven players. Jayson Tatum is quarantining. Things are a mess. This is going to be an odd year, and this week is when that oddity really starts to hit. What guys should you be […]

Al Horford Keeps Momentum In Sunday's Win

Oklahoma City Thunder center Al Horford, who had 15 points in Friday's win over the Knicks, produced another solid scoring performance on Sunday, finishing with 22 points in a 129-116 win over Brooklyn. He made three treys on seven attempts and shot 9-for-17 overall from the field. Horford's line included six rebounds, three assists, one […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores Season-High 31 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander maintained his great recent scoring form on Sunday, going for a season-high 31 points in a 129-116 win over Brooklyn. He had a very efficient shooting performance with an 11-for-16 effort from the field, and he also managed to add seven assists, six rebounds, two steals, and one block […]

The Fantasy Basketball Drop List: Week 3

Every fantasy sports site is filled with articles about which players you need to pick up, but what about the guys you need to be dropping in order to fit those new players into your lineup? Have no fear -- RotoBaller is here is tell you who you need to be dropping when you make […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 3 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 3

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 […]

Fantasy Basketball Buy, Sell, or Hold: Julius Randle and Draymond Green

We've come into the New Year and with it into new opportunities to best our friends/rivals at trades in fantasy basketball. Naturally, players who are performing well are sought after commodities. And if an opponent of yours is willing to pay more than a fair price for one of your overachievers, well, who are you […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 3

Welcome back. If you're reading this, you either love my writing (I love you guys), are dominating through two weeks and continue to look for edges (hat tip to you), or are desperate to scratch and claw to victory lane for the first time (Everything gonna be alright). That's why I'm here, to break down […]

Hamidou Diallo Delivers Season-Highs In Points, Boards

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo enjoyed his best game of the season, as he posted a 23-point double-double in a victory over New York. Diallo played a season-high 29 minutes with starting guard Luguentz Dort struggling with his shot. The 22-year-old made the most of his minutes, shooting an efficient 61.5 percent from the […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Notches First Double-Double Of Season

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander notched his first double-double of the season in a 101-89 victory over the Knicks. Gilgeous-Alexander's 25 points and 10 rebounds were both season-highs, as he added seven assists in 34 minutes. It was a strong night from an efficiency standpoint for the 22-year-old- something he had struggled with to […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Friday (1/8/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

There's a 10-game slate Friday with plenty of exciting matchups. The last two games of the night, however, don't seem to follow that trend. Between the Lakers and Bulls, Chicago is lucky to catch LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles team on the second night of a back to back. The Lakers […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (1/6/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With 11-games on the slate, there is no shortage of options to choose from. The biggest problem will be finding the games that will stay close and allow for some easier over bets. The Pistons-Bucks contest is the only double-digit spread for tomorrow, but even looking at the choices for that specific game, it's easy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/5/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! The NBA season is two weeks old, and every team has played at least a handful of games at this point. Five games don't give us a workable sample size, and DFS managers shouldn't jump to any early definitive conclusions. However, if you have noticed a trend or new twist to a […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 3

Another week down and we are now starting to see where team rotations are heading while some navigate injuries or COVID-19 complications. Congrats to the managers starting off the season 2-0 and for the others, there is still a lot of season left! Ja Morant (ankle), Spencer Dinwiddie (knee), Karl-Anthony Towns (wrist), Alec Burks (ankle), […]

NBA Fantasy Weekly Streamers for Week 3 (Jan 4 - Jan 10)

Happy New Year, my dear fellow fantasy NBA addicts! Another week lies ahead of us and it's another chance for us to beat our friend and tease him in a witty but gentlemanly fashion. Or just plain put him down with no regard for his feelings, personal struggles, or the preservation of your friendship altogether. To […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The NBA schedule has nine games on the slate for Monday. Did you know that none of them have an implied point total of 225 or more? You’ll have an adequate number of players to choose from, but here are three tips on how to attack it. First of all, it’s important to look at […]

Aleksej Pokusevski Ruled Out For Monday’s Contest

Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Aleksej Pokusevski (concussion) will be unavailable for Monday's game versus Miami as he enters the league's concussion protocol. The Thunder nabbed Pokusevski with the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, and while his size (6'11") and age (19) bode well for his development, he has struggled mightily from […]

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Happy 2021! It seems strange for it to be a new year and for the NBA to only be entering its third week, but that's how things go in these strange times. This past week's highlights include the Wizards finally winning a game and the Rockets finally getting to see what John Wall could do […]

Fantasy Basketball Rotation Watch: Playing Time Updates For Week 2

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 minutes. They want to avoid the players falling out of favor and watching the action from the sidelines. It's […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Puts Together 16-5-7 Line

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander struggled with his shot in Saturday's win over Orlando, but he posted another nice all-around line with 16 points, seven assists, and five rebounds while committing only one turnover. He went only 5-for-17 from the field with an ugly 2-for-9 record from downtown, and that's now two games on […]

Darius Bazley Scores Season-High 19 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Darius Bazley scored a season-high 19 points in Saturday's 108-99 win over Orlando, adding 12 rebounds to collect his second double-double of the year. He also had a pair of assists and one block while shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 2-for-4 from outside. Bazley's minutes have gone up massively this […]

Mike Muscala (PF/C, OKC) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Even with big men Al Horford and Darius Bazley occupying the Thunder front court, eighth-year center Mike Muscala is still getting some of the most playing time per night of his career (18.6 minutes per game), and he is contributing in the most […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

It's a brand new year and we're finally at the point where we can start incorporating this season's data into our DFS research with most teams having played at least five games. There are five games included on the main slate tonight on DraftKings and while we have studs on the slate, there aren't any […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/2/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Since this is getting posted much later than usual, the focus is just going to be on the main slate. In the early game between the Rockets and Kings, James Harden and Christian Wood are still the go-to guys, but with John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins entering the rotation, and thriving, it's going to take […]