Kelly Olynyk (PF/C, MIA): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: With Bam Adebayo in town and playing every freaking game for the Miami Heat, odds are Kelly Olynyk has escaped your attention. But the truth is, Olynyk has started 31 of the 36 games he's played this season at the C spot, he's playing around 27 MPG on […]

Saddiq Bey (SF, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of leagues ANALYSIS: Although Saddiq Bey has (expectedly) come down to earth a bit of late, everything points in the right direction for the rookie as Detroit seems to be committed to run with him ROS. Blake Griffin is already a Net, the Pistons might trade other vets such as Wayne Ellington, […]

Robert Williams (C, BOS): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of leagues ANALYSIS: Robert Williams' rostership is growing--and not slowly--by the day. Every time I check it, it's gone up a couple of percentage points, and at the time of this writing just after the AS break it is this close to reaching the 50% mark. How come, […]

Dillon Brooks (SG/SF, MEM): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 48% of leagues ANALYSIS: You might not believe this if you are not too much into middle-of-the-pack teams, but the Grizzlies have put Dillon Brooks on their starting lineup in every game they've played leading up to the AS break and the one they played right after that. Brooks already started […]

Wayne Ellington (SG/SF, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of leagues ANALYSIS: For some reason I can't quite grasp, Wayne Ellington is somehow rostered in less than 10% of all Yahoo fantasy leagues. Let me put it in another way: Wayne Ellington, a guy on a scorching hot shooting streak--with upside on assists and almost never […]

Dennis Smith Jr. (PG, DET): Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 28% of leagues ANALYSIS: If Dennis Smith Jr. will get it right as a pro-player in the NBA, nobody truly knows. But he's at least getting another chance as part of a rebuilding Detroit Pistons franchise that traded for him a month ago and that is playing […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, March 12

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for March 13th, 2021

RotoBaller has assembled a list of daily NBA injury updates to help you prepare both your seasonal and daily fantasy basketball (DFS) lineups, every day of the NBA season. Below is our updated list of injured NBA players for March 13th, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

Russell Westbrook With 25 Points In Friday's Loss

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook scored 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting in Friday's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, going 2-for-4 from three and 3-for-7 from the stripe. Westbrook also added eight assists, five rebounds, and one steal. Averaging his fewest points since 2010, Westbrook has now hit the 20-point mark in five consecutive games […]

Dwight Howard Grabs 10 Rebounds On Friday

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard scored six points on 2-for-4 shooting in Friday's win over the Washington Wizards. He also grabbed 10 rebounds, plus added an assist and a block. Howard played 18 minutes, but could see an increase in usage going forward after Joel Embiid exited with a knee injury. Keep an eye out […]

Joel Embiid Will Get MRI On Knee

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will have an MRI on his knee after exiting Friday's game against the Wizards. Embiid went to the floor after a dunk, but was able to limp off the floor. It sounds like Embiid hyper-extended the knee and should avoid any long-term issue, but he could wind up missing some […]

Lonzo Ball Struggles From Deep

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball scored just three points on 1-for-7 shooting in Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed four rebounds and dished out six assists. Ball was 1-for-5 from three and also blocked one shot and recorded a steal. He'll face the Clippers on Sunday, who allow opponents to […]

Brandon Ingram With 28 Points In Win Over Cavs

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram scored 28 points on 11-for-14 shooting in Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists. Ingram was 3-for-6 from three and also blocked one shot. He'll face the Clippers on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the ninth-lowest percentage from […]

Kevin Love Plays Sparingly In Return

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (calf) played his first game since December on Friday against the Pelicans, but Love wasn't suddenly thrust back into a huge role. The veteran played just 10 minutes, scoring four points on 1-for-4 shooting and adding in one rebound as well. He was 1-for-3 from deep. Love's still a talented […]

DraftKings CBB DFS Lineup Picks for 3/13/21 - Daily Fantasy College Basketball Advice

DraftKings took what could have been an outstanding ten game slate and treated it like fans at a Gwar concert. They ground it up into two three-game slates and a giant four-game nightcap. It's enough to make you want to just give up on all three, right? We don't give up around here! The format […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball (3/13/21) Picks: NBA DFS Lineups

