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.
Today is Saturday, so I’m picking my favorite play out of anyone. Paul Millsap is my go-to guy tonight at a price of $8,100. He is playing the Houston Rockets who are the second worst in the NBA against the power forward position. This game will be at a high pace and will benefit Millsap greatly. Last time he played the Rockets, he put up more than 50 fantasy points. He needs 40.5 FP tonight to reach value and should have little to no issue doing that. Expect him to be pushing the high 40’s tonight in fantasy points.
Enes Kanter is a sneaky play tonight. The reasons are because he is has scored over 30 fantasy points on 5 of the last 6 nights, he’s got a juicy matchup tonight against the 76er’s, and a lot of people will be focused on Bismack tonight. He has shown that he doesn’t need starters minutes in order to put up starters fantasy points. While Bismack is a great play tonight IF Valanciunas is out. I’m trying to steer you in a different direction with Kanter. He is only $5,300, meaning he only needs 26.5 fantasy points tonight to hit value. He has shown that he can easily do this as of late and should have no problem succeeding against the poor rebounding 76er’s.
Bobby Portis is a PF I like a lot in tonight’s slate. The opportunity will be there for him tonight against a bad Nets team. Taj Gibson and Pau Gasol are ruled out already so the minutes should be there for Portis tonight. His price is $3,800 meaning who only needs 19 Fanatasy Points in tonight’s game. This shouldn’t be an issue for the talented young Portis.
If you have played DFS enough, you will know that players can put up a dud in the best of matchups and that’s just what Clarkson did last night. On to the next day here where I’ll provide you BOTH SF’s I’m playing tonight because one, I feel bad about Clarkson, and two because I’m torn between who has the better matchup tonight. Both Mirtoic and Fournier are going to be playing at least 30 minutes tonight and need to each hover around that 25 fantasy point mark. I think that this happens and they will combine for over 50 fantasy points between the two of them tonight.
Clarkson is going to be one of my Shooting Guards that I lock into my lineups tonight. If you have been following me, you know that I love picking players against the Kings. Kobe also isn’t playing tonight which boosts Clarkson’s usage rate. This game will be close and high scoring. Clarkson needs 28.5 FDP to reach value tonight and I feel he will with a chance to reach the high 30’s. Make sure to get him in your lineups
Mack is my value play of the day today. He has just been too good as of late and draws a favorable matchup at home against a Cavs defense that hasn’t been good against point guards. Expect Mack to easily hit value today where he only needs 21.5 fantasy points
Bayless is my value play of the day today. He has been seeing all of the minutes he can with MCW and Vasquez out of the lineup. He draws a favorable matchup today against the Nets in what should be a high scoring game. He needs just over 20 Fantasy Points to reach value today and that will certainly happen today on this small slate. Lock him in today.
Faried didn’t seem to find the minutes he should of last night, but that’s the Nuggets for you. Minutes seem to fluctuate at random times with that team. Lets turn a new page and look at tonights play. Brook Lopez has a mouth-watering matchup tonight against the 76ers that has no worry of a blowout for once. Both teams are poor, but draw a lot of favorable DFS matchups on paper. I think Lopez has the best matchup out of these guys and should be in for a big night. If you look at his game log, you will see a few 50’s up there so you know he’s capable. He needs 43.5 FDP tonight to reach value and I think this happens with a good chance of him getting over 50.
