Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 11/4/18 Two small Sunday slates, and to be honest, it's going to be pretty tough to offer the full set of picks for each one. Let's zoom out on the slates on a high level and talk about some plays you're going to want to target. 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. Early Slate So the major theme of the early slate? Lots of great big money plays! For starters, you have the two Sixers' big names going up against one of the softest match-ups in the league in Brooklyn. Ben Simmons FD - $9500 DK - $9800Opponent - BKNProj Pts FD - 48.38 DK - 47.17 Joel Embiid FD - $11300 DK - $11800Opponent - BKNProj Pts FD - 57.83 DK - 60.42 The Nets are playing as fast as they were last year, which, oddly, puts them toward the bottom of the league. What hasn't changed, though, is their utterly terrible defense. Embiid is just far too much player for Jared Allen, and the 4 point spread suggests he plays his minutes. Simmons is one of the more exploitable primary ball handlers in the league (with just 4 shots outside the restricted zone this season - thank DFSR's Doug Norrie for the stat!), but thankfully Brooklyn is almost certainly too clueless to do anything about it. Both of these guys are great plays. Khris Middleton FD - $7600 DK - $7600Opponent - SACProj Pts FD - 35.98 DK - 36.7 Giannis Antetokounmpo FD - $11800 DK - $13800Opponent - SACProj Pts FD - 65.07 DK - 66.54 Now we slide over to the Milwaukee/Sacramento game. There's blowout risk here, with the Bucks being 10 point favorites, but the game also has the highest total on the slate by 10 points. Sacramento has flipped the script this season, transitioning from one of the league's slowest teams to a top 10 PACE squads, while playing basically league average defense. Middleton is cheaper than he has been, and Giannis is too cheap in a match-up against one of the many teams that can not cover him. But here's the issue: where am I supposed to find the savings to play these guys? It's looking increasingly likely that you're going to have to run some cheap speculative guys, like Iman...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 11/3/18 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 Kemba Walker FD - $9200 DK - $8900 Opponent - CLE Proj Pts FD - 43.36 DK - 45.02 Welcome to NBA Saturday! With baseball finally out of the picture, it's time to focus on basketball and football. We have a full slate of college football today to lead us into an eventful night of NBA. We're looking at seven games on the slate with plenty to dive into. We'll start off at point guard, where you have a ton of options. Our favorite is in Charlotte, where the Hornets are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers. Up to this point, the Cavs have ranked 28th against opposing point guards. Sexton is a terrible defender and while Hill is fine, he's only out there for 20-25 minutes. Walker is much better at home and has been a top point guard to start this season. I love him in all formats as a safe 45+ fantasy points. Goran Dragic FD - $6200 DK - $6500 Opponent - ATL Proj Pts FD - 33.82 DK - 34.86 The Heat have held Dragic out of practice the last two days, but it seems to be precautionary more than anything. It looks like he will play today and is in a dream match-up vs Trae Young and the Hawks. Young can score, but he couldn’t play defense in college, let alone now. Dragic has gotten to 30 minutes in all but one game this season and has followed up every 30+ minute opportunity with 30+ fantasy points. Tonight, the Heat will play faster than normal and the Hawks won’t offer any defensive resistance. Make sure Dragic is planning to play and plug him into your cash games. Damian Lillard FD - $9600 DK - $9900 Opponent - LAL Proj Pts FD - 44.14 DK - 46.22 If Kemba Walker doesn’t float your boat for whatever reason, Damian Lillard is in the same price range and has an equally high ceiling and floor. Facing off with the Cavs in Portland, you know Lillard is going to play 35 minutes and put up 45 fantasy points. The Lakers have been bottom-5 against point guards to start the year and shouldn’t get much better. Lillard has yet to show us the coveted 70 point game, but...