Wednesday’s main slate has its usual run of games, with ten on tap tonight. Here are some choices across a range of salaries that should help fill out lineups. As usual, their combined cost comes in under the FanDuel $60k budget, although this week there’s just $300 left over.
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Point Guard
Ben Simmons (PHI): $9,900 @ CHI
Simmons has scored over 50 FPTS in his last three games, thanks to an average of 17.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.3 steals. In those three games, he’s playing 40 minutes per, has triple-doubled twice, and was just two assists away from a third. The only risk would be if the 76ers rest him due to recent workload, but there’s zero indication of that happening.
Rajon Rondo (LAL): $7,500 vs. DEN
Rondo has shined in the absence of Brandon Ingram (shoulder) and Kyle Kuzma (ankle), highlighted by a triple-double on Monday. Kuzma will not play Wednesday and Ingram will be a GTD. Rondo’s value bump will continue.
Wednesday’s main slate has its usual run of games, with ten on tap tonight. Here are some choices across a range of salaries that should help fill out lineups. As usual, their combined cost comes in under the FanDuel $60k budget, although this week there’s just $300 left over.
Check out today’s NBA Shot from FanDuel
Point Guard
Ben Simmons (PHI): $9,900 @ CHI
Simmons has scored over 50 FPTS in his last three games, thanks to an average of 17.3 points, 13.7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.3 steals. In those three games, he’s playing 40 minutes per, has triple-doubled twice, and was just two assists away from a third. The only risk would be if the 76ers rest him due to recent workload, but there’s zero indication of that happening.
Rajon Rondo (LAL): $7,500 vs. DEN
Rondo has shined in the absence of Brandon Ingram (shoulder) and Kyle Kuzma (ankle), highlighted by a triple-double on Monday. Kuzma will not play Wednesday and Ingram will be a GTD. Rondo’s value bump will continue.
Shooting Guard
Bradley Beal (WAS): $10,200 vs. DAL
Beal has scored over 50 FPTS in three of his last four games, and over that span has averaged 29.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.2 steals. Wednesday’s matchup against is slated to be high-scoring, and Beal should feast.
Marcus Smart (BOS): $5,300 @ SAC
Smart has been steady in fantasy production to represent respectable value at this current salary. Wednesday’s matchup against the Kings should set up well for him, and he could end up with double-digit points and around 30 FPTS.
Small Forward
Cedi Osman (CLE): $6,100 @ BKN
Osman has averaged 18 points over his last four games, with 20+ points in two over them. One of these games was a bit of a dud but in the other three, he returned great value. He’s a nice option with upside at his current salary.
Derrick Jones Jr. (MIA): $3,900 @ CHA
Jones’ play in his last two games makes him a low-cost value play. He has achieved this by filling in for Goran Dragic (ankle), and averaging 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 blocks and 1.0 steals..
Power Forward
Dwight Powell (DAL): $6,800 @ WAS
Powell has settled into his new team and is seeing more minutes. He has averaged 34 minutes over his last four games and should remain in that region. Over that span, he has averaged 17.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.5 blocks and 1.5 steals. Wednesday’s matchup against the Wizards is projected as a high scoring game, and Powell will have a large role in it.
Frank Kaminsky (CHA): $3,700 vs. MIA
Kaminsky has returned from a four-game absence to score double-digit points in the two games since coming back, averaging 16.5. He has snagged seven rebounds in each of those games, and while he does little else beyond points and rebounds, he is finding himself favored in the rotation, to the tune of around 25 minutes per game. He’s a low-cost option with risk, but one certainly worth considering.
Center
Willie Cauley-Stein (SAC): $6,000 vs. BOS
Cauley-Stein is experiencing a solid season, represented by mostly good performances interspersed with a few duds. He’s a good option for those looking for a mid-priced center. He does enough across the board to post a worthy fantasy total. Over his last three games, Cauley-Stein-Stein has averaged 11.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 blocks and 0.7 steals.
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