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It’s #FreebieFriday over here at the DFS Army, and the DFS gods have blessed us with a 10-game NBA slate tonight. There’s a lot of injury news to navigate, opening up a lot of value to allow us to fit in a lot of studs tonight. Let’s take a look at some of the top value off the bench tonight.
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CORE PLAYS
PG – Shabazz Napier (3800/3600): With Spencer Dinwiddie likely out for an extended period, Napier is in line for a much larger role in this Nets offense. He’ll see 28-32 minutes off the bench and is severely mispriced on both sites. You can go ahead and just lock him into all your lineups.
SG – Lou Williams (6500/6700): Sweet Lou gets an excellent matchup against the Bulls who are allowing 6% more FPs to SGs than the league average. With Gallinari out, Lou will have to shoulder a large component of the scoring load here. He has 40+ upside here and is a core play on both sites.
SF – Otto Porter Jr. (7100/6100): Let me begin by saying I like Porter on DK more than FD. Porter is averaging 31.5 MPG over his last 3 off the bench. This increases to around 34 MPG over his last 5 games. With all these minutes and a matchup against the Magic, 6.1k on DK is just too cheap. He is a core play on DK. At 7.1k on FD, he is a GPP play due to his upside.
PF – Bobby Portis (5300/5700): Portis got 33 minutes last time out. His minutes are not the most consistent, but the matchup against the Clippers is one we cannot ignore. The Clippers bleed points to opposing centers and forwards, and Portis’ game style fits right into this. He is too cheap on FD for the upside he brings to the matchup, making him a core play tonight on both sites, but especially FD.
C – Enes Kanter (6200/4700): Kanter burnt a lot of people on Wednesday. That whole situation is one I want to quickly forget. However, we know people will be still pissed about it and avoid Kanter today. I’m not one of them and neither should you be. Kanter was pissed about the situation and said as much, I believe the Knicks go back to him tonight, in a matchup well suited for his skills. At just 4.7k on DK, Kanter will be a steal. He is a core play for me on DK. He is GPP only on FD.
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GPP PLAYS
PG – Jerryd Bayless (4000/3600): With Jones out, and both Rose and Teague questionable, Bayless could find himself playing a lot of minutes tonight. This is a tough b2b going into Utah, but he’ll get a ton of minutes and at his price is worth a shot or two in GPPs only.
SG – Bogdan Bogdanovic (6700/5600): Bogdan has been on fire over his last 2 games, putting up 46.7 and 47.1 FDPs. Much of this was driven by Fox being injured, so you might want to temper expectations here. That said he is too cheap for his upside at just 5.6k on DK. I like the idea of running him in GPPs on DK. It’s hard to pay for him on FD, given ownership and the return of Fox.
SF – Kelly Oubre Jr. (6000/5600): Another tough b2b here for the Suns. Oubre is averaging 30 MPG and 34.5 FPs per game over his last 5. He is the #2 option for the Suns with all the injuries the team is dealing with and will continue to play that role tonight. The matchup today in Denver is not an easy one, but it is one Oubre can overcome, making him GPP viable on both sites.
SF – Jae Crowder (5200/5000): Crowder is averaging 29.1 MPG and 25.4 DKPs over his last 5 games. Tonight, he gets a shot at the tired Wolves team who can’t defend PFs very well. Crowder is inconsistent, but when his shot is falling, he has tremendous upside. In this plus matchup, he makes for a good GPP play on both sites.
PF – JaMychal Green (4700/5200): After a subpar run, Green finally broke out from it against the Hornets with a 27.1 FDPs performance in 27 minutes. He’ll look to build on that performance today against the defense-allergic Kings. It’s a good spot for Green and one he can exploit perfectly. He has 35-40 Point upside here and makes for a good GPP play.
Those are your Sixth men for today. Good luck out there today! Make sure to join the DFS Army and get access to our content, tools, coaches, and community that shortens your growth curve for NBA DFS.
