DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/8/23): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a six-game slate on tap in the NBA tonight, which is typically my favorite sweet spot of games on a slate. However, this is shaping up to be one of the trickier slates this season, as we have a handful of stars and a group of important rotational pieces with questionable injury designations. […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/7/23): NBA DFS Lineups

We're wrapping up the first week of the new year, and daily fantasy basketball contests continue churning. We have a slate full of appealing matchups from a fantasy perspective, led by the Lakers-Kings affair and its substantial 241.5-point implied total. There isn't much injury news to monitor at the moment as we're only working with […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 1/6/23 - Monkey Knife Fight

An eleven-game slate is going to feature our widest selection of options this weekend, so let’s make the most out tonight’s games. Every night is a new story, whether it’s revolving around a specific player or specific team or even a specific event during a specific game. There’s been no shortage of distractions recently, so […]

Lauri Markkanen Scores A Career-High Against Rockets

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen has been absolutely on fire since returning from injury on December 13th. In the 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday, he put up 49 points, eight rebounds, one assist, and one block. The 25-year-old shot 15-for-27 from the floor, 6-for-15 from deep, and a perfect 13-for-13 from the […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 12

It's Thursday and today marks the halfway point of the week, where we have to access our team's weekly performance so far and figure out how to best stream players the rest of the week in order to get that weekly win in H2H leagues! We have only four games tonight and five games on […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/5/23): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a nice four-game Thursday slate going on with a few teams on back-to-backs. I don't think Utah, Houston, or Orlando will rest players, but stanger things have happened. With both FanDuel and DraftKings having multi-position eligibility players, we'll have to attack slates accordingly to make our lineups as optimal as possible. That's where […]

Collin Sexton To Miss Thursday's Game

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (hamstring) is listed as out for Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets. Sexton played in five straight games before sitting out of Tuesday's loss to the Sacramento Kings. The 24-year-old will miss his second straight game to what the team is calling right hamstring injury maintenance. Malik Beasley will be […]

Lauri Markkanen Scores 28 Points In Losing Effort

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen led the team in scoring as they took their 21st loss of the season against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. The sixth-year Arizona product ended the game with 28 points, eight rebounds, and one assist as he shot 40% on 15 attempts and a perfect 15-for-15 from the free throw […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (1/4/22)

This week, the schedule lines up nicely for this article, which I do every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as we have a bunch of games on each of those nights, including 12 games in the association tonight. Monday was a mixed bag of results as the Cavs were my only team to cover (and it […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Tuesday, January 3rd

The 2022-2023 NBA season is here, and our friends over at PrizePicks still 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 a 2-player, […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/3/23): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday, and happy New Year, RotoBallers! I hope you had a great NYE. Tonight we're back to a smaller slate, headlined by the TNT doubleheader. These articles focus on the overall best plays, which are typically more suited for cash games. However, some exceptions may apply, depending on the size of the slate. This […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/2/23): NBA DFS Lineups

We're set for our first big slate of 2023, as there are 10 games on the docket for the main slate for both DK and FD on Monday night. We also have five games with projected totals of more than 230 points, which is a recipe for what should be a night of very elevated […]

Daniel Gafford (C, WAS) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Wizards find themselves in the middle of a very crucial season. Do they attempt to contend (whatever that means for them...) or do they sell the house and start all over again after a few years of building around the Wall-Beal […]

Rui Hachimura (SF, WAS) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 8% of leagues ANALYSIS: It took Rui Hachimura a while to return to the court after he last appeared back on November 18, but he did so a little over a week ago, returning in time for the game against Utah on December 22. It's been […]

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 12: Immanuel Quickley, Rui Hachimura, Alec Burks

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 […]

Is Darius Garland Playing Tonight, or Injured? Fantasy Basketball Injury News

Darius Garland had plenty of hype coming out of college, even though he played sparingly during his single season at Vanderbilt. Fortunately, front offices around the National Basketball Association realized his potential, so his small sample size at the collegiate level didn't stop the Cavaliers from taking him with the No. 5 overall selection of […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/1/23): NBA DFS Lineups

