Bradley Beal Remains Sidelined On Saturday

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will stay on the sidelines for the team's game on Saturday against the Utah Jazz. The star shooting guard is still in the health and safety protocols and will end up missing his fourth consecutive game. Corey Kispert will likely get the start again in Beal's absence and should be […]

Kristaps Porzingis Questionable For Saturday

Washington Wizards center Kristaps Porzingis (groin) missed the team's last game with a groin strain but he did some on-court work on Friday. He'll reportedly be re-evaluated on Saturday ahead of the team's game against the Utah Jazz to see if he can give it a go. If he's not able to play again, Daniel […]

Kristaps Porzingis Out Thursday

Washington Wizards forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (groin) will sit out his first game of the season Thursday versus Dallas. He was initially listed as questionable for the game, giving managers hope that maybe he can play through a groin strain, but Porzingis has now been officially ruled out for the contest. Anthony Gill is getting an […]

Kristaps Porzingis Carrying A Questionable Tag

Washington Wizards forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (groin) is questionable for Thursday's home game against Dallas. He's on the injury report with a left groin strain, and missing a meeting with his former team would obviously be a blow for the big guy. Porzingis has been very injury prone throughout his career, but he hasn't yet missed […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Thursday, November 10th

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, […]

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 […]

DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/10/22): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Thursday, RotoBallers! We are up to four games for our Thursday night slate. We have Dallas moving up the coast to Washington. Charlotte heads to Miami. Philly is in Atlanta. We close it out with Portland in Nawlins to take on the Pelicans. With both FanDuel and DraftKings having multi-position eligibility players, we'll have […]

Kyle Kuzma Will Play Against The Hornets

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma (shoulder) will play against Charlotte. The 27-year-old was riding a questionable tag due to shoulder soreness heading into this one. However, he's good to go and should carry the load on Monday night with Bradley Beal out because of health and safety protocols.

Bradley Beal Remains Out On Monday

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal won't play on Monday night versus the Hornets, marking his second consecutive absence while adhering to health and safety protocols. Corey Kispert got the start for Beal against the Grizzlies on Sunday night and finished with six points in 24 minutes, so he's not a lock to produce for the […]

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 […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 3

It's a lighter week in the NBA this week, with a whole bunch of teams only playing two games this week. So maximizing your daily games has been more important than ever. There are only two games tonight and no teams play any back-to-backs this week, so we are looking for anyone who can give […]

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 […]

Anthony Gill Joins Starting Five On Monday

Washington Wizards forward Anthony Gill will jump into the starting five for Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gill started in the second half in Sunday's game, and finished with 10 points, five boards, two assists in 19 minutes. He'll replace Deni Avdija who logged in 11 minutes during Sunday's contest. Neither player is a […]

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 […]

Monte Morris (PG, WAS) - Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 58% of leagues ANALYSIS: Five games for the Wiz entering Sunday's matchup with Boston boasting a positive 3-2 record through Saturday. Not bad considering the .427 winning ways of yesteryear. The Wizards added Monte Morris to the fold this offseason in a trade with the Nuggets that […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/28/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

With basketball fully underway, the early season trends are starting to have some merit. Some teams have made early adjustments, some haven’t. Some superstars are starting off slow and some rookies are putting up better numbers than ex-MVPs. Regardless of who you are or who you are a fan of, every night has left you […]

Delon Wright Out For 6-8 Weeks

Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright (hamstring) was forced to exit the game Tuesday night against the Detroit Pistons due to a hamstring injury. He officially will now be out six to eight weeks due to a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring. The 30-year-old was having a productive start to the season for Washington. […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 2

We are officially through one full week of games and already the number of injuries and players resting is mounting. That provides opportunities for lightly rostered players to provide daily value if we are willing to leave a roster spot open and stream players! Most leagues, however, limit how many player adds you can make […]

Delon Wright Forced To Exit With Hamstring Tightness

Washington Wizards guard Delon Wright wasn't able to play the full game Tuesday against Detroit, leaving with right hamstring tightness. He logged 16 minutes and had five points on 2-for-4 shooting with two rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block. This was a very productive bench outing for the veteran guard and Wright could've […]

Bradley Beal Limited To 22 Minutes

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (back) only played 22 minutes in the blowout win over the Detroit Pistons. While the nature of the blowout did contribute to Beal's low playing time, he left the game with back tightness and did not check in until the end of third quarter, finishing with 13 points, six assists […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (10/25/22): Today's Top NBA DFS Lineups

Happy Tuesday RotoBallers! Another solid slate in front of us, with the national TV double-header on TNT as a headliner. 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 article will provide you with my […]

Fantasy Basketball Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 2: Jarred Vanderbilt, Dennis Smith, Lonnie Walker

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 […]

Early-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 2

In some of my very first fantasy basketball leagues, we used to call it "churning and burning" and it refers to the process of keeping one or more roster spots available to stream players throughout the week. Most leagues, however, limit how many player adds you can make each week in daily leagues. If your […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (10/21/22)

This is the fourth day of the NBA season, but only the second big slate as we have been teased a bit with two different two-gamers on Tuesday and Thursday. We get 11 games tonight in the association and some really fun match-ups to target for betting and DFS. The toughest part about making picks […]

Deni Avdija Fine For Friday

Washington Wizards small forward Deni Avdija (ankle) managed to escape serious injury on Wednesday and is expected to play Friday night against Chicago. The talented Israeli left the team's season opener against Indiana with an ankle sprain. Luckily, the X-rays came back negative and Avdija himself even admitted after the game that he was ready […]

Mid-Week Fantasy Basketball Category Streamers for Week 1

We used to call it "churning and burning" and it refers to the process of keeping one or more roster spots available to stream players throughout the week. Most leagues, however, limit how many player adds you can make each week in daily leagues. If your league only allows three moves per week, you need […]

Deni Avdija Avoids Serious Injury

Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (ankle) is believed to have avoided serious injury. The X-rays on his ankle came back negative, so it's believed to be a sprained right ankle. He could still miss time, but it's not expected to be a significant absence. Will Barton is likely to benefit the most in the absence […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/19/22 - Monkey Knife Fight

With the first game of the season, there’s going to be significantly more ‘false-potential’ tonight compared to any other. There are no trends to base recent performances off of and public opinion is likely to sway in whatever direction the wind is being blown that day. Monkey Knife Fight is going to offer every bet […]

Free NBA Betting Picks - Today's Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (10/19/22)

Last night, the NBA returned in a big way as the Celtics pulled out a high-scoring win over the Sixers and the defending champion Warriors dominated the Lakers. I was on the Sixers, so a bit disappointed that they couldn't slow down the Celtics at all in the second half. But the Warriors winning big […]