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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Saturday
Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket Amid the drama of this final weekend of college hoops, the NBA presents a four-game Saturday slate defined by a series of cross-conference matchups. The day in professional basketball tips early with an afternoon meeting in California between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
Game 2 features the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Phoenix Suns. Donovan Mitchell missed Tuesday due to knee maintenance and Caris LeVert led the way with 26 points in a win at Utah, but I expect Mitchell to be back in action tonight. If Mitchell plays, don’t look for a repeat performance from LeVert. For the […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday
Other important narratives loom. Will we see the return of reigning MVP Joel Embiid in South Philly as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander visits the 76ers for the only time this season? Can the Houston Rockets get back to their winning ways against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team fighting for the top seed in a contentious Western race? […]
Continue readingWhich teams should you bet on in the Eastern Conference playoff race?
It’s like musical chairs on the NBA stage, with a lot of teams trying to avoid the Celtics or the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Let’s take a closer look at the top 10 teams in the Eastern Conference and some futures to watch. The Celtics (57-16) have already wrapped up the top seed […]
Continue readingCavs’ Donovan Mitchell (nose) back after 6-game absence, scores 12
Mitchell returned after missing six games with a broken nose and made two free throws with 12.8 seconds left as Cleveland edged the Philadelphia 76ers 117-114 on Friday night before hitting the road for five games. Evan Mobley drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.2 seconds left for the Cavs, who have struggled while waiting for […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
But, thankfully, Friday and Sunday look much more like normal slates and hopefully savvy fantasy managers used the two slow nights to their advantage by picking up players from teams who played on both nights. As far as Friday goes, we should be able to take advantage of injury situations to find our sleepers, but […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Six picks for Friday
De’Aaron Fox over 24.5 points. The Kings-Mavericks game has the second-highest total on the slate (231.5 at ESPN BET). Fox has scored over 24.5 points only six times in his past 20 games. While he has had success against the Mavericks, he had only 18 points against them on Tuesday. However, tonight is a must-win […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
ESPN has two of the night’s more intriguing matchups as the Philadelphia 76ers host the LA Clippers at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Phoenix Suns visiting the Denver Nuggets for the 10 p.m. ET late game. Looking at the 76ers-Clippers matchup, we’ve got two of the better teams in both conferences struggling to find […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday
With 22 teams in action, it’s important for managers and bettors to have a discerning lens given such volume of choice. One key tool to leverage during such busy days in the league is point totals, as they can help indicate which climates are projected and expected to be friendly offensively. A more physical, playoff-like […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
Sunday features just six NBA games on the slate but there are some big names in action, several fun matchups and a ton of fantasy destinies that will be decided before the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Lakers wrap up the night around 1 a.m. Create up to 25 new men’s brackets beginning at the […]
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