Week 16 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

You've made it! Week 16 is the championship round in most leagues, though don't worry if you have a Week 17 title game, because I'll be here to help you out with that! Who should you avoid in your fantasy lineups? Let's go over 10 players who scare me for various reason, plus take a […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Scores 19 Against Pacers

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie scored 19 points on 4-for-12 shooting in Friday's loss to the Indiana Pacers. Dinwiddie, who was recently signed to a three-year extension, added nine assists, a rebound, and a steal. Brooklyn's sixth-man is averaging a career-high 17.4 points per game this season and has averaged 21.8 over the past […]

Rodions Kurucs Scores 24 Against Pacers

Brooklyn Nets forward Rodions Kurucs scored a career-high 24 point on 6-for-11 shooting in Friday's loss to the Indiana Pacers. He also added three rebounds, a steal, and a block. Since entering the starting lineup in place of the injured Allen Crabbe, Kurucs has scored in double figures in three of Brooklyn's five games, and […]

Domantas Sabonis Scores 17 Against Nets

Indiana Pacers center Domantas Sabonis scored 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He added two rebounds and three steals as well. Sabonis has scored in the teens in eight consecutive games, but during that stretch he's finished with under five rebounds twice, despite that happening just one time over […]

Myles Turner Records Double-Double Against Nets

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner scored 15 points on 7-for-13 shooting in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also grabbed 12 rebounds. Turner has never averaged more than 7.3 rebounds in a season, but he seems to have turned a bit of a corner lately as a rebounder, averaging 9.8 per game over the […]

Victor Oladipo Scores 26 Against Nets

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo scored 26 points on 8-for-14 shooting in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. Oladipo missed nearly a month to a knee injury, and despite a few off-nights since returning to the lineup, Friday's game showed us an Oladipo who appears to be back to his old self. In addition to […]

Buddy Hield Scores 37 Against Thunder

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield scored 37 points on 11-for-25 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Hield was 7-for-14 from three and also added six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Hield has scored 20 or more points in five straight games, but the Kings face a tough opponent on Friday with […]

De'Aaron Fox Scores 28 Against Thunder

A game after being held scoreless on a night where no Kings starter played in the second half, Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox scored 28 points on 10-for-18 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In addition, Fox added 12 assists, two blocks, two steals, and three rebounds. It was a strong […]

Steven Adams Grabs 23 Rebounds On Wednesday

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams scored 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Sacramento Kings and pulled down a team-high 23 rebounds. Adams is averaging 10.2 rebounds per game this season, his first season to average double figures in the category, though before Wednesday's game he'd finished with under 10 boards […]

Russell Westbrook Records Triple-Double Against Sacramento

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded his second consecutive triple-double, and his fifth in the last eight games, in Wednesday's win over the Sacramento Kings. Westbrook finished with 19 points on 8-for-19 shooting to go along with 17 assists and 11 rebounds. He continued his poor showing from three, going 1-for-5. Westbrook is […]

Paul George Scores 43 Against Kings

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George had another of his explosive games in Wednesday's win over the Sacramento Kings, scoring 43 points on 15-for-27 shooting while also adding 12 rebounds and seven assists. George is averaging 31.8 points per game over the past eight games, including a pair of performances over 40 points. The Thunder […]

P.J. Tucker Has Double-Double Against Wizards

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Washington Wizards. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and added four assists and two steals while shooting 3-for-4 from deep. Tucker has now scored in double-digits in three consecutive games and is looking like a quality fantasy option, but Houston […]

Clint Capela Records Double-Double Against Washington

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Washington Wizards. Capela also grabbed 12 rebounds. Capela has grabbed double-digit rebounds in eight of the last 10 games, a streak he'll try to continue on Thursday when the Rockets play the Miami Heat, who allow the 13th-most rebounds […]

James Harden Scores 35 Against Wizards

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 35 points on 10-for-18 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Washington Wizards. Over the last six games, Harden is averaging 38 points per game and the Rockets are 5-1, a sign that the team will keep using Harden like this if it keeps leading to victories. Harden also added […]

John Wall Records Double-Double Against Rockets

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall scored 18 points on 5-for-12 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He also added 12 assists and four rebounds while collecting a pair of steals. Wall has seen his assist numbers inching back toward his average from last year with four double-digit assist totals in the last […]

