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Happy Easter to all of those celebrating the holiday. Only five games on the evening slate, but there are plenty of stud players in action tonight. DeMarcus Cousins has been amazing recently and is still the top option on the board despite his tough matchup.
The point guard position has a couple of great options at the top-tier in Chris Paul and Stephen Curry. Paul has been the more consistent duo of the group and has a better matchup tonight, which is why I like him more than Curry. However, Paul's price tag is drastically higher than Curry's on Fanduel, so would roll with Curry on FD instead of Paul. Ish Smith and Jordan Clarkson are great mid-tier options.
The shooting guard position is filled with garbage outside of Klay Thompson, who should easily reach value tonight. Ricky Ledo is quality low-tier option. Ben McLemore and Jabari Brown are decent GPP options. Kawhi Leonard and Gordon Hayward lead the way at small forward. Leonard is better for GPPs, while Hayward is better for cash games. Luol Deng and Wesley Johnson are other players to target at the position. Rodney Hood's value would increase if Trey Burke doesn't play.
The power forward position is led by Blake Griffin, who has owned the Lakers this season. Plus, he has a reasonable price tag. Andrea Bargnani is a quality mid-tier option. There are a couple of good low-tier players in Boris Diaw and potentially Jerami Grant.
If it wasn't for Cousins' tough matchup (the Jazz are the top defensive team vs centers) then he would be the number one overall play tonight. His price tag is still reasonably cheap on Draftkings, but not sure I'd use him in cash games on Fanduel. Hassan Whiteside's price has really dropped recently, which makes him a great player to target, just make sure he plays. Aron Baynes is a quality punt play with Tiago Splitter out.
Here is the NBA DFS Playbook for April 5th, 2015:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Ish Smith | Sixers | 4,850 | 6,400 | 6,100 | Safe cash game option that will put up 30-35 FP |
| Jordan Clarkson | Lakers | 5,200 | 7,700 | 6,700 | A bit expensive on FD, but has produced at least 40 FP in 3 straight games |
| Chris Paul | Clippers | 7,250 | 11,000 | 9,700 | Like him more than Curry on DK, but Curry's price tag makes him a better option on FD |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Klay Thompson | Warriors | 5,300 | 7,200 | 7,300 | Best option at the position, especially since he's averaging a FP per minute vs SAS this season |
| Ricky Ledo | Knicks | 3,300 | 4,100 | 3,600 | Is playing a lot minutes for the Knicks & has produced at least 26 FP in 2 straight games |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Kawhi Leonard | Spurs | 5,900 | 8,100 | 7,800 | Has the highest ceiling at the position |
| Luol Deng | Heat | 4,450 | 5,500 | 5,500 | Safe mid-tier play |
| Wesley Johnson | Lakers | 4,000 | 4,500 | 5,000 | Love his low price tag on Aces/FD |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Blake Griffin | Clippers | 6,600 | 9,500 | 8,600 | Is averaging 54 FP in 2 games vs LAL this season |
| Andrea Bargnani | Knicks | 4,300 | 5,400 | 5,700 | Will put up plenty of points vs the Sixers |
| Boris Diaw | Spurs | 3,800 | 4,500 | 4,400 | Has produced at least 24 FP in 4 out of the past 6 games |
| Jerami Grant | Sixers | 3,800 | 3,500 | 3,200 | Great punt play if he starts for the Sixers |
Centers
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Kings | 7,600 | 12,300 | 10,300 | Better option on Aces/DK |
| Hassan Whiteside | Heat | 5,300 | 7,800 | 7,200 | Great mid-tier option if he plays |
| Aron Baynes | Spurs | 3,500 | 3,900 | 3,300 | Will crush his value with Splitter out |