Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 12/12/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new 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 will return with a minutes limit We finally get to see one of the best players in the league back in action. It'll change the entire landscape of the Spurs squad and every team they face. Tonight, however, he won't see a full allotment of minutes. You can ignore Kawhi and Rudy Gay will also see a few less minutes. The Mavericks are another slow team and this isn't a game you really need to focus on. LMA will see a lesser usage as well, but maybe not right away. John Wall is questionable to return from injury With an uber-friendly match-up against the Nets, this is important. If Wall misses, Beal is one of the top plays on the slate in both cash games and tournaments. Otto Porter, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Otto Porter are all in similar boats. If Wall plays, it'll likely be in limited minutes. Everyone is still in play, but not to the same degree. I'll have exposure either way, but will have 100% of Beal and Morris if Wall is out. What We're Waiting to Know Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, and T.J. McConnell are all questionable to play against the Timberwolves This is a lot to decipher. We're pretty used to Embiid sitting and we know what to do. Richaun Holmes will get 20-22 minutes and the rest will go to Redick, Saric, Booker, and Simmons. If Covington is out, we'll start seeing guys get their minutes pressed. TLC, Saric, and Booker would all get extended minutes and become elite plays against a T-Wolves team that is average at best defensively. Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson are questionable against the Hawks Love was a late scratch last time out and burned a lot of rosters to the ground. As for Thompson, he hasn't played in forever. If Love doesn't play and Thompson does, I'll stay away. He will probably get 20 minutes and take 5 or 7 away from Jeff Green. If both Love and Thompson miss, Green should be in line for another 30+ minutes. The Hawks play small and he can fit into this game quite nicely. So can Love, though, so he should be trying to play. Every Lineup Guys...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 12/11/17 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 Kyrie Irving has been ruled out against the Bulls The Celtics threw a wrench into things here with Kyrie. Al Horford is also questionable, which makes it a lot more of a hassle. I'd Horford plays, he'll be the number 1 option and a tremendous option against the Bulls. Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier, and Jaylen Brown will also benefit with minutes and usage. Kyrie hasn't been a ball hog this year, but still holds a 22%+ usage. The Bulls are weak against the perimeter and I'm a fan of all these guys. Rozier and Smart are the 2 guys I currently have in every single lineup. Marcus Morris has been ruled out with knee discofort Marcus Morris is still dealing with some knee pain from the injury that held him out a few weeks ago. He'll take the night off against the Bulls and most of his minutes will fall to Baynes and Theis. Baynes started yesterday and played 29 minutes, but he's still strictly a tournament play. Nobody would be surprised if he saw 16-20 here and the rest were spread between Horford, Tatum, and Theis. The Bulls are an average defense and this news probably shouldn't put you on anyone you weren't otherwise paying attention to. Nicolas Batum will sit and Jeremy Lamb will play Both Lamb and Batum missed last game, so I'm not too enthused with anyone here. Lamb would be nice, but I'm not big on a guy off an injury. Kemba may see some extra usage, but I don't know if his upside is any different. If he gets hot, nobody is getting the ball anyway. Howard could also see some extra usage, but don't let this news put you on anyone. What We're Waiting to Know Anthony Davis is questionable to play against the Rockets Davis ended up getting stretched out for 40 minutes last night. It had a lot to do with Cousins being in foul trouble, but I still don't get it. At all. He should sit tonight and we know what it means if he does. Jrue Holiday and DeMarcus COusins get very nice bumps and become 2 elite plays in all formats. Rajon Rondo, E'Twaun Moore, and Darius Miller will...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/11/17 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 - $11200 DK - $11000 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 53.18 DK - 56.91 After a stretched out Sunday slate that ended with Joel Embiid getting ruled out 5 minutes after lock, we're on to a brand new week of DFS basketball. We kick it off with an interesting 6-game slate full of games that are expected to be close. There's a lot of different superstars to pay up for and not a whole lot of value. Make sure you keep an eye out for the news & updates article as I'll touch on any news/value that comes out from now until then. I most certainly know I'm recommending a lot of expensive options tonight, it's just the nature of the slate. We will get to some decent value, but this is a slate that will come down to the $10k+ guys. The first one we'll look