Fantasy Basketball Injury Updates for Week 7

Each week of the NBA season unfortunately brings injuries to key players across the league. The goal of this column is to break down those injuries and understand which players could benefit in fantasy from an injury to a teammate. As a reminder, COVID-19 related absences from players will now be included in this column. […]

LeBron James Puts Together 21-7-9 Line

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James notched a 21-7-9 line in Monday's victory over Atlanta, adding two steals and one block with two turnovers in 38 minutes. He shot 5-for-12 from the field and was extremely busy with a 9-for-11 effort at the line. The King was questionable for yet another game, but he continues […]

Daily NBA Injury Roundup for February 2nd, 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 February 2nd, 2021. Only players on teams that are scheduled to play today will appear below […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/2/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are eight games on the National Hockey League Schedule Tuesday and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the fun. Among those nine games are a couple of noteworthy matchups that include both teams entering the game with a winning record. That includes the Colorado Avalanche, missing center Nathan […]

Keldon Johnson With Double-Double In Loss

San Antonio Spurs forward Keldon Johnson scored 25 points on 7-for-16 shooting in Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies. In addition, he grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out three assists. Johnson was 3-for-8 from three and also posted a steal and a block. He'll face the Timberwolves on Wednesday, who allow opponents to shoot the […]

Gorgui Dieng Almost Records Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Gorgui Dieng scored 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting in Monday's game against the Spurs. He was 3-for-3 from deep. In addition, he grabbed nine rebounds and blocked a shot. Dieng also posted one assist. He'll play the Pacers on Tuesday, who allow opponents to grab the 18th-most rebounds in the NBA while […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (2/2/21): NBA DFS Lineups

Happy February, RotoBallers! We kick off the second day of the second month with six games and 12 teams to build our DFS lineups. Tuesday is usually a smaller slate than the rest of the week, so getting a couple of extra games opens some exciting roster construction opportunities. There are six games on the […]

Daily Fantasy Basketball (DFS) Lineup Picks for February 2, 2021

  NBA DFS Premium Cheat Sheet for 2/2 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard   CORE PLAYS MARKED IN GREEN ABOVE   Game of the Day Trail Blazers @ Wizards (-2), 240.5 total This should be a delight.  By most available offensive and defensive metrics, the Blazers and Wizards grade […]

Kyle Anderson With Strong Showing Against Spurs

Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson scored 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and dished out three assists. Anderson was 2-for-4 from three and also blocked one shot. He'll face the Pacers on Tuesday, who allow opponents to shoot the fourth-highest percentage from […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/02): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (2/2/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

This is a rather large six game slate for a NBA Tuesday. The Blazers, Pistons, and Grizzlies are on the tail end of back-to-back sets, so watch for sitting stars. However, we should still have Andre Drummond back for the Pistons. That's okay. We still have plenty of other injuries to keep track of and […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander The Leading Scorer In Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting in Monday's game against the Houston Rockets. In addition, he grabbed two rebounds and dished out five assists. Gilgeous-Alexander was 2-for-5 from three and also posted one steal and two blocks. He'll face the Rockets again on Tuesday, who allow opponents to score […]

Eric Gordon Scores 25 Points On Monday

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon scored 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Monday's game against the Thunder. In addition, he dished out two assists, but failed to record a rebound. Gordon was 5-for-9 from three and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. He'll face the Thunder again Tuesday, who only allow opponents to shoot the fifth-lowest […]

Christian Wood With Double-Double Against Thunder

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood scored 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Monday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was 2-for-3 from deep. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked two shots. Wood also posted one assist and one steal. He'll play the Thunder again on Tuesday, who allow opponents to grab the […]

Bobby Portis Scores 21 Points In Win Over Blazers

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis scored 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting in Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He was 3-for-5 from three. In addition, he grabbed eight rebounds and blocked one shot. Portis also posted two assists and two steals. He'll play the Pacers on Wednesday, who allow opponents to grab the 14th-fewest […]