Bradley Beal Scores 28 Against Rockets

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal scored a team-high 28 points in Wednesday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He was 10-for-17 from the floor and added seven assists, three rebounds, two steals, and a block. Beal has scored 20 or more points in 10 straight games now, including three games with 30 or more points as […]

The Tape Tells All - Mike Williams's Week 15 Performance

Week 16. This is it, hopefully -- the championship finale. You need to know if a guy can be trusted in a must-win situation. Should you take that major risk? Play it safe? Will last week's breakout star be this week's league winner? With that question in mind, let us talk about Chargers wide receiver […]

RotoBaller NBA Recap: Hope You Weren't Counting On The Kings

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. One thing that happened that doesn't have implications moving forward for you in fantasy but has to frustrate you if you were playing any of them last night is what happened with the […]

Andrew Wiggins Scores 17 Against Kings

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points on 4-for-10 shooting in Monday's win over the Sacramento Kings. He also added five rebounds, two assists, and a steal while shooting 1-for-3 from deep. Wiggins played his fewest minutes of the season (minus an October 22nd game that he exited early with an injury) as the […]

Robert Covington Effective Against Kings

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Robert Covington scored 13 points on 4-for-9 shooting in Monday's win over the Sacramento Kings. He also added five rebounds and a pair of assists to go along with two steals and a block. It was an efficient night for Covington, who led Minnesota in minutes as they took advantage of a […]

Buddy Hield Is Bright Spot For Kings Against Minnesota

While the rest of the team's starters struggled to even put points on the board in Monday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, guard Buddy Hield scored 21 points on 7-for-13 shooting in 18 minutes of action before he, like the rest of the Sacramento starters, was glued to the bench for the second half. Hield […]

De'Aaron Fox, Other Kings Starts See Limited Action On Monday

The Sacramento Kings were down big at the half to the Minnesota Timberwolves at halftime, so head coach Dave Joerger benched the starting unit for the second half. That led to some disappointing stat line, including point guard De'Aaron Fox's zero-point, one- rebound night on 0-for-4 shooting, center Willie Cauley-Stein's one-point, one-assist line, and guard […]

Dede Westbrook Returns Punt For Only Jaguars Touchdown

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dede Westbrook was the lone bright spot in Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins, returning a punt 74 yards for Jacksonville's only touchdown of the day. He was also the only Jaguars wide receiver to record a catch, hauling in three catches for 21 yards. Westbrook is the only Jaguars wide […]

Leonard Fournette Rushes For 46 Yards

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was held to 46 yards on 11 carries in Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins. He caught three passes for 18 yards. With the Jaguars passing game completely shut down, Fournette was unable to do much with the defense keyed in on him. Jacksonville faces Miami in Week 16, […]

Cody Kessler Does Nothing Against Washington

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Cody Kessler threw for just 57 yards in Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins. He was 9-for-17 passing the football and threw a pick. Kessler also added 68 rushing yards on six carries. The rushing yardage helped make his day a little better from a fantasy perspective, though a lost fumble negated […]

Jalen Brunson (PG, DAL) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Dennis Smith Jr. (wrist) and J.J. Barea (ankle) both currently banged up and their short term availability in doubt, rookie guard Jalen Brunson looks to have some upside as a streaming option for fantasy owners. Brunson, who helped lead Villanova to the […]

Rodions Kurucs (SF/PF, BKN) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's about that time of the season where injuries and other factors start to lead to more minutes for some of the lesser-known rookies in the NBA. That's true right now in Brooklyn, where Latvian rookie Rodions Kurucs has entered the team's starting […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 9: Bradley Beal

Amidst the weirdness and struggles of what has been this Washington Wizards season, it's been easy to not notice that Beal has quietly been having a really good stretch as of late. Over the last seven games, Beal is averaging 27.9 points per game to go along with 5.3 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He's shooting […]

Week 15 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

How did your first week of playoff action go? Did you lose in multiple leagues because Adam Thielen piled up some garbage time yardage? Or was that just me? Let's talk about some guys you should avoid this week. As I did last week, each section will feature two or three players per position and […]

Clint Capela Scores 26 Against Memphis

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 26 points on 10-for-14 shooting in Saturday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots. Capela is shooting 64.8 percent from the floor this season, a slight drop from last season's 65.2 percent mark, which is impressive when considering that Capela […]