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With Devonte' Graham sidelined, I would expect the Hornets to lean a little more on LaMelo Ball tonight, but also Terry Rozier . As far as workload goes, Malik Monk is the beneficiary.
Coby White did return to start the second half last night, and with no news as of three hours prior to tip off, I feel comfortable rolling with him tonight in a match-up against Sacramento that has an over/under of 235.
The ultimate offensive battle should be in Portland as the Wizards/Trail Blazers game has an over/under of 242. Lots of opportunity in the backcourt here, and I like a Damien Lilliard/Bradley Beal combination.
It's hard to miss of all those out for Memphis tonight with Dillon Brooks , Brandon Clarke , and Kyle Anderson all sidelined. There is a ton of opportunity for cheap options here, but Desmond Bane stands out for me. My thought process is also not to try and search for the right value play amongst De'Anthony Melton , Xavier Tillman, and others and instead look for a slight uptick from Ja Morant and Jonas Valanciunas .
With just five games tonight and some positions thin of elite options, there is going to a lot of overlap in lineups and you can't overlook the stars in the backcourt.
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