Otto Porter Ruled Out Sunday

Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter (toe) won't play Sunday against the New York Knicks. It's been a rough start to the year for Porter, who has seen a four-point drop in points per game. Expect to see more of Kelly Oubre Jr. with Porter out. Oubre could be a fantasy sleeper in DFS with […]

Wilson Chandler Won't Play Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler (hamstring) won't play against the Nets on Sunday. Chandler made his season debut on Saturday against Detroit, but head coach Brett Brown doesn't want to play Chandler on a back-to-back at this point. Since Chandler played just 10 minutes on Saturday, this move doesn't change much about the 76ers rotation […]

Eric Gordon Out On Monday

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (groin) will miss his second consecutive game on Monday against the Indiana Pacers. With Gordon out, expect to see more playing time for Gary Clark off the Rockets bench, and for Carmelo Anthony to serve as the primary scoring option off the bench. Neither have great chances to find success […]

Wendell Carter Jr. Records Double-Double Against Rockets

Chicago Bulls power forward/center Wendell Carter Jr. recorded the second double-double of his NBA career in Saturday's loss to the Rockets. He finished with 14 points on 4-for-7 shooting and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds. Carter has scored in double figures in five consecutive games as the rookie has carved out a big role on […]

Jabari Parker Scores 15 Points Against Rockets

Chicago Bulls forward Jabari Parker scored 15 points on 6-for-12 shooting in Saturday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He also grabbed three rebounds and recorded a steal. The Bulls have a surprisingly difficult test on Monday against the Knicks, who have done a good job at limiting points and rebounds this year, so consider Parker […]

Zach LaVine Leads Bulls In Scoring Against Houston

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine has played in all 10 games this season for the Bulls, scoring 20 or more points in each one. In Saturday's loss to the Rockets, LaVine scored 21 points on 4-for-16 shooting. He made 12 of his 13 free throws and also added four rebounds, four assists, and a steal. […]

Carmelo Anthony Shoots Well Against Bulls

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points on 8-for-14 shooting in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bulls. He added seven rebounds as well, but went without an assist for the fourth consecutive game. Anthony has given the Rockets a lot of scoring off the Rockets bench this season, but faces an uphill battle on […]

James Ennis Scores 15 Points In Return

Houston Rockets forward James Ennis returned from a hamstring injury on Saturday and scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting in a win over Chicago. Ennis was limited to just 17 minutes, but he should see more minutes on Monday against the Pacers. In addition to his scoring, Ennis also added in two steals, a block, […]

James Harden Scores 25 Points In Return

Houston Rockets guard James Harden missed three games with a hamstring issue, but he returned to the Houston lineup against the Bulls on Saturday, putting up 25 points on 7-for-17 shooting in the Rockets win. Harden was 5-for-12 from deep, and he added seven assists and four steals for Houston. The Rockets face a difficult […]

Clint Capela Records Double-Double Against Bulls

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 12 points on 4-for-11 shooting in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bulls. He also pulled down 12 rebounds, blocked a pair of shots, and ended the night with an assist and a steal. Houston plays Indiana on Monday, who allow the sixth-fewest rebounds per game in the NBA and […]

Chris Paul Struggles From Field Against Bulls

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored just seven points on 3-for-11 shooting in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bulls. Paul was 0-for-3 from downtown, but he did record eight assists and four steals to go along with six rebounds. Houston plays the Pacers on Monday, who currently have the NBA's fourth-best scoring defense and […]

DeAndre Hopkins Remains A WR1 Against Broncos

Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins remains in WR1 contention heading into Houston's Week 9 meeting with the Denver Broncos. Hopkins has either 100 yards or a touchdown in all but one game so far this season and appears to be a matchup-proof option on a weekly basis. With Keke Coutee out, expect Hopkins to […]

Lamar Miller Looks For Third Straight 100-Yard Game

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller comes into Sunday's meeting with the Broncos on a hot streak, as he's rushed for 233 yards and a pair of touchdowns over the past few weeks. He'll look to keep that going against a Broncos team that has proven to be susceptible on the ground, including a Week […]

Deshaun Watson Could Face Trouble In Week 9

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will be without wide receiver Keke Coutee in Week 9 against the Denver Broncos and will have to figure out how to get the ball to the newly acquired Demaryius Thomas if he wants to have a strong outing. The Broncos have allowed single digit fantasy points to the quarterback […]

