Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday - ESPN

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 Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. Fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.

New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA fantasy players gain an edge in their league.

A night after Luka Doncic set the world on fire with his 73-point romp over the Hawks, LeBron James provided the box score of the night on Saturday with his 36 points, career-high 20 rebounds and 12 assists on 14-of-25 shooting in a double-overtime win against Stephen Curry and the Warriors. LeBron won the game at the free throw line as he and Curry, who had 46 points, seven assists and nine 3-pointers, had a battle for the ages. Jonathan Kuminga kept his hot streak going with 22 points and nine boards and is a guy who should be grabbed everywhere right now, while Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Davis and D'Angelo Russell all had big games, as well. Maybe this is the wake-up call we've been waiting for on Wiggins all year, but I'm not holding my breath. And yes, Luka played in his back-to-back and went off for 28 points, 10 rebounds and 17 assists in a tough loss to the Kings.

Speaking of playing in back-to-backs, Victor Wembanyama did so for the first time since November and went off for 23 points, 10 rebounds, six