Jalen Smith To Start On Friday

Phoenix Suns forward Jalen Smith will join the starting five for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. He nearly double-doubled on Monday and followed that up with 11 points and 14 rebounds on Wednesday. The Suns are without their main big men, so Smith has been asked to step up. He is making the most […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/31 - Monkey Knife Fight

Ten games Friday with an early start between the Suns and Celtics, featuring Devin Booker, Chris Paul, and Jaylen Brown. Jayson Tatum remains out and Brown has scored at least 25 points in his last five games so there's going to be upside as long as he's available. Following that, the Pacers host the Bulls […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (12/31/21)

It's the last NBA slate of the year! Happy New Years' Eve, my fellow NBA brethren and welcome back to my NBA best bets article. New Year's eve is always a fun slate of NBA games, but obviously, we are still seeing team rosters ravaged by COVID health and safety protocols. That won't stop me […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/30/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Well, it certainly has been an interesting couple of weeks in the fantasy basketball world. With every passing hour it seems like more players are being moved to the health and safety protocols, thus making it difficult to project most lineups. While it has been tough to stay on top of, it's also opened up […]

Elfrid Payton Won't Play Wednesday

Phoenix Suns guard Elfrid Payton has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Payton is back in protocols after coming back on Monday. He didn't exactly have a huge role when healthy anyway. Cameron Payne will see more minutes in his absence. He could be a low-end streaming option, but there […]

Abdel Nader Joins COVID-19 Health And Safety Protocols

Phoenix Suns small/power forward Abdel Nader has become the latest member of his team to join the league's health and safety protocols, ruling him out indefinitely, beginning Wednesday vs. Oklahoma City. The plan was for Nader to miss Wednesday's game regardless, but a longer absence could now be on tap as he works his way […]

FanDuel and DraftKings NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/29/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers, and Happy (upcoming) New Year! I hope this week of NBA DFS has treated you well. I'm continuing to work on my NBA model, trying to gather more information to make sure all of you are as armed as possible going into each slate. Even with the small adjustments I've made so […]

Jae Crowder Not Available Versus OKC

Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder won't play against the Thunder because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Wednesday's absence will mark his second straight, and he will be joined by Deandre Ayton, leaving the team down two members of its starting lineup. Nonetheless, without Crowder in the mix, Cameron Johnson should continue to fill the […]

Deandre Ayton Listed As Out On Wednesday Evening

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is listed as out for Wednesday's matchup versus Oklahoma City. Ayton didn't play on Monday either, as he will continue to sit because of health and safety protocols surrounding COVID-19. With Jae Crowder out with the same designation, and Frank Kaminsky (knee) unavailable, JaVale McGee should continue to start. However, […]

Devin Booker Scores Team-High 30 Points In Loss Monday

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker scored a team-high 30 points during a 114-113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. The 25-year-old shot 10-for-20 from the field, including 3-for-6 from behind the arc, and 7-for-9 from the line. The Kentucky product also added two rebounds, four assists, two blocks, two steals, and three turnovers […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/28/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, Rotoballers! Eight games will populate our televisions, tablets, and cellphones tonight. Plenty of them will be worth a watch as the league still grapples with COVID running rampant. While it's great to see unknowns and "he's still playing?!" guys on the court now and then, it's making our DFS lives quite stressful. So […]

Deandre Ayton Unavailable For Monday

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton is unavailable for Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Ayton will join teammates Jae Crowder and Elfrid Payton in protocols. Fantasy managers should expect Ayton to miss a few games, so hopefully there's an IR spot available. In the meantime, JaVale McGee should move into the starting five. He should […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/27 - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday follows up Christmas weekend with a very promising seven game slate. Nearly every team playing is generally healthy aside from the Brooklyn Nets taking on the Clippers, still missing Kevin Durant, and a game between the Mavericks and Trail Blazers without both Luka Doncic and C.J. McCollum. Dallas vs. Portland might not be a […]

DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/27/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

The NBA continues to work through the tail end of a heavily COVID-impacted final month of the calendar year, with Monday night's seven-game slate featuring quite a few big names still sidelined due to health and safety protocols. The top end of the player pool remains particularly afflicted, with names like Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic […]

