We have an 11-game slate to kick our NBA week, and there stare some very interesting options on the board tonight. Ther are plenty of high priced players you want to try and jam into your lineup, along with some value plays to help you save some salary.

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Guards

Jerryd Bayless (PHI): $3,400 vs. PHO

Bayless has been seeing some good minutes over the past few games due to T.J. McConnell being out for the 76ers. He is very cheap, and brings some solid production to your lineup, along with having a great matchup tonight. With McConnell off the court, he has a 15% usage rate, is averaging 0.62 fantasy points per minute and has scored 18 or more DraftKings points in three of his last five games. Bayless is also up against the Phoenix Suns, who are allowing 52 DraftKings points per game to point guards which is dead last in the league. If he gets the start tonight he should be one of the chalkier value plays on the board.

Gary Harris (DEN): $5,800 @ DAL

Harris has scored in double-digit real points in 9 of his last 10 games and is seeing a bump in usage now that both Paul Millsap and Nikola Jokic are off the court. Harris has a 25% usage rate and is averaging 1.09 fantasy points per minute with them off the court. He is also up against the Mavericks, who are giving up 41 DraftKings points per game to shooting guards. Harris is starting to chip in with some of the peripheral stats, so he has more than one way to pile up DFS points. Shooting guard is a spot where many DFS players like to spend down on since production can be inconsistent, but with the playing time Harris is seeing, he makes one of the better plays on the board. He makes a good play in all formats, since he has the usage which is good for cash games and the matchup presents some upside for GPPs.

Forwards

DeMarre Carroll (BKN): $5,900 @ ATL

Carroll is a player that often goes overlooked in DFS since he doesn’t have consistency when it comes to scoring real points, but he has plenty of value in other areas. Carroll comes into this game with a 22% usage rate and averaging 1.02 fantasy points per minute, which is fourth highest on his team. While he may lack pure scoring upside, he adds in plenty of rebounds and other stats to help him reach value. He has a very favorable matchup tonight, as the Nets are up against the Hawks, who are giving up 44 DraftKings points per game to small forwards, which is second worst in the league. This game also has an over-under set at 217 points, which makes it one of the higher games of the day.

Michael Beasley (NYK): $3,500 @ IND

Beasley is in line to get the start tonight since Kristaps Porzingis has already been ruled out. When Beasley does see the court in a starter role, he has performed well and also brings some salary relief to your lineup. When Porzingis is off the court, Beasley has a 27.6% usage rate and averages 0.90 fantasy points per minute. Those are some strong number for a player under $4K and he should be one of the more popular picks tonight. He is up against the Pacers, who are giving up 48 DraftKings points per game to power forwards which is 10th worst in the league. Beasley is good for all formats tonight since he is cheap, should be seeing the touches, and has a good matchup. Rostering Beasley and one other value play should really open up some roster construction paths which make it easier to get two of the top stars into one lineup.

Centers

DeMarcus Cousins (NO): $11,000 vs. GS

Cousins is set for another monster game tonight since Anthony Davis has already been ruled out for this game. When Davis is off the floor, Cousins has a 38.9% usage rate and is averaging 1.61 fantasy points per minute. Those are some insane numbers, and with that kind of usage and production, you want to get him in any lineup you are making. Cousins usually has about a 50 point floor, with upside of 65 points or more. He is up against the Warriors, who are giving up 52 DraftKings points per game to centers, making this a solid matchup for Cousins. If you can get to his price in any lineup, it’s hard to pass on him knowing how much he will be seeing the ball.

Mason Plumlee (DEN): $4,300 @ DAL

While Plumlee may not be the most exciting player to roster in DFS, he offers a good bit of savings along with decent production along with a favorable matchup tonight. Both Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap are out for the Nuggets, so Plumlee is in a spot to get extra playing time since they are thin at big men. In his last two games, Plumlee has put up just shy of one fantasy point per minute and is really filling the stat sheet. While those two big men are off the floor, Plumlee is averaging 0.96 fantasy points per minute, which is great since he should see around 30 minutes tonight.

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Thomas Vecchio is a correspondent at FantasyPros. For more from Thomas, check out his archive and follow him @DFS_Tom.