Friday Night NBA Playoff Schedule and DFS Picks
Apr 25, 2014 Blog
Three games on the schedule for Friday night:
Game 3 – Fri. April 25, Toronto at Brooklyn, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Game 3 – Fri. April 25, Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m., ESPN
Game 3 – Fri. April 25, Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
DFS Fantasy Basketball Tournament Picks
Not much happening last night as my team put up a mediocre 263, which was good enough for a breakeven night. Still no luck in the tournament though. Hopefully tonight will be better. I’m rolling out two different entries for tonight’s $18,000 FanDuel NBA Shot:
Lineup 1
PG Damian Lillard $7500
PG Kyle Lowry $8400
SG Joe Johnson $6200
SG Jimmy Butler $6200
SF Paul Pierce $6000
SF Trevor Ariza $5700
PF Nene Hilario $6600
PF Terrence Jones $6400
C Jonas Valanciunas $6600
Lineup 2
PG Damian Lillard $7500
PG Deron Williams $6500
SG Joe Johnson $6200
SG Brad Beal $7200
SF Nicolas Batum $7400
SF Paul Pierce $6000
PF Nene Hilario $6600
PF Taj Gibson $5800
C Jonas Valanciunas $6600
All FanDuel games lock at 7:00 tonight but the tournaments have been filling a couple of hours before tipoff, so play it safe and get in the tourneys early.
Tags: daily fantasy picks, FanDuel
NBA Playoff Schedule and DFS Picks for Thursday, April 24
Apr 24, 2014 Blog
Three games on the NBA playoff schedule for Thursday night which means we have FanDuel action! Here’s the time and channels for tonight’s games:
Game 3 – Thu. April 24, Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m., NBA TV
Game 3 – Thu. April 24, Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 3 – Thu. April 24, L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m., TNT
Tonight’s DFS Basketball Tournament Picks
Sorry for missing you guys yesterday on the picks, but it was probably for the best as my team really stunk it up with a 236. I got busy working in the yard and then got about 10 rose bush thorns stuck in my arm, which took about an hour to get out. Let that be a lesson for all DFS players, if you don’t have the time to do the research, then don’t play. Your bankroll will thank you. Here’s what I’ve got for tonight’s FanDuel $18,000 NBA Shot:
PG Jeff Teague $7000
PG Mike Conley $7700
SG Klay Thompson $6200
SG Kyle Korver $4200
SF Paul George $9300
SF Harrison Barnes $4400
PF David West $6400
PF David Lee $6700
C Marc Gasol $8100
I have to say that I don’t really care much for this team, but with only three games on the schedule, I guess it isn’t horrible. And besides, having some money riding on it makes it so much more fun for us degens to watch, LOL. Good luck tonight guys.
Fantasy Baseball Tournaments and Cash Games
With fantasy basketball winding down, I also wanted to give you guys a heads up on real money fantasy baseball games going at FanDuel. While the daily basketball games are going on for most of the playoffs, I know many of you guys will be switching over to baseball soon and FanDuel has you covered. They also have weekly fantasy football games for real money, so check them out, you can sign up for free HERE.
As a little bonus, here’s what I’ve got tonight for the FanDuel $18,000 MLB Squeeze:
P Scott Kazmir $7600
C Matt Wieters $3300
1B Mike Napoli $3200
2B Dustin Pedroia $3300
SS Ian Desmond $3100
3B Brett Lawrie $2800
OF Jose Bautista $4700
OF Carlos Beltran $3600
OF Jayson Werth $3100
Tuesday Night Playoff Schedule and DFS Picks
Apr 22, 2014 Blog
Three games on the schedule for Tuesday night:
Game 2 – Tue. April 22, Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Tue. April 22, Brooklyn at Toronto, 8 p.m., NBA TV
Game 2 – Tue. April 22, Washington at Chicago, 9:30 p.m., TNT
DFS Tournament and 50/50 Picks
My Monday-Tuesday games are not looking too good with Klay Thompson posting a real dud Monday night. Zach Randolph was solid, but I’m not sure if I can overcome the poor game from Klay. Since there are three games on the schedule tonight, FanDuel has games that cover tonight only. I’m still kicking around some ideas, but my roster is below. I’d really like to go Joe Jonson instead of Kyle Korver, but the salary cap just isn’t very flexible with only three NBA games. Here’s what I got so far for the FanDuel $15,000 NBA Shot Tournament:
PG Deron Williams $6700
PG John Wall $7800
SG Kyle Korver $4500
SG Jimmy Butler $6300
SF Paul George $9000
SF Paul Pierce $6000
PF Nene Hilario $6500
PF David West $6500
C Jonas Valanciunas $6600
Salary Cap is $60,000, Salary Cap Used is $59,900.
