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 (12/4)
Cade Cunningham (G – DET): 19.5 points (alt line)
Cade Cunningham continues to roll for the Detroit Pistons, averaging a crisp 23.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game. Cade has scored 20 or more points in 16 of his 19 games and is in an excellent position to do so again tonight against a Boston Celtics team he dropped 21 points on earlier in the season. Clap the More on Cade for Wednesday night at Sleeper Picks.
Pick: More
Damian Lillard (G – MIL): 19.5 points (alt line)
Lillard looks more like himself this season. He is averaging a robust 26.0 points per game, but the main improvement is the jump from a putrid .424 shooting percentage to .446. Dame has scored 20 or more points in 13 of his 17 games and has an excellent opportunity to score that much again tonight against an Atlanta Hawks team surrendering the fourth most points per game to opposing point guards at 26.40 per contest. Dap the More on Dame for Wednesday night basketball.
Pick: More
Julius Randle (F – MIN): 14.5 points (alt line)
Randle has been a strong fit for the Timberwolves. He is a high-efficiency player and has enough range to keep the spacing that Karl-Anthony Towns offered. Randle is averaging 21.0 points per game but has scored 11 and 18 in his last two contests. He should bounce back tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers but will need to stay aggressive from the field to do so. Given his recent scoring slump, the total tonight is set at just 18.5, but the probability increase on the alt line is well worth the multiplier decrease. Rap the More on Randle for Wednesday 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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