Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/19/18 Welcome to NBA Friday! We usually have 10+ games on Fridays, but that's certainly not what we have tonight. We have a 7-gamer on our hands instead that resembles more of an average weekend or Tuesday slate. There are plenty of ways to go, but it's not like a normal Wednesday or Friday where we have 15 options at each position. There are some clear ways to go and a couple spots where to steer clear. 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. Point guard Goran Dragic FD - $7500 DK - $7500 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 37.01 DK - 38.26 We'll open it up with one of the safest plays of all in Goran Dragic. Aside from Dragic already seeing 30+ minutes a night, Tyler Johnson is out. That locks him in over 33 with every single minute coming at the 1, which isn't always the case when Johnson is in the game. Dragic has been dominant as of late with 30+ fantasy points in 7 of the last 9 games. He's often over 40 and easily the most consistent player on this Heat squad next to Josh Richardson. He gets a match-up tonight that couldn't be any better. Literally. The Nets rank dead last against PG's and it has a lot to do with the league-high PACE they play at. Spencer Dinwiddie is also a bad defender and doesn't have any help at the rim. Dragic is a lock for 30 fantasy points with a ceiling in the low 50's. This is one of the simple plays of the day, but could end up overlooked. Ish Smith FD - $6400 DK - $5700 Opponent - WAS Proj Pts FD - 32.04 DK - 31.9 Moving down the pricing tier a little bit we run into Ish Smith. He's been great, as expected, with Reggie Jackson out for an extended period of time. Quality-wise, Ish Smith is a top 15 PG in this league and deserves a starting gig. He's dominated everywhere he goes, but is just so small and such a huge liability on defense. Whatever, we're not worried about that. We just care about what he does on offense and it's damn electric. He's easily one of the 3 fastest players in the...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/18/18 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. Point guard Isaiah Thomas FD - $5700 DK - $5700 Opponent - ORL Proj Pts FD - 32.47 DK - 34.65 We only have 4 games on tonight's slate and we kick it off with what might be the easiest play of all. Isaiah Thomas finally got over 30 minutes for the first time last game and should only be on the way up from here. His price is nowhere near where it should be at just $5700. Once it corrects, we're looking at an $8k-$9k PG, easily. He is definitely the 2nd fiddle on this offense, but the 2nd fiddle to LeBron can average 25 points without an issue and have plenty of breakout games. Sitting in the mid-$5k's is just laughable and I don't see any reason to avoid him in any format. Even as a worst-case scenario, he'll grab 25-28 minutes and just as many FP. In a best-case, he grabs 34 minutes and 50 fantasy points. The Magic are a subpar team defense that has ranked 24th in the NBA against PG's. Not only is Elfrid Payton a bad defender, but he doesn't have any help at all behind him. Thomas is going to hit value with ease here and should be over 50% owned. It's chalk I'm willing to go with everywhere and just make sure I'm over the field. Chris Paul FD - $10400 DK - $9500 Opponent - MIN Proj Pts FD - 53.1 DK - 55.46 If you’re looking to pay up at the position, there’s definitely an excellent spot to do so. James Harden is expected to return tonight, but will be limited to just 25 minutes. The Rockets will be without Trevor Ariza and Gerald Green, who take up a lot of minutes and shots themselves. Chris Paul has dominated ever since Harden went down with injury and will continue putting up 45+ fantasy points a night. Most people don’t associate him with a high ceiling, but he can get to 70 pretty easily if a game stays close. The T-Wolves are a strong team defense under Thibodeau, but can struggle against PG’s. Teague is the weakest perimeter defender of the 3 and it’s why the T-Wolves rank 19th in the league...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 1/17/18 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 Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out for an indefinite amount of time This is just a bummer. Things just keep popping up with Kawhi and the medical staff has advised he "get put back on ice". Whatever that means definitely doesn't sound good. With Leonard out, we're going to see Kyle Anderson jump back into relevancy. He's an elite value play in all formats against an atrocious Nets defense. LaMarcus Aldridge will also be the number 1 option on the offense again and has to be considered at a depressed price tag. On the Nets side, DeMarre Carroll will see a better match-up and is already a strong play in all formats. This news opens up a lot. Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala have been ruled out against the Bulls Jordan Bell will grab the start for Green and is one of the top value plays on the entire slate. Kevin Durant may also see an extra few minutes with Iggy out, but only if the game remains close. If you think this game does stay close, Curry and Durant are elite everywhere. if you think it's a blowout, just go with Jordan Bell and bank on the 25+ minutes no matter the score. Omri Casspi could end up picking up some minutes, but he's not an option in DFS. Lonzo Ball has been ruled out against the Thunder Lonzo missed a week or so earlier this month, so we know what to expect for the most part. Tyler Ennis should grab the start and he jumps into the spotlight as close to a must at minimum-price. If he does get the start, plug Ennis in for a cash game lock. Jordan Clarkson will also grab a bunch of minutes at PG and will be back over $7k before long. The Thunder play fast and there are plenty of ways to go in this game. Tyler Johnson has been ruled out against the Bucks With Goran Dragic already seeing more minutes than the Heat would like, I don't think much happens here with him. Instead, most minutes should go to Wayne Ellington and Josh Richardson. Both are great plays against a Bucks squad that will keep it competitive. Nobody in this...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/17/18 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. Point guard Russell Westbrook FD - $12000 DK - $11600 Opponent - LAL Proj Pts FD - 56.21 DK - 59.8 After a polarizing 4-game slate last night, the NBA has blessed us with a very solid Wednesday slate. 10 games are just the perfect balance between a shirt slate and one that just has too many options. Every game is interesting and deserves to be dissected. We’ll kick it off with a huge surprise in Russell Westbrook. Westbrook is back over $12k and rightfully so. He’s putting up 50+ fantasy points on a nightly basis and driving in 60-70 upside quite regularly. He now gets a match-up against one of the weakest defenses in the league in the Lakers. They’re average on paper against point guards, but play at the 7th fastest PACE. Westbrook played just 27 minutes against these guys in a blowout 2 weeks ago and put up 48 fantasy points in the process. He will easily get over 60 if the game stays close. Lonzo Ball is currently questionable to play, which would turn an already messy defense into a dumpster fire. He’s a great play in all formats with a 50-70 range that is reliable as can be. The price is high, but there is value on this slate and Westbrook could easily be worth it. Stephen Curry FD - $9800 DK - $10400 Opponent - CHI Proj Pts FD - 50.5 DK - 52.34 If you're not able to pay all the way up for Russ, Stephen Curry is quite the pivot. We know the Chicago Bulls are absolutely atrocious on defense and especially against PG's. Kris Dunn is a league-leader in steals, but takes a ton of chances. The Bulls rank 23rd in the league against PG's at 45.6 FPPG. Vegas is yet to drop a line on this game, but I don't think the spread will be over 10 or 11. If these Warriors are given their full allotment of minutes, we'll see 4 or 5 of them destroy value. The Bulls do have some firepower that can be uncovered and I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him hang with Golden State inside Chicago. He's been over 33 minutes in each of...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/15/18 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. Point guard Jarrett Jack FD - $5600 DK - $5000 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 27.43 DK - 28.01 We have 2 very different slates on our hands tonight. During the day, we have 5 games with a lot of value. At night, 4 super solid games and a lot of decisions to make. We'll start with the early slate and one of the more obvious picks. Jarrett Jack is an extremely solid option. He might end up being one of the more popular options on the entire slate, but that's fine. Over the last 3 games, he's been at 32, 44, and 45. He has dominated and while it obviously won't last, we should be riding this wave. Especially in a match-up with a Nets team that can't cover PG's. He's been at 33, 36, and 40 minutes, which never hurts. He's still priced under $6k on both sites and is an easy pick in all formats. Jack can be counted on for 25 with the upside for 40-50. Spencer Dinwiddie FD - $6400 DK - $6600 Opponent - NY Proj Pts FD - 34.62 DK - 34.88 We'll kick things off on the early slate with a pretty subpar position. We have John Wall on the high-end in a tough match-up with an injured Kyle Lowry under him. We'll instead pay down a bit for Spencer Dinwiddie, who's been phenomenal as of late. He's been over 35 minutes in 4 of the last 6 games and has hit value in each. Tonight, he gets an optimal match-up against the Knicks, who rank dead last against point guards. Aside from Jarrett Jack being old and a horrible defender, he doesn't have any help behind him. Dinwiddie is the main aggressor on this Nets team and the only way they can really stay competitive in most games. This early slate doesn't offer up the best match-ups at point guard and Dinwiddie is a stone cold lock in cash games. He needs to get you to 30 in cash games and close to 40 in tournaments. There are definitely other ways to go, but Dinwiddie is the top clear cut point-per-dollar option at the position. Chris Paul FD - $10800 DK...