Jrue Holiday Has Strong Game Against Portland

Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday scored 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting in Monday's game against the Trail Blazers. In addition, he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists. Holiday was 2-for-3 from three and also posted three steals. He'll face the Pacers on Wednesday, who allow opponents to dish out the 11th-most assists per […]

Nassir Little Scores 30 Points In Loss

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little scored 30 points on 11-for-18 shooting in Monday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks. In addition, he grabbed six rebounds and dished out one assist. Little was 5-for-7 from three and also posted one steal and two blocks. He'll face the Wizards on Tuesday, who allow opponents to shoot the […]

Steven Stamkos Strikes For Two Points On Monday

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos deposited a power-play goal and added an assist as his team picked up a 5-2 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Monday night. With the pair of points, the 30-year-old registered his third multi-point effort of the young season and now checks in with nine points (four goals, […]

Thaddeus Young Continues Excellent Passing

Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young has seen a sharp uptick in assists over the past three games. On Monday, he dished out eight of them, making it the third time in a row he's passed for at least that many. He also added 13 points on 6-for-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. Young continues to […]

Lauri Markkanen Scores 30 Points Against Knicks

Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen scored a team-high 30 points in Monday's win over the New York Knicks. He was 11-for-18 from the field and made six three-pointers. Markkanen also added five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Markkanen has now hit the 30-point mark in back-to-back games, fueled in large part by his increased […]

Brad Marchand Extends Point Streak On Monday

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand collected an empty-net goal and a primary assist on Monday as his team defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3. With the pair of points, Marchand extended his personal point streak to six games and also added a plus-two rating, three shots and four hits for good measure. The 32-year-old is proving […]

Immanuel Quickley Continues To See Minutes Increase

New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley played 30-plus minutes for the first time in his NBA career in Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls. The rookie scored 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting during his time on the floor and added six rebounds and seven assists. It's beyond time for fantasy managers and the NBA community […]

David Pastrnak Pots Two Goals In Monday's Win

Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak registered his first two goals of the campaign to help propel his team to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night. Playing in just his second game of the season, Pastrnak also launched seven shots on net to go along with a plus-one rating and one […]

Max Strus With 19 Points On Monday

Miami Heat forward Max Strus scored 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting in Monday's loss to the Charlotte Hornets, draining five three-pointers and adding in two rebounds as well. Strus had been seeing some additional minutes lately, but hadn't taken double-digit shot attempts in any game before this one. With Kendrick Nunn not playing for the […]

Blake Wheeler Adds Three Assists Despite Jets Shootout Loss

Winnipeg Jets Captain Blake Wheeler had three helpers in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Monday. Two of his three assists came in the first period on Kyle Connor's goals. Connor's tallies were both on the power play as the Jets were 2-for-3 with the man advantage. The 34-year-old veteran hasn't been […]

Igor Shesterkin Solid In Between Pipes On Monday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin earned his second victory of the season as he backstopped his team to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. The Russian netminder was beat just once on 26 shots against in the contest, marking just the second time in five starts that he's posted a save […]

Malik Monk With 36 Points

Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk scored 36 points off the bench in Monday's win over the Miami Heat, going 11-for-18 from the field, including a 9-for-13 night from three. Monk also added five rebounds and two assists. This was not a normal game for Monk, who hadn't scored more than 18 points in a single […]

Cody Zeller With Double-Double Against Miami

Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller scored 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting in Monday's win over the Miami Heat. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a pair of shots. In Zeller's seventh game back, he posted his second double-double and now has grabbed double-digit rebounds in three of the last four games. With Bismack Biyombo […]

Artemi Panarin Leads Rangers Past Penguins

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin logged a goal and two assists as his team defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Monday night. The 29-year-old also contributed a power-play point, a plus-one rating, two shots and two hits in 19:37 of ice time in the victory. With the big offensive night, Panarin has now […]

2021 MLB Season To Start On Time

Major League Baseball plans to start on time in 2021, with spring training camps scheduled to open on Feb. 17 and Opening Day scheduled for April 1. The MLB Players Association rejected MLB's proposal to delay a 154-game regular season until April. The MLBPA was concerned with playing doubleheaders, accepting expanded playoffs and the expansion […]