Hi there! I’m Aaron/AFriedman15 (@AFriedman15DFS)  and this is Friedman’s Fighting Five, where I will include 5 of my favorite plays from the new Prop site and DFS Army Partner Monkey Knife Fight, using information from the DFS Army NBA Research Station (RS),  NBA WOWY, and other sources. I will also offer slate commentary based on DraftKings and DK pricing.   Some days, when there is a smaller slate, there will be fewer picks.  I will generally list them in order of personal preference. My research is focused around DK and the DK Research station, so keep that in mind. Players may be viable to varying degrees at the other sites as well. I will generally try to write Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Weekends, but I may have some spare time on other days as well.

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DKFPPG = DraftKings Fantasy Points Per Game

DKFPPM =DraftKings Fantasy Points Per Minute

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Washington at Charlotte: 

This is  should be a pretty fun game for props and DFS. $8,100 is by far too cheap for Kemba and he is a core play for me tonight. Meanwhile, Bradley Beal has been one of the more consistent performers in the NBA and I love him a ton for cash games tonight were he should get at least 50 DKFP tonight. Beal has gotten 50+ fantasy points in 8 of the last ten games. For Charlotte, I also like Batum and Lamb a lot and this is a game where Batum can rack up a lot of peripherals/

 

• Bradley Beal over 27.5 PTS to MAX 29.5 PTS
• Nicolas Batu, over 6.5 REB to MAX 7.5 REB
• Kemba Walker over 3.5 3 PM (max bet)
• Marvin Williams over r. over 1.5 STL + BLK  to MAX 2.5 STL + BLK
• Tony Parker under 3.5 AST

Philadelphia at Houston: 

Philly heads to Houston in the first game of tonight’s ESPN double header.  As of 5pm ET, Ben Simmons has, well, the poops, so he is a key injury to watch in the betting and DFS land. So this prop could be wiped out, but its hard not to like Harden here in this pace up matchup. Better yet, I love Clint Capela in DFS and MKF against the undersized Philly frontcourt sans Embiid. PJ Tucker is an interesting value play, but 7 rebounds feels like a lot here.

 

• James Harden over 4.5 3PM to MAX 5.5 3PM
• Ben Simmons under 8.5 REB to MIN under 7.5 REB
• Clint Capela over 2.5 STL + BLK to MAX 3.5 STL+BLK
• Tobias Harris over 20.5 PTS to MAX 21.5 PTS
• PJ Tucker under 6.5 REB to MIN under 5.5 REB
• Amir Johnson under 5.5 REB (lowest I’d go under)

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Denver at Golden State:

This fast-paced game is the second game of the ESPN double header. I like Curry and Durant a lot for DFS and MKF here, but there are a lot of tough matchups for the other stars, including Jokic.

• Nikola Jokic under 12.5 REB to MIN 10.5 REB
• DeMarcus Cousins under 2.5 STL + BLK to MIN 1.5 STL+BLK
• Stephen Curry over 4.5 3PM to MAX 5.5 3PM
• Draymond Green under 7.5 REB to MIN under 5.5 REB
• Kevin Durant over 26.5 PTS to MAX 28.5 PTS
• Klay Thompson under 22.5 PTS to MIN 20.5 PTS

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