Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/26/17 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 - $12800 DK - $12900 Opponent - NO Proj Pts FD - 65.11 DK - 69.38 We start with the slate's highest priced player, Russell Westbrook. Westbrook looks to be himself after demolishing the Lakers in route to an easy victory, finishing with 17 points, 18 rebounds, and 17 assists. He gets a match-up with the Pelicans tonight, who have just shaken up the entire roster. Jrue Holiday will cover Westbrook 90% of the time and will struggle. Holiday lacks the speed to stay with Westbrook, so foul trouble could be in his early future. We all know the drill here. Westbrook is the top play on the slate and we have to weigh the pros and cons of fitting him in. On this slate, I will likely be paying up for Westbrook. There are solid ways to pay down and Westbrook is far more safe than anyone on the board. I could sit here and name more stats as to why Westbrook is good, but we all know just how good he is. Victor Oladipo is also currently questionable, which could give Westbrook a bump in usage and shots. This is a game we will target a lot with high priced options, as this could easily be a shootout in the 220's. Westbrook is a prime option in both cash games and tournaments. Chris Paul FD - $8600 DK - $8300 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 43.42 DK - 45.64 Chris Paul returned from his long absence by playing 33 productive minutes against the Spurs. The Spurs play very slow and are a tough match-up for point guards this season. As for the Hornets, the same can't be said. Kemba Walker is a notoriously bad defender and will struggle big-time with Paul. Remember, this is still a guy who is arguably a top 3 PG in the league. He has the upside to go crazy and the safety to keep you afloat even in the worst scenario. It looks like Paul is fully healthy as well, as his rotations weren't cut short in the 2nd half. He should play at least another 33 minutes in this one, with the possibility of more. This price is way too...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/24/17 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 Dennis Schroder has been suspended for 1 game Schroder is obviously a huge part of this offense, so his absence will cause a lot. For one, Malcolm Delaney will immediately step in and have a big role. We will get to him in a bit. Tim Hardaway Jr. and Kent Bazemore also figure to play a few more minutes and have the ball in his hands a little bit more. The Heat are a slow team, but can give up plenty of fantasy points. What We're Waiting to Know Chris Paul is officially listed as questionable CP3 has been out for a couple months, so we could see things get shaken up here. If Paul remains out, we know the drill. If Paul plays, Rivers and Felton both lose a ton of appeal while DeAndre Jordan gains a little bit. He plays well with Paul and has a much higher ceiling when he's active. The "Every Lineup" Guys Dario Saric With Joel Embiid out, Nerlens Noel and Ersan Ilyasova being traded, Saric is a lock for huge minutes. This guy is a must start in my book, as I expect him to see upwards of 38-40 minutes and a whole bunch of usage. He has been over 35 fantasy points in each of his last 3 games, although he struggled from the field in 2 of them. I don’t think this is a fluke for Saric and it looks like the 76ers agree. They have given him a huge piece of the future and I think he handles it well. As for tonight, he faces off with the Wizards. They are not too great down low and can give up plenty of interior points, as well as open 3 pointers. Saric is a lock in both cash games and tournaments. Malcolm Delaney This one is pretty cut and dry. With Dennis Schroder suspended, Delaney will step in and play at least 30...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/24/16 Well we are clear from the trade deadline and I have to say it was just a little bit underwhelming. Sure, I wanted to see another big name like Buckets or PG move, but alas we are left with the Bojan's and P.J.'s of the world changing locations. 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 Russell Westbrook FD - $12700 DK - $13000Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 62 DK - 66.45 Back from the All-Star, still the same old Russ. The Thunder made a couple of non-insignificant moves at the deadlines losing Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow and King Joffrey in exchange for Taj Gibson and Dougie McDermott. While it likely helps them as a squad, I don’t think it impacts Westbrook’s fantasy output at all. He’s still the triple-double machine and tonight faces a Lakers’ squad ranked seventh in overall pace and second to last in defensive efficiency. Because there are more than a few cheaper options available because of yesterday’s player movement, fitting Russ’s salary shouldn’t be all that difficult and we’ll want to pay up for a guy who went into the ASB averaging a cool 31/11/10. Not bad. Mike Conley FD - $7500 DK - $7500Opponent - INDProj Pts FD - 36.64 DK - 38.97 This is an interesting night in the NBA for DFS purposes considering we have a lot of good defenses (Utah, Memphis, San Antonio, Atlanta) playing which effectively eliminates much of the player pool we’d want to consider. In close games we do see Conley play mid 30’s minutes and he’s been solid in the scoring department for a Grizzlies team in a seemingly constant state of flux with minutes and injury issues. Conley isn’t an exciting play by any stretch of the imagination but he’s a solid upper-middl-tier play against a very average defensive team in the Pacers. George Hill FD - $5900 DK - $6100Opponent - MILProj Pts FD - 28.54 DK - 30.4 I know you don’t want to see a name like George Hill on your daily plays list. I get it. Save the comments. But Hill is one of those guys who, while uninspiring and not exactly exciting, does get the job done in close games. He’ll see minutes in the mid 30’s and is good for...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 2/23/17 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! Trades that impact tonight Pelicans receive DeMarcus Cousins for Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans, Langston Galloway Rockets receive Lou Williams for Corey Brewer What We Know Chris Paul will remain out There was some talk of a return here, but they have been hushed. He has been announced out and will give it another go next game. Austin Rivers and Raymond Felton will continue to head the PG spot. Al-farouq Aminu has been rule dout vs the Magic Aminu does play a big role for this team, as a defensive stopper and rebounder. With him out, Maurice Harkless will be forced to step up. He has shown his ability to have big games in the past and this sets up like another prime opportunity. Harkless figures to see at least 28 minutes and makes for an interesting option across the board. What We're Waiting to Know Kenneth Faried is listed as doubtful vs the Kings Faried has been out for a couple weeks and it looks like he will miss at least 1 more game. If he does return, it will eat into the minutes of Plumlee and Hernangomez. If Faried misses, all 3 of the big men are great options. The "Every Lineup" Guys Darren Collison We talked about both of these guys in the main picks article and they remain solid options for the same reason. Collison is one of only 2 point guards on the roster, with only one shooting guard. That will force Collison into at least 35 minutes and a lock for cash game value. The tournament appeal is obviously there as well as he should hit 35 fantasy points with ease. The Nuggets are a pretty easy match-up for point guards giving up over 40 fantasy points per game. Collison is a fantastic option in both cash games and tournaments. Buddy Hield Buddy Hield got traded to the Kings, instantly drawing a comparison to Stephen Curry. Hield figures to draw...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Thursday 2/23/17 DFSR’s Doug Norrie takes to another solo NBA pod discussing the first day back from the All-Star Break. It seems like we never left. Today’s a really interesting one considering it’s also the trade deadline and we could see some players on the move from the games going down this evening. It will mean monitoring news and making adjustments on the fly. Obviously the big piece of speculation for tonight is how Demarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis fit together on the Pelicans. While almost definitely making them a better team, it seems like a “wait and see” approach is prudent for projecting either player. Doug also takes a look at the Kings’ possible rotations, how the Nuggets could be at full strength and what that does to minutes and how the Magic might make for interesting DFS value. All that and more. Subscribe to this podcast on...