Chris Paul Leads Suns In Scoring On Christmas Day

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul was the team's leading scorer against Golden State on Christmas Day, notching 21 points in 38 minutes on 7-for-14 shooting. He hit half of his four attempts from deep and all of his five free throws, finishing things off with six rebounds, eight assists and two turnovers. CP3 hasn't […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (12/25/21)

Merry Christmas, RotoBallers! I hope you have some time to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends and perhaps a chance to watch some NBA basketball in between meals and gatherings. The NBA has a long tradition of playing on Christmas Day and they line up five games in a row so we have […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/23/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, Rotoballers! I had to do a double-take when I saw 11 games on the schedule for today's slate. Typically, we have three games on a Thursday, and if we are lucky, we get five. So seeing 11 (originally 12) matches on the cards was a massive change. Fortunately, we have some of the […]

Devin Booker Leads Suns To Victory Over Lakers

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker led the team in scoring with 24 points and recorded nine rebounds and seven assists as they took the Lakers' scalp with a 108-90 victory on Tuesday. Book bagged a steal as well and shot 8-for-16 from the field with a 6-for-11 record from downtown, although five turnovers left […]

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

How are you holding up? After dozens of players have entered into the league's COVID protocols and numerous game postponements, the season long fantasy basketball landscape is in disarray. Fortunately for us DFS folk, we have the opportunity to tweak our lineups daily and adjust to the most recent news. Even if every team rolled […]

Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 10

Where in the world do I begin? Everyone's out, go pick up the 10 players who aren't out. The end. Healthy and safety protocols are killing the season, and the league is working around the clock to come up with new protocols that will keep the games going and the players safe. I'm not optimistic, […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Tuesday, December 21st

The 2021 NBA season is underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks 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 […]

Deandre Ayton Takes His Double-Double Streak To Three Games

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton logged a third consecutive double-double on Sunday, needing only 24 minutes of action to bag 15 points and 15 rebounds in a big win over Charlotte. He swatted away three shots as well and dished out two assists while shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 at the charity stripe. […]

Devin Booker Returns With A 16-6-5 Line

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker returned from his hamstring injury on Sunday and went for 16 points, six rebounds and five assist in 26 minutes in a blowout win over Charlotte. His shooting was rusty as Booker finished 6-for-15 from the field, but he hit 4-for-8 from outside and polished off his line with […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 10: Chuma Okeke, Nerlens Noel, Robin Lopez, Kemba Walker

I'll be dead honest with you guys: I don't have any f*#$ing clue who half of these players are on any given NBA roster that isn't named the Chicago Bulls. And if I don't know half the guys, you probably don't know half the guys either. Yet, we trudge on, just like the league, and […]

Devin Booker Questionable For Sunday

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Charlotte Hornets. He could return his return here after missing each of the last seven games. Landry Shamet has stepped up in his absence, but would head to the bench, assuming Booker is cleared to play. Fantasy managers should check […]

DraftKings, FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/17/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Friday RotoBallers! As usual, we have a jam-packed Friday night slate, filled with some juicy matchups. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, with larger slates like this one, you don't have to worry about ownership getting steamed up too hard usually, so consider […]

Landry Shamet Collects 16 Points With Four Triples

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Landry Shamet led the starters with 16 points in Thursday's big win over Washington, sinking four of his eight triples and shooting 6-for-10 overall. He also collected a couple of steals. Shamet is filling in for Devin Booker (hamstring) in the starting unit, and he's been decent with 41 percent shooting […]

Deandre Ayton Has No Trouble Against Washington

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton made light work of the Washington Wizards on Thursday, grabbing 15 points with 10 rebounds and four assists in just 24 minutes of action. He shot 6-or-11 from the field and added a block on the defensive end. Backup center JaVale McGee also had a fine evening with 17 points […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/16/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, Rotoballers! Originally, tonight should've been a five-game slate. However, because of the postponement of the Chicago-Toronto clash, we are down to four contests. That leaves us with Pistons-Pacers, 76ers-Nets, Knicks-Rockets, and Wizards-Suns to fill out our DFS lineups. As of this writing, the Philadelphia-Brooklyn matchup has a 212-point over/under and is set as […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Thursday, December 16th

The 2021 NBA season is finally underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks 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 […]