Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 4/1/18 We're heading into April in the NBA. There'll be no foolin' on this Sunday slate of nine games. The playoffs are just around the corner and there is a lot of ball left to play. DFSR breaks down all of the info you need to know before tonight's first games tipoff at 6:00 PM EST. Don't forget to check out our top picks broken down by our own James Davis here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. What We Know Blake Griffin remains out for the Pistons. Griffin has a bone bruise on his ankle that has held him out of two straight and he will miss his third game in a row tonight as the Pistons head into Brooklyn. He will remain out at least through next weekend opening opportunity for Anthony Tolliver who has seen 31 minutes in each of the Pistons past two games, averaging 15.5 points, 2.0 boards, 2.0 assists, a block and a steal per start. George Hill is out for the Cavaliers tonight. Hill left Friday night's game against the Pelicans after 22 minutes with an ankle sprain. Cleveland has ruled him out of tonight's game against the Mavericks opening up minutes for Jose Calderon and Jordan Clarkson. J.J. Barea remains away from the Mavericks for personal reasons. Barea has missed three games for personal reasons and remains away from the team tonight as they head into Cleveland for a tilt with the Cavaliers. Yogi Ferrell picked up just 19 and 20 minutes in the first two games Barea missed but ran the boards for a full 28 against Minnesota on Friday night. Alex Len is out for the Suns. Len will miss his third straight game with an ankle sprain. Marquesse Chriss, who double-doubled in 33 minutes last game, will continue to draw the start for Phoenix in his absence. Along with Len, Devin Booker and T.J. Warren remain out for Phoenix while Elfrid Payton is a game-time decision after missing Friday night's game with a sore knee. If Payton remains on the pine, Tyler Ulis will draw another start and be a top play at the position. Brandon Ingram is out for the Lakers, while Lonzo Ball is questionable. Ingram was in his second game back following a twelve game absence...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 3/31/18 With only three games on tonight's main slate, there isn't a whole lot to go over before we set those lineups. DFSR has all you need to know before lock. See our top picks of the day here Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. What We Know Stephen Curry will be joined by Andre Iguodala and Omri Casspi on the Warriors inactive list for tonight. We're all familiar with the point guard situation in Golden State by now. Steph Curry remains out, and Quinn Cook has done an impressive job filling in at the one. The price on Cook is up significantly, though he has still proven to be a viable cash game option especially against a Kings defense surrendering the second most fantasy points to the position over their last five games. In addition to Curry, the Warriors will be without Andre Iguodala and Omri Casspi at the three tonight. Iggy was held out of practice on Friday following some soreness in his knee on Thursday night's game against the Bucks. He will sit out tonight along with Casspi who will miss his seventh straight game with an ankle sprain. This actually means good news for Nick Young and Patrick McCaw who stood to lose some time to the returning Klay Thompson, back from an eight game absence with a thumb injury. Young and McCaw stand to continue to pick up added time with the absence of Iggy and Casspi. Jaylen Brown is probable for the Celtics tonight. Brown came into the day with a questionable tag after suffering a toe injury in the Celtics game against the Jazz on Wednesday night. He was then upgraded to probable and has been officially cleared to take his spot in the starting rotation tonight against the Raptors. Brown's averaging 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists over his last three games, and could pick up some additional time with Shane Larkin being ruled out with an illness. Jayson Tatum could also benefit with some added run in Larkin's absence. The Celtics will also have Al Horford and Marcus Morris both available after the pair missed Wednesday's game. Every Lineup Guys Kevin Durant FD - $10800 DK - $10900Opponent - SACProj Pts FD - 49.66 DK - 50.24 We didn't spotlight Kevin...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/31/18 The NBA has given us kind of a funky slate of five games today, drawn out over the course of several hours. We'll take a look at the Pistons who are fighting to get into the playoffs with time winding down and the loss of a key piece to their offense, the Wizards, who could be getting a key piece to their offense back any day now, and just when it matters the most, and the Knicks who haven't had much of anything to play for but have still been getting their guys reliable playing time. There's a ton of value, and only a handful of spots worth paying up for, so let's take a look at the top plays at each position. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer and our new player lab! 