Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Tuesday

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 Tuesday, March 21 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

The fantasy playoffs can introduce us to new and wondrous names, such as Sandro Mamukelashvili and Malaki Branham of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs' injury list for Tuesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans is longer than Victor Wembanyama's wingspan, confirming big minutes for «Mamu» and Branham ahead of tonight's tip.

With so many injured stars and regular rest spots at this stage of the season, it's time to get creative with streaming candidates. Whether it's deep into the Spurs' rotation or the more familiar options such as Caris LeVert of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as he's still a free agent in over half of ESPN leagues and yet is on a career-best defensive run while getting more work on offense ahead of the playoffs. For some context, he's 15th overall on the Player Rater the past seven days and plays his former team in Brooklyn this evening. The Spurs' Keldon Johnson and Detroit's James Wiseman (75% available in ESPN leagues) are two of my favorite DFS building blocks for the night.

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Reading Tuesday's schedule directs me to the final two games of the night; the Boston