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Friday 11/11 2016: NBA DFS Picks and Lineups

Friday 11/11 2016: NBA DFS Picks and Lineups We had our first losing night of the NBA season on Wednesday but were going to make it all up tonight. Be sure to follow Zcode’s DFS picks for NFL as well for all your DFS lineup needs.

Draftkings PG Kemba Walker Tor@Cha $7,500

SG DeMar DeRozan Tor@Cha $8,200

SF Nicolas Batum Tor@Cha $6,100  ... 

2016 NBA DFS Picks for Draftkings and Fanduel: Tuesday, November 1st

NBA DFS Picks for Draftkings and Fanduel: Tuesday, November 1st- Full Lineps Starting today, Z-Code will post both expert lineups and one lineup generated by our fantasy sports predictor software for NBA games. Until the end of the NFL regular season, we will post for Tuesday and Friday games. Our expert lineups will be for Draftkings and our prediction software lineup will be for Fanduel.

For this week we’re going to start slow with just one lineup for each site. As the season progresses and I get a better feel for what to expect from each player, I will post  ... 

NBA 2016-17 Complete Season Preview

NBA 2016-17 Complete Season Preview West 1: Golden State Warriors 72-10 The Warriors were dominant last year breaking the Chicago Bulls’ record for most wins in a season. They, however, performed poorly by comparison in the playoffs where they narrowly beat the Thunder and then lost to the Cavs in the championship series. The Warriors have made a series of roster moves that stands to improve on what was arguably already the best all-around squad in the NBA. Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut are the most notable players they lost in free agency. However, the acquisition of superstar, Kevin Durant,  ... 

2016-17 NBA Preview: Eastern Conference

2016-17 NBA Preview: Eastern Conference 1: Cleveland Cavaliers The Cavs won the East after going 57 and 25 in the regular season and ultimately went on to defeat the Warriors in one of the most exciting 7-game series of basketball that we have ever seen. Lebron showed the world that he can win championships wherever he goes but having Kyrie Irving doesn’t hurt. The Cavs should have no trouble finishing the regular season on top of the conference again in 2016 as the East is stacked with mediocrity. For the same reasons, we expect the Cavs to find their way  ... 

NBA 2016 Season Preview: The West

NBA 2016 Preview: The West Golden State Warriors 72-10 The Warriors were dominant last year breaking the Chicago Bulls’ record for most wins in a season. They, however, performed poorly by comparison in the playoffs where they narrowly beat the Thunder and then lost to the Cavs in the championship series. The Warriors have made a series of roster moves that stands to improve on what was arguably already the best all-around squad in the NBA. Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut are the most notable players they lost in free agency. However, the acquisition of superstar, Kevin Durant, outweighs the  ... 

Lebron Brings Cavs to Historic Championship

Cleveland Cavaliers Win NBA Championship in Historic Game 7 Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the record-breaking Golden State Warriors in game 7 of the NBA finals 93-89. Not only were the Warriors the best regular-season team in the history of professional basketball with a record 73 wins, but of their 9 regular-season losses, only 3 were home games. In this 7-game series, Cleveland managed to scoop 2 wins on the road. Furthermore, Cleveland managed to become the first team in NBA history to bounce back from a 3-1 deficit and win 3 games in a row to win the series.  ... 

NBA finals Game 1 Recap

Last night’s game was an absolute disaster for Lebron and his Cavs. I posted in the VIP picks section that I felt Golden State would win and cover the spread, but that prediction was based more on GS’s momentum than anything else. Rather, last night GS showed that they are absolutely the better team and I don’t see how the Cavs will manage to beat them at all during this series.

When the combined stat lines for Klay Thompson and Steph Curry are less than Lebron’s and GS still wins by 15 points they start to look unstoppable. The splash  ... 

NBA Finals Pick: Lebron James v Steph Curry, Cavs Warriors

NBA Finals Predictions: Lebron James, Steph Curry, Cavs Warriors Through the years, my appreciation of Lebron James has been very widely publicized. I think he’s a rare breed of athlete and an excellent role model – a fact that rarely gets talked about, but he should get more credit for as one of the last players to go to the NBA straight out of high school. More importantly, however, he’s big, he’s fast, he plays exciting defense, and he has dragged poor teams kicking and screaming all the way to the cusp of NBA glory. This year, Lebron James has a  ... 

NBA Playoffs Picks: Conference Championship Predictions

NBA Conference Championship Playoffs Predictions: Cavs Warriors Well, we lost a series bet on the Spurs last round, but we still have done remarkably well this year. In the East, we successfully predicted the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Personally, I would have liked to see a healthy Miami Heat team give LeBron James a run for his money, but with the injury to Chris Bosh this is the best matchup in the East and I’m excited to see how good the Cleveland Cavaliers really are. Can LeBron James really make it to another NBA Finals? Can anyone beat  ... 

NBA Playoffs Predictions: Cavs, Warriors, Spurs Coast in 2nd Round

NBA Playoffs Bracket Predictions: Spurs, Warriors, Cavs Round Two Injuries sent the Clippers home and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Celtics, but we hit the other six matchups in the first round and did really well. We saw the Cleveland Cavaliers getting hot, the San Antonio Spurs being dominant, and the Golden State Warriors coasting. We’re going to stick with those predictions here.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks: The Atlanta Hawks are a decent team, but nobody in the East can touch LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers when they’re healthy. They aren’t the deepest team, but the Cavs  ... 

2016 NBA Playoffs Predictions: Golden State Warriors Unstoppable

NBA Playoffs Bracket Predictions: Golden State Warriors Unstoppable The facts are these:

1. The Golden State Warriors are the best team in NBA history.

2. The Golden State Warriors face limited competition from the San Antonio Spurs, but if they stay healthy the Warriors are the better team.

3. The Golden State Warriors have a relatively easy path to another championship  ... 

NBA Picks: Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors, Rockets 76ers

NBA Picks: Utah Jazz at Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers We don’t usually post NBA Picks, but I’ve had some requests lately and it’s been a while. We don’t usually post parlays, but when I look at today’s slate of NBA games, the value is undeniable and this appears to be the only course of action for an NBA feature. To me, the Golden State Warriors at home right now (against a bad team) are gold. You’re basically just lowering the cost of the first line in the tandem. With that considered, I thought it would be  ...