Fantasy Basketball Buy, Sell, or Hold: Julius Randle and Draymond Green

We've come into the New Year and with it into new opportunities to best our friends/rivals at trades in fantasy basketball. Naturally, players who are performing well are sought after commodities. And if an opponent of yours is willing to pay more than a fair price for one of your overachievers, well, who are you […]

Robin Lopez (C, WAS) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: On Sunday, it was announced that Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. A difficult season for the Wizards is getting more difficult, as a player who was expected to be part of the […]

Deni Avdija Sinks Five Treys En Route To 20 Points

Washington Wizards small forward Deni Avdija had the best game of his young career on Saturday, shooting 5-for-9 from downtown and picking up 20 points in a 128-124 loss to Miami. He shot 7-for-15 overall from the field, adding five rebounds, five assists, and two steals with zero turnovers in 32 minutes. Both Russell Westbrook […]

Thomas Bryant Will Miss Remainder Of Saturday’s Game

Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant (knee) has been ruled inactive for the rest of Saturday's contest versus Miami due to a left knee injury that he sustained during the first quarter. Bryant played just two minutes before departing, not making a contribution to the stat sheet. Robin Lopez figures to see an increased role with […]

Bradley Beal Ruled Out For Saturday’s Game

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal has been deemed a close COVID-19 contact of Boston's Jayson Tatum, ruling him out for Saturday's game versus Miami as a part of the league's health and safety protocols. Washington was already set to be down Russell Westbrook (quadriceps) on Saturday, allowing Raul Neto to enter the starting five. But […]

Russell Westbrook Will Miss Saturday’s Game; Raul Neto To Start

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook (quad) has been ruled out for Saturday's contest against the Heat due to a sore left quad, continuing his trend of missing one leg of back-to-backs to begin the 2020-21 season. Raul Neto has been tabbed to start at PG in Westbrook's stead, giving him considerable DFS upside, as […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 3

Welcome back. If you're reading this, you either love my writing (I love you guys), are dominating through two weeks and continue to look for edges (hat tip to you), or are desperate to scratch and claw to victory lane for the first time (Everything gonna be alright). That's why I'm here, to break down […]

Bradley Beal Drops 41 Points In Losing Effort

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had another scoring clinic on Friday against Boston, but the 27-year-old sniper ended up on the losing side again. Two days after dropping 60 on the Sixers in a 141-136 defeat, Beal's Wizards went down with a 116-107 scoreline. He shot 16-for-29 from the field in the game with […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 1/9/21 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/9 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE Game of the Day Miami @ Washington With all the love in the world directed toward what could be an offensive eruption in Sacramento between the Trail Blazers and […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/9/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have an exciting weekend on the agenda. With NFL Wild Card action taking place and seven NBA night games on tap, DFS contests will be running full-speed. On Friday night, we witnessed some solid performances, notably from Caris Levert, who finished with over 50 fantasy points, thanks in part to the absences of Kevin […]

Russell Westbrook Cleared To Take Floor Friday

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook (finger) has been given the green light to suit up for Friday's game versus the Celtics despite a recent finger dislocation. It's unclear at this stage how the injury may affect Westbrook, but having logged at least a double-double in every game he has played this season, there's little […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 1/8 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/8 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   The Best of the Rest Point Guard - Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, Marcus Smart, Chris Chiozza Shooting Guard - Fred Vanvleet, Donovan Mitchell Small Forward - Brandon Ingram, […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Friday (1/8/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

There's a 10-game slate Friday with plenty of exciting matchups. The last two games of the night, however, don't seem to follow that trend. Between the Lakers and Bulls, Chicago is lucky to catch LeBron James and the rest of the Los Angeles team on the second night of a back to back. The Lakers […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/8/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We've got a robust ten-game slate for Friday after Thursday's tease. Three teams are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back: BKN, MEM, and LAL. The action gets started at 7:00 PM with the Suns visiting the Pistons. There are three games at 7:30 PM (WAS@BOS, OKC@NY, and CHA@NO), three games at 8:00 PM […]

