Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/16/17 Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it! Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! Note - I will redo the entire article at 4:00 for the late slate, so make sure to check back then. What We Know Steven Adams has been ruled out with a concussion   Steven Adams plays a bunch of minutes at the center spot, and leaves a bunch of minutes up for grabs. Enes Kanter is likely to get the start, and Joffrey Lauvergne and Damontas Sabonis may also get around 22-25 minutes each. I don't mind them in tournaments, but I won't touch either in cash games. We will talk about Kanter in a minute, but I absolutely love him. Rodney Hood has been ruled out against the Jazz   Hood has had a few decent games, and will now head back to the bench. Alec Burks and Joe Ingles will also pick up a few minutes, and Burks is a decent tournament play. The Suns play fast, and if Burks gets the minutes, he will certainly hit value. What We're Waiting to Know Avery Bradley is officially questionable   Bradley looks to be more likely than not to play, so that would send Marcus Smart to he bench. It also hurts Nicolas Batum, as he will see an elite man to man defender. If Bradley is announced out, Marcus Smart will get another start and Isaiah Thomas will get a bump in usage. Jae Crowder has also played well with Bradley out. The "Every Lineup" Guys Klay Thompson The shooting guard position lacks a stud tonight, and the guys up top aren’t in great spots. Klay Thompson is the most expensive guy I have interest in, and I will use this position to help me pay up elsewhere. Thompson has plenty of upside here, and won’t be seeing the best of on ball defenders. He will probably see Kyrie Irving, Kyle Korver and Iman Shumpert throughout the game. Shumpert is the only plus defender there, but by no means shutdown. Thompson isn’t...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/15/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new NFL 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 Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Point Guard   Early Malcolm Brogdon FD - $5400 DK - $5700 Opponent - ATL Proj Pts FD - 25.2 DK - 26.76 Malcolm Brogdon got his first real opportunity when Matthew Dellavedova went down 2 weeks ago, and he has fully taken advantage of it. Over his last 8 games, he has been over 30 fantasy points in 6 of them. He hasn't had great match ups either, scoring over 30 against both the Spurs and Heat. The Hawks are a phenomenal match up, giving up the 4th most fantasy points to point guards. Brogdon hasn't seen a huge price increase, still sitting below $6k on both big sites. The PG spot is pretty ugly on this early slate, so Brogdon is basically a must play for me. His floor is sitting around 25 for me, and his ceiling has to be around 45. This game projects to be competitive and somewhat high scoring. Make sure you got some Malcolm Brogdon exposure in both cash games and tournaments. Main Mike Conley FD - $7600 DK - $7200 Opponent - CHI Proj Pts FD - 38.48 DK - 40.72 Point guard is pretty ugly on both slates today, and you have to take who you can. Conley has been phenomenal lately, hitting over 34 in 6 of his last 7 games. He has been over 42 in two of them, so the upside is definitely there. He will see Both Carter-Williams and Rondo, and neither of which are great defenders. We will touch on Westbrook in a minute, but his price is just insane. Harden has a much better match up, so I would rather go there, and you really can't fit both of them while having a +EV lineup. Conley can be played in both cash games and tournaments. The Bulls have given up 45.5 fantasy points per game to point guards, which ranks as the 8th worst in the NBA. I don't see too many ways around rostering Mike Conley here.   Patrick Beverley When Beverley is coming in as the number 2 PG on the slate, you know the pickings are slim. With that being said, he is playing the Nets. They are by far the worst defense in the league, and they play...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/13/16 Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it! Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Avery Bradley has been ruled out against the Hawks Bradley won't return for at least another game here, so we can still look at a couple of these guys. Marcus Smart will get the start, and he will definitely be in play. I like him in both cash games and tournaments. Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder will also pick up some usage, and both are good options against the Hawks. I think Tim Hardaway Jr. also gets a bump, as he won't be forced to see Avery Bradley standing in front of him. