DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Tuesday 1/31/17 It’s a full day of DFS talk here with a solid basketball slate. The show starts with a solo-pod style NBA breakdown. DFSR’s James Davis is off speaking in front of the New Hampshire Senate on a proposed DFS bill there leaving Doug Norrie t break down the NBA action. He talks about the big money guys like James Harden in a slower matchup against the Kings and Russell Westbrook with a bad matchup against the Spurs. That leaves us possibly stomaching Anthony Davis who’s always an injury waiting to happen. Doug looks at each game, the injury news out there and some of the DFS value he’s seeing with guys like Kenneth Faried, Tarik Black and even Evan Turner on the cheaper side of things. He also talks about the Charlotte Hornets’ backcourt facing the Blazers. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/31/17 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 Kemba Walker FD - $8300 DK - $7900 Opponent - POR Proj Pts FD - 40.68 DK - 43.25 There are a few strong ways to go in the upper tier of PG, and Kemba comes in as our top option. The Hornets will travel to Portland to take on the Blazers, who don't have the stoutest of defenses. Damian Lillard has been a poor defender throughout his whole career, and this season has been no different. The Blazers give up the 6th most real life points to PG's, and the 3rd most over the last 30 days. The Blazers will be forced to put Lillard on Walker, as Batum requires just as much attention from C.J. McCollum. I expect Walker to take initiative on offense tonight, and he could have a huge game. Lillard on the other side is a good play as well, as Kemba Walker isn't a lock-down defender himself. This game has a ton of upside, as the over/under is high and the line is close. You can definitely consider a game stack in tournaments. As for a lone Kemba, he can be deployed in both cash games and tournaments. His price is fair, and the great floor and ceiling is there tonight. Jrue Holiday FD - $7800 DK - $7700 Opponent - TOR Proj Pts FD - 31.4 DK - 33.95 Jrue Holiday is sitting right below the likes of Lowry, Lillard and Walker, who will all presumably be way higher owned. Holiday offers the same upside, and a floor that isn't far off either. This match up with the Raptors is a good one, as we know Lowry can struggle against opposing scorers. The Raptors have been league average in terms of FPPG, but are in the bottom third in terms of rebounding and AST/TO ratio. Holiday derives a lot of his upside in his peripherals, as we saw against the Cavs a week or so ago. Holiday may not be as easy of a choice as these other guys, but it won't matter what name you have when the games start. With the bevy of quality options at PG, Holiday is by no means a must play, but I will say I think he is one of...

Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/30/17 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 Kevin Love is out vs the Mavericks Love tweaked his back last time out vs the Thunder, and he will sit out tonight. Channing Frye will step in and he immediately becomes someone with appeal. Richard Jefferson could also gra some minutes, but I have no interest. LeBron and Kyrie will both see an uptick in usage and minutes, and both of them are great plays in cash games and tournaments. Tyler Johnson is expected to return vs the Nets Johnson has been out for a while, and his return will turn me off a couple guys. Wayne Ellington and Mcgruder both lose all appeal, and Waiters could lose a few minutes as well. Dragic is still a fantastic way to go, but could see a few less shots and minutes. Deron Williams will remain out vs the Cavs D-Will missed last game, and both Yogi and Seth Curry took advantage. Both of those guys are good plays again and we will have exposure in all formats. Wes Matthews is the guy who will go overlooked, but he just lacks the upside you need in tourneys. What We're Waiting to Know Al Horford & Avery Bradley are both officially questionable I do expect both of these guys to miss, and I sure hope they do. If both do miss, you have to like all of the starters on the Celtics. If both play, all starters lose a bit of interest. If just Bradley plays, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and KCP all lose appeal. Evan Fournier is a true GTD Fournier is a true 50/50 shot right now, and I hope he misses. If Fournier plays, everyone loses a few minutes and shots. If Fournier misses, Ibaka and Payton will both see a big minute upgrade. C.J. Watson could also see some extra run, but he is a very meh player overall. The "Every Lineup" Guys Zach Randolph Randolph has been playing fantastic...

DFSR's Daily Fantasy NBA Podcast for DraftKings and FanDuel Monday 1/30/17 It’s a Monday solo NBA pod with Doug Norrie as he breaks down the action for a 5-game slate. The big injury news today is Kevin Love sitting and how that effects the rest of the Cavs’ usage and opportunity. It stands to reason Lebron James is a chalk play on this slate and Kyrie irving definitely sees a usage bump as well. We will likely have to wait and see on who starts in Love’s place but Channing Frye would be an interesting punt if he saw significant minutes with Lebron. The Heat are in a great matchup against the Nets and Goran Dragic is probably a chalk play on this slate along with Dion Waiters. There’s also talk about the Celtics, Grizzlies and more. Subscribe to this podcast on...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 1/30/17 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 Elfrid Payton FD - $6600 DK - $6700Opponent - MINProj Pts FD - 31.27 DK - 33.22 Our top value guy of the day has had something of a checkered game-log recently, but if we're trying to target a reasonable average performance, I believe he's our guy. At this point it appears that Fournier will miss Monday's game as well, though his return would certainly make this play a lot less appealing. Since Fournier has been sidelined, though, Payton has paid a steady diet of 5x points per dollar on account of having the ball in his hands considerably more. Fournier is one of the few Magicians who can create his own shot, and his absence means they rely a lot more heavily on Payton to do the heavy lifting. Minnesota is still a very reasonable match-up for opposing point guards, allowing a top 12 average fantasy points per game on account of Rubio's over-aggression. I like Payton as a cash game play with big tournament upside. Goran Dragic FD - $7800 DK - $7600Opponent - BKNProj Pts FD - 36.03 DK - 38.4 My guess for the chalk point guard play of the slate, Dragic benefits largely here from being up against the Nets' historically bad defense. They've managed to pair the league's fastest PACE with the league's second worst defensive efficiency, and as you can imagine, this is an excellent recipe for giving up huge fantasy totals. They're among the most generous team in the league to basically every position, and they happen to be dead last to opposing point guards. Dragic put up an effortless 42.3 fantasy points in 39 minutes in their meeting last week, and it's hard to imagine that he doesn't repeat that performance tonight. Dragic is an every line-up guy for me for cash games, though I suspect so many people will be on him that you might find better value in fading him for big tournaments. I might not be able to resist, though. Mike Conley FD - $7500 DK - $7000Opponent - PHOProj Pts FD - 37.02 DK - 39.23 Unsexy, sure, but on a night with plenty of uncertainty you could do a lot worse than Conley's minutes security in this match-up. Recently...