More Teams. More Games. Eric Karabell explains why fantasy managers should be optimistic about Gordon Hayward moving forward. (0:46) Week 3 turned into a bit of an injury-fest in the NBA, and a lot of players are rising and falling as a result. We’ll look at what players are trending up and which ones are […]
Continue readingNew this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingThis season, a record 125 international players were listed on opening night NBA rosters. Mosley is coaching six of them with the Magic: Australia’s Joe Ingles, Canada’s Caleb Houstan, German brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, Georgia’s Goga Bitadze and England’s Admiral Schofield. Additionally, reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero is of Italian descent […]
Continue readingCarter fell on his left hand, injuring his third metacarpal, after going for a rebound in the waning seconds of Thursday’s win over the Utah Jazz. Carter, 24, is averaging 9.4 points and 8.6 rebounds this season, his sixth in the NBA. The Magic replaced Carter with Goga Bitadze in the starting lineup for Saturday’s […]
Continue readingAntetokounmpo had his 41 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes to lead Greece (4-0). He was 13-for-18 from the floor, 15-for-18 from the foul line. Antetokounmpo’s point total was the most in a EuroBasket game since Dirk Nowitzki had 43 for Germany in 2001. And when he heard that stat, all Antetokounmpo did […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33646612/fantasy-basketball-streamers-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-friday#Picks and props”>Picks and props | Analytics edge Melton’s Moment: The Grizzlies seem intent on resting several key starters for tonight’s matchup with the conference-leading Suns. Ja Morant remains sidelined by a knee injury, while Steven Adams, Desmond Bane, Tyus Jones, and Jaren Jackson Jr. are all listed […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33585445/fantasy-basketball-streamers-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-thursday#Picks and props”>Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Gray Day: With Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton listed as out against the Wizards, Grayson Allen (92% available) could be a viable streamer. He sees his usage rate spike by 5.5% when both of […]
Continue readingHere’s a look around the NBA at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks After a procedure on his right foot, John Collins remains out of commission. He also has an injury to his right finger. Danilo Gallinari and De’Andre Hunter remain the key beneficiaries. For me, Hunter is […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/33578521/fantasy-basketball-streamers-nba-betting-cheat-sheet-wednesday#Analytics edge”>Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Dime Time: The Grizzlies will be without Ja Morant, positioning Tyus Jones (97% available) as the team’s starting point guard in a matchup with a Brooklyn team that has surrendered 49.8 DraftKings PPG to point […]
Continue readingJump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge By Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe Value Valley: The Suns won’t have Cameron Johnson or Chris Paul in the lineup against Chicago. Cameron Payne (60% available) has struggled with his shot in recent games, but has sustained elite passing production (10 APG […]
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