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Full Court Press:
Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets
Vegas Total: 213.0
Vegas Spread: Hou -8.5
Utah will look to avoid elimination again tonight as they travel to Houston for game 5. Starting with Utah, Donovan Mitchell has had back to back huge games and I’ll look for him to carry the load tonight. He’s going to play around 40 minutes here and should see around 25 shot attempts, I like him in this spot. Ricky Rubio also had a nice game last time out, he feels far too cheap here making him a very nice play. Both Rudy Gobert and Clint Capela had down games last time out, it feels like this series will be won by the backcourts, I’ll leave Gobert as a secondary play. Joe Ingles has not had a good series, but his price has come down accordingly, I don’t mind going there if you happened to fall on him. Jae Crowder had a big game last game, at his price point you could certainly do work. The guy I have some interest in is Royce O’Neale, he’s going to play minutes into the 30s to try and play some defense on James Harden. He’s not the most consistent player but provides some nice value if you need it. From the Rockets, I’ll likely have a lot of James Harden tonight. I expect him to go out there and close this thing out so they don’t need to go back to Utah. At his price, he is one of the better spends on the slate. Eric Gordon is locked into about 22-30 Draftkings points per game this series, you can certainly do worse at his price tag. Chris Paul is coming off of a massive game last time out, don’t be afraid to pair him with Harden if you really like them. Lastly, PJ Tucker is a very solid mid-range play, should you fall there.
5-star plays: Donovan Mitchell, Ricky Rubio, James Harden, Chris Paul
4-star plays: Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles, Jae Crowder, Royce O’Neale, Eric Gordon, Clint Capela, PJ Tucker
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: Royce O’Neale
GPP Sleeper: Jae Crowder, Rudy Gobert, Clint Capela
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Los Angeles Clippers @ Golden State Warriors
Vegas Total: 233.0
Vegas Spread: GS -14.5
The Clippers will travel to Golden State in hopes to avoid elimination tonight in game 5. Starting with the Clippers, they will need Lou Williams to have a big game if they have any chance at upsetting the Warriors here. He’s been held below 30 Draftkings points in the past two games, but he will need to rebound here. Danilo Gallinari has scored 30+ fantasy points in three of the four games in this series, I don’t have any issue going with him here tonight, but not a priority. Patrick Beverley will go at this game at about 180%, look for him to cause a mess on defense. He’s coming off of a nice game as well, I like him in that price range. Montrezl Harrell started this series off well but has since cooled off, he’s a GPP only play for me. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the last player I have interest in from this team, I would prefer him over Beverley if you’re able to find the extra money. From the Warriors, Kevin Durant really stepped it up over the past two games, he and Steph Curry will look to close this series out here tonight and rest up for the second round. The Domination Station has them both as top three plays along with James Harden, both of them are elite plays in this spot.
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are cheaper options if you want to spend up elsewhere and are also very nice plays. Finally, Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala are deeper plays, as Bogut has proven to be a nice point per minute player this postseason.
5-star plays: Lou Williams, Danilo Gallinari, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant
4-star plays: Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Patrick Beverley, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: None
GPP Sleeper: Montrezl Harrell
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