Main Slate Breakdown for NBA DFS 04/19:
Apr 12, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1) reacts to a personal foul call on a shot block attempt against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second quarter of a play-in game at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports
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Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat
Vegas Total: 219.0
Vegas Spread: Mia -7.0
Weāll kick this slate kicked off with the Hawks who come into this game down 0-1 in the series and will look to snag a road game before going back to Atlanta. Trae Young continues to struggle with this Heat defense, after a rough game 1 heās now averaging just 36.4 DraftKings points per game in five games against the Heat this season. I donāt know that I really want to go back to him here in anything other than tournaments, although the price tag does look nice. Clint Capela will continue to be out here after suffering a knee injury against the Cavs. Onyeka Okongwu got the start in his place last time out and would expect the same again here, however, Iām not all that convinced heāll close. This game was a blowout, but he still saw just 21 minutesā¦ Iām thinking they try and go small and close with Collins at center, as he looked rust-free in his first game back in game 1. Speaking of John Collins, he played 21 minutes in his first game back but did look good while he was out there. I would expect those minutes to come up significantly if he can handle it from a conditioning standpoint. Bogdan Bogdanovic shot terribly in game 1 and has been pretty volatile as of late, Iāll consider him more of a GPP option, but theyāll need his playmaking if they stand any chance in this series. Then we can round this team out with secondary filler pieces in guys like DeāAndre Hunter, Danilo Gallinari, and Kevin Huerter. From the Heat, playoff Jimmy Butler is always a guy I like to get to and looked good in game 1, but had his minutes cut short due to the blowout. Iāll have no issue going right back to him here. Bam Adebayo comes into this game as questionable, so keep an eye on the Breaking News Feed for updates on his status, but Iāll operate under the assumption that heās good to go here. Tyler Herro was killed by the blowout as well which is normal for sixth men like him. They donāt get that fourth-quarter run like they normally would, I think heās still in play here however, Iām expecting this game to be a little tighter as the Hawks make adjustments. Kyle Lowry has been as consistent as they come as of late and will look like a nice option again here at his current price tag. Max Strus should continue to start for the Heat and will look like a solid value option here as well to round out the teamā¦ unless we get really desperate for value, PJ Tucker can be useable due to the minutes heāll see hereā¦ that said, I donāt want to chase his game 1 like a lot of the public will. The same can be said for Duncan Robinson, he wonāt shoot 8/9 from three-point range again so those are two leverage spots I think we can get on this slate.
5-star play: Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo
4-star play: Trae Young, Onyeka Okongwu, Bogdan Bogdanovic, DeāAndre Hunter, Danilo Gallinari, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro
Deeper Value: Max Strus, PJ Tucker, Duncan Robinson
GPP Sleeper: John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Max Strus, PJ Tucker, Duncan Robinson
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Minnesota Timberwolves @ Memphis Grizzlies
Vegas Total: 241.0
Vegas Spread: Mem -7.0
Starting with the Wolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had a big bounce-back game after struggling in their play-in game. I like going right back to him here at a really nice price tag. Anthony Edwards continues to look great and is in for a massive playoff run, I like going right back to him before his price gets over $9k. DāAngelo Russell had a down game in game 1 but is still averaging 44.7 DraftKings points per game in five games against the Grizzlies this season and will be a guy I go right back to here as well. We know Patrick Beverley is going to bring the intensity and will play all the minutes he can handle. Heās been right around this price tag all season long and hasnāt been shy about paying it off, heāll look like a nice mid-range option after a nice game 1 performance. Jarred Vanderbilt hasnāt been as productive as weād like but also seeing less than 20 minutes per game even though heās starting. He would be more of a GPP value option until those minutes come up on him. Then we can round this team out with Malik Beasley and Jaden McDaniels as guys who are getting good minutes and performing well, theyāll both look like nice options at their respective price tags. From the Grizzlies, Ja Morant got back up to his usual minutes in game 1 and looked great, heāll be in play as a spend-up option again on this slate. Jaren Jackson and Steven Adams are guys I liked in the first game due to the matchup against this frontcourt. Adams was awfulā¦ and will probably be a guy I need to see it from or have his price come way down before I go back to him. Jackson struggled with foul trouble which led to a big game from Brandon Clarke. Foul trouble is always in the range of outcomes for Jackson which makes him more of a GPP guy for me, but Clarke is in play regardless simply because I think he sets up better in this matchup than Adams does. The price tags on Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane look about right here and should be solid secondary options on the wing.
5-star play: Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant
4-star play: DāAngelo Russell, Patrick Beverley, Jaren Jackson Dillon Brooks, Desmond Bane
Deeper Value: Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden McDaniels, Brandon Clarke
GPP Sleeper: Malik Beasley, Jaden McDaniels, Brandon Clarke, Steven Adams
New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns
Vegas Total: 221.5
Vegas Spread: Pho -9.5
Starting with the Pelicans, CJ McCollum had a nice bounce-back game in game 1 and will be a guy I get to at a nice price tag in this one. Jonas Valanciunas was a guy I was really heavy on and made both my core and leverage plays last time out and he crushed, I like going right back to him here. Brandon Ingram will continue to be a guy that Iām fine with getting whatever exposure I happen to land on with. Heās not a priority of mine by any means, I just donāt see how he kills us by fading him at this price tag. I do think Herbert Jones will look like a nice mid-range value again, heās going to play all the minutes he can handle, as heās their best defender so he should have no issue running into some fantasy pointsā¦ although isnāt a great per minute guy. Larry Nance had another nice game last time out and should continue to play 20-25 minutes in this one and will look like a solid value option. From the Suns, Devin Booker is averaging 45.5 DraftKings points per game in five games against the Pelicans this season and will look like a solid option in all formats. The same can be said for Chris Paul who had a massive game in game 1, the real Playoff P has arrived (maybe?). Deandre Ayton was huge for the Suns last postseason in their run to the finals and would expect more of the same this year, the price tag feels too cheap for him here, and has been in great form as of late. Iām never a huge Mikal Bridges guy simply because heās not a great per-minute producer, but if you land on him as a filler piece I would have no issue with it. Jae Crowder was dreadful in game 1 but if people are going to be off of him because of that performance Iāll be overweight, he wonāt be that bad again. Then we can round the team out with Cam Johnson and JaVale McGeeā¦ theyāll be fine secondary GPP options in this spot.
5-star play: Jonas Valanciunas, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker
4-star play: CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, Chris Paul, Jae Crowder
Deeper Value: Larry Nance
GPP Sleeper: Larry Nance, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson
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