Five of the seven games on the Saturday slate have implied totals over 228 points, so we will have plenty of options to choose from for DFS studs and value. The SAC/ATL game profiles as the top game to target, though POR/MIN and MIL/WAS are very intriguing with their high totals, high pace, and limited […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (3/13/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

On Friday evening, we were treated to some spectacular performances. Nikola Jokic led the slate by producing a 28-point, 15-rebound effort against the Memphis Grizzlies. Jimmy Butler delivered another strong showing, finishing with nearly 57 fantasy points against the Chicago Bulls, while Donovan Mitchell had 50.4 against the short-handed Rockets in a game that ran […]

CBB DFS Prop Picks for Saturday (3/13/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

With the college basketball slate featuring some afternoon games of note, naturally, the Monkey Knife Fight column again takes a look at two more Saturday evening games. Remember, Selection Sunday is tomorrow. With the evening games, there are a few that were just destined to get some coverage. The Conference Tournament games are ones to […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for March 13, 2021

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 3/13 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Game of the Day Sacramento @ Atlanta (-4), 238 Defense, you say? Not required.  Since Nate McMillan has taken over as Atlanta’s interim coach, the group has gone […]

Dillon Brooks With Strong Showing Against Nuggets

Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks scored 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting in Friday's loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was 4-for-6 from deep and also added three rebounds and three assists. Brooks has now scored 20 or more points in three of the past four games, and while his lack of upside in non-scoring categories […]

Nikola Jokic With Big Game In Win Over Memphis

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic scored 28 points on 13-for-22 shooting in Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists. He added two steals and was 1-for-2 from three. He'll play the Mavericks on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab the ninth-most rebounds in the NBA […]

Michael Porter Jr. With Strong Showing Against Grizzlies

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Friday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and blocked one shot. Porter was 2-for-4 from three and also turned the ball over once. He'll play the Mavericks on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab the ninth-most rebounds […]

John Wall, Christian Wood Could Play Tuesday

Houston Rockets guard John Wall (knee) and center Christian Wood (ankle) could return for Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. The main factor to this losing streak is the fact that the Rockets cannot stay healthy. Kevin Porter Jr. will have plenty of streaming appeal for Friday's contest. He'll likely be worth adding in most […]

Davis Bertans Won't Return On Friday

Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans (calf) will not return for the rest of Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The team is calling it calf tightness, so they will play it safe and let Bertans rest. He finished with three points, one rebound, and one turnover. Troy Brown and Deni Avdija should see more playing […]

Kevin Porter Jr. Joins The Starting Five

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. will jump into the starting five for Friday's game against the Utah Jazz. He is coming off an excellent performance and should see plenty of looks in this one. Eric Gordon (groin) is going to be sidelined for the foreseeable future, so Porter is worth adding in most formats. […]

Trey Lyles Will Start On Friday

San Antonio Spurs forward Trey Lyles will move into the starting five for Friday's game against the Orlando Magic. DeMar DeRozan (personal) is away from the team in order to attend his father's funeral. It's uncertain when he'll be back with the organization, so Lyles will benefit in the meantime. LaMarcus Aldridge won't be playing […]

Jarrett Culver Unlikely To Play Versus Blazers

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jarrett Culver (toe) is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Wolves have no incentive to rush Culver back on the court, so expect him to miss multiple games. Jaylen Nowell is coming off a strong performance and is looking like a reliable short term fantasy option. […]

Jordan McLaughlin Ruled Out For Saturday

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jordan McLaughlin has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He is currently sidelined due to the NBA's health and safety protocols, so it's unclear if he'll be ready in time for Sunday's contest. In the meantime, Ricky Rubio will see all the minutes he can handle. He […]

Hamidou Diallo Traded To Detroit

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo has been traded to the Detroit Pistons for forward Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a 2027 second-round pick. Diallo is just 22 years old and is averaging career-highs across the board, but his playing time has been a bit up and down. He could have a nice role on the Pistons […]