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The Playbook had another solid outing on Sunday and will look forward to repeating that success on Monday night. There are a lot of injures to watch tonight that could open things up as Ty Lawson, Derrick Rose, Zach Randolph, and LaMarcus Aldridge are all questionable. If any of those players end up being ruled out, then that would open up things for some really good value plays.
It is worth spending money at the point guard position, unless some of the players noted above do not play. Stephen Curry will have a big night and is the number one point guard tonight. Kemba Walker is a solid number one option on Fanduel if you can't afford one of the higher tier players. The shooting guard position is a lot easier to fill on DraftKings than on Fanduel because the price of the better players aren't as high as they are on Fanduel. It is worth getting James Harden in your lineups on Fanduel. The Small forward position is filled with value plays, which makes it easy to save money on that position.
LaMarcus Aldridge dominates the Houston Rockets, but he's listed as questionable. Otherwise, he'd be my top play of the night. I'll likely take him out of my lineups on Fanduel if his status doesn't change before tip-off. It is worth spending money on centers tonight as there are a lot of solid expensive options and not that many good value plays.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for December 22nd:
Point Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Kemba Walker | Hornets | 8,400 | 8,000 | Great matchup & has 3 straight gamed with 40+ FP |
Stephen Curry | Warriors | 10,700 | 10,500 | Dropped 56 FP last time he faced SAC. Can't go wrong with CP3 either |
Nate Robinson | Nuggets | 3,000 | 4,800 | Becomes close to a must-start if Ty Lawson is out |
Aaron Brooks | Bulls | 3,600 | 4,100 | Solid value play if D. Rose doesn't play |
Shooting Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Jimmy Butler | Bulls | 7,700 | 8,900 | Amazing value on DK. Prefer Monta on FD |
James Harden | Rockets | 11,600 | 11,000 | Affordable on FD |
Arron Afflalo | Nuggets | 5,900 | 5,400 | Becomes a solid value play if Lawson is out |
Jamal Crawford | Clippers | 4,900 | 4,900 | Boom/bust GPP play |
Small Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
James Johnson | Raptors | 3,900 | 4,100 | Averaging 25 FP in the past 2 games. Make sure he's starting though |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Hornets | 4,900 | 5,000 | Safe mid-tier play |
Wilson Chandler | Nuggets | 5,600 | 5,800 | Not a great matchup, but will be the focal point of the offense |
Gerald Henderson | Hornets | 4,300 | 3,900 | Great play if he starts |
Power Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
LaMarcus Aldridge | Blazers | 10,600 | 10,300 | Averaged 27 points, 15.5 rebounds, 1.5 ast/steals/blocks vs HOU last season |
Jon Leuer | Grizzlies | 4,700 | 3,600 | Must-start if Zach Randolph is out |
Derrick Favors | Jazz | 7,300 | 7,000 | Safe mid-tier value play |
Dirk Nowitzki | Mavericks | 6,400 | 7,100 | Continues to be disrespected on DK |
Centers
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Dwight Howard | Rockets | 9,400 | 9,600 | Portland has no one that can stop him |
Timofey Mozgov | Nuggets | 5,500 | 5,000 | Best value play at the position |
Rudy Gobert | Jazz | 4,700 | 5,000 | Would only play on DK if I needed cap relief |
Jusuf Nurkic | Nuggets | 3,500 | 3,700 | Boom/bust punt play |