DraftKings
Austin Rivers , PG/SG $4,800 – Russell Westbrook is out for this one and while Eric Gordon is also back in the rotation there should still be plenty of bench minutes for Rivers here in this match up against the Pacers. In the past three games Rivers has hit value while exploding a rare 60 FP game against the Kings. Now, I don’t see that happening here today, but another 20-to-25 FP performance won’t be too difficult for him to achieve.
Aaron Holiday , PG/SG $4,600 – The Pacers are without starters Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. Warren today which will lead to more shot opportunities for Holiday who is already playing 30-minutes a night for the Pacers since the bubble play began. His upside as a starter today in this match up against the Rockets is elite.
Ivica Zubac , C $5,800 – Montrezl Harrell is not going to be active for this one which means we get another day of 25 minutes from Zubac. Over the past four games he is averaging 35 FP over those 25 minutes. Let’s cash in on this final chance for the Clippers “big man” to shine out before he is back to playing 18 minutes a night.
FanDuel
Fred VanVleet , SG $7,000 – After missing the Raptors game against the Bucks we see FVV back in the lineup and off the injury report. Now, while $7,000 isn’t exactly “cheap”, I do find it to be a great value for a player whose floor level of production is typically closer to 40 FP with greater upside. There have only been four games this season which VanVleet has taken less than 10 shots in a game this season and one of those was the other night against Memphis in which he still put up 40 FP. He is a staple of lineups for me today.
Darius Bazley , SF $4,800 – Bazley has taken full advantage of the increased opportunity to play and with most of the starters sitting out against the Suns he put up a career game, going for 22 points and 10 boards. He should continue to see 25-to-30 minutes in this contest and offers solid return on his price tag.
Jeff Green , PF $4,000 – I see zero reason why we should stop using Green right now. He is consistently playing minutes off the bench as their “small center” and he has scored double-figure points in each of the last four games. He needs just 20 FP to give us back 5x return.
Player News
Austin Reaves lit up the Warriors with 31 points (10-of-20 FGs), six rebounds, three assists, one steal and nine three-pointers on Thursday.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 37 points (10-of-21 FGs, 13-of-14 FTs), three rebounds, six assists and four three-pointers in a 123-116 win over the Lakers on Thursday.
Jonathan Kuminga provided a boost off the bench with 18 points (7-of-12 FGs), nine rebounds, four assists, one block and one three-pointer against the Lakers on Thursday.
Rui Hachimura finished with 24 points (9-of-15 FGs), six rebounds, three assists and three three-pointers against the Warriors on Thursday.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 33 points (10-of-15 FGs, 8-of-9 FTs), five rebounds, nine assists, one steal, one block and five three-pointers in a 123-116 loss to the Warriors on Thursday.
Brandin Podziemski lit up the Lakers with 28 points (10-of-17 FGs), eight rebounds, six assists, one steal and eight three-pointers on Thursday.