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Full Court Press:
Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics
Vegas Total: 220.5
Vegas Spread: Bos -1.5
The Bucks will do their best to steal another road game here and put the Celtics in a 3-1 deficit and head back home. Starting with the Bucks, it was a pretty similar game plan in game 3 as game 2. It all starts with Giannis Antetokounmpo who nearly dropped a triple-double last game on his way to 69 Draftkings points. They’ll need him to step up again in order to steal one here. Khris Middleton continues to play well against the Celtics and has a very nice floor, I love him for cash games, and we’ve seen him flash a ceiling game in this series, no worries with Middleton. The same can’t be said for Eric Bledsoe, however. Bledsoe is a little volatile this series, and I’ll likely leave him for GPPs. Brook Lopez and Nikola Mirotic are relatively the same price on Draftkings and of the two I would prefer Mirotic. Lopez just does not match up well with Horford so they tend to use him less. Mirotic can get hot and end up putting up 30 Draftkings points as we saw in game 2. Lastly, George Hill and Pat Connaughton continue to play incredible off the bench and are very nice value pieces if you need them. From Boston, this needs to be a Kyrie Irving game if they want to win this one. I expect Kyrie to shoulder the load and do whatever he needs to do here, I like Kyrie quite a bit. Al Horford is the Celtics version of Khris Middleton, he kills the Bucks more often than not. I like him here, but it does feel like they’ve found some ways to contain him a bit. Jayson Tatum finally broke out last game with 45 Draftkings points, he’s been too inconsistent this series for me to want to go with him. Jaylen Brown is a fun guy to watch play and at times looks better than Tatum, I like Brown here to show off his aggressiveness and help Kyrie shoulder a bulk of the offense. Marcus Smart is questionable for this game and him being back would probably take minutes away from guys like Gordon Hayward, Marcus Morris, and Terry Rozier, maybe even Brown a little bit. For now, I’ll hold off on Smart and see how many minutes he’ll get and a slight downgrade to the other guys, as they’re otherwise secondary plays.
5-star play: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Kyrie Irving, Al Horford
4-star play: Eric Bledsoe, Nikola Mirotic, Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward, Marcus Morris, Jayson Tatum
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: Pat Connaughton, George Hill
GPP Sleeper: Brook Lopez, Eric Bledsoe, Jayson Tatum
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Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets
Vegas Total: 220.5
Vegas Spread: Hou -1.0
The Rockets won a wild game in game 3 and will look to even the series up before heading back on the road. From the Warriors, it continues to be Kevin Durant’s show and is right up there with Harden and Giannis as the best raw scorers of the slate and he comes with a discount. Steph Curry isn’t shooting the greatest and has been held under 40 Draftkings points in the last three games. He’s a secondary play here for me until he starts knocking down shots consistently, Durant is taking over on offense. Draymond Green is playing incredible basketball and is a great play here, he’s averaged exactly 50 Draftkings points per game in his last four games. Klay Thompson is another cheaper way to get exposure to this game, he’s a little too scoring dependent for my liking, but I won’t talk you off of him. Andre Iguodala continues to play great this postseason, he’s a phenomenal mid-range play. From Houston, James Harden is the guy you’re going to want when the Rockets are at home where he may be a little more likely to get those foul calls. He had 64 Draftkings points last game, I expect him to do what everything he can to tie this thing up. Clint Capela feels too cheap and is a solid 30-35 Draftkings contributor, I like him here on a slate where you’ll likely have to choose between Horford and him. Chris Paul continues to play consistent basketball as well and is a solid play, nothing great to say about him, but he doesn’t have many flaws either. Eric Gordon and PJ Tucker are two of my favorite plays on the Rockets, they’re both going to see a ton of minutes and be open for the three ball when Harden needs an outlet.
5-star play: Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, James Harden
4-star play: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Chris Paul, Clint Capela, Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: PJ Tucker?
GPP Sleeper: Steph Curry
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