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Full Court Press:
Los Angeles Lakers @ Indiana Pacers
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Starting with the Lakers, Anthony Davis to no surprise is listed as questionable here. For the sake of this article, I’ll operate under the assumption that he is playing, but if he were to miss I would be all in on LeBron James. LeBron is playing great basketball right now and has 54+ Draftkings points in five straight games. AD has 52+ Draftkings points in four of his last five and are within a few hundred dollars of each other, both are elite plays here. Lastly, Rajon Rondo makes sense as a GPP option if he plays. From the Pacers, Domantas Sabonis continues to crush but gets a tough matchup with AD here, this may be a spot where I stay away. Malcolm Brogdon had a dud game last time out but is in a pretty good spot here as they will need him to help keep this thing close. Myles Turner finally bounced back with a 41 point fantasy game, this is a tough matchup but he’s solid for GPPs. Lastly, both TJ Warren and Jeremy Lamb are GPP options.
5-star play: Anthony Davis, LeBron James
4-star play: Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon
Deeper Value: None
GPP Sleeper: TJ Warren, Jeremy Lamb, Myles Turner, Rajon Rondo
Sacramento Kings @ Charlotte Hornets
Vegas Total: 207.5
Vegas Spread: Sac -4.5
Starting with the Kings, it sounds like De’Aaron Fox will be back here. With Marvin Bagley returning last week it seems like this team may finally be getting healthy. I would expect Fox to have some sort of minute limit in his first game back, so I will fade at this price until we see him getting full minutes. Marvin Bagley has yet to reach 25 minutes since returning from injury but has scored 20+ Draftkings points in each of those games. I don’t hate the price on him here especially give a nice matchup. Buddy Hield is playing great basketball right now and really doesn’t see a huge usage drop with Fox on the court. He saw a price decrease as well, in this matchup I like going right back to Hield who has scored 36.8 Draftkings points in this matchup earlier this season. Both Harrison Barnes and Bogdan Bogdanovic make sense as secondary options while Nemanja Bjelica is more of a GPP guy. From the Hornets, Devonte’ Graham has one of the higher floors in this game if not the highest. I like him a good deal here. Terry Rozier feels like Devonte’ Graham Lite, but a bit more volatile. I like going back to Rozier after he put up a dud last game, hopefully keeping his ownership down. With PJ Washington out, Cody Zeller slid into the starting lineup and dropped 40 Draftkings points, I like going right back to the well here. Lastly, Miles Bridges makes sense as a secondary cash option.
5-star play: Buddy Hield, Devonte’ Graham
4-star play: Terry Rozier, Cody Zeller, Harrison Barnes, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Marvin Bagley
Deeper Value: None
GPP Sleeper: Nemanja Bjelica, Terry Rozier
Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Vegas Total: 220.5
Vegas Spread: Nyk -1.5
Starting with the Hawks, Trae Young is coming off of a 50 burger and should be able to do what he pleases here, he is an elite play in all formats. Jabari Parker should play here and is probable, he’s a good GPP option in a matchup that doesn’t scare me one bit. Alex Len continues to play well and has 20+ Draftkings points in six straight games, I actually like him quite a bit here and hoping he can keep getting good minutes. De’Andre Hunter is getting big minutes and is a GPP option considering the matchup. From the Knicks, Julius Randle should have no issue taking it to this frontcourt, I think he’s a great option here in all formats. Marcus Morris is very similar, playing big minutes and producing well especially in a solid matchup against the Hawks. Mitchell Robinson has six straight games of at least 25 minutes, if he’s going to get that kind of minutes I like him a good amount, he’s an elite per-minute producer this season. RJ Barrett is in terrible form… but this price is way too cheap. I love him here in a great matchup against the Hawks. Lastly, Elfrid Payton has played at least 2 25 minutes in each of his last three games, if he’s going to get consistent minutes he will become one of my favorite options on this team. He’s known to put up big fantasy days when given the opportunity.
