Deshaun Watson Is A Solid Play In Week 14

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson hasn't thrown for 300 yards in his last seven games, but he's mostly avoided turnovers during that time frame and has made strong use of his legs at times, making him a good fantasy option against the Colts on Sunday. Another factor: Watson threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns […]

Anthony Davis Has Double-Double Against Memphis

New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Anthony Davis scored 25 points on 10-for-21 shooting in Friday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked four shots while adding three assists and a pair of steals. Davis is one of the top fantasy options in the NBA and faces the Pistons on Sunday. […]

Joakim Noah Scores 13 Points On Friday

Memphis Grizzlies center Joakim Noah scored 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting in Friday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He also grabbed five rebounds and added three assists in 16 minutes of action. Noah looked washed up as a member of the Knicks over the past few seasons, and it's likely that Friday's performance is […]

JaMychal Green Scores 29 Points Against Pelicans

Memphis Grizzlies power forward JaMychal Green scored 29 points on 9-for-12 shooting in Friday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He also grabbed eight rebounds and recorded a pair of steals. Green is averaging 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds over his past five games and has carved out a solid role off the Memphis bench. […]

Kyle Anderson Records Double-Double Against Pelicans

Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson scored 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Friday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He also grabbed 11 rebounds to go along with four assists, three steals, and three blocks. Anderson has been a glue guy for the Grizzlies, but that hasn't equated to fantasy success this season as he's […]

Andre Drummond Records Double-Double Against 76ers

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond scored 21 points on 7-for-19 shooting in Friday's loss to the 76ers. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots. Drummond's rebounding numbers fell below his league-leading average of 15.3 per game, and this marked the third consecutive game where he finished with 10 or fewer boards. […]

Blake Griffin Scores 31 Points Against 76ers

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is averaging 43 points per game in three meetings with the Philadelphia 76ers this season. In Friday's loss to Philly, Griffin scored 31 points on 7-for-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds. Detroit plays the Pelicans on Sunday, who allow the fourth-most points per game in the NBA despite having some […]

Mike Muscala Scores 18 Points Against Detroit

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Mike Muscala scored 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons. He had three rebounds and three blocks as well. Muscala played 30 minutes with Joel Embiid resting for the game, and with Embiid likely returning when these teams face again on Monday, Muscala should see all […]

Jimmy Butler Scores 38 Points Against Pistons

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler scored 38 points on 13-for-27 shooting in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons. He also added six rebounds, six assists, three steals, and a block. It was Butler's second straight 38-point game, and he's now hit the 30-point mark in three of the last six games. Butler was aided by […]

J.J. Redick Hits Just 20 Percent From Three

Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick scored 18 points on 5-for-18 shooting in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons. He was 2-for-10 from deep and also added five assists, two rebounds, and a block. Since the start of November, Redick has had seven games where he shot 20 percent or worse from three, which has helped […]

Ben Simmons Records Double-Double Against Detroit

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons scored 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons. He also added 14 rebounds and six assists while also recording a steal and three blocks. Simmons' 11 shot attempts were his most since November 25th, and his 14 rebounds his most in nearly a month. […]

Wilson Chandler Effective Against Pistons

Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting in Friday's win over the Detroit Pistons. He was 2-for-3 from deep and added eight rebounds along with two assists, two steals, and three blocks. From an all around perspective, this was Chandler's best game of the season, though it's notable that it came […]

Keelan Cole Catches Three Passes Against Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Keelan Cole had a combined two catches for 16 yards over the past four games heading into Thursday's meeting with the Titans. He finished Jacksonville's 30-9 loss with three catches for 55 yards. Cole was a promising fantasy option early in the year, but he's become the forgotten man in Jacksonville, […]

Dede Westbrook Catches Touchdown In Week 14

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Dede Westbrook caught seven passes for 88 yards in Thursday's loss to the Titans. He scored Jacksonville's only touchdown of the game. Westbrook's 88 yards were his second-highest total of the season, and his 10 targets tied his second-highest mark. Quarterback Cody Kessler seemed intent on getting the ball to Westbrook, […]

T.J. Yeldon Barely Plays Against Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars running back T.J. Yeldon played just 13 snaps in Thursday's loss to the Titans, catching his only target for 10 yards and adding a seven-yard run to his totals as well. Yeldon had been targeted at least three times in every game before this one, and had been shaping into a solid PPR […]

