Otto Porter Continues Success Against Boston

Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter posted another solid stat line against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Porter posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while contributing three three-pointers and three steals. In the three games against Boston this season, Porter dominated his season averages with 21.7 points on 52.5 percent shooting, 9.3 rebounds […]

Markieff Morris Scores 20 Points In Duel With Brother

Washington Wizards forward/center Markieff Morris had a tough time defensively against his brother, Marcus Morris, and the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. Morris scored 20 points on 6-for-15 shooting and added seven rebounds and four assists, but gave up 31 points to his brother Marcus. The Wizards were still able to pull out a win in […]

Bradley Beal Posts Monster Line In Double-Overtime Win

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal led all scorers Wednesday in the double-overtime win over the Boston Celtics. Beal dropped 34 points on 14-for-27 shooting and contributed nine assists, seven rebounds, three three-pointers, two steals and one block in 47 minutes. Beal's dominant stat line helped the Wizards overcome a 20-point deficit against a tough […]

Building An Unconventional Juggernaut - A Story On Fantasy Basketball Draft Theory

Today, I'm going to do something a bit unique. Recently, I had a nice constructive argument with some other fantasy basketball players regarding team-building theory, centering around whether it is better to go into a draft with a strategy in mind (forcing a punt strategy), or staying open through your first few picks. In leagues […]

Bradley Beal And Rest Of Starters Struggle Saturday

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal led all starters with only 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting Saturday against the Miami Heat. The Wizards were blown out in this one and no starter reached 30 minutes of playing time. John Wall (knee) has been ramping up his activity, but there is still no timetable for his […]

Jodie Meeks The Lone Bright Spot Saturday

Washington Wizards shooting guard Jodie Meeks took advantage of extra playing time Saturday night in a blowout loss to the Miami Heat. Meeks logged 28 minutes on a night where no starter reached 30 minutes and scored 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting with three three-pointers. Meeks has now scored in double digits in back-to-back games […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/10/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Five total games tonight, but FanDuel's main slate is only covering four. At first thought the Hornets-Suns game seems like an easy game to gloss over but there is a ton value to be found. First off, the upside-riddled Devin Booker should have minimal pressure on him tonight. His toughest competition would be Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, […]

Markieff Morris Stays Hot

Washington Wizards forward/center Markieff Morris continued his hot shooting Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Morris scored 17 points on 8-for-15 shooting and contributed six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in just 26 minutes. Over his past six games, Morris is shooting 56.1 percent from the field for an average of […]

Bradley Beal Serviceable In Win

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal was not needed as much on offense for Friday night's blowout victory over the streaking New Orleans Pelicans. Beal finished with only 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting, his lowest point total in over a week. Still, Beal was able to dish seven assists and knock down two three-pointers in […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/9/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Hello, all! We have a massive Friday slate after a respectable Thursday slate last night. There are double digit games tonight, and we have plenty of options to choose from. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings on 3/9/18.These DFS lineup picks can vary from higher-priced […]

Otto Porter Likely A Game-Time Decision for Friday

Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter (hip) is likely headed towards a game-time decision for Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He injured his hip in Tuesday's game when he took a hit to the right hip during the fourth quarter. Porter headed to the locker room and did not return to action. The Wizards are […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/6/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Pricing on this 8 game Tuesday slate is incredibly tight to start the day. Some news should come down during the day (hopefully) to loosen things up a bit. That said, this article will focus on some building blocks that I will center my teams around on Tuesday night and then filling in around as […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (3/6/18): NBA DFS Lineups

There are eight games on the slate tonight and all but two are intra-conference matchups. With the Heat and the Trail Blazers on the second night of a back-to-back, both who are coming off of wins but Bradley Beal has the highest upside on both teams. If you are looking for games to stack, the […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/4/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Happy Sunday everyone, I hope everyone is having a fantastic day. Hopefully, it will get even better after winning some cash in FanDuel DFS. A lot of good games today that are projected to be high-scoring and fast-paced. Philly/Milwaukee, New Orleans/Dallas, Brooklyn/Los Angeles and Charlotte/Toronto are all projected to have a pace of at least […]

Otto Porter Leads Team in Loss

Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter played great in his team's loss to the Warriors. Porter led the team in scoring with 29 points on only 17 attempts. He added 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 32 minutes with the best plus/minus rating of all starters at negative-three. Porter didn't get any help […]

Bradley Beal Locked Down in Loss

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had quite the off night against the high-powered Warriors on Wednesday. He shot a disastrous 20 percent from the field for a whopping eight points. He did add four rebounds, five assists and a steal, which was good, but his five turnovers really killed his team's chances. The Wizards […]

Buy, Sell, or Hold: Serge Ibaka and Russell Westbrook?

