Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Saturday

ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Saturday, March 18 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

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The heroes of March hoops aren't all from inspiring NCAA underdogs, they also come from random NBA rotations such as the Houston Rockets and Memphis Grizzlies. Just last night, rising rookie Jabari Smith Jr. out of Auburn sank a game-winning bucket to give the Rockets a clutch win over the New Orleans Pelicans. While he's off today, Smith (53% available in ESPN leagues) faces the Pelicans again tomorrow in a rubber match and merits more interest from fantasy managers given his ascent as a scorer and rebounder in recent weeks.

For the Grizzlies, former Duke standout Tyus Jones (69%) just delivered his first career triple-double on Friday and tonight hosts Stephen Curry and a Golden State team that continues to struggle away from the Chase Center.

We spent this space yesterday endorsing Kyle Anderson's rise as a playmaker for the Minnesota Timberwolves and he delivered a triple-double of his own in a loss to the Chicago Bulls. With Anthony Edwards now dealing with an ankle injury, Anderson (60% available) appears to have league-winning potential.

Speaking of triple-double skill sets, even shares of Utah's Talen Horton-Tucker (87%) could prove rewarding given his team's