Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/6/17 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 Kyle Lowry FD - $9000 DK - $8900Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 45.29 DK - 48.64 With DeRozan likely sitting again on Monday, Lowry looks to rise to the top of the PG class once again. The Raptors don't generally seem to worry about Lowry on the 2nd half of a back to back, and neither do I. He's averaging better than 5x points per dollar on DeRozan's absence thanks to a dramatic uptick in usage. He took a slight step back against the Nets usage wise, but prior to that he had averaged 20+ shots per game over a 7 game stretch. When you figure that his prices are based largely on his 15 shots per game average, you've got a serious value on your hands. As for the Clippers, they don't appear to be the best match-up if you go strictly by defense vs. position stats, but they've been dramatically worse with Chris Paul on the shelf, allowing the most fantasy points per game to opposing point guards over the last 5 games. Lowry is an easy cash game include if DeRozan sits, even if he doesn't appear to have huge upside. D'Angelo Russell FD - $6500 DK - $7000Opponent - NYProj Pts FD - 31.72 DK - 34.36 The Lakers have been one of the most infuriating teams this season when it comes to projecting minutes, but they seem to have at least decided that they'd like to see what they have with D'Angelo Russell. He seems locked into a 32-34 minute rotation at the moment, and has been excellent on these prices since returning from injury. He's brought his usual package of scoring and above average rebounding, but been distributing the ball well also - averaging 9 assists per game as opposed to his season average of 4.8 per game. Perhaps more telling is what tracking data can share with us. On the season Russell has averaged 5 minutes of time of possession per game, but in the last three games he's up to a walloping 6.5. This is a HUGE increase, and almost certainly points to an organizational decision to have the ball in his hands more. He's still cheap, and a roughly league average match-up with...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/5/17 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 Russell Westbrook FD - $12400 DK - $12800 Opponent - POR Proj Pts FD - 57.95 DK - 61.73 We have a 3 game slate on our hands, and there are only a couple ways to pay up. Westbrook is the top option on the entire slate, and has a great match up with the Blazers. Westbrook has been over 60 a few times in his last 10, and even hit 70 a couple times. This is a match up where that is entirely possible. Damian Lillard is one of the worst PG defenders in the league, and will have an extremely tough time with the size of Westy. Over the last 3 times these teams faced off, Westbrook put up very solid FD totals of 58, 65 and 68. I would project him for a similar number tonight, with the upside for 80. The Blazers are also one of the worst rebounding teams in the league, which should give Westbrook an easy shot at a triple double. The price is definitely high here, but you have to strongly consider him on a slate where he could be the only player to eclipse 50. Westbrook isn't a must play, but is a great one. Kyle Lowry FD - $9000 DK - $9200 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 47.6 DK - 51.03 Cory Joseph FD - $3500 DK - $3200 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 19.67 DK - 20.55 At the time of writing this, I have absolutely no idea what is going on here. Derozan has been out for about a week, though he did partially practice yesterday. He, along with Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson, is questionable. Lowry didn't practice due to an illness, and his status could be in serious jeopardy here. If Lowry does miss, you can just pug in Cory Joseph. He is already a good play right now, and would be a 100% must play if Lowry is ruled out. If Lowry does play, you have to give him a lot of consideration. I don't think he plays against the Nets unless he is fully healthy, and the Q tag could keep his ownership down. Dinwiddie and Isaiah Whitehead have no chance to cover...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/3/17 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 Danilo Gallinari is out vs the Bucks Gallinari sees to battle a different injur every game, and it's his groin giving him troubles this time. Wilson Chandler will get the start, and he is an interesting option for tournaments. he loves to shoot, and should have the green light with Gallo out. Barton and Gary Harirs could also see some more minutes, and both of those guys are viable. What We're Waiting to Know Demar Derozan is questionable to play vs the Raptors Derozan looks to be truly 50/50 tonight, though we do know exactly how to handle it either way. If Derozan sits, Lowry and Powell are both elite plays. If Derozan plays, everyone is a tournament option against the Magic. Julius Randle is questionable with an illness Randle has been quite annoying lately, as he has forced us to watch news up until slate, waiting to find out whether we should play Zubac or not. At this point, i think the minutes are there no matter what. Zubac has done more than enough to prove his offensive ability, and I just don't see any chance the Lakers bench him for a full game. He should be a lock for 15 minutes each game. There is just no reason for Timofey Mozgov to play and the young guy to sit. The "Every Lineup" Guys Giannis Antetokounmpo ABC has been struggling a lot lately, and think this is a fantastic spot for him to turn it around. The Nuggets are a team that has a lot of weak spots, and most fit with the game Antetokounmpo brings. The Nuggets have ranked dead last in terms of rebounds allowed to guards, and 3rd in assists. While Antetokounmpo really isn't a prototypical guard per say, he has the ball in his hands a lot and controls the offense. I would expect Wilson handler to cover him, and he will not have much of a...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Friday 2/3/17 The DFSR guys Doug Norrie and James Davis break down a full slate of Friday NBA for FanDuel and DraftKings. There’s a ton going down in the NBA with a bunch of bad defenses like the Nets, Nuggets and Blazers (to name a few) taking the court. Whenever that happens the value plays jump to the top of the list. They talk about the Pacers and how four of their five starters are cash game viable going in. The same can be said for the Mavericks against the Blazers. They also break down some of the bigger money guys like James Harden against the Bulls and Russell Westbrook who’s coming in under price against the Grizzlies. It’s all there and more for a full Friday slate of NBA DFS. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/3/17 We've got a full slate of Friday basketball with an picks article jam packed with me trying to find new ways to tell you the Pacers are a good play against the Nets. 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 Jeff Teague FD - $7600 DK - $7500 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 40.05 DK - 42.95 Playing the Nets. End of analysis. That’s the short version at least. The longer version involves all of the projected bumps a player gets when facing a Brooklyn team running at a fast pace and playing almost no defense. Teague is a complete bargain and will likely be in all of our cash games on both sites. He’s good for about 34-36 minutes per game and takes the second most shots on the team behind Paul George. His assist numbers are way up over the career averages with the move to Indy this season and he’s rebounding more as well. I suspect he’s the chalk play on both sites tonight because of the matchup and reasonable mid-tier salary. Mike Conley FD - $7800 DK - $7100 Opponent - OKC Proj Pts FD - 38.17 DK - 40.28 He’s rarely a popular DFS play but dude’s putting together a fantastic season thanks in large part to more focus on his role as a scorer in the offense. He’s taking about 11% more shots per minute this season and almost 50% more three pointers. That’s a significant shift in approach and he’s been deadly from behind the arc with a 41% 3PT% which ranks up there with among the best in the league. He’s also top ten in time on ball which is all to say that in a game that could stay close, Conley is an excellent option. I much prefer his DraftKings price but he’s in play on FanDuel as well. OKC’s about an average matchup for point guards but they’re playing a top ten pace in the league which should help Conley’s volume. D'Angelo Russell FD - $6100 DK - $5900 Opponent - BOS Proj Pts FD - 32.2 DK - 34.89 With back-to-back amazing performances since returning from injury it sure looks like we can count on Russell getting solid minutes with the starting unit. That’s always a little...