Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/27/17 I waited until this morning to write the picks hoping some pieces of injury information would at least begin to crystallize a little. That didn’t happen. Even at the time of this post (8 AM EST) half of the games lacked Vegas lines. And so we are left with a ton of question marks. This picks article is going to look a little different than normal as for some positions there will be more “if this, then that” scenarios. 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 Guards Mike Conley FD - $7400 DK - $7400 Opponent - POR Proj Pts FD - 37.85 DK - 39.99 With the Grizzlies a little banged up and overall lacking much in the way real scorers, even more of the offensive load has fallen on Conley’s shoulders this season. He’s averaging more shots per minute this season as compared to last and been much more efficient from beyond the arc (40% from three as compared to a 37% career average). He’s also rebounding the position much better this season, roughly 13% more than what he’s done over his time in the NBA. Portland isn’t a fantastic matchup though Lillard certainly isn’t known for his on ball defense. Conley’s a relative value especially considering the Grizz have needed to play him minutes in the mid-to-high 30’s over the short term. Look for that to continue tonight. Elfrid Payton FD - $6500 DK - $7000 Opponent - BOS Proj Pts FD - 35.03 DK - 36.99 I’ve never seen a point guard dribble the ball off his own legs for a turnover in one game more than Elfrid did in his last one against the Bulls. It was straight up brutal to watch and he was a TO machine for the whole affair. And yet I’m going right back to the well here against the Celtics. I like this play significantly more if D.J. Augustin is ruled out again for Friday, but the Boston D versus point guards this season is such that I’m almost willing to take Payton even if the Magic come into the game full strength. They are allowing more than league average scoring to opposing ones and Payton’s minutes (for now) are trending in the right direction. I know that isn’t saying much...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/26/17 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 Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams & Wesley Matthews will sit out tonight D-Will and Wes both take up a ton of minutes at guard, so we have to look a bunch at this situation. Pierre Jackson and Seth Curry are two guys I absolutely love, and they should both be in for big minutes. They can be used in cash games and formats. At forward, we could see some extra minutes out of Dwight Powell, but he is very uncertain. We have seen him disappoint in spots just like this, so I will only consider him in tournaments. What We're Waiting to Know Julius Randle is questionable to play with an illness This news came out today, so I would put him a little more towards doubtful. If Randle does play tonight, I have no interest against the Jazz interior. If Randle is forced to miss, we should see some extra run out of Brandon Ingram and Thomas Robinson. Both of those guys have upside and could be deployed in large field tournaments. Rodney Hood is questionable to play vs the Lakers Hood has been out for about a week, so his return could cloudy up the situation. Joe Johnson and Joe Ingles have both been seeing additional minutes, and they would both see big hits if Hood plays. Against the Lakers, we will want to keep close track of this situation. If Hood does miss again, I could see the merit in Ingles for cash games. The "Every Lineup" Guys Gordon Hayward Hayward is a super solid option on a nightly basis, and this match up is phenomenal. He will see Luol Deng and Brandon Ingram for the most part, and should have success against both. Hayward may nt have the crazy upside that Westbrook or Jokic does, but he has one of the best chances of hitting value in cash games. The Jazz have a lot of options on the offense,...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Thursday 1/26/17 DFSR’s Doug Norrie runs an NBA solo pod today of the four-game Thursday slate of games. First he looks back at some of the injury concerns from last night with guys like Anthony Davis and Hassan Whiteside both exiting early and crushing some lineups. He then goes deep into the Dallas injury issues for today with Dirk Nowitzki, Wes Matthews and Deron Williams already ruled out. That opens the door for Seth Curry, Harrison Barnes and possibly Pierre Jackson logging heavy minutes. Really all of the healthy Mavs are in play to some extent. Other talk includes paying up for Westbrook, and how to evaluate the minutes for guys like Nikola Jokic and the rest of the Nuggets’ team. Then at the 27:30 mark Chris Durell jumps on the line to talk tonight’s huge slate of NHL action right before the All-Star Break. They discuss basic NHL strategy as well as some goalies, stacks and players you can keep an eye out for tonight. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/26/17 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 - $12700 DK - $12600 Opponent - DAL Proj Pts FD - 55.81 DK - 59.81 We have a pretty interesting 4 game slate tonight, and Westbrook is going to come is as our top point guard. The price is obviously tough, but the numbers don't lie. He is consistently the top scoring player on the board, and will very rarely kill you. This game does come in with a 201 over/under, which is very low for the OKC Thunder. That does worry me a little bit, but I do think he is easily the top scoring play of the day. Deron Williams got hurt last night, and Wesley Matthews has already been ruled out. That leaves Pierre Jackson and Seth Curry for PG, and neither of those guys can play defense. Westbrook is going to absolutely obliterate both of them, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Harrison Barnes on him by the end of the night.  With so much value on this slate, Westbrook will be a staple across my lineups. Jeff Teague FD - $7500 DK - $7200 Opponent - MIN Proj Pts FD - 35.7 DK - 38.51 Teague has flown under the radar for the majority of this season, but has been very good. You could make an argument that he's been the best player on this team so far, and you would probably be right. The Pacers haven't played in 3 days, so these guys should  be pretty well rested. I would expect big minutes from Teague, who is the catalyst and heartbeat of this offense. He has a good match up too, facing off with Ricky Rubio and Kris Dunn. Both of them are great at getting steals, but not too great at real defense. Teague will be able to get to the rim at will, and the open shots will be available. His price is pretty fair on both sites, sitting in the mid $7k's. He should hit value  with ease, and the ceiling in tournaments is there as well. We have seen big games from Teague this year, and this could be one of them. You will have to get point guard right on this slate, and there are a few...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/25/17 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 Demar Derozan will remain out vs the Grizzlies, as expected Derozan said he would sit out this game, and he confirmed it against last night. Norman Powell got the start, and he produced. I like him again tonight, and will have exposure in cash games and tournaments. Terrence Ross could also see some minutes, and he has a ton of tournaments upside. Joel Embiid & Jahlil Okafor are both expected to remain out Embiid & Okafor both sat yesterday, and Nerlens Noel certainly took advantage. He played 29 minutes, and came through with 45 fantasy points. 29 minutes should be his floor tonight, and I could see him grabbing 35. Ersan Ilyasova will also see a usage bump, and he is a great play across the board. What We're Waiting to Know Tyreke Evans is questionable against the Thunder Tyreke is still only playing about 20 minutes, so his absence wouldn't do too much for me. I will likely be fading Evans either way, and anyone who would potentially replace him. Anthony Davis is the only guy I have interest here tonight. Cody Zeller & Frank Kaminsky are questionable vs the Warriors Zeller was one of the cheaper guys I liked at center coming into the day, but this news certainly dampens him. If one of these guys misses and one plays, I like the one that plays. If they both miss, you have to look at Spencer Hawes. He would be forced to play 28 minutes, and is always a great FP per minute guy. The "Every Lineup" Guys Goran Dragic We talked about both of these guys in the main picks article, and they remain some of my favorite plays. Dragic is being touted a lot today around the industry, but rightfully so. The Nets play extremely fast, and are atrocious against point guards. Dragic can easily take over a game, and his upside is crazy if the shot is...