Only five games on the NBA slate with the cancelations of the Brooklyn and New York games. Therefore, things get a lot harder tonight especially since most of the games are going to be blowouts. While the spread of the Nuggets/Clippers is in double digits, this is a game to target because it's going to be a high scoring and the score will stay close to the end. While I normally love to pick on the Celtics front court, Utah's front court rotation is inconsistent and it's hard to figure out which player is going to blow up for them.
Chris Paul or Russell Westbrook? That is the question. Westbrook is a consistent 48-50 fantasy points, while Chris Paul's floor is lower, his ceiling is higher and he's cheaper than Westbrook. That is why I prefer Chris Paul over Westbrook. Larry Drew is nothing special, but he's going to start and play heavy minutes for the Sixers, which makes him a great value play tonight. The shooting guard position has a lot of quality plays in Tyreke Evans and Evan Turner.
Kevin Durant is not worth spending up on because he's going to struggle to reach value and there are plenty of good value plays at the position. Gordon Hayward is the best boom for your buck tonight at the position. The power forward position is loaded with solid talent and a couple of a great value plays in Nerlens Noel and Brandon Bass. Blake Griffin loves playing vs Denver and he'll put up similar, if not better, numbers than Anthony Davis. Griffin is my number one player of the night based on price and potential production. The center position is worth spending up on as Marc Gasol is going to dominate Nikola Vucevic tonight.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for January 26th:
Points Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Chris Paul | Clippers | 9,600 | 9,800 | Put up 17/5/15 and 3 steals last time he played Denver |
Larry Drew | Sixers | 3,400 | 3,500 | Will start and play heavy minutes with MCW out |
Mo Williams | T-Wolves | 6,000 | 5,800 | Safe mid-tier option |
Russell Westbrook | Thunder | 10,300 | 10,700 | Lock for 45 FP, but blowout potential is a concern |
Shooting Guards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Tyreke Evans | Pelicans | 8,200 | 7,500 | Great price on FD. Should have another big night. |
Evan Turner | Celtics | 5,300 | 6,000 | Better option on DK. Has 27-plus FP in 5 straight games |
Courtney Lee | Grizzlies | 3,900 | 4,300 | Solid punt play, especially if Tony Allen is out |
Eric Gordon | Pelicans | 5,700 | 5,500 | Safe mid-tier #2 SG on FD. |
Small Forwards
Power Forwards
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Blake Griffin | Clippers | 9,800 | 9,900 | Always puts up HUGE games vs Denver |
Nerlens Noel | Sixers | 5,000 | 5,800 | Had 49 FP in their previous meeting & he's cheap on DK |
Brandon Bass | Celtics | 4,400 | 4,800 | Playing heavy minutes and still not expensive |
Thaddeus Young | T-Wolves | 6,000 | 6,400 | Best of the mid-tier options |
Centers
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Marc Gasol | Grizzlies | 8,400 | 8,600 | Orlando is brutal vs centers |
DeAndre Jordan | Clippers | 7,800 | 8,300 | Good option if you can't afford Gasol |
Rudy Gobert | Jazz | 6,300 | 6,400 | GPP play as the Celtics give up a lot points to centers |
Tyler Zeller | Celtics | 3,600 | 4,300 | Decent punt play |