NBA Fantasy Tips Wednesday January 23rd 2015

Injury Report – Top Daily Fantasy Sports NBA Injuries and Illnesses of Note

-Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Pelicans

The Pelicans have announced that Jrue Holiday (ankle) is likely to skip the next 2-to-4 weeks after tests revealed a stress reaction in his lower right leg. Jrue has been fighting against inflammation in his right ankle for awhile now and it looks like Wednesday's tests have revealed the source of the problem. Holiday who did not play much of the last NBA season with a stress fracture in his right tibia, has missed the last four games and most likely will not see time on the court again until near or after the NBA All-Star game. It's a rough blow for a New Orleans Pelicans team that's short on guards after getting rid Austin Rivers.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Tyreka Evans

Eric Gordon

Anthony Davis

-Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers

A recent MRI showed that Kobe Bryant (shoulder) has a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Kobe hurt the shoulder in the second half of Wednesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He continued to play through the pain but it was clearly bothering him and he had to play almost entirely left-handed for most of the game. Kobe will be re-evaluated by Lakers doctors on Thursday, after which the team is expected to make a statement. The Lakers have lock Bryant out of action until further notice.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Wesley Johnson

Jordan Hill

-Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls

This injury is a bit of question mark as Joakim Noah (ankle) will travel with the team for Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks but since he has missed the last four games to an injured right ankle there is still a high probability he sits this one our or sees limited time. While the team has made no indication either way of playing status yet this one is a great injury to monitor all day or avoid all together. We will need to check back closer to game time on this one but a fifth DNP in a row does not seem far fetched.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Taj Gibson

Pau Gasol

Tony Snell

Derrick Rose

3 Friday Daily Fantasy Sports Matchup's To Focus On:

Houston @ Phoenix - Over/Under 222 (PHO -2)

This should be the highest scoring contest of the night with two teams that are evenly matched in both fast paced tempo and skill. While both teams have very solid front its the guard play we should focus on in this game. Guards are the focus of both teams and in a fast paced game such as the guards should see a lot of action. Expect the fantasy points to plentiful in this one and look for lots of shots from the outside. These two teams are fighting for the last few playoff spots as well which should make for an exciting game.

Phoenix Players To Watch:

Goran Dragic

Eric Bledsoe

P.J. Tucker

Isiah Thomas

Houston Players To Watch:

James Harden

Patrick Beverly

Corey Brewer

Orlando @ New York - Over/Under 205.5 (ORL -2)

Carmelo is back and there are some new fresh faces are coming up on the Knicks with great current fantasy price tags making this a great game too keep an eye on. Also if Orlando's 128 – 118 loss to the Pistons on Wednesday's is any indication of current defensive prowess we should see another high scoring game filled with lots of daily fantasy point scoring potential. Close spread with a nice over under total makes this contest a much look for this Friday's contest.

Orlando Players To Watch:

Nikola Vucevic

Victor Oladipo

Tobias Harris (Coming off injury so may not start and may play limited minutes. Coach stated still getting in game shape after two weeks off)

Elfrid Payton

New York Players To Watch:

Langston Galloway

Jose Calderon

Carmelo Anthony

Boston @ Denver - Over/Under 208.5 (DEN -9)

What makes this game interesting is that the Celtics are coming of a hard fought back to back after beating the Portland Trailblazers yesterday in the last seconds of the game by 1. Kenneth Faried is also dealing with a sickness and Danilo Gallinari is returing from his injury adding some interesting variables. Boston coach Brad Stevens is also experimenting with his lineups and started Brandon Bass and Jared Sullinger next to eachother last game making for an interesting Boston frontcourt and daily fantasy sports duo creating yet more dynamics to this game. It may be a bit of a mystery where the daily fantasy points might come in this one but with the high over under and a possible star game miss makes this a game we want to keep an eye on.

Boston Players To Watch:

Jared Sullinger

Brandon Bass

Avery Bradley

Evan Turner

Denver Players To Watch:

Wilson Chandler

Arron Afflalo

Jusuf Nurkic

Ty Lawson

J.J. Hickson

Its shaping up to be another fantastic in NBA daily fantasy sports so be sure to get your lineups created and get ready to have some fun! Have you started making your NBA daily fantasy sports lineups for today already? No better time then now! Also lets remeber how key it is to focus on not only lineup building but other key concepts like bankroll management and game selection as we know the NBA is high variance with lots of coaching and team adjustments before game time. Make sure to watch player and game news up until tip off to make sure no vital information is missed for the days daily fantasy sports action. Enjoy the daily fantasy sports games and stay within your bankroll!

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