It’s a packed slate on Wednesday during our last full week of NBA action. There are 24 teams in action tonight with some great matchups to exploit. Rest for star players and late-season injuries have opened the door for some other players to take on expanded roles. Some players have been on insanely hot streaks lately, making them great daily options. Those will be the themes tonight in DraftKings lineups – injuries and hot streaks. There are some excellent cheap upside plays tonight that will leave you the money to plug a couple of expensive studs into your daily lineups. Here are some of my favorite plays tonight to use in DraftKings contests. Let’s get to it!
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Point Guard
Seth Curry (PG/SG – POR): $5,100 vs. MEM
Curry has been hot recently, knocking down 20 threes over his last seven games while averaging 16.9 points per game in that stretch. With C.J. McCollum (knee) still out and the Blazers’ other backcourt options behind Damian Lillard not stepping up, Curry has played 29.9 minutes in those seven games and averaged 25.0 DK Points during that hot streak. He’s stroking it from deep right now, making him an attractive option at a cheap price against the Grizzlies.
It’s a packed slate on Wednesday during our last full week of NBA action. There are 24 teams in action tonight with some great matchups to exploit. Rest for star players and late-season injuries have opened the door for some other players to take on expanded roles. Some players have been on insanely hot streaks lately, making them great daily options. Those will be the themes tonight in DraftKings lineups – injuries and hot streaks. There are some excellent cheap upside plays tonight that will leave you the money to plug a couple of expensive studs into your daily lineups. Here are some of my favorite plays tonight to use in DraftKings contests. Let’s get to it!
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Point Guard
Seth Curry (PG/SG – POR): $5,100 vs. MEM
Curry has been hot recently, knocking down 20 threes over his last seven games while averaging 16.9 points per game in that stretch. With C.J. McCollum (knee) still out and the Blazers’ other backcourt options behind Damian Lillard not stepping up, Curry has played 29.9 minutes in those seven games and averaged 25.0 DK Points during that hot streak. He’s stroking it from deep right now, making him an attractive option at a cheap price against the Grizzlies.
Tyler Dorsey (PG/SG – MEM): $4,800 @ POR
Dorsey has gotten some run with the starting five as of late with Avery Bradley (lower leg) missing time. The former has been productive with his opportunities, hitting at least 40.0 DK Points in two of his last six games. With so many injuries piled up for a lottery-bound Grizzlies’ squad, expect Dorsey to have another prominent role in tonight’s matchup with Portland.
Shooting Guard
D’Angelo Russell (PG/SG – BKN): $9,100 vs. TOR
Russell has been one of the most improved players in the NBA this season, and he’s led the Brooklyn Nets on an improbable run to the playoffs. Currently the seventh-seed in the East, the Nets and Russell will continue to stay aggressive as they look to clinch a playoff berth. Russell has racked up an impressive 54.2 DK Points per game in his last seven contests, including two 60.0+ DK Point performances. The matchup against the two-seed Toronto Raptors is an important one in the Eastern Conference tonight, and Russell should shine.
Andrew Wiggins (SG/SF – MIN): $7,100 @ DAL
Wiggins has been riding the hot hand over the last couple of weeks, hitting for at least 20 points in seven straight contests while averaging a healthy 36.4 DK Points in that stretch. Wiggins’ averages over that same time are 21.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, making him a great play heading into a friendly matchup with a depleted Dallas team.
Small Forward
Danilo Gallinari (SF/PF – LAC): $7,400 vs. HOU
Gallinari is another player on this list who enters the night riding a hot hand. Over his last 12 games, Gallinari has averaged 24.3 points and 7.3 boards on a respectable 52.8 percent shooting. He’s been especially lethal from deep though, sinking 2.8 threes per game in that span while shooting a blistering 47.1 percent from beyond the arc. One of the best long ball shooters in the league and a solid rebounder, Gallinari needs to in daily lineups tonight in what will likely be a shootout with James Harden and the Rockets.
Chandler Parsons (SF/PF – MEM): $4,300 @ POR
Parsons finally returned to the Grizzlies’ lineup on Feb. 22 and after a few weeks to get back into game shape, he has worked his way into a clear role off the bench, playing a solid allotment of minutes. Aside from a seven-minute dud on Saturday against the Suns, Parsons has racked up at least 23.0 DK Points in five of his last seven games while playing 24.7 minutes per contest. He matched a season-high with 17 points on Sunday against Memphis and makes for a cheap play with upside against the Blazers tonight.
Power Forward
John Collins (PF/C – ATL): $7,300 vs. PHI
Collins has had a stellar sophomore campaign with the Hawks as he’s developed into one of the best power forwards in the NBA. His stats for the month of March were highly productive, and Collins sported averages of 19.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 blocks in 12 games played. The frontcourt tandem of he and Alex Len should be great plays tonight against a 76ers team that will be without Joel Embiid (rest).
Christian Wood (PF/C – NOR): $6,300 vs. CHA
Wood was last week’s fantasy darling after putting up some huge games for the Pels. Without Anthony Davis (back) in the lineup, Wood has played 29.0 minutes over his last three games, averaging 21.0 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, and 2.3 steals. Those numbers were good for 44.1 DK Points per contest over that stretch, making him a huge value at his 6.3K price tag.
Center
Alex Len (C – ATL): $5,500 vs. PHI
Dewayne Dedmon (ankle) has been shut down for the year, leaving the door wide open for Len to start and play a bunch of minutes at center. He’s started the Hawks’ last two games, averaging 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. He’s also canned seven of 11 three-point attempts on 63.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Sixers will be without the excellent defense of Joel Embiid (rest) tonight, so Len has a great chance to produce solid numbers once again.
Dragan Bender (PF/C – PHO): $4,600 vs. UTA
DeAndre Ayton (ankle) will miss a second consecutive game on Wednesday, and Bender should see an expanded role in his absence. Bender has seen an uptick in playing time and production over the last couple of weeks, but his most recent three-game stretch has been especially encouraging. He’s seen 29.3 minutes of court time over his last three games, parlaying the extra playing time into 10.7 points, 8.3 boards, 2.0 blocks, 1.3 assists, and 1.0 steals. You can’t beat Bender’s price tonight.
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Zachary Hanshew is a correspondent at FantasyPros. For more from Zachary, check out his archive and follow him @zakthemonster.