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The playbook is ready to rock and roll on Sunday with seven games on the slate. LaMarcus Aldridge, Pau Gasol, and Tobias Harris are my favorite plays of the night. There are plenty of value plays that will allow you to get LaMarcus Aldridge and/or Pau Gasol in your lineup.
The point guard position is filled with quality mid-tier plays in Kyle Lowry and D.J. Augustin, but Ramon Sessions is the best value play at the position because he's dirt cheap, will play heavy minutes, and produce close to 25 fantasy points, which would crush his minimal price tag. The shooting guard is led by Jimmy Butler, but I love some of the mid-tier plays at the position. Gerald Henderson is a great play tonight because he has become the play maker for that team and his price tag is still cheap across the board. Henderson is a small forward on Fanduel and is a shooting guard on Draftkings. The small forward position is all about Tobias Harris, as he is averaging 48! fantasy points in the past two games and gets a Bulls team that struggles vs opposing small forwards.
Love the idea of combining Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge in lineups tonight. Aldridge averaged 27 points, 15.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists/steals/blocks in four games vs the Rockets during the regular season last year and his numbers were insane vs them in the playoffs. Moral of the story, Aldridge dominates the Rockets whenever he plays them. Josh Smith has a tough matchup, but he's starting produce on a consistent basis and his price tag is relatively cheap. Not a fan of most of the value plays at the power forward position. The best option out of the low-tier plays is Marvin Williams, who is starting to play more minutes than Cody Zeller. The center position is filled with quality value plays in Roy Hibbert and Robin Lopez, while both players struggled in their previous game, they both played heavy minutes and should produce better fantasy numbers tonight.
Here is the Daily fantasy Basketball Playbook for February 8th:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| D.J. Augustin | Pistons | 5,100 | 7,200 | 7,000 | Continues to be under priced despite putting up big games |
| Ramon Sessions | Kings | 3,700 | 3,500 | 3,000 | Superb value option with D. Collison |
| Kyle Lowry | Raptors | 5,600 | 8,000 | 7,200 | Love his price tag on DK. |
| George Hill | Pacers | 4,600 | 5,300 | 5,000 | Has 34-plus FP in each of the past 2 games despite playing 26 minutes per game. |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Jimmy Butler | Bulls | 5,950 | 8,600 | 7,700 | Price is high, but Orlando is terrible defensive team |
| DeMar DeRozan | Raptors | 5,450 | 6,900 | 7,000 | Great mid-tier play that has a high ceiling. Worried about the matchup |
| Wesley Matthews | Blazers | 4,700 | 5,900 | 6,000 | Has 29-plus FP in 4 straight games |
| Manu Ginobili | Spurs | 4,450 | 5,300 | 4,600 | GPP boom/bust contrarian option. |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Tobias Harris | Magic | 5,250 | 6,100 | 6,300 | Must-start across the board. |
| Gerald Henderson | Hornets | 4,500 | 5,300 | 4,500 | Playing huge minutes & has produced almost 40 FP in 2 straight games |
| C.J. Miles | Pacers | 4,250 | 5,000 | 4,600 | Like using in GPPs on Aces/DK |
| Kawhi Leonard | Spurs | 5,750 | 8,200 | 7,700 | Expensive, but has a high floor/ceiling with a superb matchup |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Blazers | 7,000 | 9,700 | 9,500 | Put up huge numbers vs the Rockets last season and that was with Howard healthy |
| Pau Gasol | Bulls | 6,550 | 9,400 | 9,300 | Double-double machine that is going to feast on the Orlando front court |
| Josh Smith | Rockets | 4,850 | 6,100 | 6,100 | Has 34-plus FP in 4 out of the past 5 games. Like D. West as a safe play |
| Patrick Patterson | Raptors | 3,900 | 5,000 | 4,400 | Still super cheap on Aces. |
Centers
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Nikola Vucevic | Magic | 6,000 | 8,900 | 8,500 | Averaging 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists vs CHI this season |
| Roy Hibbert | Pacers | 4,700 | 6,100 | 5,700 | Will play heavy minutes and has tore up the Hornets this season |
| Robin Lopez | Blazers | 4,650 | 5,400 | 4,600 | Super cheap on DK. |