DraftKings NBA DFS Data Insights (11/17/21): Top Values, Best Matchups, Minute Gainers

We have another big eleven-game slate on this Wednesday night, which gives us a ton of spots to take advantage of. We have some massive injury news in Luka Doncic being out, which is sure to concentrate some ownership to Dallas. This will result in some #BadChalk, which we will do our best to avoid […]

Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Risers - Week 5

Welcome back fantasy basketballers! We’re four weeks into the season now. Hopefully, your teams are sticking in the race. Or if you’re using this year to plummet in the standings for a top pick next year, then hopefully they aren’t! In this weekly column, I will be highlighting four players whose dynasty stock has risen […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks: (11/17/21)

Wednesday is here, and with it comes 11 NBA games for us to enjoy. With 7-of-11 games sporting O/U of at least 215, we are certainly in for a fast-paced night of hoops. Before diving into my favorite plays on Wednesday's slate, let's take a look at every matchup and see if anything jumps out. […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 5: Isaiah Hartenstein, Anfernee Simons, Jae Crowder, Gary Payton II

We're getting into the meat of the fantasy season and guys are about to hit their strides. Many of the streamers we're suggesting in these articles wind up being fantastic guys to keep. Last week we had Luke Kennard, Anfernee Simons, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Nicolas Batum in this article. All of those guys should be […]

Tyrese Haliburton Records First Double-Double Of The Season

Sacramento Kings point guard Tyrese Haliburton went for his first double-double of the season in Monday's 129-107 victory over Detroit, posting 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting and handing out 10 dimes. He enjoyed a perfect night from downtown with a 3-for-3 effort and had two rebounds with two steals, one block and five turnovers in […]

Buddy Hield Shines With Superb Three-Point Shooting

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield led the team with 22 points in Monday's 129-107 win over Detroit, going a hot 6-for-10 from downtown and 8-for-14 overall from the field. His work also included two rebounds, two assists and one steal with two turnovers in 24 minutes off the bench. Hield has started only two […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/15 - Monkey Knife Fight

Basketball hasn't been this interesting in a long time, and even with a lot of players either dealing with injury, COVID protocol or re-adjusting to the "new" season, the failures of this season have been greatly over-shadowed. Despite there less records being broken and more attention to defense, this is the first glimpse of what […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/14/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Sundays in November aren't just for NFL football! After most of those games are finished we get a nice little five-game NBA DFS slate that tips off at 7:00 PM EST. Just as most of the late games are wrapping up, the NBA games are starting up and you can either use those NFL winnings […]

Chimezie Metu Draws Starting Duties Friday

Sacramento Kings power forward Chimezie Metu has been elevated to the starting five for Friday's game against the Thunder, which will mark his first start of the season. Metu is taking over the starting PF role from Maurice Harkless for the time being, despite the fourth-year big man having averaged just 14 minutes per game […]

Tyrese Haliburton, Terence Davis Will Suit Up Friday

Sacramento Kings shooting guards Tyrese Haliburton (back) and Terence Davis (ankle) have both been given the green light to take the floor for Friday's game against Oklahoma City. Haliburton will reclaim his spot among the starting five, looking to build upon the solid 13.6 points per game average that he has accumulated over his first […]

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 […]

De'Aaron Fox Scores Game-High 37 Points In Loss To Spurs

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox erupted for 37 points during a 136-117 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. The 23-year-old put together his best performance of the young season, snagging two rebounds, six assists, three blocks, and one steal on 14-for-24 shooting, including 2-for-5 from three-point range, and 7-for-8 from the charity […]

Sacramento’s Luke Walton Sidesteps Marvin Bagley III Situation

It was reported that Sacramento Kings power forward/center Marvin Bagley III refused to enter Monday's game against Phoenix, per Sean Cunningham of ABC10 in Sacramento. When head coach Luke Walton was asked Wednesday to address the report, he sidestepped the matter, saying, "anything that happens within our group, that's between our group." The Bagley situation […]

Tyrese Haliburton Won't Play Against Spurs

Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton (back) won't play Wednesday against the Spurs. Haliburton is dealing with back tightness, which forced him to miss Monday's game, though it doesn't sound like something that will cause an extended absence. Buddy Hield and Davion Mitchell should see more opportunities with Haliburton out. A member of the starting five […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/10/21): NBA DFS Lineups

After a quiet, three-game slate Tuesday, the NBA explodes Wednesday with a total of 26 teams taking the floor! By default, there will be a myriad of ways to build out your DFS lineups but which players should you focus on? That's where I come in! As always, we'll go through my favorite DraftKings plays […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/10/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! 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 far, it seems to be […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Tuesday, November 9

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 […]

Terence Davis Earns Questionable Tag For Wednesday

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Terence Davis (ankle) has been listed as questionable for Wednesday's contest against San Antonio due to a sore left ankle. Davis is coming off his most productive outing of the season Monday, in which he set new season highs with three triples and 13 points off the bench. An absence from […]

Tyrese Haliburton Questionable For Wednesday

Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton (back) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. The young guard was held out of Monday's game due to back tightness. That forced Buddy Hield into the starting five and gave Davion Mitchell increased usage. Both players are worth a look as DFS options, assuming […]

De'Aaron Fox Has 24 Points In A Losing Effort

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox shot 8-for-19 from the field and 7-for-11 at the line en route to 24 points in Monday's loss to the Suns. He picked up four rebounds with five assists and added three steals and three blocks to his line with five turnovers in 35 minutes. This was a huge […]

Harrison Barnes Leads All Scorers With 26 Points

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes scored a game-high 26 points in Monday's 109-104 loss to Phoenix, going 7-for-9 from the field and 11-for-11 at the charity stripe. After having zero turnovers in his previous appearance, Barnes ended up throwing the ball away six times, but he also had six rebounds, two assists and one steal […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Monday, November 8

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 […]

Tyrese Haliburton Tagged As Questionable For Monday

Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton (back) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Phoenix Suns. This is the second game of a back-to-back set, so it wouldn't be shocking to see Haliburton sit out. He is dealing with back tightness, so it might come down to a game-time decision. That being said, Davion […]

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 […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/7/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

As the weekend comes to a close and much attention naturally turns to the National Football League, the NBA has a sizeable eight-game schedule. Yet, only seven of them are available for FanDuel's "Main Slate," which will begin at 6 pm (Eastern). Recapping things from Saturday, we witnessed Devin Booker lead the way by dumping […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 3

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at the ebbs and flows of player performance. You'll get a detailed analysis of who's hot and who's not and why that will or will not remain the case. You can expect forward-looking analysis and a mix of immediate and long-term fantasy considerations. […]