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. […]

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 […]

Thaddeus Young (PF/C, SAS): Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of leagues ANALYSIS: Thaddeus Young's rostership percentage hasn't moved a lot from the season's tip-off to his current mark of 40%. That's because fantasy GMs entered the year attracted to the veteran's upside after his 2020 season playing for the Bulls. The thinking went if […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/7/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Sundays in November aren't just for NFL football! After most of those games are finished we get a really juicy seven-game NBA DFS slate that tips off at 6:00 PM EST. Khris Middleton, Jakob Poeltl, Kevin Love, and Lauri Markkanen will continue to be out today due to COVID restrictions and some important questionable players […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, November 6

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 […]

Jakob Poeltl Remains Out On Sunday

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He continues to miss games while under the league's health and safety protocols. Both Drew Eubanks and Thaddeus Young have been picking up extra playing time in the absence of Poeltl. Neither of them are favorable DFS […]

Keldon Johnson Notches 20 Points, Nine Rebounds Friday Night

San Antonio Spurs small forward Keldon Johnson had a good Friday night, shooting 8-for-15 from the floor on his way to 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a road win over the Magic. He added two assists and one steal to his line with two turnovers in 33 minutes. Johnson's performances tend to be […]

Dejounte Murray Stays Productive Friday Night

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray cooked up another tasty fantasy line in Friday's 102-89 win over Orlando, notching 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting with 11 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block. All of it in 36 minutes of action with three turnovers. The 25-year-old looks electric on the court and continues […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, November 5

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 […]

Jakob Poeltl Out Again On Friday Night

San Antonio Spurs center Jacob Poeltl won't play during Friday's matchup against Orlando, as expected. Poeltl remains out while adhering to the league's health and safety protocols surrounding COVID-19. His first absence was on Wednesday against the Mavericks, which opened the door for Drew Eubanks to enter the starting lineup and finish with 10 points, […]

DraftKings NBA DFS Data Insights (11/5/21): Top Values, Best Matchups, Minute Gainers

It's Friday, which means we have a big NBA slate on tap. There are nine games on the board, with no shortage of studs in great spots and there is sure to be no shortage of value plays to help us get to them. Let's dust off the projection models and talk about the best […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/5/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Friday, 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 Drop List: Week 3

Hey, all! How's the 2021-22 NBA season treating you? It's time for this week's Drop List, my weekly look around the NBA at what players can be moved on from. Below is our weekly fantasy basketball drop list, a look at players who are can be dropped in some or all formats. Every week, we'll […]

Dejounte Murray Gets Close To A Triple-Double

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray almost put together a triple-double in Wednesday's 109-108 loss to Dallas, racking up 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists with two steals, one block and three turnovers in 34 minutes. Murray shot 8-for-18 from the field with a 2-for-7 record from deep and went 5-for-6 with his […]

Doug McDermott Enters Starting Five Against Dallas

San Antonio Spurs forward Doug McDermott (knee) will start in his return to the court Wednesday. McDermott was averaging a career-high 2.5 makes per game from downtown before his injury- so he could be a viable streamer for those looking for threes Wednesday. Joining McDermott in the starting five will be Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, […]

Doug McDermott Returning On Wednesday

San Antonio Spurs forward Doug McDermott (knee) has been upgraded to available for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. The veteran forward has missed each of the last three games while dealing with a lingering knee issue. Before the injury, McDermott was shooting the ball well, so the Spurs are hopeful that continues. It doesn't […]

Jakob Poeltl To Miss Next Several Games

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl could be sidelined possibly 10 days. He has entered the league's health and safety protocols, which is a crushing blow to San Antonio. The young center was having a monster season, but is now looking at missing multiple games. He will have to return consecutive negative PCR tests 24 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/3/21): NBA DFS Lineups

I don't know about you, but I am sure ready for some mid-week hoops! A total of 22 teams will take the floor on Wednesday, allowing plenty of ways to build out some DraftKings lineups. As always, let's take a closer look at the slate to see which matchups will be worth attacking for DFS […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/3 - Monkey Knife Fight

Has any NBA bettor ever looked at an eleven game slate, negatively? There are literally thousands of bets that a massive slate creates, but MonkeyKnifeFight only lays out a select few each night, for each game, and most of the time you can see exactly why. They tend to focus around players who thrive on […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/3/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Wednesday, RotoBallers! I hope this week of NBA DFS has treated you well. I've been taking the last few days just playing lower stakes and making adjustments to my model in order to provide you all with the best information possible. While variance tends to be low in NBA DFS, it is a sport […]

Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers - Week 3

Rejoice, fantasy basketball fans of ALL records! There's still A LOT of season left, whether you dropped your opening matchups 0-9 or demolished the competition 9-0 thanks to our help! It's time for you to go through your "Team Stats" tab on Yahoo! and see where you stand in each of the nine categories. You […]

Derrick White Records 13 Points, Seven Assists Versus Pacers

San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White finished Monday's blowout loss to Indiana with 13 points and seven assists, shooting 4-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from downtown. He didn't commit a single turnover in 27 minutes of action, but the starters had a miserable night and thus White ended up with an ugly minus-23 rating. […]

Week 2 Fantasy Basketball Reactions - Buy, Sell, Hold

Week 2 of the 2021-22 NBA season is officially in the books. It's still very early, but there's no shortage of things to discuss as we look ahead to Week 3 and beyond. Some players have outperformed their average draft position (ADP), while others have underperformed through two weeks. Can those that have overperformed keep […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, RotoBallers! Sometimes, the best DFS play can just come down to who is healthy and makes the lineup on any given night. Unfortunately, we are only two weeks into the season, but half the league carries a questionable tag into every game. Hopefully, this is just a short-term problem as players are still rounding […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/1/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers. We have a sizeable nine-gamer on tap tonight for the DraftKings main slate. We aren't waiting on a ton of important injury news to drop, as we already got word that Joel Embiid will be out and Raptors' rookie forward Scottie Barnes is doubtful. This article will provide you with my daily fantasy […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/1/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We're set for a nine-game Monday slate to kick things off this week, giving us plenty of options across the salary scale to differentiate our lineups with in tournaments. As usual, I'll strive to offer three options at each point on the salary scale, plus at least one additional consideration, for a night where there […]

DraftKings NBA DFS Data Insights (11/1/21): Top Values, Best Matchups, Minute Gainers

Hello RotoBaller! I'm Jon Anderson and I'm the resident data modeling guy here at RotoBaller. I mainly contribute to this website with fantasy baseball analysis, but I decided to dip my toes in the NBA modeling business this year. Basketball is probably the best sport for data modeling and projections, just because of the inherent […]

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 3: Luke Kennard, DeAndre Jordan, George Hill

The deeper a fantasy basketball 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 […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 3 (Nov 1 - Nov 7)

The new season is well underway, and I hope that you've opened it with two wins so far! In case you're not satisfied with how some of your end-of-bench guys are doing, you might just get more out of that spot by streaming available players who have some strengths that you're looking for and who […]