Cleveland at Toronto (212.5)(-6.5)
Philadelphia at Boston (205.5)(+4.5)
I have no worries about the Boston game being close. That game WILL be competitive. I have a sneaky suspicion Toronto will take care of business today. I don’t plan on fading anyone based off of a blowout except for one guy. I will have very little Lebron today. His price is ridiculous and he will still be highly owned. So when I say fade I will be putting him at max 20%. Alright – Let’s get down to the nitty gritty.
Point Guards
- Kyle Lowry
- Terry Rozier
- VanVleet
- Wright
- Hill
I am going to be going a lot of Lowry/Rozier. The only lineups I’ll be grabbing value at this position is the ones I pair with Lebron. It’s pretty straightforward here though for PGs. I think Brown sits and Rozier still gets all the usage. Lowry will ball today. Look for him to come out extremely aggressive.
Shooting Guards
- DeMar DeRozan
- JJ Redick
- Marco Belinelli
- Jr Smith
- Korver
- Marcus Smart
DeRozan is the top choice at SG. Am I being captain obvious? The one issue I have here is he needs to get steals and blocks to really pay off his salary. I still like him here though but SG is a good spot to save some salary tonight. The only guy you have to really avoid is DeRozan going off. I like the Philly SG connection. Both are super affordable. I hate to say this since I can’t stand Smith – But I prefer him over Korver. I don’t like Smart at his price point but he is still in my player pool. He is still playable. He would need a game where his shot starts falling for him to get over 30. He isn’t a scorer and isn’t on the court to score. He really only takes shots when the defense is baiting him into a shot.
Small Forwards
- Jayson Tatum
- OG Anunoby
- CJ Miles
- Robert Covington
- Semi Ojeleye
- Lebron James
This position is extremely ugly. I love Tatum here. I normally don’t go 100 on a player but I am all in on him today at SF. This position is so ugly today beyond Tatum. James is severely over-priced and there isn’t much else. This is going to FORCE people to play James. Like I said in the intro, I am taking a stand on fading him here (20%). I like OG over CJ a bit because he is on the court more. Listing Semi here just goes to show how ugly this position is. I don’t mind a Tatum/Covington combo. I only go there because there just isn’t much to choose from. It’s one of those days where DK has the upper hand since you aren’t forced to roster some of these guys. I will have a lot of Tatum/OG and Tatum/Miles. I’ll just sit back and hope Lebron doesn’t go for 65+. That is what he needs to get to tonight to start hurting you at his salary if you fade him.
Power Forwards
- Ben Simmons
- Marcus Morris
- Jeff Green
- Pascal Siakam
- Serge Ibaka
- Kevin Love (gulp)
Ben Simmons has had his struggles against Boston but I love him here. He’s going to do everything he can to make sure they don’t go down 0-2. Philly shot 19 percent from 3 the other game so that’ll go up giving Ben more assists. Marcus Morris is super cheap and a great value play. It looks like Jeff Green is going to be utilized much more. We like that for 4k. I prefer Pascal over Serge again. Serge falls in the same category as Love. They both need to be in my player pool “just in case” they go off. Lue has already announced Love as the starter and wants him to stay aggressive and keep shooting.
Centers
- Joel Embiid
- Joel Embiid
- Joel Embiid
- Jval
- Horford
- Thompson
I’m paying up here at the center position. I love – LOVE LOVE LOVE Embiid tonight. He is my main pivot off of Lebron. He is the reason I feel comfortable fading Lebron. His price is great for the 50 minimum he will give me tonight. Jval is going to crush again so I will have him some of him as well. Kevin Love has already been announced the starter and we saw what happened last game. Pure domination. Horford is a safe play here tonight. You know you’ll get around 35-45 from him which is 5x. The only Thompson I have will be paired up with Lebron. You basically need to do that to be able to afford LBJ. Thompson’s price went up so he is not that appealing anymore.