The trade season in most fantasy leagues is drawing to a close on March 1st and there is little time to pull that final move that will make all the difference come fantasy playoffs. What we all should look to do is use one guys string of great performances and swap him for a guy […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/27/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

To be honest, this slate is really ugly in the early hours of Tuesday. We'll have to hope for news that breaks the slate open, similar to what we got yesterday with the Bulls resting Zach LaVine on the front-end of their back-to-back and with the Hawks not being priced appropriately yet. There are a […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/27/18): NBA DFS Lineups

Tuesday brings us another decent slate of six games, but be warned that most of the games tonight are in jeopardy of being blowouts. If there was one game to stack it's the Nuggets-Clippers. It's going to be a high-scoring contest and there is decent guard value spread out. Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Joel Embiid, […]

Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's Givers

As "iso-ball" disappears from the NBA and the unselfish style of basketball that Golden State perfected begins to permeate throughout the league, why hasn't there been an uptick in team assists per game? To that affect, how does that trickle down to fantasy basketball owner's decision making process when it comes to satisfying that category. Golden […]

NBA Injuries and Who Can Benefit Instead (Week 20)

This season long pile-up of injuries has had me thinking, “Are we about to enter a Walking Dead-style apocalypse where this injury bug inevitably spreads and turns us all into walkers looking for flesh?!” This late in the year, even after the All-Star Break, injuries are commonplace. What isn’t as common as years past, is […]

NBA Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 20

Welcome to our Week 20 waiver wire rankings for all of you fantasy basketball owners. There's always an opportunity on the waiver wire for your fantasy basketball teams. Consider this your weekly quick-hit list of 8-to-10 players to consider off the waiver wire. Keep an eye out for more in-depth waiver wire analysis and columns coming […]

Hustle Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Hustle

As lovers of fantasy basketball, we often have eyes trained to identify the valuable box score stats. But that’s not to say that we don’t appreciate the nuances of the game of basketball. Many of the most important players on an NBA roster provide help in areas that don’t get credited. Today we’re going to […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 20

The long, long wait for basketball to return from the All-Star Break is finally over, but it's a little difficult to use a one or two game sample as a way of telling you which players to pick up this week. Instead, I'll be giving you part two of what I started last week. What […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/25/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

FanDuel has the slate split between the early games and the evening games, which will make things a little interesting. Everyone is reasonably priced, and basically all of the matchups are projected to be high-scoring and above the league average in pace. Below you will find our daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for FanDuel on 2/25/18. These DFS lineup […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/25/18): NBA DFS Lineups

There are a few games today, but DraftKings broke them up into two different slates. This article will be focusing around the games at 8 PM, as that is seen as the "featured" slate on DraftKings. There will be limited options, so I'll be trying to find some values and top plays here. In this […]

Markieff Morris Posts Solid All-Around Line

Washington Wizards forward/center Markieff Morris showed his offensive versatility Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Morris posted 13 points, eight assists, six rebounds and one three-pointer in 27 minutes. The eight assists were easily a season high, as Morris hasn't had more than five in a game this season. Morris has really picked up his […]

Bradley Beal Torches Hornets

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal did all he could to keep his team in the game Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Beal posted 33 points on 11-for-21 shooting to go along with six rebounds, six assists, three three-pointers and two steals in 40 minutes. Beal's 12th 30-point game this season was not enough […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. Plays Well As Washington Goes Small

Washington Wizards guard/forward Kelly Oubre Jr. impressed with added playing time Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Wizards went small throughout the game to combat the quicker Cavs, utilizing Oubre's defense and improved offensive shooting. Oubre responded with 17 points, five rebounds and two steals in 32 minutes. Although this is encouraging for Oubre's […]

Tomas Satoransky Extremely Efficient Thursday

Washington Wizards point guard Tomas Satoransky made virtually no mistakes Thursday night, leading his team to a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Sato scored 17 points on a blistering 6-for-7 shooting to go along with eight assists, four rebounds, two steals, one three-pointer and zero turnovers in 31 minutes. It's likely Satoransky won't keep up […]