This Wednesday we get nine games to choose from. The most enticing matchups this week on the slate are the Bulls vs. Wizards and the Warriors vs the Trail Blazers. There are a lot of great matchups and a lot of great players to choose from. The must -take player tonight is Damian Lillard as he faces off against the Warriors at home.
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Guards
Damian Lillard (G – POR): $9,000 vs. GSW
Lillard is facing the Warriors tonight who ranked 26th in defensive rating in the NBA. The Warriors also give up the 8th most fantasy points to opponents. Lillard over his last five games has averaged 41 fantasy points. Against the Warriors, he should easily exceed that number and give you closer to 60 fantasy points. Lock Lillard in as your go-to player tonight and get ready for Dame time.
Devonte’ Graham (G – CHA): $7,900 @ CLE
Graham over his last 5 games has averaged 40 fantasy points. Tonight he faces the Cavaliers who rank 29th in the NBA in defensive rating and give the second-most fantasy points to opposing guards. Graham has the ability to light up the Cavaliers and should well exceed his 40 fantasy points tonight.
This Wednesday we get nine games to choose from. The most enticing matchups this week on the slate are the Bulls vs. Wizards and the Warriors vs the Trail Blazers. There are a lot of great matchups and a lot of great players to choose from. The must -take player tonight is Damian Lillard as he faces off against the Warriors at home.
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Guards
Damian Lillard (G – POR): $9,000 vs. GSW
Lillard is facing the Warriors tonight who ranked 26th in defensive rating in the NBA. The Warriors also give up the 8th most fantasy points to opponents. Lillard over his last five games has averaged 41 fantasy points. Against the Warriors, he should easily exceed that number and give you closer to 60 fantasy points. Lock Lillard in as your go-to player tonight and get ready for Dame time.
Devonte’ Graham (G – CHA): $7,900 @ CLE
Graham over his last 5 games has averaged 40 fantasy points. Tonight he faces the Cavaliers who rank 29th in the NBA in defensive rating and give the second-most fantasy points to opposing guards. Graham has the ability to light up the Cavaliers and should well exceed his 40 fantasy points tonight.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (G – OKC): $6,100 vs. MEM
Gilgeous-Alexander (aka SGA) over his last 5 games has averaged over 28 fantasy points. Tonight he faces off against the Grizzlies who rank 20th in defensive rating and allow the 6th most fantasy points to opponents. Look for SGA to bounce back from his terrible game against the bulls and go for over 30 fantasy points.
Josh Richardson (G – PHI): $4,900 vs. MIA
Richardson over his last 5 games has averaged only 16 fantasy points and is a bit of a risk here. However, he faces off against his former team in the Heat, so he should be looking to prove something tonight. He can be a cheap flyer if you need him in your lineup and could easily give you around 25 fantasy points tonight.
Forwards
Brandon Ingram (F – NOP): $8,000 @ MIN
Ingram over his last 5 games has averaged 41 fantasy points and faces off against the Timberwolves who rank 23rd in the NBA in defensive rating. The Timberwolves also give up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing small forwards. This is a great matchup for Ingram and he should easily take advantage and easily give you 50 fantasy points tonight.
Gordon Hayward (F – BOS): $6,300 @ DAL
Hayward has been a bit hit or miss over his last 5 games where he has averaged about 28 fantasy points. Tonight he faces the Mavericks who rank 15th in defensive rating but give up the 2nd most fantasy points to opposing small forwards. Hayward should play well in this matchup and easily give 35 fantasy points.
Kris Dunn (G/F – CHI): $5,000 @ WAS
Dunn is eligible for the forward position and over his last 5 games has averaged 21 fantasy points He places the Wizards who rank last in defensive rating and allow the 2nd most fantasy points to their opponents. Dunn has had a few games where he can easily get hot and give you close to 30 fantasy points.
Troy Brown Jr. (F – WAS): $5,000 vs. CHI
Brown Jr. over his last 5 games has averaged over 26 fantasy points. The Wizards have a bunch of banged players including Rui Hachimura who will not play tonight. This opens up minutes for Brown Jr. at the small forward spot and he should easily give you close to 30 fantasy points against the Bulls.
Centers
Tristan Thompson (C – CLE): $5,900 vs. CHA
Thompson faces the Hornets who rank 24th in defensive rating in the NBA and give up the most points to opposing centers. Thompson over his last 5 games has averaged nearly 27 fantasy points. This is a great matchup for Thompson and he should be able to give about 32 fantasy points as he nabs close to a double-double in this game.
Ian Mahinmi (C – WAS): $4,600 vs CHI
Mahinmi over his last 5 games has averaged 17 fantasy points and faces off against the Bulls who give up the 2nd most fantasy points to opposing centers. The Wizards are ravaged with injuries at the center position and Mahinmi should be in line for big minutes which should lead to a big game for him tonight, he could give you well over 20 fantasy points.
Willie Cauley-Stein (C – GSW): $4,600 @ POR
Cauley-Stein over his last 5 games has 26 fantasy points and faces off against the Trail Blazers who rank 21st in defensive rating and have given up the 7th most fantasy points to opposing centers. Cauley-Stein has a great matchup tonight and should be able to put up a double-double tonight and give you close to 30 fantasy points.
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