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 Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Point guard Trey Burke FD - $6000 DK - $6200 Opponent - DET Proj Pts FD - 37.2 DK - 37.84 Value aplenty is the theme of the day today. There are plenty of appealing plays today in the middle pricing tier and only one player priced over $10K on FanDuel, while DraftKings has two. This is the type of day where I like to go multiple lineups because there are just so many interesting combinations that can be conjured up using our NBA projection system's top plays. I will certainly be mixing and matching the trio of sub-$7K plays we have to start us off at the point. First up we have Trey Burke of the Knicks. Burke has three starts under his belt now since showing Emmanuel Mudiay to the bench last weekend and jumping into the New York starting rotation. What we have seen in that short time is nothing short of impressive. Burke sandwiched a thrilling 40 minute OT loss against the Hornets in between two 27 minute games. While the game log in Charlotte was spectacular (42/1/12/0/1) the nearly identical games against Philly and Washington in which he averaged 18.5 points, 2.0 boards, 4.5 assists, and 2.0 steals show us the very solid floor of Trey Burke. His price has finally caught up to the performance, and short of stretching the clock beyond the 30-minute mark Burke may not hold the upside he did a week ago, but as a cash game play, he's proving to be quite the safe play...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 3/27/18 Welcome basketball fans to NBA Tuesday. We've got a lot to look over on tonight's eight-game schedule with plenty of exciting options. DFSR has the top plays at each position so join me as we go position by position to discuss tonight's slate. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer and our new player lab! 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 Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Point guard Damian Lillard FD - $9000 DK - $9400Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 47.68 DK - 49.51 There are several exciting ways to pay up tonight, and Damian Lillard is an excellent way to do so without jumping into a five-figure salary commitment. Despite a poor night shooting from the field, Lillard made up the difference at the charity stripe in Oklahoma City on Sunday. He posted 24 points to go along with five assists, seven rebounds, and three steals to keep himself cash game viable. He's scored 20+ points in every game dating back to early February while locked into a 36-38 minute rotation and is a threat to put up 40 fantasy points (FP) any given night with 50 FP upside. The Blazers are in New Orleans tonight for a game with a 222 projected total that promises to be a shootout right to the buzzer. Lillard has been holding the game-time decision tag lately as his wife is expected to give birth any day now, so you'll want to keep an eye on the news, but if he's available he's a consideration in both cash games and tournaments. Cameron Payne FD - $5500 DK - $5700Opponent - HOUProj Pts FD - 29.68 DK - 29.29 Kris Dunn has already been ruled out for tonight's Bulls game in Houston, so fire up Cameron Payne. Payne has started five games now for the Bulls while Dunn is sidelined with a toe injury, and has proven himself a solid cash game play each time out. Averaging 28 minutes per start and .96 FP per minute Dunn is priced to a point where we only need 25 FP to pay value. Chris Paul is expected to be back on the court for Houston tonight, but the beard, James Harden has already been ruled out leaving Houston once again without a top gun. This game has opened with a stupid 12.5 point spread but Chicago is so thin in the back court that even if it...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 3/25/18 With lineups locking an hour earlier than normal tonight, DFSR is taking a look at all of the latest injury news coming down the pike. The Warriors are in a bad way, and it doesn't stop there. With six games on the schedule, we've got everything you need to know before setting those lineups. Start out with our top plays at each position broken down by our own James Davis right here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. What We Know Stephen Curry will miss at least three weeks before being re-evaluated. And that's just the tip of the Golden State injury iceberg. In addition to Steph suffering the MCL sprain in his first game back against Atlanta on Friday, the Warriors remain depleted with Klay Thompson (sixth game/thumb), Kevin Durant (fifth game/ribs), and Draymond Green (second game/illness) all out of commission. Quinn Cook, Nick Young, Patrick McCaw, Andre Iguodala, and Jordan Bell will all step up for Golden State as they host the Jazz tonight. Iggy, in particular, sees a 9% usage bump with the big four off the court, and even with the elevated price tag Quinn Cook has been a solid option filling in for Curry recently. Utah has been the top defense in the NBA since the All-Star break, so tread with caution here, but Bell should be a solid play while Iguodala and Cook are in the conversation for GPP's. Chris Paul will remain inactive for a third straight game. This is an easy one. Paul has missed two in a row, with Eric Gordon starting at the point in his absence, and James Harden stepping up his already monster play making both solid cash options. Both were highly owned last night and will likely be once again this evening as Houston hosts the Hawks. Marcus Morris is out for Boston. Morris seems to have tweaked his ankle Friday during his 34 minutes against the Blazers and will be held out of the opening night of Boston's back to back set as a precaution. He will join Marcus Smart and Kyrie Irving on the inactive list both having recently undergone surgery, opening the gates for the likes of Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown to pick up increased minutes. Zach Randolph is out once again for...