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The playbook crushed it on Friday night as guys like Damian Lillard, Blake Griffin, Jimmy Butler, and Shabazz Muhammad all had big nights. Time to focus on the six games on Saturday night. This is one of those nights where there aren't that many quality expensive plays, despite there being a lot of good value plays, so a lot of crazy things can happen. Therefore, I'm going curb my spending tonight by only playing a smaller percent of my bankroll than normal.
The point guard position is led by Damian Lillard, who should have another monster night. Despite Rajon Rondo's cheap price tag on DraftKings, he's a tough player to trust because we don't know how many minutes he'll play or how he fits into the Dallas offense. James Harden is going to have another huge tonight vs Atlanta. Meanwhile, the entire HEALTHY San Antonio Spurs players are great value plays, especially Danny Green and Marco Belinelli. The small forward is complete rubbish tonight as the higher tier players are unlikely to reach value, but there are some extreme value plays throughout the position that are worth using.
The power forward position has Blake Griffin and Anthony Davis at the top, but not a lot of good options besides those two guys. The center position is another position that has a couple of really good value plays, but not that many higher priced players that are worth spending the big bucks on.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for December 20th:
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Damian Lillard | Blazers | 8,500 | 8,700 | Has 3 straight games with 45+ FP |
Cory Joseph | Spurs | 4,900 | 4,800 | Value play that will play heavy minutes |
Brandon Knight | Bucks | 6,900 | 7,000 | Safe mid-tier play |
Shooting Guard | ||||
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
James Harden | Rockets | 11,600 | 10,900 | Playing MVP caliber of ball. Worth the money |
Danny Green | Spurs | 6,100 | 6,100 | Contributes in all stats |
Marco Belinelli | Spurs | 4,300 | 4,400 | Will get extra playing time with all Spurs sitting out |
Monta Ellis | Mavericks | 7,800 | 7,900 | Great expensive play if you fade harden |
Small Forward | ||||
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
C.J. Miles | Pacers | 4,600 | 4,500 | Safe low tier value play |
Kyle Anderson | Spurs | 3,000 | 3,500 | Great punt play that will easily exceed value |
Jared Dudley | Bucks | 3,700 | 3,800 | Revenge game; Boom/bust play |
Gerald Henderson | Hornets | 3,900 | 3,500 | Solid punt play if he starts |
Power Forward | ||||
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Derrick Favors | Jazz | 7,400 | 6,900 | Best of the mid-tier value plays |
Boris Diaw | Spurs | 5,100 | 5,500 | Will play heavy minutes with Duncan out |
David West | Pacers | 6,200 | 6,400 | Safe play that will reach 30 FP |
Blake Griffin | Clippers | 11,000 | 10,100 | Expecting a big FP output |
Center | ||||
Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
Tyson Chandler | Mavericks | 7,100 | 6,900 | Consistent mid-tier play |
Lavoy Allen | Pacers | 3,700 | 4,800 | Denver is brutal vs centers |
Jusuf Nurkic | Nuggets | 3,100 | 3,900 | Boom/boost play |