Lonzo Ball Records Five Steals In Loss

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball provided a solid line on Friday that included five steals, but it was not enough in the four-point loss to the Warriors. Ball scored 12 points on an efficient shooting night when he made six of 11 shots and he added five rebounds with two assists in 22 minutes […]

D'Angelo Russell Scores 25 Points In Friday's Win

Golden State Warriors guard D'Angelo Russell led the charge on Friday when he recorded 25 points and some nice extras in the four-point win over the Pelicans. Russell connected on 9-for-20 shooting overall and added seven assists with two rebounds and two steals with four makes from downtown in 32 minutes of action. Russell has […]

Derrick Favors Records A Double-Double Against Warriors

New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Derrick Favors keeps slowly trending up as he played 27 minutes and recorded a double-double in Friday's loss to the Warriors. Favors scored 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting and added 10 rebounds with 2 steals on this night. Favors' minutes restriction has been lifted and we should continue to see […]

Alec Burks Provides A Full Line In Friday's Win

Golden State Warriors guard Alec Burks continued his excellent play in a Warriors uniform as he posted a full line in the 106-102 win over the Pelicans on Friday. Burks scored 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor and added eight rebounds with three assists and four steals and was a plus-6 in his […]

Jonathan Isaac Picks Up Four Steals With Two Blocks

Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac continued to provide elite defensive numbers as he managed to record four steals with two blocks in the 118-103 loss to Portland on Friday. Isaac also added 10 points on 3-for-9 shooting while adding four rebounds with a make from three in 39 minutes of action. Isaac did have some […]

Nikola Vucevic Records Career-High Six Steals On Friday

Orlando Magic power forward/center Nikola Vucevic brought his fast hands on Friday when he managed to pick up a career-high six steals in the 15-point loss to the Blazers. Vucevic did not stop there as he added 23 points with 12 rebounds and two blocks for one of the lines of the night. In his […]

Damian Lillard Puts Up 36 Points In Win Over Magic

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard had the hot hand on Friday when he connected on 13 of 21 shooting en route to a team-high 36 points in the 118-103 win over the Magic. Lillard also connected on 7-for-13 shooting from downtown and added six assists with three rebounds and a single steal across 36 […]

C.J. McCollum Connects On 31 Points In The Win

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum punched in 31 points with a bunch of sweet extras in the 15-point win over the Orlando Magic on Friday. McCollum connected on 12 of 20 shooting and added eight rebounds with four assists to go along with a steal and four makes from three in 37 minutes of […]

Carmelo Anthony Exits Game Early With Knee Contusion

Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony played just nine minutes before exiting Friday's game with a knee contusion and did not return. Anthony had scored five points on just 1-for-6 shooting from the floor and added six rebounds with three blocks and a make from three in his limited minutes. He was never officially ruled […]

Nikola Jokic Records A Triple-Double On Friday

Denver Nuggets power forward/center Nikola Jokic continued his resurgence after a rocky start as he recorded a triple-double to help get the win on Friday against the Timberwolves. Jokic scored 22 points with 10 assists and 10 rebounds while adding two blocks with two makes from three in 33 minutes of action. This was the […]

Will Barton Scores 13 Points In Win

Denver Nuggets shooting guard/small forward Will Barton scored 13 points while adding four rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes of action in the nine-point win over the Timberwolves on Friday. Barton did not add any defensive numbers for the first time since December 7th but did add a make from three in this one. […]

Jamal Murray Scores 28 Points With Full Line

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray recorded 28 points with a bunch of extras to help secure his club's win over the reeling Timberwolves on Friday. Murray connected on 9-for-19 shooting from the floor and made all seven of his attempts at the line while adding six rebounds, five assists, and three steals in 36 minutes […]

Jeff Teague Returns To The Bench Versus Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague moved back to his reserve role on Friday and still managed to provide some decent numbers in the 109-100 loss at the hands of the Nuggets. Teague scored 13 points with two rebounds, two assists while chipping a steal and a block with two makes from three in 27 […]

Gorgui Dieng Plays Well Again On Friday

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward/center Gorgui Dieng provided another fantasy-worthy line on Friday when he once again started at center for his club. Dieng scored a season-high 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting and added four makes from three with six rebounds and a block across 24 minutes of action. With Karl-Anthony Town (knee) not practicing and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/21/19): NBA DFS Lineups