It's time to turn the calendar over and start fresh, as it is officially 2023. Of course, we have a giant slate of NFL games to enjoy on New Year's Day, but there's also a small, yet premiere, slate of NBA games starting at 8:00 pm ET tonight. The Celtics-Nuggets and Kings-Grizzlies games rate out […]

Walker Kessler (C, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of leagues ANALYSIS: While the Utah Jazz welcomed Kelly Olynyk back and instantly put him in the starting lineup at PF last Wednesday (and once more on Friday) and Jarred Vanderbilt never stopped starting games whether that was at PF or C, the truth is […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/31/22): NBA DFS Lineups

It's New Year's Eve, and I can't think of a better day to make some money with daily fantasy basketball contests. The matchups are reasonably evenly spread in terms of their fantasy appeal tonight. Still, there is a clear tier break in the implied totals after the Nets-Hornets, Pelicans-Grizzlies, Mavericks-Spurs, and Pistons-Timberwolves matchups. The Nets, […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/30/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

If you haven’t been able to tell by the excess of commercials and advertisements being thrusted in your face, we are nearly half-way through the season and All-Star voting is well under way. The point totals for Friday’s nine games aren’t eye-popping and looking at each lineup individually, you’d be surprised why they are so […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/28/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s very good to be an NBA fan. If you enjoy basketball, there’s no way you have just somehow skipped this season. With everything going on currently, it’s almost impossible to miss everything. Even if you aren’t able to watch games, if you frequent any basketball-oriented ‘spaces,’ you will undoubtedly hear about the big games […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/28/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We're set for an eight-game slate Wednesday night that features plenty of intriguing matchups and a strong player pool to work with, even when factoring in multiple big-name absences. We also have five games with projected totals of more than 230 points, which is a recipe for what should be a night of very elevated […]

Lauri Markkanen Gets 30 Points For The Eighth Time

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen recorded his eighth 30-point outing of the campaign Monday versus San Antonio, leading all scorers with 32 points in a 126-122 loss. He was also the best rebounder in the game with 12 boards and had a pair of blocks with one assist as well. Shooting-wise it could've been a […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/26/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a seven-game Monday night slate to follow up Sunday's Christmas Day showcase, and there are some solid plays at each position across the salary cap. There are several games with elevated projected totals as well, making it an especially appealing night for tournaments. Injuries to key players are still taking their toll, but […]

Kelly Olynyk Remains Out Monday

Utah Jazz center Kelly Olynyk (ankle) will not play Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. Olynyk continues to be sidelined with an ankle sprain he suffered last week and there have been no reports of his progress yet. Walker Kessler and Jarred Vanderbilt will continue to split the center minutes until Olynyk is back on […]

Malik Beasley (SG, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of leagues ANALYSIS: We might start thinking about Malik Beasley as a macrowave more than a microwave, ifyouknowwhatimsaying. Beasley keeps playing off the pine for the Jazz, keeps racking up shots in bunches, and most importantly, keeps hitting them with a very strong passion. Beasley, who […]

RotoBaller's Week 11 Fantasy Basketball Watch List: Holiday Sleepers

Holiday greetings from the RotoBaller team. Hopefully, this time of the year finds your NBA fantasy team in the best shape or at least one player away from making a difference come playoff time. If you've followed along with the RotoBaller weekly NBA fantasy watch list, your fantasy team possibly acquired a few valuable end-of-the-roster […]

Jordan Clarkson Posts Strong Outing In Win Over Wizards

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson provided both the second-highest scoring and rebounding marks on the team during their home win on Thursday night. The 30-year-old ended the game with 23 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and one steal while shooting 7-for-17 overall and 4-for-7 from deep. He also added five free throws on just as […]

Malik Beasley Leads Jazz In Scoring On Thursday

Utah Jazz guard Malik Beasley led the team in scoring as they beat the Washington Wizards by a score of 120-112 on Thursday evening. The 26-year-old dropped 25 points, two rebounds, and four steals all while coming off of the bench and only playing a little less than 26 minutes. He shot 52.9% from the […]

Collin Sexton Will Suit Up Thursday

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton (hamstring) will suit up for Thursday's game against the Washington Wizards. The 23-year-old will return to action after missing the last seven games due to a hamstring strain. Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been seeing an expanded role, but Sexton is expected to take away those minutes. That being said, Alexander-Walker won't […]