2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Advice & Analysis
 
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John Wall (credits below)
Just six games on the NBA schedule tonight, but I think the fewer the games, the better chance to win money. The reason is that if you take a little time, you can actually look at the bio of each player available and figure out who is outplaying their salary in the past few games. 

If you don't have time for that, here's a few recommendations, starting with the bargains:

Beno Udrih, Milwaukee: He's at the minimum $55k on Daily Joust, but he's had double-digit fantasy points in four straight games. 

Luke Babbitt, Portland: He's finally gotten off the bench for the Blazers made at least two three-pointers in five straight games, had double-digit fantasy points in three straight, yet is still just $55k. 

Wes Johnson, Minnesota: Another $55k guy who regularly scores in double digits and plays the Kings, who are not good defensively. 

Now for some midpriced guys:

J.J. Hickson, Portland: He's contributed immediately for Portland with at least 23 points in four straight games and he should exceed that again tonight at $114k.

John Wall, Washington: His price has fallen to $113K, but he gets to face Brandon Jennings, not a great defender, tonight. 

Monta Ellis, Milwaukee: He hasn't found his consistency since trade to Bucks, but against Washington, he should break out. 

For your studs tonight:

Kevin Love, Minnesota: He's great every night, but should be better than usual inside against the Kings soft interior. 

Al Jefferson, Utah: Blazers don't have much size or defense inside after all their trades and Jefferson will take advantage.

(February 28, 2012 - Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images North America)  
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Big decisions to make tonight in daily fantasy basketball with 12 games on the slate and lots of injuries being reported this morning. Pay attention to the injuries right up to line-up deadlines and use them to your advantage. 

Here's a couple examples of players benefiting from injuries tonight:

Austin Daye, Detroit: With both Rodney Stuckey and Ben Gordon out, he gets the start and he's only $65k on DailyJoust. He had big nights earlier in the season when he got the minutes, and he will do so again tonight. 

Iman Shumpert and Baron Davis, New York: Take your pick here because both will see more time with Jeremy Lin out, but I hate to have two mediocre guards from the same team on my roster, so I wouldn't pick them both. The other night I picked Davis and Shumpert turned out to be the better play. Rather than keep trying to guess, I'm sticking with Davis, in part because he's at $79k while Shumpert is $115k.

Another bargain tonight is Luke Babbitt at $55. He had a career-high 16 points last night and while he might not duplicate that, the Blazers are clearly looking at their youngsters down the stretch so Babbitt will continue to get minutes. 

Here's some mid-priced guys that I think are solid buys:

Ersan Ilyasova, Milwaukee: He's been a fantasy beast, but his price is falling as injuries have limited him recently. He's at $104k vs. Cleveland tonight, so take him. 

Kenneth Faried, Denver: He's been outplaying his $96k price tag, and that should continue against the Bobcats tonight. 

As for some studs:

Al Jefferson, Utah: I love Jefferson against the Kings, who don't have a great defensive presence inside. 

Dwight Howard, Orlando: His price has dropped below $200k, and after the heat he has taken for his lackluster performance against the Knicks, I expect him to bounce back big tonight. 

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A load of games tonight, so lets see who are the top picks. 

For the cheapies:

Darko Milicic, Minnesota: The Timberwolves said after the All-Star Break that he would get more minutes and he had nine fantasy points in 19 minutes last night. Kevin Love is banged up and the Wolves are on a back-to-back, so I think Milicic is even better tonight at 55k on  DailyJoust.

Chris Wilcox, Boston: Had 15 fantasy points last night and should match that for 67k if Jermaine O'Neal is out again. 

Jermaine O'Neal, Boston: See above, if O'Neal plays, he's only 68k and you start him instead of Wilcox. Either way, you should get O'Neal or Wilcox in your lineup for cheap. 

Now for some mid-priced guys: 

Gustavo Ayon, New Orleans: He's playing about 30 minutes per game and getting nearly 20 fantasy points at less than 100k.

