FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/7/19): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. The association features eight games to kick off the week. Not many injuries of significance to report and in regards to Vegas, Orlando at Sacramento leads the slate with a projected combined score of 224 points. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

Dante Exum (PG/SG, UTA) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: Dante Exum had to exit the Jazz's Saturday match-up against the Detroit Pistons due to an ankle sprain, though for the moment let's discuss the 23-year old Melbourne, Australia native's progress to this point in the NBA and where he stands for the […]

Dante Exum, Thabo Sefolosha To Miss Monday’s Contest

The Utah Jazz will be without point guard Dante Exum and shooting guard/small forward Thabo Sefolosha during Monday’s contest versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Exum is out with a left ankle sprain and Sefolosha will be sidelined due to a right hamstring injury. Without his primary backup, Ricky Rubio could see slightly more minutes, while Donovan […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/6/19): NBA DFS Lineups

With four main slate games and three early games, I am going to spend this intro talking about the early slate, using the rest of the article to find those sneaky value plays for tonight. The Timberwolves and Lakers rightfully have the highest point total for these early games, so it's hard not to advise […]

RotoBaller NBA Recap: It's Raining Threes In Sacramento

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. James Harden ended his five-game streak of scoring over 40 points but was able to provide his 12th consecutive contest of scoring 30 or more, delivering 38 points on the night. Harden has […]

Derrick Favors Continues Steady Play on Saturday

Utah Jazz power forward/center Derrick Favors continued to roll on Saturday when he filled up the stat sheet in the win over the Pistons. Favors recorded 13 points with five rebounds to go along with three assists with a steal and two blocks. Favors continued his under-the-radar production and in his last four games is […]

Donovan Mitchell Posts A Solid Line In Saturday's Win

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell played probably his best game in recent weeks on Saturday as he filled up the stat sheet to help secure the win over the Pistons. Mitchell scored 26 points on a decent 10 of 21 shooting while grabbing five boards and dishing out five assists with three steals and a […]

Rudy Gobert Is Quiet In Saturday's Win

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert failed to record a double-double for the third consecutive game as he struggled with foul trouble in the first half against the Detroit Pistons. Gobert recorded nine points with 11 rebounds and added three assists with a single block in just 27 minutes of action. Gobert managed to play just […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/5/19): NBA DFS Lineups

An ideal seven-game slate is the perfect chance to rebound after a tough loss last night or to keep the momentum going into the weekend. Regardless of how you are feeling about yesterday, the light is shining today. It didn't take long to find the players I want anchoring my lineups tonight and while the […]

RotoBaller NBA Recap: Victor Oladipo Banks In Game-Winning Three

Friday's 10-game slate featured a game-winner out in Chicago, a PG-13 performance that very well could have been given an X rating, and a letdown in Hollywood. Since we are on the topic, let's start there. The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the New York Knicks at home by a score of 119-112. With the […]

Ricky Rubio Is Expected To Play On Friday

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio (foot) is available to play on Friday against the Cavaliers. This foot issue is different from the knee/back issues that cost him to miss last Saturday's game, so will see how long he can go tonight. Rubio is a strong play in all fantasy formats tonight, but if he […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/4/19): NBA DFS Lineups

The 12th Friday of the NBA season is upon us. While 20 teams are in action, there are not too many marquee matchups. The most intriguing game on the docket appears to be the Trail Blazers at the Thunder. The Thunder (24-13) are second in the Western Conference, a game-and-a-half behind the conference-leading Nuggets, while the […]

Ricky Rubio is Questionable for Friday

Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio (foot) is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rubio has been dealing with some injuries lately, so we could see the Jazz decide to rest him on Friday. Dante Exum and Royce O'Neale would see increased playing time without Rubio on the court. Both players could […]

Buy, Sell, or Hold: Jusuf Nurkic and Joe Ingles

Hello, all you fantasy NBA merchants out there. We are here once again to try and trade our way to fantasy stardom! This week we have clear options for both the sell high and the buy low options since both these guys are turning heads recently. And for totally opposite reasons. First, we have a […]

Ricky Rubio Listed As Questionable For Thursday

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio is tagged as questionable to play in Thursday’s game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers due to left foot soreness. When Rubio was absent earlier in the week, Dante Exum filled in excellently, so should Rubio be ruled out, the Jazz backcourt could present itself as a high-upside endeavor in DFS. […]

