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Full Court Press:
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics
Vegas Total: 213.5
Vegas Spread: Bos -6.5
Pace: Ind +1.6
Starting with the Pacers, Myles Turner has scored back to back 40 point fantasy games. The Research Station likes him to go for 5.6x, so I think you can go back to the well here. Thad Young draws a pretty decent matchup, as the Celtics rank 21st in defense against opposing power forwards. Darren Collison, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Wesley Matthews are all fine plays, but not a priority by any means. From the Celtics, Al Horford has struggled in two matchups with the Pacers, but it’s mainly due to minutes. He’s only averaged 23 minutes per game in those matchups. He’s a pricing play for me tonight, but don’t force him in if you don’t need to. Kyrie Irving should return here tonight and has scored over 50 fantasy points in five of his last six games. He’s a good play tonight if you want to go there, but I might find another place to spend up here. Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Gordon Hayward are all secondary options here tonight.
5-star play: Kyrie Irving
4-star play: Myles Turner, Darren Collison, Bojan Bogdanovic, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: None
Portland Trail Blazers @ Atlanta Hawks
Vegas Total: 234.5
Vegas Spread: Por -3.0
Pace: Por +4.6
Starting with the Blazers, I’m going to continue going back to the Damian Lillard well here. He had a bit of a dud last game out, but tonight is a different circumstance. He gets an Atlanta team that ranks dead last in defense against opposing points guards. Lillard has gone over 50 fantasy points in five of his last six games, and with CJ McCollum still off the court, he sees an insane 39.8% usage rate and averages 1.57 fantasy points per minute. Even with Jusuf Nurkic off the court, it seems like the Blazers aren’t going to change Enes Kanter’s role on this team, I don’t feel a need to play him tonight. Maurice Harkless and Al-Farouq Aminu could strive in an up-tempo game here, I don’t mind playing either of them. Zach Collins will likely be the biggest beneficiary of the Nurkic injury, if there was ever a time to play him, a matchup against the Hawks stands out. From the Hawks, it seems like DeAndre Bembry is always underpriced on Draftkings, the Research Station likes him to go over 6x tonight. Trae Young scored 48 Draftkings points against the Blazers once already this season, I like him again here in this spot. John Collins’ minutes are a bit all over the place, I would reserve him for GPPs only on this slate. Kevin Huerter is a decent value play if you want to pivot off of Bembry, but its late March, we will get better value opening up throughout the day. Dewayne Dedmon is a fine value play at center if you need to pay down.
5-star play: Damian Lillard, Trae Young
4-star play: Maurice Harkless, Al-Farouq Aminu, Zach Collins, Enes Kanter, John Collins, Dewayne Dedmon
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: DeAndre Bembry, Kevin Huerter
GPP Sleeper: John Collins
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Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Vegas Total: 229.5
Vegas Spread: GS -9.5
Pace: Min +0.3
Starting with the Warriors, Steph Curry draws the best matchup on the team (other than Draymond). The Wolves rank 26th in defense against opposing point guards on the season. Curry has played three games against the Wolves this season and is averaging an absurd 57 Draftkings points per game. Kevin Durant seems to have fizzled out as the regular season comes to an end, I would much prefer Curry here. The Wolves rank 20th in defense against opposing centers, putting DeMarcus Cousins squarely in play. Klay Thompson is averaging 35 Draftkings points per game in three games this season against the Timberwolves. Finally, Draymond Green has scored 30 fantasy points in back to back games but has a bit inconsistent as of late for me to feel comfortable playing him in a cash format. From Minnesota, Taj Gibson has been ruled out tonight which should give Dario Saric a few extra minutes. Saric has scored 23+ Draftkings points in four straight games. Tyus Jones will continue to play big minutes while Rose and Teague are out for the season. I don’t mind playing him tonight in what should be a high scoring affair. Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t a priority for me tonight, although he is averaging just 49 Draftkings points per game in three games against the Warriors this season. I would rather take my chances on someone else tonight. Andrew Wiggins is a solid GPP option here, as he will have to do some scoring to keep them in this game.
5-star play: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins, Karl-Anthony Towns
4-star play: Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Tyus Jones, Andrew Wiggins, Dario Saric
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Vegas Total: 221.0
Vegas Spread: OKC -5.0
Pace: Den +5.3
This is a massive pace up spot for the Nuggets, we should be able to find a few guys in good spots here. Nikola Jokic is averaging 53.2 Draftkings points per game in three games against the Thunder this season. Steven Adams plays tough defense, but I don’t mind attacking him if a guy has proven success, which Jokic does. The Thunder rank 24th in defense against point guards, which makes Jamal Murray a very nice play. Murray is averaging 36 Draftkings points per game against them this season. Paul Millsap is a GPP option, but not one that really excites me. From the Thunder, both Russell Westbrook and Paul George are in play here. Westbrook is averaging 52 Draftkings points against the Nuggets this season, while George is averaging 51.8. They are both great plays and I won’t talk you out of playing either of them. Steven Adams draws the best matchup, as the Nuggets rank 22nd in defense against opposing centers. Dennis Schroeder and Jerami Grant are both secondary GPP plays if you want more exposure to this team.
5-star play: Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Jamal Murray
4-star play: Dennis Schroeder, Jerami Grant, Steven Adams
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: Paul Millsap
Washington Wizards @ Utah Jazz
Vegas Total: 226.0
Vegas Spread: Utah -12.0
Pace: Utah +1.2
I never love picking on the Utah defense and this is no exception. The Wizards are a team that I’ll likely avoid tonight, given the defense and the fact that they want to start toning down Bradley Beal’s minutes. The one guy I have some GPP interest in is Thomas Bryant. The Wizards seem pretty committed to running him out there for 30+ minutes to see what he can do. It’s a tough matchup, but as a GPP play, I don’t hate it. The Jazz are full of a bunch of secondary plays for me. Jae Crowder and Derrick Favors draw the best matchup, as the Wizards rank 28th in defense against opposing power forwards. Rudy Gobert draws a great matchup, the Wizards don’t have the size to hang with him. Donovan Mitchell has been all over the place lately, I’ll leave him for GPP format. Finally, Joe Ingles is a fine play, should you land on him to complete your lineup.
5-star play: Rudy Gobert
4-star play: Thomas Bryant, Jae Crowder, Derrick Favors, Joe Ingles
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: Donovan Mitchell, Thomas Bryant
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Charlotte Hornets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Vegas Total: 225.5
Vegas Spread: Cha -2.0
Pace: Cha +4.1
Starting with the Hornets, Kemba Walker draws the best matchup. The Lakers rank 25th in defense against opposing point guards on the season and Kemba has been around the 70 fantasy point mark in two of his last three games, I like him here. Really the only other two guys I have interest in here are Marvin Williams and Miles Bridges. The Research Station likes them both to go for 5.4x their price tags. From the Lakers, this might be another JaVale McGee spot. The Hornets rank 27th in defense against opposing centers on the season. McGee has been on a tear lately, scoring at least 38 Draftkings points in his last four games, including a 54 and 72 point games. LeBron James seems to have kicked his minute’s restriction to the side and is back up to playing around 35 minutes per night. I like him here as he has already scored 61 fantasy points in this matchup this season. The only other guy I have interest in here is Rajon Rondo for GPPs only, as he has been a bit inconsistent.
5-star play: Kemba Walker, LeBron James, JaVale McGee
4-star play: Marvin Williams, Miles Bridges
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: Rajon Rondo
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