With seven games on the main slate, we have a much higher chance of having some repeating lineups, regardless, there is no real reason to fade anyone because of ownership rates. We need to play the most productive players tonight and since some of these games are lined up to be very high scoring, do […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for December 21st, 2019

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 December 21st, 2019. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

T.J. McConnell Provides Bench Production For Indiana

Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. McConnell had one of his best fantasy performances of the season on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. McConnell wasn't even the best T.J. on his team but still helped Indiana to their fifth straight win. He had 15 points, eight assists, three rebounds and one steal off the bench. […]

T.J. Warren Scores Game-High 23 Points

Indiana Pacers small forward T.J. Warren led his team to a 119-105 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Warren had a game-high 23 points and also chipped in four rebounds, one assist and one block. He also made three of his four three-point attempts. Warren has eclipsed the 20-point barrier in seven of […]

Domantas Sabonis' Double-Double Streak Ends at 13 Games

Indiana Pacers power forward Domantas Sabonis saw his double-double streak come to an end on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings. Although the streak is over, Sabonis still had a useful night for fantasy purposes. He had 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks while shooting 6-for-13 from the field. Sabonis has been […]

Buddy Hield Held To Seven Points

For the first time since October and just the third time this season, Buddy Hield was held below 10 points. On Friday night, the Sacramento Kings shooting guard went 3-for-15 from the field and made one of his nine three-point attempts. He managed to somewhat salvage his fantasy night with eight rebounds and six assists, […]

Richaun Holmes Has Team-High 20 Points And Nine Rebounds

Sacramento Kings power forward Richaun Holmes was a bright spot for his team on Friday night. In the 119-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Holmes had 20 points, nine rebounds and one block in 24 minutes of playing time. He hit nine of his 10 shots for a season-high field-goal percentage of 90%. Holmes hasn't […]

Ian Kinsler Announces Retirement

14-year veteran second baseman Ian Kinsler (neck) announced his retirement from baseball on Friday. The 37-year-old said the herniated cervical disc that ended his 2019 season with the Padres in August played a factor in his decision. He'll end his career just one hit shy of 2,000, with 257 home runs, 909 RBI and 243 […]

Martin Maldonado Returns To Astros

The Houston Astros re-signed catcher Martin Maldonado to a two-year, $7 million deal on Friday, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deal. The defensive whiz played in just 27 games for the Astros last year after being acquired from the Cubs. He's certainly a better real-life player than a fantasy one, as he […]

Mecole Hardman is Shaky Option for Week 16

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman has six touchdowns this season, but unfortunately has lost fantasy value since the return of Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins. Hardman has seen three total targets over the last three games. He's shown he can contribute in the offense, but Hill, Watkins, and Travis Kelce are priorities over […]

Travis Kelce Should Be Reliable Versus Chicago

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is coming off one of his best performances of the season. Kelce caught 11 of his 13 targets for 142 yards in the Week 15 victory over the Broncos. Fantasy owners in PPR leagues we're thrilled by the play of Kelce last week. He has a chance to […]

Sammy Watkins Looks to End Scoreless Drought

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been unable to live up to the hype of his enormous Week 1 performance against the Jaguars. He caught three touchdowns for almost 200 total yards in that one. Watkins hasn't been able to get over 64 yards in any game since that Week 1 contest. He's […]

Tyreek Hill Remains WR1 Against Bears

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill is coming off a Week 15 performance where he torched the Broncos Defense for two touchdowns. Hill has finished with at least 50 yards or more over the last three weeks. Hill has been banged up with injuries at times, but when he's healthy, he's a WR1 each […]

Red Zone Usage Risers and Fallers - Week 16

This is it! Battle stations! If you are still alive at this point- congratulations! Now lets get you that championship! As fantasy owners, we know that not all touches are equal. A touch in the red zone has an increased chance of scoring a touchdown, so those touches are important to target. To identify the […]

Spencer Ware is Lost in the Shuffle

Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware was signed just a few weeks ago and has already made an impact on the field. Ware wasn't able to do enough on the field to warrant ownership in basically any formats. Damien Williams (ribs) return for the Week 16 matchup in Chicago basically kills any fantasy value […]

Darwin Thompson is Falling Off the Fantasy Radar

Kansas City Chiefs running back Darwin Thompson has been more involved in the offense since Damien Williams (ribs) went down. He's been able to create some fantasy value in PPR leagues with the extra playing time. However, Williams is expected to return for the Week 16 matchup with the Chicago Bears. It's unclear how much […]