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 (12/6)
Damian Lillard (G – MIL): 19.5 points (alt line)
Lillard continues his bounce back season for the Bucks, averaging 25.9 points and 7.5 assists per game. The numbers are impressive given he is no longer the engine of his team’s offense and that he is playing for a Bucks team that has had their own issues. Dame has scored 20 or more points in each of his last seven games and is in an excellent position to do so again tonight against a Boston Celtics team he dropped 33 on earlier this season. It is important to note that Lillard fell short of the mark in his second game against Boston, but that was a home game where he had his second-worst shooting performance of the season (.266). Light up the More on Lillard for Friday night basketball.
Pick: More
Deandre Ayton (C – POR): 14.5 points (alt line)
Ayton has been solid since returning from injury, scoring 16 or more points in each of his four games since. Ayton has fallen under 15 points six times this season but was injured in two of those contests. Ayton should be able to hit at least 15 points tonight against a Utah Jazz team relinquishing the second most points per game to the center position at 26.77 per contest. Dap the More on Deandre for Friday night at Sleeper Picks.
Pick: More
Keyonte George (G – UTA): 3.5 assists (alt line)
Keyonte has been solid for the Jazz this season, averaging 15.4 points and 5.7 assists per game. Keyonte is just scratching the surface of his potential, but he will need to get his efficiency issues in order before he is comfortable enough to up his usage rate and become more of a volume hog. George has recorded four or more assists in each of his last eight contests and has an excellent opportunity to do so again tonight against a Portland Trail Blazers team surrendering the eight most assists per game to the point guard position at 9.44 per contest. Grab the More on George for Friday night’s action.
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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