Late news has been announced telling us that Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka are both resting tonight. Waiters will be starting in replace of Durant and will see a much bigger workload along side Westbrook tonight. At almost minimum value, Waiters is a MUST PLAY. He needs just 18 fantasy points to reach value tonight. He should get you into the mid-20’s tonight for fantasy points which will easily exceed his value. Please lock him in tonight at your SG position!
I’m rolling with both Mavericks point guards tonight. Both of them provide a ton of upside tonight against the poor defensive Nuggets. This game has a high over/under of 213 and a very close spread of -1.5. This game should stay close, and both Barea and Felton should be on the court a lot. Together, they need to score 40 fantasy points combined to reach value. If they don’t at least get 20 fantasy points each tonight I would be shocked. I suggest you roll with these two PG’s tonight to really open up some value in your lineup.
John Wall is going dominate tonight, I repeat, DOMINATE. The Lakers are terrible against point guards. They are ranked dead last against them all year. This game has a big over/under and a close spread. The Wizards are in the playoff hunt and will need Wall at full blast tonight. He needs 49 fantasy points to reach value tonight. He will score 50 tonight with a chance of reaching 60. Lock him in your lineups tonight.
David West is one of the best value plays on the board tonight. The Spurs are sitting their 5 best players tonight, leaving West plenty of playing time to be had. At minimum price, West only needs 17.5 fantasy points to reach value. Lock him in at Power Forward tonight and expect him to reach the mid 20’s in fantasy points tonight.
Now I know that Cousins should be in for a big night against the Suns, but I want to stay away from the obvious best center tonight and give you guys Jokic as my center play of the day. Also, I like Harden more than Cousins as my star tonight and I wasn’t able to get both of them in the lineup tonight. Jokic is in great form and has a great matchup tonight against the Lakers. He only needs 31 fantasy points tonight to reach value and has shown he can easily do that. Another great thing about Jokic is his huge ceiling. He can score 40+ on any night. Along with his consistent production, Jokic is a great cash game play tonight.
Power Forward is a very slim position on this small slate tonight. I was going to put up Kevin Love, but the possibility of the Cavs resting players tonight has steered me away from him for now until I hear more updates. I’m going to give you the other PF I’m putting in who Derrick Favors. Favors is coming off of a great game against Houston last night and is the most consistent guy at Power Forward tonight. He seems to be a lock for 30 fantasy points every time he goes out on the court. He needs 36.5 fantasy points tonight to reach value and I think he will be hovering around that total by the end of the night. Lock Favors into your cash games tonight with confidence.
Well, Richardson sure played like crap yesterday. On to a new day and a much better slate. My small forward pick for tonight is Andrew Wiggins. He has been playing very well recently and is a focal point in the T-Wolves scoring offense. He draws a great matchup against the Kings who are 23rd in the NBA against opposing small forwards. This game has a huge over/under of 223.5. This is great to see when your picking a player like Wiggins who really likes to score. I expect Wiggins to reach his value mark of 34.5 Fanduel Points tonight and you should too. Plug him in.
My play of the day yesterday, Ricky Rubio was on fire! He was able to lead his team and keep that game against the Warriors close for the full 48 minutes of gameplay. Chalk that down as the most successful play of the day since I started doing this about a few weeks ago. Now we are onto this small four game slate where there is slim value out there. I’m going to give you one of, if not, my favorite value play of the night tonight, Josh Richardson. He comes off the bench but sees 25 – 32 minutes a night. He is playing a terrible Pelicans defense who is 26th in the league against opposing shooting guards. Richardson is just $4,400 and needs 22 fantasy points to reach value tonight. Expect that from him tonight with a chance to hit the 30’s. Please use him tonight!
Ricky Rubio is one of my point guards tonight that I will be using in my lineup. The Warriors are ranked 26th against point guards this season and Rubio has been in good form as of late. This game has a monster o/u of 231.5 which means there will be a lot of scoring going on. This is a great thing to hear when you pick the ball handler of the offense. Lots of points translates to a lot of assists for Rubio. My only worry is a possible blowout, but I feel that the T-Wolves can play well enough to stay in this game. Rubio’s $6,800 price tag means he needs 34 fantasy points tonight to reach value. Expect him to be pretty low owned tonight.
Now that Anderson is ruled out, I’m pivoting to my second favorite PF of the day in Noel. The 76er’s really rely on Noel with Okafor out and he is the focal point of their offense. If you look at his game log, you will see that he has been very solid as of late and can post big fantasy point games. He needs 35 fantasy points tonight to reach value and I think that he is able to reach this mark tonight at home against the Celtics. Lock him in your lineups on this small game slate.