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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
New 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 readingLowe’s 2023-24 NBA League Pass Rankings: Teams 30-11 in watchability and fun
These are NOT power rankings! They are watchability ratings derived from a secret algorithm Bill Simmons found scrawled on beer-soaked parchment paper under his seat at the old Boston Garden. We score teams 1-10 in five categories: Zeitgeist: Do normal people care about this team? Highlight potential: Should you linger in case some passing savant […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Saturday
ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for October 22 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. Telling A Story […]
Continue readingLowe’s annual League Pass Rankings! Teams 30-11 in watchability and fun (sorry, Jazz fans)
These are not power rankings! They are derived from a formula Bill Simmons found scrawled on parchment paper inside a glass bottle that washed up on the shores of Malibu. Teams are scored 1-10 in five categories: ZEITGEIST: When you talk about this team at parties, do people slink away? HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL: Do you linger […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball 30: Tobias Harris thriving in new role with 76ers
Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks Bogdan Bogdanovic (26.5% available) has been superb over the past six games. He has averaged 23 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.2 APG, and 1.4 SPG in 29 MPG. Trae Young scored 40 points for the fourth […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: How to improve your roster after the All-Star break
To strategically re-align for the stretch run, there’s only one place to start. Take an extended gander at the NBA standings, and ask yourself: “who’s tanking?” (And then right after that: “in two weeks… who else will be tanking?”) Packing it in. Playing for ping-pong balls. “Tanking” is an ugly word. As a Sam Hinkie […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball daily notes for Friday: Saddiq Bey sustains value upon Jerami Grant’s return
Maybe fantasy managers have been hesitant to trust Bey’s production with Grant’s recent return, but last night suggests the Villanova product can sustain real statistical value even with his veteran peer in the rotation. After all, Bey is rostered in just 64.3% of ESPN leagues despite averaging 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 3-pointers in […]
Continue reading2021 NBA draft: 104 seniors on NBA’s preliminary early-entry list
This “preliminary early-entry list” includes only college seniors, allowing NBA teams an extra two weeks to conduct due diligence on a group that would have been eligible to conduct workouts and interviews if not for the NCAA’s decision to grant all players an extra year of eligibility in October. The league office elected to take […]
Continue readingWho’s the top Player of the Year candidate in every conference?
It’s early February, so all of this could change, but we made an attempt to handicap the Player of the Year races in all 32 Division I conferences. Here’s the criteria we tried to emphasize: With at least a month of data to evaluate in most cases, we thought emphasizing individual impact in league play […]
Continue readingESPN+ Week 14 college basketball viewers guide: Mid-majors in the spotlight
This week, ESPN’s streaming service gives us an up-close look at the best of the Ohio Valley and Horizon conferences, and how an ubercompetitive Atlantic 10 is looking. Most talk in the Big 12 revolves around arguably the best team in the nation, Baylor, blueblood Kansas, “Press Virginia” and Chris Beard’s ability to do more […]
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