Marreese Speights, Memphis: He's 100k and outplaying that salary as a full-time starter who can get you a double-double, especially at home tonight. 

And lastly, the studs:

Greg Monroe, Detroit: He's a beast every night, but especially tonight against Charlotte. Add in the fact, he got a lot of rest in a blowout loss last night and he's a must-play. 

Al Jefferson, Utah: Had 25 fantasy points on a bad night last night, but will bounce back tonight against Houston. 


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Alec Burks (credits below)
The All-Star break seemed a bit too long for those of us loving daily fantasy basketball league games, but fortunately I cashed in a couple college hoop games to keep the momentum going. 

The NBA resumes tonight with more than half of the teams in action, so plenty of options for the resumption of daily leagues. 

Here's my picks for tonight: 

First, the cheapies:

Alec Burks, Utah: His playing time has picked up in the last two weeks and he has responded with double-digit fantasy points in five of his last six games, but still just 55k in DailyJoust. 

Aaron Gray, Toronto: He's an inexpensive starting center who had 29 fantasy points in 30 minutes last time out.

Trevor Booker, Washington: He's still a bargain on DailyJoust at 77k and he's scored in double figures for fantasy points every game since becoming a starter with some big games in between. Milwaukee is soft inside, so a good matchup. 

Now for some mid-priced guys:

Tayshaun Prince, Detroit: Always undervalued, he's averaging more than 20 fantasy points per game in recent weeks at just over 100k on DailyJoust. 

DeAndre Jordan, LA Clippers: Vinny Del Negro scared daily fantasy players when Kenyon Martin cut into Jordan's minutes, but his minutes are back and so are his steady performances. 

And for the studs:

Kevin Love, Minnesota: He's as reliable as anyone and coming off his three-point contest win, he may have some more confidence behind the arc. He also loves playing in his old college town of L.A. 

Deron Williams, New Jersey: He's been hot and Jason Kidd won't slow him down. 

Greg Monroe, Detroit: Another guy who has been a monster lately and Philly doesn't have a center to guard him. 


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Quite a few Friday freerolls out there today if you can find them. That means get a couple good cheap picks so you can load up on studs.

Here's my picks, starting with the cheapies:

Rasual Butler: Out of nowhere, he played a season-high 27 minutes and had a season-high 10 points on Wednesday. Who knows if that continues if Jerryd Bayless returns, but if Bayless is out, Butler is one of the chepest guys out there and he may have played himself into a bigger role for the Raptors.

Aaron Gray: He's a starting center with double digit fantasy points in three of his last four games and Charlotte is weak inside, so he could produce.

Alec Burks: Tyrone Corbin has said he wants to see more of the rookie who has seen his minutes increase while scoring double digit fantasy points in two straight games.

And the studs:

Dwight Howard: Facing Milwaukee without a true center, he should dominate inside.

LeBron James: Going back to Cleveland sounds like a big night for LeBron.

Kevin Love: Coming off a huge game and Houston doesn't have much to stop him inside.

Now for a few mid-level guys:

Chris Kaman: Left for dead when the Hornets were waiting to trade him, he's averaged 33 fantasy points in his last two games.

Ryan Anderson: Another guy coming off a strong performance who should go big against the Bucks.



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Quincy Pondexter (credits below)
Quite a few Friday freerolls out there today if you can find them. That means get a couple good cheap picks so you can load up on studs.

Here's my picks, starting with the cheapies:

Quincy Pondexter: Out of nowhere, he played 36 minutes in his last game, double his minutes from any other game this season and had 22 fantasy points. He's cheap, so take him and hope the Grizz give him another long look.

Steve Novak: If you took my advice and played him Wednesday, he paid off with 28 fantasy points. Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudamire are still out, so stick with Novak.

And the studs:

Dwight Howard: Particularly in the freerolls, you have to have Howard against Atlanta because Zaza Pachulia isn't going to keep him from another 20-20 performance.

