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Starting Five: Debating Cousins’ long-term fantasy potential
This week’s contributors are ESPN Fantasy analysts Jim McCormick, John Cregan, and yours truly, Tom Carpenter. McCormick: Even if the standard deviation model the Player Rater employs doesn’t adore Cousins — which I assume is based largely on his modest 44-percent shooting clip — I find him to be a top-10 asset going forward given […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
The best places to look for those are probably in Detroit, Portland, Washington, Houston, Utah, San Antonio, Charlotte and Atlanta. If you paid attention on Thursday’s podcast, we were all about Chimezie Metu and, later on, Marcus Sasser and they both kind of went off. Metu had 15 points, eight boards, three assists and three […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday
This breaks down nicely for betting purposes. Exactly half of the teams still have a lot to play for to determine their postseason seeding, while the other half are effectively done already. The sportsbooks know this, too, so there are some really big spreads on the board today. For the last time this regular season, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
Much like the last time I wrote this outlook (Friday), all 30 teams are in action Sunday, which is the final day of the regular season, so no one in the world should have trouble fielding a full fantasy team for the finale. However, doing it with productive players might be a little iffy, as […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2024 and 2025
Still, 2024 could be transformative in Los Angeles, with LeBron James and Paul George potentially becoming free agents this summer. Looking ahead to 2025, stars such Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell hold player options that teams will be monitoring very closely. Key: restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; team = […]
Continue readingSources: Colts’ DeForest Buckner gets 2-year, $46M extension
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts have locked in another key piece of their core. In a continuation of moves made this spring, the Colts have signed star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to an extension Monday. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it’s a two-year deal for $46 million and runs through the 2026 season. The […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday
As we’ve discussed throughout the season, we should leverage easily accessible indicators to help sift such busy slates. Leaning on injury reports and betting info to help direct us to the most actionable player pickups and the most fertile offensive climates. Who is missing from lineups can drive decisions, while point spreads and totals can […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: Dr. A’s weekly risers and fallers
I’m diving into this one thinking we’ll make it a Silly Season Warriors edition, because for most of us, there’s no point in steering the car now. We’re either destined to win our championships or we’re not. If you’re wondering what silly season means, it’s that time of the fantasy basketball season when players who […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday
There is a positive correlation to such competitiveness and fantasy implications in that only of today’s five games has a spread above 3.5 points. Tighter spreads lead to more predictable rotations, which means more predictive minute patterns for players throughout each roster. When speculating production for fantasy purposes, it’s clearly of value to have some […]
Continue readingShohei Ohtani hits 430-foot shot for first Dodgers home run
LOS ANGELES — The first person Shohei Ohtani encountered on his way to the dugout was Teoscar Hernandez, who, amid so much newness and so much turmoil, has become quite possibly his best friend on the team. Hernandez, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ affable corner outfielder, stood near the railing and bestowed Ohtani with the offering […]
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