We have an exciting matchup for the NBA DFS Showdown tonight February 8th. The new-look Dallas Mavericks are traveling to Los Angeles to take on the Clippers. Kyrie Irving is making his Mavs Debut tonight, and Kawhi Leonard and Paul George look to spoil it.

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Injury Report

Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic - OUT

Kyrie Irving - Expected to play

Frank Ntilikina - Questionable

Markieff Morris - Expected to Play

Davis Bertens - OUT

Maxi Kleber - OUT

Los Angeles Clippers

John Wall - OUT

NBA DFS Showdown Slate Picks

MVP/Captain

Kyrie Irving, Dallas Mavericks

Kyrie Irving is making his debut with the Dallas Mavericks tonight. The Mavs will be without their star Luka Doncic who is injured. The pressure to score for this Mavericks tonight is going to be high, and we know Kyrie is going to want to show out for his new teammates. Say what you want about him off the court, but this man is a straight-up bucket. With Luka not in the lineup, Kyrie should put up huge numbers tonight.

Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers

If you want to go with a much safer option at the captain spot, your man is Kawhi Leonard tonight. He has scored over 40 fantasy in nine straight games, including four games in the 50s. With all the injuries and Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie getting traded they are going to have a hard time matching up with Kawhi tonight. He should be in line for a big game.

Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers

Paul George is another good option tonight, as Dallas does not have a great matchup for him either. George just isn't quite as consistent as Kawhi Leonard and that is to be expected. If he has a poor shooting night he could really tank your lineup if he is your captain. I would much rather play Kyrie or Leonard tonight at the captain spot.

Utility

Christian Wood, Dallas Mavericks

Christian Wood is off the injury report and should be a full go in this one after just playing 19 minutes in their last game. He went just 1-7 from the field but still finished with 23 fantasy points. Hopefully, he gets his minutes increased and can be a viable secondary scoring option to Kyrie Irving tonight.

Norman Powell, Los Angeles Clippers

Norman Powell has really solidified as the third scoring option for this Clippers team behind Leonard and George. Powell has scored at least 15 game points in 12 of his last 15 games. Powell should once again be solid in this one and get you close to 30 fantasy points.

Josh Green, Dallas Mavericks

Josh Green has now become a valuable wing in this rotation with the departure of Dorian Finney-Smith. He has scored over 20 fantasy points in six of his last seven games and is coming off a huge game. He scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds for 41 fantasy points. Green is finally starting to break out.

Dwight Powell Dallas Mavericks

Powell is seeing a nice chunk of minutes over his last five games playing 26.5 minutes per game. He has been very viable as a rim runner over the past two games scoring over 30 fantasy points in each game. Over that span, he has a total of 23 rebounds. Without Luka, in the lineup, there are a bunch more rebounding opportunities for the big man.

Dart throws

Jaden Hardy, Dallas Mavericks

Hardy went completely bananas in the Mavs' last matchup against the Utah Jazz. He went 8-12 from the field and 9-9 from the free-throw line for a career-high 29 points for the rookie. If he gets over 20 minutes again in this one he will once again bring you value, but not like he did the other night when he dropped 45 fantasy points.

Nicolas Batum, Los Angeles Clippers

Batum is the small ball center for this Clippers team. We do not have to worry about Robert Covington taking his minutes as he hasn't played in two games. In those two games, Batum scored over 24 fantasy points in 27-28 minutes. I like Batum in this matchup.

 

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