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been ruled out tonight This puts Stanley Johnson firmly in play. He came in and played 38 minutes last night, and I would expect similar minutes tonight. The Jazz are one of the slower teams in the league, but Johnson is so cheap and doesn't need to do much to even destroy value. Johnson does get himself involved on offense, and I see him as close to a must play tonight. Darrun Hilliard will also pick up some minutes, but not enough to get my interest. Nicolas Batum will return & Jeremy Lamb will sit out Batum will come back and Lamb will take his spot on the end of the bench. I assume Batum is close to 100%, so I don't mind him coming off of injury in a great match up. Marco Belinelli will also be the main SG off the bench, but is nothing too special tonight. What We're Waiting to Know Zach LaVine is a GTD against the Thunder LaVine missed last game, and it resulted in Shabbazz Muhammad getting some extra run. He definitely took advantage, finishing with 30 fantasy points. He may not have crazy upside, but the safety is there in a fast paced match up with the Thunder. They give up a ton of points on the perimeter, and Muhammad excels in fast paced games. He can be...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/12/17 Welcome to the daily updates and injury news article. We'll try and update it right up to line-up locks with as much information as comes across our desks. Let's get to it! Last night's picks can be found here, so you can wrap your mind around what you need to be looking at before lineups lock tonight. By the way - we keep our projection system updated with all of the changes as they occur throughout the day right up until lineup lock. Every day. If you want access to that system so you can cut out a lot of the research element, click the button below! START YOUR FREE TRIAL! What We Know Jimmy Butler and Nikola Mirotic are out against the Knicks   Both Butler and Mirotic play big minutes, and Butler is obviously the main scorer on the offense. Dwyane Wade will step up as the main scorer, and the forwards will all play some extra minutes. The Knicks are a very average defensive team, so you can consider anyone in the starting lineup here. Keep an eye on the news for Rondo, as he could mess up the rotation a little bit. Jon Leuer will miss at least the next 3 games   Leuer usually starts at the PF spot for the Pistons, and he leaves behind about 30 minutes. Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris will gain the most, and both are viable plays right here. Drummond should also pick up some more boards, and he will have his minutes solidified. Andrew Bogut is out against the Suns   Bogut is a minutes guy, but has only played about 26 minutes per game. Dirk should see his 25 minutes, but Tyson Chandler is the guy who will benefit most. He will have an easy path to rebounds, and no big bodies to stop him. LaMarcus Aldridge is going to play against the Lakers   Aldridge missed last game, and his return clouds up the rotation. Leonard and Aldridge are both still good tournament plays. I will be off of both in cash, as I think the usage will be very spread out. This also hurts David Lee, who will lose the bulk of his minutes.   What We're Waiting to Know Anthony Davis is questionable to play If Davis plays, he is an every lineup guy. We will talk about him in a second. If he misses, Donatas Motiejunas and Terrence Jones will get huge bumps, as well as Jrue Holiday. You could also argue for the role players, but I will keep my exposure to the actual good players. The "Every...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/12/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new NFL 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 Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered.     Point Guard Jrue Holiday FD - $6800 DK - $7000 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 36.83 DK - 39.3 Holiday and the Pelicans face off with the Nets here, in what happens to be my favorite game of the day to target. Both of these teams play fast, and the Nets especially so. These teams also lack good individual defenders outside of  Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday. Holiday will match up with a combo of Kilpatrick and Whitehead, and he will dominate both. Davis and Holiday have been great running the pick and roll lately, and they will go right back to it tonight. Brook Lopez could care less about defense, and I see no chance he wants to get in the way of Anthony Davis. Holiday is going to attack, and he has no problem taking some shots as well. He will be effective tonight, and his price isn't too high. He only needs about 38 to make you happy in tournaments, and I have him protected way higher. I think he gets to 40 tonight, and his upside is over 50. The  Nets play really fast, and i'm excited to see what Jrue Holiday can do here. Deron Williams FD - $5900 DK - $5600 Opponent - PHO Proj Pts FD - 28.59 DK - 30.88 Deron Williams is a guy I don't love to roster, but is sometimes the necessary evil. He has actually been pretty good since returning from injury, usually staying around 30 fantasy points. He gets a good pace match up with the Suns, who love to run and gun. Williams will match up with  good defender in Eric Bledsoe, but the pure amount of possessions and the speed of the game lets me ignore that. He is price really cheap on both of sites, and only needs 28 to hit value for you in cash games. He has the potential for way more, and this game has a ton of potential. We will touch on a couple more of these guys as we move on, but definitely keep an eye on Williams. If you want different exposure at this price range, I would consider Derrick Rose facing off with the Bulls. You have to...