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Yea Buddy! The Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook was a huge success last night as I won the NBA $10K Tip-Off last night on FantasyAces.com (thanks in-large part to Donald Sloan & Tony Wroten).Let us keep the good times rolling. Tonight is one of nights that it is better to play more double-ups and 50/50s because it's a small slate of games(5) with some teams on the second night of back-to-back games, which can cause unusual minutes for key players. The point guard position position is filled with elite players at the the top, but few value plays at the position. The center position is filled uncertainty with high priced players that under performed last night (except for Marcin Gortat, more on him below) and just not a lot of good options. Andre Drummond could blow-up for a big game or get in foul trouble, like last night, and kill your roster, so play him at your own risk. Time to grind!
Point Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Russell Westbrook | Thunder | 9,900 | 10,000 | Had 54 FP last night. OKC has no one else |
D.J. Augustin | Pistons | 3,500 | 3,900 | Played more minutes than Jennings.Had 24 FP last night. |
Trey Burke | Jazz | 6,500 | 6,100 | Solid #2 PG that will play heavy minutes with huge upside |
Shooting Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Monta Ellis | Mavs | 7,700 | 8,200 | Only SG worth spending money on |
Alec Burks | Jazz | 5,800 | 5,100 | Better FD play. Scores buckets. |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Pistons | 3,600 | 3,800 | Love KCP tonight. Had 19 shots last night, but only made 3 |
Jamal Crawford | Clippers | 5,500 | 5,600 | Can always catch fire for a huge night. GPP play |
Small Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
LeBron James | Cavs | 10,500 | 10,400 | Expect big things from LBJ, but I'll spend elsewhere |
Josh Smith | Pistons | 7,500 | 7,800 | Will still huge minutes/production with G. Monroe out |
Gordon Hayward | Jazz | 7,300 | 6,700 | Jack of all trades. Great FD value |
Lance Thomas | Thunder | 3,000 | 3,500 | Played 31 minutes & produced 20 FP. Solid Punt play |
Power Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Blake Griffin | Clippers | 10,000 | 9,600 | B.G. does it all. Will easily reach 20/10. #1 play of the night |
Thaddeus Young | T-Wolves | 6,700 | 7,500 | A steal on DK. Safe play |
Derrick Favors | Jazz | 7,300 | 6,000 | Must-play on FD with that super low price tag |
Centers
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Marcin Gortat | Wizards | 6,700 | 7,400 | Would like him more if he didn't play 40 minutes last night |
Nikola Pekovic | T-Wolves | 6,000 | 7,000 | Solid value on DK. Will look to rebound after poor performance vs Mem |
Spencer Hawes | Clippers | 4,800 | 5,300 | Best of the cheap center options. |