DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/19/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Welcome to the weekend, RotoBallers. We have a tricky little four-game slate on tap tonight in the NBA. The Magic-Pacers matchup projects as the top game to target for DFS, but the Jazz-Blazers affair looks targetable too and we have to get exposure to most teams on a four-gamer, anyway. There are a few significant […]

Lauri Markkanen Racks Up A Career-High 38 Points

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was in incredible form against the Suns Friday night, posting his new career high with 38 points and shooting a superb 15-for-18 from the field in a 134-33 win. He was 2-for-3 with the three-ball and wrapped up the damage with a turnaround jumper late in the shot which turned […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/18/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The NBA season is finally here, and we have a solid 11 games slotted for this evening. Now that the season is entirely underway, we'll begin to see players taking nights off for load and injury management. This will affect how we set our lineups, and it's always necessary to keep a […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 5

It's Thursday and it's time to start planning a road map to a winning week in your H2H or Roto Fantasy Basketball leagues. A big thanks to John Brubaker who filled in on Monday for me with his early week streamers, but I am back today and hopefully won't have to miss too many more […]

Kelly Olynyk Collects Double-Double In Loss

Utah Jazz forward/center Kelly Olynyk collected his first double-double of the season as the team dropped the game to the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The 10th-year forward finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and one steal on 7-for-13 shooting overall and 11-for-13 from the free-throw line. He's gotten close to a double-double […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Tuesday, November 15th

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, […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5 Include Malik Beasley, Cameron Payne, Aleksej Pokusevski, Jevon Carter

Welcome back to RotoBaller's weekly fantasy basketball waiver wire column and schedule breakdown. How's the start of this season treating your fantasy rosters? Do you already need some help? These recommendations are mainly for 9-cat leagues, but if you play in another format, there's a good chance that the information here can still help you. […]

Dennis Smith Jr. (PG, CHA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 51% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Dennis Smith Jr. Lightspeed Train might have left the fantasy station now that LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier are both back, fit, available, and playing nightly. That said, even with Smith missing last Saturday's game and expected to hit the second […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 4 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at some players who are playing well and some players who aren't. What do these things mean in the larger scale of the NBA season? That's what we're trying to find out here. Who's exceeding expectations? Who's falling short of expectations? Let's take […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 4

The league took Tuesday off to encourage voter turnout in the mid-term elections, which meant we had games on only Monday and Wednesday. But it's a bit of a blessing in disguise as the games from Thursday to Sunday are more spread out than usual as we have four games on Thursday, eight games on […]

Jarred Vanderbilt Will Suit Up On Wednesday

Utah Jazz forward Jarred Vanderbilt (groin) has been upgraded to available for the team's game against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Previously, the 23-year-old was listed as questionable again. Both Rudy Gay and Walker Kessler will go back to backup minutes, while Vanderbilt takes his starting spot back. He's been averaging 9.0 points, 8.2 […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/9/22): NBA DFS Lineups

After a day off Tuesday due to Election Day, the NBA is back at near full strength Wednesday night with a 13-game slate that naturally features plenty of stars in action. If playing the full slate, you'll have plenty of decisions and choices to make them with, and we'll aim to highlight one option at […]

Jarred Vanderbilt Questionable Again Wednesday

Utah Jazz forward/center Jarred Vanderbilt (groin) is listed as questionable to play Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Vanderbilt has missed the past two games with adductor soreness but was listed as questionable for both contests. Given he's also listed as questionable here, Vanderbilt will likely be day-to-day moving forward. With Vanderbilt hobbled, Malik Beasley has […]

Mike Conley Posts Double-Double In Win Over Lakers

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley posted his third double-double of the season in a 139-116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The 15-year veteran registered 14 points, 12 assists, and one rebound on a crazy efficient 71.4% shooting. While he isn't tasked with being one of the leading scorers of the team anymore, his assist […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/7/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We're primed for an even bigger Monday night than usual, as there are total of 15 games on the slate with the NBA going dark Tuesday in deference to Election Day. That means a massive amount of options at every position all across the salary cap, even when factoring in injuries. It's a great night […]

