DRAFTKINGS
Jalen McDaniels, PF CHA ($4,300)
McDaniels has been seeing more minutes with Gordon Hayward out. The Hornets will also be without P.J. Washington and Terry Rozier is listed as doubtful. McDaniels has played at least 29 minutes in three straight games and had 38.5, 40.5 and 20.25 DK points.
Nicolas Batum SF/PF LAC ($4,500)
Kawhi Leonard will sit again and that boosts Batum. After seeing fewer minutes, Batum has played more with Leonard out. In the last game, Batum played 31 minutes against the Pistons and had 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals for 38.75 DK points. He has played at least 27 minutes in the last three games and had at least 25.25 DK points in two of them. The Pacers defense hasn't been good lately.
Brad Wanamaker , PG CHA ($3,800)
Terry Rozier is listed as doubtful and P.J. Washington is out for the Hornets. Wanamaker will see an increased role if Rozier is out. Wanamaker has played at least 23 minutes in four of the last five games and had 27.75, 25, 23.25 and 25.25 DK points. The Lakers are still a good defensive team without LeBron James and Anthony Davis , but Wanamaker doesn't need to do a lot at this salary to return good value.
FANDUEL
Malachi Flynn, PG TOR ($5,200)
Kyle Lowry will get a maintenance day on the first game of a back-to-back and Flynn will benefit. He played 26 minutes in the last game when Lowry returned from injury and before that, Flynn had played at least 30 minutes in five straight games and had 33.5, 47.2, 33.6, 28.6, and 41.9 FD points.
Darius Bazley , PF OKC ($5,800)
The Thunder are extremely short-handed. Isaiah Roby and Aleksej Pokusevski are listed as out. Bazley returned from injury and played for the first time in more than a month on Saturday and wasn't limited, playing 35 minutes. He had 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and one steal for 29.3 FD points in a tough matchup against Philadelphia.
Ivica Zubac , C LAC ($5,300)
Zubac has played well with Serge Ibaka out and gets an even bigger boost without Kawhi Leonard on the floor. Zubac played 35 minutes in the last game against Detroit without Leonard and had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for 36.5 FD points. The Pacers allow the third-most FanDuel points to centers and will be without Myles Turner . The Pacers are fifth in pace and haven't been playing well defensively.