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There are five games on tap on the NBA DFS slate for Thursday, and there are quite a few studs to sift through on the slate. With so many decisions at the top of your lineups, it’ll be important to nail the value plays that accompany these stars, especially if you want to get different […]

The Wednesday slate presents us with 10 games around the NBA and a ton of enticing matchups. This leads to a massive slate of fantasy score options, as well as single stat options to target on PrizePIcks. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy […]

We have a 10-game NBA DFS slate Wednesday and a heap of injury and back-to-back situations to monitor, which could make for another pre-lock mess that we’ve grown accustomed to in NBA DFS. As always, the game-by-game breakdown will provide a brief overview of each and every game on the slate, highlighting players that stand […]

The Monday slate presents us with an action-packed 10-game NBA slate. If you’re new to the latest update of PrizePicks, they are now offering single-stat props, where you can choose the over/under of points, rebounds, or assists in addition to fantasy points. At the time of writing, however (Monday morning), only fantasy-point props have been […]

We have 10 games on tap to open up the workweek and as discussed on the FTN NBA Podcast, it’s an absolutely loaded slate. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your player […]

Sundays are typically days where NBA games are staggered throughout the day, and this Sunday is no different. The NBA main DFS slate has four games on it, locking at 7 p.m. ET, leaving the two afternoon games for a separate slate. Vegas data listed is the consensus odds from the FTN NBA Odds Tracker. […]

With a football-free weekend, we’re presented with a gaudy eight-game NBA slate Saturday that also starts an hour later than usual, at 8 p.m. ET. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your […]

The last NBA DFS slate of the workweek presents us with 10 total games and a ton of mispriced players on DraftKings. With so many games on the slate, it’s important to narrow down which games are truly the best to target, and which are appropriate to write off. This will be apparent in the […]

For the second time in three days, we’re presented with a small NBA DFS slate that includes the star-less Clippers team, similar to Tuesday. On top of this, the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat have some ambiguity surrounding injuries ahead of their games on Thursday, which should make for an interesting slate. The format of […]

Another Wednesday, another mega-slate around the NBA. If you’re new to the latest update of PrizePicks, they are now offering single-stat props, where you can choose the over/under of points, rebounds, or assists in addition to fantasy points. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected […]

Once again, the NBA has presented us with a behemoth of a slate, with 13 total scheduled games on Wednesday, 12 of which fall on the NBA DFS slate due to the postponement of the Memphis/Chicago game. With so many games on the slate, it’s important to narrow down which games are truly the best […]

While we recover from our NBA hangover from Monday’s 10-game DFS mega-slate, the NBA was nice enough to ease us into Tuesday with a rather tame three-game slate. News broke early that both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George will miss the Tuesday game along with Patrick Beverley due to health and safety protocols, so we’ll […]

Happy Monday and welcome back to the PrizePicks breakdown, my first breakdown since PrizePicks installed a new “single stat” format. Put simply, you now have the ability to select the over/under on single stat categories, such as assists, rebounds or points. Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it is a creative new way to parlay picks […]

A new workweek is welcomed in with 10 NBA games on Monday. A handful of teams come in on the second leg of a back-to-back, while other teams have a variety of questionable tags. Make sure to check out all of the great FTN NBA offerings and fantastic NBA Tools, including our FTN NBA Odds […]

Another Sunday around the NBA presents us with seven total games, five of which find themselves on the main DFS slates on FanDuel and DraftKings. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these should help you condense your […]

Saturday presents us with a unique NBA slate for DFS, as only four of the total 14 teams in action are coming off of rest, whereas the other 10 teams are coming into the slate on the second leg of a back-to-back. This obviously could impact rotations, so these hypothetical scenarios will be addressed game […]

Friday presents us with an action-packed evening around the NBA, with 11 games on tap for our DFS pleasure. With so many games on tap, the number of directions you can go with roster construction and analysis is higher than normal, so I’ll do my best to narrow down five stats that illustrate some of […]

The three-game NBA slate Thursday is headlined by a potential finals preview between the Lakers and the Bucks, creating a star-studded DFS slate that is void of a good amount of value necessary to fit all the studs. With condensed ownership on such a small slate, finding those key lineup differentiators around said studs will […]

After a two-game slate Tuesday, the NBA schedule comes roaring back with 10 total games on the main DFS slate Wednesday. With only a few $10,000-plus studs to consider, the mid-range is garnering more attention than usual on this slate, sporting a handful of mispriced players. The format of this article is simple. I present […]

After 12-plus hours of NBA basketball Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we’re presented with only a pair of games Tuesday, as the vast majority of the team will get a breather in preparation for a big Wednesday slate. Regardless, the DFS grind marches on and so do the game-by-game breakdowns. Vegas odds are derived […]

With basketball stretched all day across the NBA for MLK day, FanDuel and DraftKings have split their slates in half. Both, however, have the main slate starting at 7:30 p.m. EST. With four games on the docket for the main slate, that will be the focus for the must-know stats article. The format of this […]

Happy Monday and happy MLK Day everyone. MLK day is special for a multitude of reasons, but it also comes along with a full day of NBA games, giving us a ton of options on PrizePicks. Speaking of “PrizePicks,” it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. The […]

Much like the NBA DFS main slate Saturday, Sunday presents us with a four-game slate around the league, with two games left off on the early/all-day slate. As always, this breakdown will cover the main slate on FanDuel and DraftKings. Vegas odds are derived from DraftKings SportsBook. All totals from the time of writing are […]

There are six total NBA games Saturday, but with the main slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings being the four later games, the stats for the article will be drawn from those games. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA […]

COVID-19 continues to make its impact within the NBA, as Saturday’s DFS slate will be without the Pacers/Suns game, making Saturday the fifth day of the week with at least one game postponed. With that being the case, we have a four-game main slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings, with the two earlier games being […]

We have seven games of numbers to sift through for Saturday’s NBA DFS slate, and with a good chunk of the teams on back-to-backs, we may see some different rotations. The format of this article is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while diving into the day’s NBA slate, as these […]

Sure, the NFL playoffs start Saturday, but we also have an action-packed seven-game slate around the NBA for our DFS pleasure. With a handful of injury and quarantine implications, it’s important to monitor all of the hypotheticals on this slate. Vegas odds derived from DraftKings SportsBook. All totals from the time of writing are posted. […]

Friday has 10 NBA games on tap, which means a lot of stats to dive into. Add in the wrinkle that there’s a handful of significant injuries to monitor on this slate and it makes for an extremely fun slate. If you’re new to this article series, the format is simple. I present five facts […]

We have 10 NBA games on tap for Friday to round out the work week and a ton of injury news and COVID-19 situations to monitor, as Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and De'Aaron Fox are all in danger of missing their respective games. On top of that, there’s a non-zero chance the Nets/Grizzlies […]

With only five games on the NBA slate for Thursday, we have a rather condensed pool of options to choose from on PrizePicks. Speaking of “PrizePicks,” it is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. The format is simple. You pick two, three or four players and predict whether […]

With 11 games on tap for Wednesday’s NBA DFS slate around the association, there’s a massive amount of numbers that jump off of the page. For this article, I want to narrow that down. If you’re new to this article series, the format is simple. I present five facts that jumped off the page while […]