Jarred Vanderbilt Out On Sunday Night

Utah Jazz forward Jarred Vanderbilt (hip) has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Coming just a few hours before the game tipped off, this news hopefully points toward Vanderbilt being ready to suit up on Monday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Malik Beasley is going to enter the starting lineup […]

Kelly Olynyk (C, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of leagues ANALYSIS: What if we were all wrong and the Utah Jazz made the Mitchell trade on purpose to bolster the roster on all fronts and make a play-in/postseason run? Uh!? I don't know about that, but I know one little thing: Kelly Olynyk […]

Jarred Vanderbilt (PF, UTA) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 33% of leagues ANALYSIS: What if we were all wrong and the Utah Jazz made the Mitchell trade on purpose to bolster the roster on all fronts and make a play-in/postseason run? Uh!? I don't know about that, but I know one little thing: Jarred Vanderbilt […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 3 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at some players who are playing well and some players who aren't. What do these things mean in the larger scale of the NBA season? That's what we're trying to find out here. Who's exceeding expectations? Who's falling short of expectations? Let's take […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/4/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Friday, RotoBallers! The NBA season is finally here, and we have a whopping 12 games slotted for this evening. It's a new season, with players switching teams, rookies joining the fold, and rotations mixing and matching as teams learn to gel. My model will take time to adjust to these changes, but it's my […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/2/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

For anyone looking to bet on the 76ers and Wizards tonight, remember that the game starts an hour earlier than normal with the rest of the slate continuing at 6:30 and proceeding as any other night. While projections pre-determine that Philadelphia will be hosting the lowest scoring game of the night, that puts both Knicks-Hawks […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/2/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We're set up for a typically robust 11-game slate on one of the busiest nights of the week in the Association, giving us plenty of names to sift through when putting lineups together. As is typical on a ledger of this size, there are spreads and totals all across the board, but we are blessed […]

Lauri Markkanen Comes Up Big At Both Ends

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen was a major force at both ends of the court in Monday's win over Memphis, leading his team in scoring with 31 points and registering a career-high four blocks. He also fitted 11 rebounds, two assists and one steal into his night, shooting an outstanding 11-for-15 from the field and […]

Walker Kessler Questionable On Monday

Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (illness) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. The rookie big man has missed two games with a non-COVID related illness. It has been tough for Kessler to make a significant impact with Jarred Vanderbilt and Kelly Olynyk starting right now. Fantasy managers should be patient […]

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 3

We head into Week 3 of the NBA season already on Halloween Night and I am still not quite used to the season starting this early. I remember not all that long ago that Halloween was around the time that the regular season started but it keeps creeping back into October further and further. Hopefully, […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/31/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a seven-game Halloween slate on tap Monday night, which sets up with a manageable number of games and options to build our DFS lineups around. It isn't difficult to find some strong plays at each level of the salary cap, which naturally bodes well for the chances of building a balanced lineup. We […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/30/22): NBA DFS Lineups

It's a fine Sunday and we have a solid seven-game slate on tap in the NBA tonight. The Timberwolves-Spurs matchup has the highest implied total and rates out the best in my model, but as you can see in the 'Team Rankings,' the Suns and Warriors both rank ahead of those two squads for daily […]

Collin Sexton To Start On Saturday Night

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton will start on Saturday versus the Grizzlies. With Mike Conley (rest) getting the night off, Sexton will make his first start of the season. The 23-year-old has struggled so far in 2022-23, averaging only 11.0 points while shooting 28.6% from behind the arc. However, he has a good chance of […]

Mike Conley Won't Play Against Grizzlies

Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley (rest) won't play on Saturday against Memphis. The veteran will get a routine night off with the team playing its second of back-to-back games. As a result, Collin Sexton will take his place. Sexton has averaged only 11.0 points, 3.0 boards, and 1.5 assists while shooting a disastrous 28.6% this […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/29/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We made it to the weekend, RotoBallers! We're treated to a sizeable seven-game slate tonight and there are a few matchups and teams that stand out from the rest with their high implied totals, fast projected pace, and minimal defense being played on either side. Seven of the 14 teams in action will be playing […]