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I have worked in the Fantasy Sports industry since 2000 with CBS Sports, stopping at KFFL/USA Today, OPEN Sports, The Sports Forecaster, VegasInsider.com, RotoExperts.com/FNTSY Sports Network/DailyRoto.com, RotoWire.com, Rotoworld.com, etc. My work has appeared on the official website of the Minnesota Vikings, as well as NFL.com, Yahoo! Sports and FOX Sports. I can't imagine doing anything else. I am also a four-time FSWA Writer of the Year Award winner, and I have been nominated nine times. Thanks for being a reader!
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Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley finished with six points over 12 minutes off the bench in his regular-season NBA debut on Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz. He was a solid 3-for-6 from the field while chipping in with five rebounds and no turnovers. It looked like he might be plugged into the starting five... Read More
Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield had a solid opening-night performance, finishing with 19 points over 32 minutes while going 9-for-18 from the field on Wednesday against the Utah Jazz. He also added six rebounds, an assist, a steal and a blocked shot before fouling out. The former University of Oklahoma standout appears primed and ready... Read More
Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox made the start in Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Utah Jazz, finishing with 21 points across 38 minutes. He had a pretty solid shooting night, going 8-for-16 from the field, and he added 5-for-7 from the charity stripe. In addition, he was good for seven assists, four rebounds and three... Read More
Sacramento Kings forward Willie Cauley-Stein posted a team-best 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting in Wednesday's 123-117 loss against the Utah Jazz. He also chipped in with seven rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and a steal over his 38 minutes and he finished with a plus-17 rating. The only blemish on his stat line was... Read More
Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica ended up with 18 points and eight rebounds in Wednesday's 123-117 setback against the Utah Jazz. He was sharp from the floor, going 8-for-12, including 2-for-2 from behind the three-point line. He also added two assists and a steal and he didn't turn the ball over once in his 27... Read More
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell finished with 24 points across 36 minutes in Wednesday's 123-117 win against the Sacramento Kings. It was struggle at times for the sophomore, as he was 8-for-21 from the field and 3-for-10 from behind the arc. He settled down in the second half and ended up with three rebounds, two... Read More
Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio was limited to just one point across 22 minutes in Wednesday's 123-117 victory against the Sacramento Kings. He misfired on all four of his field-goal attempts, while posting just four assists, two rebounds and a steal with two turnovers and a minus-16 rating. It was quite an ugly stat line... Read More
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert ended up with 19 points to go along with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots across 37 minutes in Wednesday's 123-117 victory on the road against the Sacramento Kings. Gobert was very efficient from the field, finishing 7-for-9, and he was a surprisingly perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw stripe, too.... Read More
Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles posted 22 points across 35 minutes in Wednesday's 123-117 victory against the Sacramento Kings. He was an impressive 9-for-12 from the field, including 4-for-6 from behind the 3-point line, and he added six assists and four steals with a rebound. The only black spot on his stat line came in... Read More
Utah Jazz forward Derrick Favors had an outstanding shooting night in Wednesday's 123-117 win at Sacramento, hitting 7-for-8 from the field to finish with 18 points. He also chipped in with nine rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot over his 24 minutes. Oddly enough, while he was outstanding from the field, he struggled by... Read More
Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka scored nine points to go along with seven rebounds across 27 minutes off the bench in Wednesday's 116-104 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had a rough night from the floor, hitting 2-for-10 from the field, including 1-for-3 from behind the 3-point line. He was able to chip in with... Read More
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam made the start against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, posting 13 points while hitting 6-for-8 from the field and 1-for-1 from behind the three-point line in 20 minutes. Siakam was given the nod to start, but head coach Nick Nurse said he intends to vary his starting lineup on a... Read More
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry dropped a game-high 27 points in Wednesday's regular-season opener win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was very efficient, posting a 10-for-12 night from the floor, including 5-for-6 from behind the three-point line. He also chipped in with eight assists, two rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot while turning it... Read More
Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas posted six points with 12 rebounds over 20 minutes in Wednesday's 116-104 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also matched a career high with three assists. The shooting was pinpoint, and his offense will not be much of a factor most nights. The good news is that he doesn't have... Read More
Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (eye) left Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter due to a right orbital contusion, or in other words a black eye after taking an inadvertent elbow. Anunoby was able to post four points while going 2-for-3 from the floor in his 18 minutes off the... Read More
Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard went for 24 points with 12 rebounds across 37 minutes in Wednesday's 116-104 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in his regular-season debut with the team, helping Toronto to its sixth consecutive opening-night victory. He was acquired from the San Antonio Spurs in July for DeMar DeRozan, and received a hero's... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson posted 15 points over 23 minutes in Wednesday's 116-104 loss against the Toronto Raptors. He posted a 7-for-15 shooting night off the bench while contributing three rebounds, a three-pointer and no turnovers. Clarkson doesn't really contribute much to the fantasy bottom line outside of points and his perimeter shooting. He... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton finished with nine points across 18 minutes off the bench in his regular-season debut Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. He went just 2-for-7 from the field, including a miss on his only triple attempt, but he should decent poise with a 5-for-5 night at the free-throw line. Sexton also added... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers guard George Hill posted 15 points in Wednesday's 116-104 road loss against the Toronto Raptors. He went 5-for-11 from the field while knocking down 2-for-3 from behind the arc. Hill also contributed seven assists and two rebounds with just one turnover to make fantasy owners happy in the assists-to-turnover ratio category. Hill is... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman finished Wednesday's 116-104 road loss against the Toronto Raptors with 17 points and 10 rebounds across 33 minutes. He also chipped in with four assists and two steals while turning it over just three times. Osman is in line for a huge bump in playing time and production, as he... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson scored just three points in Wednesday's 116-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors across 27 minutes, hitting just one of his five field-goal attempts. The Canadian-born big man did snare a game-high 13 rebounds while adding an assist, but he also had four turnovers and an ugly minus-20 rating in the... Read More
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love posted a team-high 21 points in Wednesday's 116-104 loss against the Toronto Raptors, but he had to do a majority of his work at the free-throw stripe. Love was just 5-for-18 from the field, including 1-for-4 from behind the three-point line, and he hit 10-for-14 at the charity stripe. He... Read More
New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist allowed two goals on 33 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Colorado Avalanche. The veteran has allowed exactly two goals in each of his five starts to date, but he has been receiving very little in the way of offensive support. He sports a 2-3-0 record with... Read More
New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk posted two assists with a plus-one rating and a blocked shot in 20:19 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Colorado Avalanche. He also had the game-winning tally in the shootout. It was his second game back after being benched last a week ago, although head... Read More
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog picked up a power-play goal with an assist and a plus-one rating while posting four shots on net in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss against the New York Rangers. He also picked up a double-minor penalty while winning six of his nine faceoff chances. The 25-year-old Swede has registered points... Read More
Colorado Avalanche wing Mikko Rantanen picked up an assist with a plus-one rating, a blocked shot and a minor penalty across 21:49 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss against the New York Rangers. He picked up an assist in his sixth consecutive game, tying Paul Stastny (2008-09) on the franchise list for consecutive... Read More
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov allowed just two goals on 43 shots in Tuesday's 3-2 setback in a shootout against the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden. The Avs are usually a thorn in the side for the Blueshirts on Broadway, and Tuesday's game was no exception. One of the goals, the opening tally... Read More
Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced in Tuesday's 3-0 setback against the New Jersey Devils. Khudobin was spelling the overworked Ben Bishop, who received the night off after working in Ottawa on Monday. The backup netminder did a pretty decent job, but he obviously received very little in... Read More
New Jersey Devils center Jean-Sebastien Dea scored a goal in his third consecutive outing in Tuesday's 3-0 victory against the Dallas Stars. He has an impressive plus-4 rating during the span, and he has racked up a total of nine shots so far. Dea is making the most of his chances, as his ice time... Read More
New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri opened the scoring with his seventh goal in four games as the home team pushed aside the Dallas Stars 3-0. Palmieri is the first player in NHL history to score his team's opening goal in four straight contests to open a new season. The 27-year-old has at least... Read More
