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It is a busy night in the NBA with 10 games on the schedule on Friday night. There are a couple of really good value plays due to injuries and trades. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook will continue his league domination when the Thunder face the Lakers. He's the number one play on the night if Kevin Durant misses the game because of an ankle injury.
Westbrook is super expensive across the board, so Damian Lillard is a solid expensive play as well. There aren't a lot of good value plays at the point guard position tonight, which is why I'll be spending money on the higher tier players. Jimmy Butler leads the shooting guard position on Draftkings, but there are some really good value plays, which makes it hard to spend big money at that position. LeBron James is definitely in play tonight, but he has a steep price tag. Also, there are a couple of solid mid-tier and value plays that should easily exceed their value at small forward.
The power forward position is going to be dominated by Blake Griffin tonight. Otherwise, go with some cheaper options at that position. The center position is top heavy tonight with some great expensive plays and littered with mid-tier value plays as well.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for December 19th:
Point Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Russell Westbrook | Thunder | 11,500 | 10,800 | Better play on FD and has an amazing matchup |
Kemba Walker | Hornets | 8,600 | 7,800 | Good value on FD |
Damian Lillard | Blazers | 8,500 | 8,700 | Great play if you can't afford Westbrook |
Marcus Smart | Celtics | 4,100 | 4,300 | If he plays & starts, then he's a must-start |
Shooting Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Jimmy Butler | Bulls | 6,800 | 8,100 | Amazing value on DK. Like him even more if Tony Allen is out |
Gary Neal | Hornets | 3,700 | 3,800 | Superb punt play that will play heavy minutes |
Evan Fournier | Magic | 4,800 | 4,900 | Safe low-tier value play |
Small Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Shabazz Muhammad | T-wolves | 4,500 | 5,500 | Must-play b/c of cheap price and huge potential |
Tobias Harris | Magic | 7,200 | 7,000 | Safe mid-tier value play. Expecting 35+ FP |
Wilson Chandler | Nuggets | 6,000 | 6,200 | Safe boom/bust play |
Evan Turner | Celtics | 4,600 | 4,800 | Becomes an amazing punt play if Smart is out. |
Power Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Thaddeus Young | T-Wolves | 7,100 | 6,400 | Love his value on FD |
Robert Covington | Sixers | 5,800 | 5,300 | Has 30+ FP in 5 out of 6 games. Like Noel as well |
Thomas Robinson | Blazers | 3,000 | 4,200 | Becomes a great value play if he starts. Rebounding machine |
Blake Griffin | Clippers | 10,500 | 10,100 | Best of the top tier PF's. |
Boris Diaw | Spurs | 5,100 | 5,500 | Boom/bust type of play. |
Centers
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
DeAndre Jordan | Clippers | 8,200 | 8,100 | Denver's front court defense is atrocious |
Gorgui Dieng | T-Wolves | 7,000 | 6,600 | Amazing match up |
Jonas Valanciunas | Raptors | 6,200 | 6,200 | Safe mid-tier play |
Steven Adams | Thunder | 4,300 | 4,000 | Lakers are brutal vs centers. Great punt play |