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 10/24/18 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 Chris Paul, John Collins, Dwight Howard, Brandon Ingram, Rajon Rondo, Harrison Barnes, James Johnson, Bogdan Bogdanovic, DeMarre Carroll, Dion Waiters, Denzel Valentine, and Kevin Knox will all remain out Outside of the LA brawlers, these guys have been out all year and we'll continue to wait for their debut. We already know what to expect in each of these spots. Kris Dunn has been ruled out for the next 4-6 weeks with an MCL sprain Tough break after Dunn came back for his first game of the season last time out. He's a huge part of the offense and his absence will leave a lot of opportunity up for grabs. At point guard, Cameron Payne and Ryan Arcidiacono will both get some minutes. I love Payne as a pure punt at near-minimum price. Zach LaVine has also stepped up and looks like an absolute stuf to start the year. He's been at 40 fantasy points in each of the last 3 games and I don't think Charlotte is the team to slow him down. Justin Holiday is also cheap and will grab 30 minutes in a fast-paced match-up. What We're Waiting to Know Andrew Wiggins is a game-time decision Wiggins is kind of a big piece of the offense, but I think this team is just as good without him. He has a ton of talent, but is rarely a better guy to shoot the ball than Butler or Towns. I'll have it in their hands all night. With Kawhi sticking Butler, I'll lean on Towns to have the bigger night. Josh Okogie could also pick up some run and he's cheap enough to deserve a little bit of consideration. Ben Simmons is questionable to play vs the Bucks, but intends to play With him missing last night and now practice two days in a row, I expect Simmons to be fully healthy if they're letting him play. If Simmons sits, the Sixers will be forced to play the same hand as last night. McConnell, Redick, Saric, Covington, and Embiid all had big nights and would be in line for similar minutes. However, the Bucks are a tougher match-up and I could see a guy like Fultz, who played just 20...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 1/7/18 Welcome to the News and Injury Updates for Sunday's NBA slate. With just four games there isn't a lot hanging up in the air for tonight's set, but we are monitoring the news as it comes in, while providing our systems top plays for you at the end of the piece. 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, Tony Parker, and Rudy Gay are out. Danny Green is questionable for San Antonio tonight. Leonard played 28 minutes against Phoenix on Friday and turned in another solid performance, but the Spurs have held him back tonight with a shoulder strain. With Gay still out look for Kyle Anderson to draw the start at the three and see a boost in minutes. Patty Mills and Dejounte Murray will also see added minutes with Parker ruled out for rest while Green is questionable with a groin injury that has held his out of two straight games already. What We're Waiting to Know T.J. Warren is questionable with an illness, while Isaiah Canaan has been ruled out. Warren missed Friday night's game against the Spurs with an illness and it seems to be lingering enough to throw his status for tonight against the Thunder into question. Josh Jackson got the start for Warren on Friday and will become an exciting play if called upon once again. Canaan meanwhile has been ruled out after being originally listed as questionable with a strained groin. This should mean plenty of run for Tyler Ulis. Every Lineup Guys Russell Westbrook FD - $11800 DK - $11900Opponent - PHOProj Pts FD - 60.82 DK - 64.2 The universal play without question tonight is Russell Westbrook. Russell is the top priced play on both FanDuel and DraftKings and it isn't even close. The next most expensive play is over $2K cheaper on both sites and Russ will outscore the field by a mile. Not only is he leading the raw point projections, but he even ranks among the top PPD projections in the mother of all matchups for point guards, the Phoenix Suns. This game has the highest O/U projection from Vegas and also has the largest spread, but at 8.5 points, I'm not too concerned, particularly on such a short slate. You practically have to...

DFS NBA Podcast for Wednesday 12/6/17 - FanDuel and DraftKings DFSR's Doug Norrie and James Davis take to the podcast to discuss a huge night of NBA action for FanDuel and DraftKings. They go through each game and discuss the fantasy implications, news and injury notes and various ways to make lineups. Some highlights include what the Warriors will do with Stephen Curry now on the shelf for the next couple of weeks. It looks like Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and others will see healthy boosts in usage. They also do a deeper diver on the Pelicans' in this matchup and whether playing 3-4 of them in cash is warranted even on a big slate. And Doug tilts about the Knicks benching their starters two nights ago. All of this and more on a packed Wednesday NBA podcast. Subscribe to this podcast on...