Leonard Fournette Held In Check By Titans

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette returned from his one-game suspension for Thursday's meeting with the Tennessee Titans, but he was never able to gain much traction, finishing with 36 rushing yards on 14 carries and getting stuffed multiple times at the goal line as the Jacksonville offensive line failed to open any space for […]

Cody Kessler Throws For Touchdown In Week 14

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Cody Kessler passed for 240 yards and a touchdown on 25-for-43 passing in Thursday's loss to the Tennessee Titans. He added 17 rushing yards on five carries. Kessler, and the entire Jaguars team on both sides of the ball, struggled to get anything positive going, and while the touchdown pass to Dede […]

J.J. Redick Scores 25 Points Against Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick scored 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Raptors. He was 5-for-12 from deep. Despite Toronto being a strong perimeter-defending team, Redick was able to drain shots from behind the arc due to his top-level three-point shot. At this point, his ability to score is less […]

Joel Embiid Held To 10 Points Against Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 10 points on 5-for-17 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Raptors. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots. Embiid tied his season-low in points, and his 29.4 field goal percentage was his second-worst of the year. Embiid faces the Pistons on Friday, though, and the […]

Jimmy Butler Scores 38 Points Against Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler scored 38 points on 15-for-27 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Toronto Raptors. He also added 10 rebounds, an assist, and a steal. He was 4-for-7 from three. Butler is averaging 19.9 points per game since joining the Sixers and has shot 49.7 percent from the floor. Philadelphia plays Detroit […]

Joe Harris Scores 19 Points In Return

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Joe Harris (hip) returned after a three-game absence and scored 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Thunder. Harris was 3-for-4 from three and grabbed seven rebounds. While it's an encouraging sign to see Harris back and healthy, the Nets face a monumental task on Friday against one […]

Allen Crabbe Scores 22 Points Against Thunder

Brooklyn Nets guard Allen Crabbe scored 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has four rebounds and two assists as well. Crabbe is averaging just 9.8 points per game on 35.2 percent shooting over his past five games, though, and the Nets face a very difficult test on […]

Steven Adams Efficient Against Nets

Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams scored 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also finished with eight rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block. Adams has had some inconsistent scoring performances this year for the Thunder, but Friday's meeting with the Bulls offers a chance for the […]

Russell Westbrook Records Triple-Double Against Brooklyn

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook scored 21 points on 9-for-23 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. The former MVP also grabbed 15 rebounds and added in a season-high 17 assists, pushing his season averages over the triple-double mark. While Westbrook is shooting a horrendous 22.4 percent from three, the rest of […]

Paul George Scores 47 Points Against Nets

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George was on fire in Wednesday's win over the Brooklyn Nets, finishing with 47 points on 15-for-27 shooting and also adding in 15 rebounds and four assists. Brooklyn didn't have an answer for George, who set a season-high in points and was just one point off his best career mark. […]

The Tape Tells All - Dante Pettis's Week 13 Performance

Things were supposed to be good in San Francisco this year. The team had a promising young quarterback, a good veteran wide receiver, a highly-talented receiver across from him, and an up and coming tight end, and then they drafted Washington wide receiver Dante Pettis to add to that core. The 49ers were a playoff […]

John Ross (WR, CIN) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Cincinnati Bengals have place wide receiver A.J. Green (toe) on IR, opening up space for second-year receiver John Ross to take on a bigger role in the Bengals offense. Ross was targeted 20 times in the first three games that A.J. Green […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 7: Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Twitter's favorite draft prospect is all grown up. Jaren Jackson Jr. was universally loved by NBA Draft people heading into this year's draft and everyone knew that the Grizzlies had gotten themselves a good player. Then Summer League happened, and everyone really knew that the Grizzlies had gotten themselves a good player. Then the Grizzlies were […]

Joel Embiid Records Double-Double Against Memphis

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid scored 15 points on 4-for-13 shooting in Sunday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He also added 14 rebounds. Embiid is one of the NBA's best centers and a near-nightly double-double threat, though he could face more resistance than usual on Wednesday when the Sixers take on the East's best team, […]

J.J. Redick Scores 24 Points Against Memphis

Philadelphia 76ers guard J.J. Redick scored 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting in Sunday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He added three rebounds as well, and was 3-for-6 from deep. Redick will face a Raptors team on Wednesday that allows the NBA's sixth-lowest three-point field goal percentage, a troubling fact for Redick, whose game is reliant […]