As of 4 PM EST, this article is staying put, but the status of Russell Westbrook could change everything.

**UPDATE** --> Russell Westbrook is PLAYING Saturday

 
If Westbrook is out:
  • Bradley Beal is a core play in all formats
  • Ish Smith is decent value --> as a starter last year (23 games) 11.3 PPG, 5.2 APG, 3.3 RPG, .9 SPG
  • Thomas Bryant 's value increases --> more rebounding opportunity (RWB had 11 in 1st game)

If Westbrook is in:

 

It's very hard to ignore Rockets in cash games today. Rockets as in James Harden and Christian Wood . Wood, especially on DK, is almost a must play considering he's only 5.6K, which is criminally low. That being said, the Trailblazers should be strongly considered in all formats too, espeically when you factor in how poor the Rockets defense will be here.

When it comes to the Rockets, I'm interested to see how they deploy their starting lineup and who's actually in it. John Wall , DeMarcus Cousins , Eric Gordon , Ben McLemore and KJ Martin are all out. Bruno Caboclo is a name we should came our eyes out for. He had a very strong preseason for HOU and will definitely be in the rotation for tonight's game.

Shooting-guard is definitely the best position on the board on this slate. On DraftKings, the best approach may be to try and fit two, possibly three of them into your lineups because it wouldn't shock me to see a majority of the top scorers come from SG by night's end.

Here are a few value options that didn't make the playbook that I like:

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