I’ve also got a second team in the tournament with the same roster but switching out Joe Johnson for Korver, Roy Hibbert for Valanciunas and DeRozan for Butler. I don’t like the team much because of Hibbert, but for $2 I figured I’d give it a gamble.
Good luck tonight guys!
Tags: daily fantasy contests, daily fantasy picks, FanDuel, fantasy basketball
Monday Night NBA Schedule and DFS Picks
Apr 21, 2014 Blog
How great was this weekend for basketball fans? NBA on TV from noon until midnight on Saturday and Sunday. This should be standard EVERY weekend. Only two games tonight, but FanDuel is still running real money games by combining Monday and Tuesday’s schedule. Here’s the TNT doubleheader on tap for tonight:
Game 2 – Mon. April 21, Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 2 – Mon. April 21, Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m., TNT
DFS Fantasy Tournament Picks
My team put up 287.2 points Sunday, which was good enough to cash in a majority of my 50/50 games, but still no luck in the $18,000 NBA Shot. Things were actually looking pretty good going into the last game of the night, but The Houston-Portland game produced some big fantasy lines and anyone with LaMarcus Aldridge passed me pretty quickly. But the great thing with DFS is today is a brand new draft, so here’s what I’m going with tonight in the $2 entry $5000 FanDuel NBA Shot:
PG Deron Williams $6700
PG Jeff Teague $6800
SG Joe Johnson $5900
SG Klay Thompson $6200
SF Paul George $8700
SF Paul Pierce $5400
PF Zach Randolph $7600
PF Nene Hilario $6200
C Jonas Valanciunas $6400
Salary cap is $60,000, Salary used $59,900
I’m playing small with these two-day schedules because once tonight’s game tips off, the lineups are locked. If injury news comes out tomorrow on someone playing Tuesday, it can really hurt, so be careful and manage your bankroll properly.
Sunday NBA Playoff Schedule and DFS Tournament Picks
Apr 20, 2014 Blog
Today’s NBA Schedule
Another full day of basketball on tap for Sunday with games starting at 1:00 pm EST. Here is today’s schedule with TV listings:
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Dallas at San Antonio, 1 p.m., TNT
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Charlotte at Miami, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 1 – Sun. April 20, Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Daily Fantasy Tournament Picks
Yesterday’s tournament picks put up a score of 274.8 which was good enough to cash in all of my 50/50 games, but was just outside of cashing in the tournament. West and DeRozan had poor games and Roy Hibbert only put up 13.6 FDP, which was still poor value even with the $4100 salary.
Here’s what I’m rolling with today for all my FanDuel 50/50 and Tournament Games:
PG Tony Parker $5700
PG Damian Lillard $7200
SG Dwyane Wade $6900
SG Jimmy Butler $6200
SF Nicolas Batum $$7400
SF Shawn Marion $4900
PF Tim Duncan $7300
PF Dirk Nowitzki $8400
C Chris Bosh $5800
Salary cap is $60,000, Salary cap used is $59,800.
I’d love to squeeze LeBron on the roster today, but with only a four game schedule and LeBron’s salary at $10,400, there just wasn’t enough cheap value to be found at the other positions to compensate. Today’s team is probably a better 50/50 team than it is GPP tournament team.
Rosters lock at 1:00 pm EST, so make sure you have your FanDuel Games set by then. Also, the $18,000 NBA Shot with a $2 entry fee is filling quickly this morning so get in early.
Tags: FanDuel, fantasy basketball