Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/17/16 Welcome to Short Slate… Wait, never mind. Eight games on Thursday. You’d think the NBA would schedule fewer games going up against The Madness. Guess that’s why I’m not in entertainment programming. At this point, only three games have posted lines. That fact, the night before the game, should tell you something (lots of roster and injury fluctuation). I get the Sixers, Grizz, Bulls, and Suns all being off the board. No idea why TOR/IND wouldn’t be up. Anyway, it seems a lot like Wednesday in that regard. But it’s really not as murky. Some clear choices should remain among the top options regardless of last-minute injury or other news. That’s nice for a change. There are still going to be last-minute punt options and unexpected production opportunities, so be around for tipoff. But the uncertainty level is nothing like it has been lately. I’ll take it. Away we go… Now’s your chance to get a FREE 3-DAY TRIAL to DFSR Pro with NBA Optimal Lineups, Projections, Player Cards and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL (and MLB when the time comes)! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy, POINT GUARD Brandon Knight - FD 6500 DK 6700 Opponent - UTA FD Proj. Pts - 34.77 DK Proj. Pts - 37.04 Brandon Knight is back, starting, and playing a ton of minutes. He went 3-for-16 from the floor last time out and still managed a 4x. The matchup sucks in terms of Pace, but I think Phoenix being terrible is going to outweigh Utah having an offense from the 1950s, leading to plenty of opportunity for production. DK was nice enough to bump his salary down over 5%. That makes him the top (reliable) PP$ option at the point on Thursday on both sites. Take the minutes, the...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/16/16 Welcome to a busy Wednesday night in the Association. The business has partly to do with the decent-sized slate – nine games. What’s really going to make this a crazy night is the incredible amount of injury uncertainty involved in so many games. Injury status is affecting everybody and everything (injured players, potential replacement players, and rotations in general). You’ll see a couple of reasonably sure things for each position that should be solid regardless of how things break around lineup lock. Some injury-dependent suggestions and punt alternatives will follow most positions. Also, you won’t see any Dubs, as they’re favored by 15 and the blowout risk is just too high. Good luck, and be sure to be around for lineup lock – it’ll be fast and furious. Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with NBA Optimal Lineups, Projections, Player Cards and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL (and MLB when the time comes)! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy, POINT GUARD Darren Collison - FD 5300 DK 5200 Opponent - NOP FD Proj. Pts - 26.93 DK Proj. Pts - 28.37 If I’m leading off with Collison, you know it’s a strange night. There’s a minor injury issue – he’s getting his run because Ben McLemore is out with a fractured finger. There’s a possibility the latter plays, but very small. We’re projecting Collision for the same court time he’s seen the last several games. He has been producing with the extra court time, displaying a hard 4x floor, exceeding that almost every game, and spiking as high as 9x. With the Kings hosting the Pelicans, there’s not much cause for concern in terms of matchup (low DvP, high Pace). Collison’s prices have certainly come up on both sites, but he’s playing well enough to project...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/10/16 Short Slate Thursday – I always lead with that (the truth is a defense!). Conventional wisdom says more casual players are likely to enter DFS contests on Thursdays, providing some action while they watch the national TNT broadcast. I think that may be less true than it used to be with NBA TV, ESPN double-headers on weeknights, and ABC broadcasts both weekend days. Still, for those of you wise enough to be at DFSR, we can only hope. The picks below should get you off to a good start in gaining an edge on all players, casual or otherwise. Release the hounds! Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with NBA Optimal Lineups, Projections, Player Cards and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL (and MLB when the time comes)! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy, POINT GUARD Emmanuel Mudiay - FD 6000 DK 6500 Opponent - PHX FD Proj. Pts - 30.46 DK Proj. Pts - 31.78 The Chinese One-and-Done (honestly don’t know why more young prospects don’t do that, though I might choose Europe) has seen his price rise over 20% in a week. Thanks to a recent minutes boost, he’s producing at minimum 4x levels, and mostly higher, even at the increased price point. The Nuggets are hosting the Suns, which should say it all as far as matchups. Mudiay is the top play on FD thanks to the lower price, and among them on DK. Value, high floor, and upside all in one place. I’ll have him in cash and tourney lineups. Kyrie Irving - FD 7200 DK 7700 Opponent - LAL FD Proj. Pts - 34.42 DK Proj. Pts - 36.7 Kyrie gets to visit the Lakers Thursday night for the Kobe Farewell Tour (more on that in a bit). Aside from the...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/9/16 We have a more robust slate of nine games on Wednesday after a relatively small group Tuesday. As of now, the risk lies with injury concerns more than blowout potential. Our offshore friends have not set the line yet on a third of the games. Those listed have relatively close spreads (single-digit), with UTA/GSW the lone exception. The unlisted games have injury-related issues not likely to be resolved until closer to gametime. Although it’s always crucial to recheck and finalize lineups as close to tipoff as possible, it seems particularly so for Wednesday’s games. As always, these picks reflect the best information we have at the time of writing. With that caveat, off we go! If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our NBA Optimal Lineups, Projections, Player Cards and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL (and MLB when the time comes)! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy, POINT GUARD **Note that this position is absolutely stacked on Wednesday. You’ll have lots of options, and this should make a great spot for pivot plays for those running multiple tourney lineups.** Mario Chalmers - FD 5300 DK 5200 Opponent - BOS FD Proj. Pts - 27.42 DK Proj. Pts - 28.62 With Mike Conley ruled out for at least another game, Chalmers gets the start at the point for the Grizz. With major minutes last time out, he kept his per-minute production up. It’s a terrible matchup (the C’s are literally #1 in DvP on point guards), and he just saw a 15% price spike on DK. Nevertheless, the DFSR system still loves him, as the extended run should more than outweigh the other factors. Mario is a high-floor/high-ceiling play, and I strongly advise you to roll with him in all formats. Shelvin Mack - FD...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/3/16 Short Slate Thursday – Three dogs and a Fray by the Bay. There is blowout risk all over the place, but exactly how much is difficult to quantify (only one game has a firm line posted offshore). Which games do you like to stay close (and why)? Should you load up on GSW/OKC and avoid the risk as much as possible? Then there’s the question of the night: what’s up with Steph Curry’s ankle? The Dubs may clear that up sooner in the day than later, but if not, site selection (DK's game-time lineup lock provides limited protection) and last-minute lineup management may be crucial. You could just fade the risk and be done with it (which doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be taking on less risk than others). But that just lessens your options on a night with few enough to begin with. Interesting questions. Let’s look at some possible answers. If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our NBA Optimal Lineups, Projections, Player Cards and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL (and MLB when the time comes)! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. A quick heads up - we post an updates article every day in the early afternoon, EST, to catch everyone up on how things are changing as a result of whatever news has come through. We also have great talks in the comments of that article. Hope to see you there! We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy, POINT GUARD Tony Parker - FD 5300 DK 5200 Opponent - NOP FD Proj. Pts - 26.17 DK Proj. Pts - 26.88 I never like leading off with one of the Spurs Big Three (Patients). Tonight, the value is simply too high to ignore. He’s the highest rated PG on a PP$ basis on FD and DK. Monsieur Park-air has had a hard floor of 4x for nearly a month, and his ceiling in this game is sky-high. Going into details about this matchup would not be, I think, a terribly useful exercise. The chances things get out of hand are pretty high, but that’s the theme of the night. You...