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Fantasy 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 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 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 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 readingNBA Power Rankings: Dallas rises through the West as the Hawks and Pacers battle in the East
In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves have each locked up a postseason berth, while the Dallas Mavericks, powered by Luka Doncic, have surged in the standings. With Joel Embiid back on the court after a two-month absence due to injury, the Philadelphia 76ers could throw a wrench into […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Monday
Many fantasy leagues will be decided this week, adding to the gravity of Monday’s games. Two of the six games have spreads of at least 15 points — the Boston Celtics (-16.5) against the Charlotte Hornets and the Portland Trail Blazers visiting the Orlando Magic (-15.5). Such lines can make these contests less than ideal […]
Continue readingCan Ignas Brazdeikis help fuel Michigan’s defensive revolution?
Brazdeikis learned to meditate from his father, Sigis, the Lithuanian fighter who moved his family across the Atlantic shortly after Ignas was born. When young Iggy was moving 1,000 mph in a world that couldn’t keep up, he saw no value in slowing down to visualize the future. (“It was just, you know, sitting there,” […]
Continue readingMatt Coleman, ranked No. 26 in ESPN 100, picks Texas
More Teams. More Games. Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Payton Pritchard reflect on both being named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 as well as who has the better uniforms between the two teams. (2:14) Gonzaga sophomore forward Filip Petrusev was among five new names added to the midseason watch list for the 2020 Wooden […]
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