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Full Court Press:
Toronto Raptors @ Philadelphia 76ers
Vegas Total: 212.5
Vegas Spread: Tor -2.5
Toronto will head to Philly to try and wrap this series up and set up a date with the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Starting with Toronto, playoff Kawhil Leonard is something that I want apart of especially in an elimination game. He’s one of my favorite plays on the slate. Pascal Siakam bounced back nicely in the last game and looks like he’s been able to find a way to produce with that calf injury. I would expect him to be north of 35 minutes as long as this game stays close, he’s certainly in play. Kyle Lowry has been completely average given his price tag, he hasn’t really flashed much of a ceiling. He’s a secondary play for me. Marc Gasol will continue to play big minutes in order to counteract Joel Embiid, and it’s been working. He’s a great mid-range center play. Danny Green had a ceiling game last time out hitting five three’s on his way to 30 Draftkings points. I’ll let other people point chase here, he’s not exactly the most consistent fantasy producer. Serge Ibaka’s minutes went back down with Siakam back healthier, he’s a bit too priced up for me. From the 76ers, I will continue to fade Ben Simmons until he figures out a way to be involved on offense. My Jaylen Brown>Ben Simmons keeps looking better and better. Marc Gasol keeps putting the clamps on Joel Embiid, he’s really only had one good game in this series. I would expect him to go 180% here in an elimination game at home, but I can’t fully get behind it. Jimmy Butler is the guy I want from Philly. He is the type of guy to carry a team in a win or go home game. He has gone for at least 51 Draftings points in three of his last four games. Tobias Harris feels a lot like Kyle Lowry, the ceiling isn’t really there, but he likely won’t kill you, probably safer than Lowry in that sense. JJ Redick’s production is all over the place, he’s fine for GPPs and I would rather have him than Danny Green. James Ennis is a fine value play that happened to dud last game, but the minutes and opportunity are there for him to have a decent game.
5-star play: Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler
4-star play: Kyle Lowry, Marc Gasol, Tobias Harris, Joel Embiid
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: Danny Green, JJ Redick
GPP Sleeper: Ben Simmons
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Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trailblazers
Vegas Total: 215.5
Vegas Spread: Por -3.5
Denver is in a similar position as Toronto, they will head to Portland in hopes of closing this series out and punching their ticket to the Western Conference Finals. Starting with Denver, Nikola Jokic is right up there with Kawhi Leonard as the best raw play on the slate. You’ll likely want at least one of them in your lineup. Paul Millsap continues to destroy in this series after really disappointing last series, I’ll keep riding the hot streak. Jamal Murray has scored at least 40 Draftkings points in his last three games and is really coming into his own this postseason. He still feels underpriced, so I’ll continue to attack him. The wings are often hard to project on this team, but Gary Harris is by far the safest due to the guaranteed minutes. For GPPs I would actually prefer Will Barton who is cheaper and similar, if not more, upside. Malik Beasley makes sense as a punt play on both sites. From the Blazers, this should be a Damian Lillard game. Much like Jimmy Butler, I fully expect him to take over and hopes of avoiding elimination. In home games this postseason, Lillard is averaging 55.2 Draftkings points per game, sign me up. CJ McCollum is similarly priced to Jamal Murray, I would prefer the ladder, but McCollum will look to bounce back at home. Enes Kanter is clearly injured or fatigued… or both and has now disappointed in back to back games, I would rather have Marc Gasol at a cheaper price tag, but give me Kanter for GPP. Al-Farouq Aminu has 40 point fantasy upside and I like him the most of these fringe wing guys. Maurice Harkless’s minutes have basically disappeared, so I’ll fade until he gets them back. Rodney Hood has been the main beneficiary of Harkless’s minutes and makes sense as a value play if trying to jam in some studs. My favorite value play of the day for GPP is probably Zach Collins, who has seen a minutes increase with Kanter ailing. He’s coming off a 25 point Draftkings outing and like his chances to continue his solid play.
5-star play: Nikola Jokic, Paul Millsap, Jamal Murray, Damian Lillard
4-star play: Gary Harris, CJ McCollum, Al-Farouq Aminu, Zach Collins
Deeper Value/FD Drop Candidate: Zach Collins, Rodney Hood, Malik Beasley
GPP Sleeper: Will Barton, Enes Kanter
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