LeBron James: Like Howard, you have to have him in a freeroll against Washington's defense.

Deron Williams: He had 41 against Detroit on Wednesday and I don't think Brandon Knight has figured out how to guard him in the last two days.

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Michael Redd (credits below)
There's only four games, but some of the best teams for fantasy basketball are included with Oklahoma City, Sacramento, and Golden State among the highest-scoring teams. So despite only eight teams playing, there are plenty of good fantasy options.

Here's my picks, starting with some cheap guys:

Michael Redd: Looks like he's finally making strides after last year's injury as he has played 20 or more minutes in three straight games and scored in double figures in each of those games.

Aaron Afflalo: He looks like the beneficiary of Danilo Gallinari's injury as he played 34 minutes last night. Only scored 11.5 fantasy points, but his shooting will improve against Golden State.

Daequan Cook: Still among the cheapest picks despite double digits in fantasy points in six straight games.

And now for the studs:

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook: It's obvious, but these two have been scoring a ton of points on their road trip and I don't see Sacramento slowing them down.

Andrew Bynum: Not much of a post presence for Boston to  slow him down.

Monte Ellis: Gotta ride his hot hand against OKC.


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Only two games on Sunday, but I think there is money to be made.

Miami, Memphis, Toronto, and Boston are playing, and here's the key: You must get Marc Gasol, the only legit center playing. Then grab Joel Anthony, Jermaine O'Neal, or Aaron Gray as you other center, my pick is Anthony.

You have plenty of money to grab a couple studs like James, Wade, Bosh or Pierce. I'm taking Wade and James.

Get one upper-tier, but not quite studly guy, like Rudy Gay, Mike Conley or Kevin Garnett and I'd recommend Rudy Gay.

There are some pretty decent mid-price guys to fill out the roster like Bayless, Barbosa, Allen, DeRozan, Amir Johnson, Brandon Bass, or Mayo. I'm taking Bayless, DeRozan, and Johnson.


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Anthony Morrow (credits below)
Today's Fantasy Basketball picks for Wednesday Feb 1...

Cheap picks:

Anthony Morrow: Scored 28 points on Tuesday and he is the starting shooting guard on a team that doesn't have a lot of scoring options so stick with him until MarShon Brooks returns. 

Trevor Booker: Had 36 fantasy points in Wizards first game without Andray Blatche and Blatche is out again so I am going with Booker again.

Derrick Brown: Double digit fantasy points in seven straight games.

And the studs:

LeBron James: It will cost you a lot, but James against Milwaukee is a good bet for 40 fantasy points.

LaMarcus Aldridge: Playing a bad Charlotte team at home is a good bet for Aldridge.

Deron Williams: Facing a rookie point guard in Brandon Knight against Detroit.


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Metta World Peace (credits below)
The new way to play Fantasy Sports is daily games and I'm addicted to sites like Daily Joust amongst others. This column is meant to give quick tips for those looking to make a few bucks...

Cheap picks:

Avery Bradley: Admittedly, he's been a disappointment as a cheap starting point guard with Rajon Rondo out. But Rondo is out again, and a starting point guard at $4,000 is too good to turn down.

Metta World Peace: Played 30 minutes or more in two of his last three games and scored double-digit fantasy points in both of those. If he keeps getting the minutes, he could break out with a big game at only $6,000.

Bill Walker: It was predictable that after a big game in his first start replacing Carmelo Anthony, he would struggle in his second. But if Anthony is out again, Walker is worth a shot at $5,000 after an off day.

And the studs:

Kobe Bryant: Facing a bad Charlotte team at home, Bryant should go big, especially knowing that Michael Jordan is watching.

Monta Ellis: He's been in a slump, but Sacramento has bad defensive guards and the Warriors will run and gun enough for Ellis to come through for you.




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(December 10, 2011 - Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America)

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