RotoBaller NBA Recap: All Hail Jusuf Nurkic

When the Blazers and Kings took the floor Tuesday night, no player in the history of the NBA had ever recorded a 2o-plus point, 20-plus rebound, five-assist, five-steal, five-block game. 24 points, 23 rebounds, seven assists, five steals, and five blocks later, one of the most unlikely of candidates to accomplish this mystifying feat had […]

Rudy Gobert Scores 16 Points With Nine Boards

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert just missed out on a double-double on Tuesday when he posted 16 points to go along with nine rebounds in 32 minutes of action against the Raptors. Gobert managed to add two steals but did not record any blocks and the French big man has just a single block in […]

Derrick Favors Scores An Efficient 21 Points On Tuesday

Utah Jazz power forward/center Derrick Favors recorded 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Toronto Raptors by six points. Favors also hauled in nine rebounds with two blocks and missed both of his attempts from three. Favors has put together two straight solid outings with averages of 16.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and […]

Jae Crowder Records A Career-High 30 Points In Loss

Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder erupted for a career-high 30 points off the bench in Tuesday's loss to the Toronto Raptors. Crowder got hot from deep when he nailed five of seven threes to go along with 7-for-7 from the line while hauling in six rebounds. It was nice seeing this output for the 3-and-D […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds for Week 12

On behalf of RotoBaller, we wish everyone a Happy New Year. Looking into Week 12, the NBA was hit by the John Wall (heel) season-ending injury news on Saturday, so owners should be picking up Tomas Satoransky almost everywhere before they continue reading. It's never too early to explore trades to boost your team's chances, […]

NBA Weekly Streamers for Week 12 (Dec 31 - Jan 6)

The year 2018 is winding down. I hope you had a good one. Personally, professionally and of course "fantasy NBA-ly". To help you keep it up in the New Year, we're back with our weekly streaming options. Are you in a fight to earn a playoff spot? Is there a guy who's not really going […]

Ricky Rubio And Jae Crowder To Return On Tuesday After One Game Absense

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio (back) and small forward/power forward Jae Crowder (thumb) will play Tuesday against the Raptors. Both players missed the Jazz's victory over the Knicks on Dec. 29. With their return, Dante Exum will once again come off the bench while Ekpe Udoh and Royce O'Neal will also see a decrease […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/30/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Six games total today, but DraftKings only has five on the main slate. With the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers having the highest projected point total tonight, you do not want get totally blinded by that projection. With the Trail Blazers facing the 76ers and the Mavericks taking on the Thunder, there are more […]

Thabo Sefolosha Collects First Double-Double Of Year

Utah Jazz shooting guard/small forward Thabo Sefolosha made the most of his season-high 20 minutes Saturday versus the New York Knicks and recorded his first double-double of the 2018-19 campaign with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Sefolosha logged all that court time due to the nature of Utah’s win, so this likely isn’t a repeatable […]

Kyle Korver Drills Five Threes In Victory

Utah Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver knocked down five threes during Saturday’s blowout victory over the New York Knicks. His five made triples are a new high since joining the Jazz, having made his season high of six in his final game with Cleveland. He added just one assist and one steal to his stat […]

Dante Exum Dishes Out Career-High 13 Assists

Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum entered the starting lineup Saturday versus the New York Knicks in place of the injured Ricky Rubio and promptly set a new career high in assists with 13. It marks Exum’s second-ever double-digit assist performance, and first double-double as he added 13 points as well. If anything, his line […]

Rudy Gobert Ties Season High With 25 Points

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert dominated the New York Knicks on Saturday to the tune of 25 points and 16 rebounds in just 25 minutes. The scoring total tied his season high, while the double-double marked his seventh in a row. Now the league’s leading shooter from the floor at 65.5 percent, Gobert remains one […]

Ricky Rubio Ruled Out For Saturday

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio will miss his first game of the season Saturday versus the New York Knicks due to lower back and left knee soreness. Rubio took a tumble late in Thursday’s contest, and with Dante Exum cleared to play, the latter could see an uptick in minutes, although Donovan Mitchell could […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/29/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Nine games total today, but the Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks game isn't on the main slate or any slate for that matter, so we'll skip over what could be one of the better games tonight. It won't be the highest scoring game like the Pelicans-Rockets should be, but do be wary of the idea […]

State of the Meta: Punt FT% in Fantasy Basketball Leagues

As we approach the new year, enough season has passed to afford us the chance to evaluate our early season calls and take the temperature of the NBA. With around a third of the season over, now is a good time to reflect and re-calibrate some of our expectations. With this series, I'm going to […]