at is Russell Westbrook. As a guy that should be the most expensive option on every slate around $12k, he's a little too cheap. Especially if Paul George is out once again and he sees an extra 4-5% usage. This match-up with the Charlotte Hornets is an average one if Batum is on him and an exceptional one if Kemba stays. Dwight Howard isn't much of a rim protector and the Hornets have allowed the 5th most FP in the paint to opposing PG's. Westbrook is by no means a must with so many options, but he's right up there with the best of 'em. He's worth a look in both cash games and tournaments. Chris Paul FD - $9000 DK - $8100Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 47.32 DK - 48.9 Point guard is not a spot to pay down at tonight. Unless some serious news breaks, there's nobody under $5k worth considering. We're going to move down in price a tad with Chris Paul. This is a very exciting DFS game and the one that will likely draw the most ownership. It'll be interesting to see how the Pelicans respond on a tough B2B, but the Rockets should have no issues at all. Aside from being extremely tired, the Pelicans are the league's worst team against PG's. They...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 12/8/17 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 Kyrie Irving FD - $7800 DK - $8000 Opponent - SA Proj Pts FD - 41.36 DK - 42.42 After a very interesting 4-game Thursday slate, we have 8 games on our hands tonight. There are a lot of slower games on the slate and it'll keep scored down a bit, but there are a few spots you can game stack. The first guy we're looking at is not in one of those games. The Celtics and Spurs are both on the slow side, but the Spurs struggle against point guards and Kyrie has been insanely consistent. He's the clear number 1 option on this offense and is putting up at least 30 fantasy points every single night. He isn't hitting the 60-70 ceiling I expected, but has got to around 50 once or twice a week. His price has dipped below $8k and cheaper than Lowry, Elfrid, and Kemba, who are all decent options on this slate. Neither stands far above the rest and it should result in all of them under 25% owned. The Spurs are running a 3-man roto at PG with Parker, Mills, and Murray. Neither are very good defenders are known as such because of the system they play in. Kyrie will be able to dominate each of them 1-on-1 and will eventually draw Danny Green. The Spurs will put that off as long as possible and Kyrie should have no problem getting his in a game that is expected to remain very close. He doesn't have as much upside as the guy we'll touch on next, but is as safe as anyone at this position. Kemba Walker FD - $8700 DK - $8100 Opponent - CHI Proj Pts FD - 39.49 DK - 40.66 If you're fine with paying up a little bit at PG, Kemba Walker is in a great spot. We know how much he loves to play at home and they're currently on a homestand as we speak. He put up 44 and 54 fantasy points over the last 2 games and now gets the best match-up of the 3 in the Chicago Bulls. On the season, they rank 4th worst against point guards with 48 FPPG allowed. His price has been...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 12/7/17 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 Devin Booker has been ruled out for at least 2-3 weeks The Suns have already announced that it will be Josh Jackson getting the start. He's already been getting around 20-30 minutes, so you have to think he gets to 33-35 tonight. Against a Wizards team that can play fast, he's a great way to get some value. He's close to minimum on both sites and close to a guarantee to hit value. With that being said, he's only going to take a few of Booker' shots. Most of them will go to T.J. Warren, who is going to get a ton of added responsibility on his shoulders. He's a solid play against a good defender in Otto Porter. Tyler Ulis, Troy Daniels, and Mike James will all get small bumps, but it's pretty tough to guess what happens in this situation. Any of these guys can dominate in tournaments and are worthy of consideration. All in all, Josh Jackson and T.J. Warren are great cash game plays who are extremely under-priced. Paul George and Jerami Grant have been ruled out Paul George has been getting into his groove and was more of a 1b on offense over the last couple. Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony will both see boosts and are phenomenal plays against dreary Nets defense. I think most people will just pivot to Westbrook, but Melo does see a humongous bump as well. Especially with the backup PF in Grant out as well. Josh Huestis will get the rest of those, but he can be fully ignored. All in all, Melo and Westbrook are 2 of the best plays on the entire slate. I will have both of them everywhere. Trevor Booker has been traded for Jahlil Okafor and Nik Stauskas Assuming these guys didn't sprint to a runway and hop on a plane right away, they'll be out tonight. Stauskas and Okafor play meaningless roles, so it doesn't do much to Philly. Booker, however, does play at least 20 minutes in most games. RHJ should see a few and the rest will go to the trio of centers that each play nominal minutes. RHJ is interesting, but he's expensive on a slate with some very expensive and...