Welcome to Sleeper Picks. Sleeper’s newest offering promised plenty of entertainment and action, and they delivered. We will break down our top three picks for tonight’s NBA action. Sleeper is quickly becoming one of the most popular season-long fantasy platforms, and they are expanding into other areas based on demand. Each week in this space, we’ll talk about some strategy for the new platform while providing our favorite NBA more/less picks.
NBA Sleeper Picks Player Predictions (3/8)
Kyle Lowry (G – MIA): 10.5 points
Lowry seems like a solid value at 10.5 points. Tyrese Maxey is out tonight, which means we can expect another 30 plus minute night from the veteran point guard. He is clearly in the decline phase of his career, but he has proven more than capable of stepping up when needed. He has scored 14 or more points in two of his last three games and should hit at least 11 tonight, provided he doesn’t go cold from the field. Lowry has taken exactly nine shots in each of his last three games and should be good for at least that tonight. He won’t be able to bless you with double figures every night, especially when Maxey and Joel Embiid return, but still has more than enough left in the tank to help attempt to keep the 76ers head above water in the interim. Light up the More on Lowry for Friday night basketball.
Pick: More
Wendell Carter Jr. (C/F – ORL): 6.5 rebounds
Carter has been solid since returning from injury but is still not playing as many minutes as one would like. Still, Carter has recorded seven or more rebounds in five of his past six games and is in an excellent position to do so again tonight if active against the New York Knicks. The Knicks have been one of the better teams in the league in rebounds per game allowed to the center position but still relinquish an exploitable 13.23 boards per night. Minutes will be the deterministic factor here as Carter’s per-36 numbers would put him well over seven boards, he just rarely plays more than 30 minutes. Clap the More on Carter for Friday night.
Pick: More
Jalen Green (G/F – HOU): 18.5 points
A week or two ago this would have been an easy Less play as Green was seemingly falling out of favor in the rotation and was playing some of the worst basketball of his career. Fast forward to this past week, and Jalen is back to doing Jalen things on the offensive end of the court. He has scored 23 or more points in three of his last four games and is set to take on a Portland Trail Blazers team he has already lit up for 29 points this season. He will need to be aggressive from the field but should have the green light all game provided he doesn’t take too many bad shots that he gets disciplined. Jab the More on Jalen for Friday night basketball.
Pick: More
Writers note: The lines are constantly changing on Sleeper (and sometimes expiring), so there is a high probability that one or all of the numbers may no longer be the same when you open your app. There are excellent values when they are first posted, with the only catch being that they are not all released at the same time. Vigilance could provide a solid return on investment this season, literally.
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