Andre Snellings

Andre Snellings is an expert in fantasy basketball and NBA analytics. He has been writing about fantasy basketball for ESPN since 2004, and he has a background in biomedical engineering with an emphasis on neuroscience and neural prosthetics. In his work, he applies the same analytical techniques used in neurosurgery and prosthetics development to predict and characterize NBA players, which in turn helps with fantasy basketball analysis. Snellings has been involved in sports since his days as a high hurdler in college, where he earned Gold and White varsity letter jackets at Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan. He has also worked as a real-life Dr. Dre by earning his Ph.D in biomedical engineering, with an emphasis on neuroscience and neural prosthetics.

Biography:  https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/21492331/fantasy-basketball-introducing-espn-fantasy-basketball-andre-snellings-own-words

69%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

86%

Examples:

  • In the article, Andre Snellings mentions that eight teams are legitimately in play for the last five playoffs spots, which is not true.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • Andre Snellings is also a contributor to ESPN Fantasy, which could potentially create a conflict of interest.

Contradictions

89%

Examples:

  • In their past five matchups against the Celtics, including playoffs, the Pacers have an average scoring margin of only 5.4 points and a win-loss record of 1-4.
  • The Pacers are playing at home and have shown resilience throughout the season and playoffs despite their current losing streak.
  • The Pacers have lost all three games in the series so far, with their closest loss being by 3 points after leading by as many as 18 points.

Deceptions

40%

Examples:

  • Andre Snellings states that “eight teams are legitimately in play for the last five playoffs spots” which is not true. The article does not provide any evidence to support this claim.

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Broke On: Monday, 27 May 2024 In Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on May 27th, 2024, the Boston Celtics edged out a narrow victory over the Indiana Pacers. Sam Hauser's clutch free-throws and assists helped turn the tide for the Celtics in a closely contested match. Andrew Nembhard shone for the Pacers with effective scoring despite Tyrese Haliburton's absence due to injury. Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam also contributed, but ultimately, it was Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who led the Celtics to a 77-76 win.
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Broke On: Sunday, 31 March 2024 The NBA playoffs are nearing as the Rockets surge in the West and the East is mostly set. The Wolves, Nuggets and Thunder share first place in the West with 51-22 records, but OKC has a tiebreaker edge over MIN. BOS leads MIL and CLE for No. 1-3 seeds in the East.