Russell Westbrook Could Sit On Friday

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (finger) is listed as questionable for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics. He suffered a dislocated finger during Wednesday's contest, so there's a chance he sits out the first game of the back-to-back set. Normally, Westbrook sits the first game of two anyway, so it wouldn't be shocking if the […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Thursday (1/7/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

There are five games in the NBA tonight which means lots of chances to play and win with Monkey Knife Fight. It has been an interesting season so far. The league leader in assists per game is a center, Nikola Jokic, and there are five players scoring more than 27 points per game. How many […]

Bradley Beal Explodes For Career-High 60 Points

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal scored a career-high 60 points in a losing effort to the 76ers. Beal shot 57.1 percent from the field on 35 shots, ridiculous efficiency for such a lucrative scoring performance, which tied a franchise mark. He also made at least 10 free throws for the third time this season, along […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (1/6/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Wednesday offers one of the NBA’s most jam-packed slates so far this season. There are eleven games, with big-name matchups dotting the schedule. With 22 teams in action, there are plenty of options for the DFS players hunting for an under-the-radar option at every position. Whether it’s an All-Star ready for a monster night or […]

NBA DFS Prop Picks for Wednesday (1/6/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With 11-games on the slate, there is no shortage of options to choose from. The biggest problem will be finding the games that will stay close and allow for some easier over bets. The Pistons-Bucks contest is the only double-digit spread for tomorrow, but even looking at the choices for that specific game, it's easy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (1/6/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The stars are out in droves Wednesday amidst another slate chock full of All-NBA performers. After a brief five-game pocket that featured oodles of low-priced, chalky plays Tuesday, the NBA DFS community returns to some semblance of normalcy with a plentiful 11-game showdown. As of Tuesday night, three games had already pole vaulted over the […]

Fantasy Basketball Deeper League Pickups: Week 3

The deeper a fantasy 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 help […]

Fantasy Basketball 9-Cat Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Happy 2021! It seems strange for it to be a new year and for the NBA to only be entering its third week, but that's how things go in these strange times. This past week's highlights include the Wizards finally winning a game and the Rockets finally getting to see what John Wall could do […]

Fantasy Basketball Week 2 Risers and Fallers

Welcome to the fantasy basketball risers and fallers column, a weekly look at a few players whose stock is rising and a few who've been struggling with some analysis of why that's been the case. As always, this doesn't mean you need to drop these players who are struggling, but this could be a useful piece […]

Fantasy Basketball Week In Review: Week 2

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during the past week. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making. Fantasy basketball has a lot of […]

Deni Avdija (SG/SF, WAS) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 25% of leagues ANALYSIS: Deni Avdija was the 9th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards and has been thrown into the fire right away, taking a starting position for the Wizards. While Avdija isn't a freak athletically or has an amazing stroke from […]

Fantasy Basketball Buy, Sell, or Hold: Michael Porter Jr. and Lonzo Ball

We've waited for full-season fantasy to return for a little over nine months. Too long a time if you ask me. But the wait is over! The new NBA season has started and with it our beloved NBA fantasy! New season, new situation, new rules. There are no fans allowed, and even though most of […]

NBA DFS Cheat Sheet & Expert Lineups for 1/3/21 (Premium Content)

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 1/3 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Game of the Day Wizards (+8.5) @ Nets (240.5 total) This game has the highest implied total by a wide margin and it's also the fastest-paced, with both […]

Raul Neto (PG, WAS) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 2% of leagues ANALYSIS: The Washington Wizards haven't had the best start to the season, and it has only been six games into the season. With the acquisition of Russell Westbrook this offseason, Wizard fans hoped to have a powerful guard combo of Westbrook and Bradley Beal […]

Fantasy Basketball Mid-Week Streamers for Week 2

Welcome to Week 2, where the sample sizes are small but the emotional overreactions are at stock market highs. It feels good when the players you drafted are balling out, but don't count your fantasy winnings yet. On the flip side, while it's painful to watch the players you birthed and nurtured throughout the draft […]

Thomas Bryant Goes Perfect From The Field Friday

Washington Wizards center Thomas Bryant did not miss in the win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Bryant was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field, leading to 17 points along with seven rebounds, two assists and a three in 22 minutes. Bryant has made 16 out of his last 17 shots, bringing his field goal […]