5-star play: Trae Young, Julius Randle
4-star play: Marcus Morris, Jabari Parker, Mitchell Robinson, Elfrid Payton, RJ Barrett
Deeper Value: None
GPP Sleeper: RJ Barrett, Jabari Parker, Alex Len, De’Andre Hunter
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Brooklyn Nets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Vegas Total: 231
Vegas Spread: Bkn -2.5
This game has the highest total on the slate and is one that we will want to target for DFS production. Starting with the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie continues to do his thing with Kyrie off the court. I like him A LOT in this matchup… a lot. He has had a 31.5% usage rate and 1.25 fantasy points per minute on the season with Kyrie out. Jarrett Allen put up 34 Draftkings points in this matchup earlier this season, the Pels just don’t have anyone that can hang with him. Keep an eye on Caris LeVert here, he is questionable, but even if he returns he will likely be limited. Taurean Prince continues to play solid basketball and in this matchup, I’m willing to get a decent amount of him. DeAndre Jordan has 27+ Draftkings points in four of his last five games and is in the same bout as Allen, who’s going to stop him? From the Pels, Brandon Ingram dropped 56.3 Draftkings points in this matchup earlier this season, this is a great spot for him. Jrue Holiday is coming off of a 50 burger which is one of his better games over the past couple of weeks. This is a great matchup for him, I won’t be talking you off of him. Lonzo Ball should see some extra minutes here with JJ Redick ruled out, I like him as well, he’s a triple-double threat every time he steps on the court. Lastly, I like the price on Josh Hart who has played 30+ minutes in three of his last four games and should again tonight with JJ Redick out.
5-star play: Spencer Dinwiddie, Jarrett Allen, Brandon Ingram, Jrue Holiday
4-star play: Josh Hart, Taurean Prince, Lonzo Ball, DeAndre Jordan
Deeper Value: Josh Hart
GPP Sleeper: Lonzo Ball, DeAndre Jordan, Taurean Prince
Orlando Magic @ Utah Jazz
Vegas Total: 206.0
Vegas Spread: Utah -5.5
Starting with the Magic, this is a brutal matchup for them as the Jazz are one of the best defensive teams in the league. That said, Nikola Vucevic was able to return last game and play a surprising 29 minutes. He should get at least that many here, in a tough matchup the points won’t come easy, but you can make a case for GPPs. Jonathan Isaac is coming off a huge game and is in pretty good form, again, hate the matchup but he’s fine for GPPs. Aaron Gordon, Markelle Fultz, and Evan Fournier are all secondary GPP options as well. From the Jazz, Rudy Gobert has scored 41+ Draftkings points in five of his last six games and should be able to get to that point again here, he’s a solid option in all formats. Donovan Mitchell isn’t my favorite option here at this price tag, I really don’t love this game, but he’s always worth a look in GPPs. Bojan Bogdanovic has proven himself as an elite scorer this season, tough not to like him here even in a bad matchup. With Mike Conley probable here we can safely jump off the Joe Ingles bandwagon who was drawing the start in his absence.
5-star play: Rudy Gobert
4-star play: Donovan Mitchell, Jonathan Isaac, Nikola Vucevic, Evan Fournier, Bojan Bogdanovic
Deeper Value: None
GPP Sleeper: Aaron Gordon, Markelle Fultz, Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Vucevic
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Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers
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Starting with the Suns, Devin Booker is questionable here, for the sake of this article I’ll operate under the assumption that he’s in. If he plays I think he’s a great option but I don’t trust that hand right now, this will be a wait-and-see game for me. Ricky Rubio is playing a ton of minutes and playing very well as of late. Rubio is one of my favorite options on the slate if Booker ends up sitting. Kelly Oubre has 30+ Draftkings points in five of his last six games, I like him as a GPP option here, we know he has an elite ceiling. Lastly, Frank Kaminsky and Dario Saric may be fades here until we see how they play out with the return of DeAndre Ayton who I would expect to get a full complement of minutes in his first game back from suspension. From the Clippers, both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are elite plays here against a defense that isn’t all that great. They both see a boost if Lou Williams ends up sitting. Montrezl Harrell had a big game last time out with Kawhi and Lou Williams off the court, I like this matchup as well for him but maybe don’t expect what we got last time.
5-star play: Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
4-star play: Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, DeAndre Ayton
Deeper Value: None
GPP Sleeper: Frank Kaminsky, Kelly Oubre, Frank Kaminsky, DeAndre Ayton
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