Tonight’s slate offers us 10 games in which to choose players from. Some games that should be targetted in this slate should be Wizards vs. Bulls, Mavericks vs Kings and Trail Blazers vs Rockets. The lock of the night for this week is Damian Lillard who should put up a monster game against the Rockets.
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Guards
Damian Lillard (G – POR): $9,000 @ HOU
Lillard over his last 5 games has averaged 45.7 fantasy points. The Rockets give up the 2nd most point to opposing guards. Another state in Lillard’s favor is that Russell Westbrook is not expected to play. Lillard should easily tear up the Rockets and give you close to 60 fantasy points in this contest.
Malcolm Brogdon (G – IND): $6,700 @ MIN
Brogdon is coming back from injury and played well against the 76ers in his last game where he put up 46.25 fantasy points. Tonight he plays the Timberwolves who give up the 9th most fantasy points to opposing point guards. Brogdon should continue playing well and racking up the stats. Look for him to give you close to 45 fantasy points.
Tonight’s slate offers us 10 games in which to choose players from. Some games that should be targetted in this slate should be Wizards vs. Bulls, Mavericks vs Kings and Trail Blazers vs Rockets. The lock of the night for this week is Damian Lillard who should put up a monster game against the Rockets.
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Guards
Damian Lillard (G – POR): $9,000 @ HOU
Lillard over his last 5 games has averaged 45.7 fantasy points. The Rockets give up the 2nd most point to opposing guards. Another state in Lillard’s favor is that Russell Westbrook is not expected to play. Lillard should easily tear up the Rockets and give you close to 60 fantasy points in this contest.
Malcolm Brogdon (G – IND): $6,700 @ MIN
Brogdon is coming back from injury and played well against the 76ers in his last game where he put up 46.25 fantasy points. Tonight he plays the Timberwolves who give up the 9th most fantasy points to opposing point guards. Brogdon should continue playing well and racking up the stats. Look for him to give you close to 45 fantasy points.
Tim Hardaway Jr. (G – DAL): $5,200 @ SAC
Hardaway Jr. over his last 5 games has averaged 26.7 fantasy points He matchups against the Kings who give up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing shooting guards. The Kings rank 18th in defensive rating. Hardaway Jr. should be primed for a decent game and should get you close to 28 fantasy points.
Eric Gordon (G – HOU): $5,000 vs. POR
Gordon over his last three games has averaged 27 fantasy points. He faces the Trail Blazers who give up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing guards. The Trail Blazers also rank 24th in defensive rating. Gordon is primed to have a good game and is current price point makes him a value play. Gordon should get you close to 40 fantasy points.
Forwards
Jimmy Butler (F – MIA): $8,600 vs. SAS
Butler over his last three games has averaged 44.8 fantasy points and is coming off a dominant game against the Knicks last Sunday. Butler faces the Spurs who give up the 6th most fantasy points to opposing Small Forwards and rank 21st in defensive rating. Butler should be primed for a big game and should give you close to 55 fantasy points tonight against the Spurs.
Danilo Gallinari (F – OKC): $6,500 vs. TOR
Gallinari over his last 5 games has averaged 37.1 fantasy points. He faces the Raptors who give up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing small forwards. Gallinari should be able to take advantage of the Raptors and stay hot and give you close to 40 fantasy points in this matchup.
David Bertans (F – WAS): $5,500 @ CHI
Bertans is just making his return back from injury and in his last 2 games has put up 27.1 fantasy points. He faces the Bulls who give up the most fantasy points to opposing power forwards. Bertans has looked solid and should play over 30 mins tonight. Bertans should easily give you close to 32 fantasy points.
Harrison Barnes (F – SAC): $4,900 vs. DAL
Barnes over his last 5 games has averaged 23.4 fantasy points. He isn’t listed on the injury report and played 37 minutes against the Magic on Monday. Barnes plays the Mavericks who give up the 2nd most fantasy points to opposing small forwards. Barnes should give you close to 30 fantasy points in this one.
Centers
Nikola Jokic (C – DEN): $10,100 vs. CHA
Jokic over his last 5 games has averaged 51.8 fantasy points. Tonight he faces the Hornets who give up the most fantasy points to opposing centers. The Hornets also rank 28th in defensive rating in the NBA. Jokic should be in line for a monster game against a weak Hornets team. Look for Jokic to give you 65 fantasy points in tonight’s contest.
Al Horford (F/C – PHI): $6,700 vs. BKN
Horford over his last 4 games has averaged 34.1 fantasy points. He will start at Center for the 76ers with Joel Embiid sidelined with an injury. Horford plays the Nets who give up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing centers. Horford with his playmaking and spacing ability should have a fantastic game against the Nets. Horford should easily give you close to 41 fantasy points.
Thomas Bryant (C – WAS): $5,400 @ CHI
Bryant just returned from an injury and played 15 minutes while providing 13.3 fantasy points. The Wizards appear to be easing him back into action, but even if he plays 20 to 25 mins tonight he will provide you with some solid fantasy points. Bryant faces the Bulls who give up the 3rd most fantasy points to opposing centers. Bryant tonight should provide you close to 25 fantasy points.
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