D'Angelo Russell Sees Drop In Minutes Against Houston

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell played a season-low 23 minutes in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He scored 12 points on 5-for-14 shooting and added three rebounds and three assists, but he spent the final stretch of the game on the bench for Brooklyn. As point guard Spencer Dinwiddie continues to give the team […]

Jarrett Allen Scores 10 Points Against Rockets

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen scored 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. The second-year big also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked a shot. Allen has played well this year, but hasn't quite taken the step forward statistically that was expected, and he's now failed to reach the 10 rebound […]

Joe Harris Continues Hot Streak

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting in Friday's loss to the Rockets. He made all four of his shots from deep and added in four assists and a pair of rebounds as well. Harris has three consecutive games with double-digit scoring totals as the Nets have used him more and […]

Caris LeVert Scores 29 Points Against Rockets

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris Levert scored 29 points on 10-for-17 shooting in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He was 4-for-6 from three and added three steals, two assists, four rebounds, and a blocked shot. Brooklyn plays the 76ers on Sunday, and LeVert will look to keep up this pace against a team allowing the […]

Carmelo Anthony On Fire Against Nets

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points on 9-for-12 shooting. He was 6-for-9 from deep and grabbed four rebounds. While Anthony hasn't done much in some areas -- he averages less than one assist per game -- he has scored 20 or more points in three of the past four games. With a poor […]

Week 9 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

Last week I joked in this space about how the NFL doesn't make deadline deals, a statement that ended up being very wrong. All kinds of things ended up happening on Tuesday. Do any of those things have a major bearing on this week of action? Any new names hurtling towards a bust, or just […]

Eric Gordon Scores 21 Points Against Nets

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon scored 21 points on 6-for-14 shooting in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also added three assists and a rebound. Gordon has started five consecutive games for Houston, but is expected to return to the bench on Saturday against the Bulls with James Harden and Chris Paul both set […]

Chris Paul Leads Houston In Scoring Against Brooklyn

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul put the Rockets on his back with James Harden sidelined to help the team defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Paul scored 32 points on 13-for-27 shots while also adding in 11 assists, seven rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Houston plays the Bulls on Saturday, who rank near […]

Clint Capela Highly Efficient Against Nets

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela had one of his best performances of this young NBA season in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. Capela scored 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting and connected on six of his 10 free throw attempts, spoiling a late plan by the Nets to send him to the line to help […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 3: Nikola Mirotic

The New Orleans Pelicans have built their team around a dynamic three-headed frontcourt this season. There's Anthony Davis, one of the NBA's best players and a perennial MVP candidate from now until sometime late in the next decade, and there's former Laker Julius Randle coming off the bench and giving the team good minutes. But […]

C.J. McCollum Held To Eight Points

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum wasn't heavily involved in scoring for the Trail Blazers in Thursday's win over New Orleans as he scored just eight points on 2-for-8 shooting. Four Portland players took more shot attempts than McCollum, who was held below 10 points for the first time all season but has also seen […]

Damian Lillard Scores 26 Points Against Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard scored 26 points on 7-for-16 shooting in Thursday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He made four shots from deep and also added in seven rebounds and six assists. Lillard will look to continue playing a large role offensively against the Lakers on Saturday, who allow the third-most […]

Al-Farouq Aminu Records Double-Double Against Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu scored 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting in Thursday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He added 10 rebounds and a block as well. Aminu has had a rocky start to the season, with four games of double figure scoring and four games of five or fewer points. But Portland […]

E'Twaun Moore Scores 19 Points Against Trail Blazers

New Orleans Pelicans forward E'Twaun Moore has only one game this season where he hasn't reached double figures in scoring, and on Thursday against the Trail Blazers he kept that run going with a 19-point performance. Moore was 7-for-12 from the field with a pair of those makes coming from three-point range. But Moore didn't […]

Jrue Holiday Records Double-Double Against Portland

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday scored 17 points on 5-for-14 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He also dished a team-high 10 assists. Holiday has had nine or more assists in all three games that the Pelicans have been without Elfrid Payton (ankle), so Holiday's chances to reaching those numbers again […]

Nikola Mirotic Records Double-Double Against Portland

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Nikola Mirotic scored 18 points on 6-for-20 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mirotic struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just one of his six attempted threes. He added 13 rebounds, three assists, a steal, and two blocks to his resume. It was Mirotic's fifth double-double […]