What a time to be alive. A time where the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns are playing beautiful basketball – we can ignore the 22-point blown lead from Phoenix. It’s a great night of NBA showdown basketball on Tuesday, November 18th, and so we’ll get right into things. Let’s dive into our top plays of the day for the NBA DFS showdown between the Suns and Trail Blazers.


Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers Total & Spread

  • Total: 236.5
  • Spread: POR -2.5

Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers Injury Updates

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Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers Projected Starting Lineups

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DFS Captain / MVP Picks

Deni Avdija, POR

(DK CPT - $15,000, UTIL - $10,000 / FD CPT - $24,000, UTIL - $15,000)

The do-everything-forward is going to shoulder a massive load for the Blazers here as Jrue Holiday is doubtful to play for a second straight game. Avdija, without Holiday, has a 31.6% USG and is averaging 1.46 FP/min. He’s also first in assist percentage without Holiday, so the offense flows through him.

Shaedon Sharpe, POR

(DK CPT - $12,000, UTIL - $8,000 / FD CPT - $18,600, UTIL - $12,400)

Bruh, look at Shaedon Sharpe without Jrue Holiday. It’s insane. He has a +6.5% USG bump up to 39%! 39%!!!!! The 1.28 FP/min isn’t too shabby either, but Sharpe poured in 36 actual points in the team's first game without Holiday.

Devin Booker, PHX

(DK CPT - $15,900, UTIL - $10,600 / FD CPT - $24,000, UTIL - $16,000)

Hey, news flash: Devin Booker’s really freakin’ good at basketball and fantasy basketball too. Without Grayson Allen and Jalen Green this year, Booker has a 35.6% USG and is averaging 1.35 FP/min. Without those two players, Booker could see upwards of 40 minutes tonight and thrash the Blazers while doing it.

 

 

DFS Utility Picks

Jerami Grant, POR

(DK CPT - $9,600, UTIL - $6,400 / FD CPT - $11,700, UTIL - $7,800)

The Trail Blazers inserted Jerami Grant into the starting lineup without Jrue Holiday and will likely do it again here. Grant had a 25% USG in that game, which is actually slightly lower than what it’s been all year (26%) without Holiday on the floor. Nevertheless, we’re talking about a high usage rate and a guy averaging 1.15 FP/min to boot.

Dillon Brooks, PHX

(DK CPT - $11,400, UTIL - $7,600 / FD CPT - $13,500, UTIL - $9,000)

Look, Dillon Brooks is undeniable at this point. He really is. How about a 32.5% USG without Jalen Green and Grayson Allen. Brooks has also averaged nearly 1.2 FP/min and the minutes have ticked all the way up since his injury. He’s poured in 32-plus points in two straight and played 35 minutes last time out.

Donovan Clingan, POR

(DK CPT - $7,800, UTIL - $5,200 / FD CPT - $9,000, UTIL - $6,000)

With less chance of going small, Donovan Clingan dominated the last game. He’s really good without Jrue Holiday numbers wise and for a low-usage player, seeing a 2.6% USG increase is notable. He’s averaging 1.2 FP/min without Holiday on the year and I’d even consider him as a low-owned captain if I was trying to jam in all the studs from this game.

Collin Gillespie, PHX

(DK CPT - $8,400, UTIL - $5,600 / FD CPT - $8,700, UTIL - $5,800)

We saw what the minutes upside can look like. He played 31 minutes last time out sans Grayson Allen and Jalen Green and guess what? They’re out again! He’s not a high usage player, but he’s very good per minute sitting at 1.14 FP/min this year.

 


DFS Dart Throws

  • Jordan Goodwin, PHX (DK CPT - $8,700, UTIL - $5,800 / FD CPT - $7,500, UTIL - $5,000)
  • Kris Murray, POR (DK CPT - $7,500, UTIL - $5,000 / FD CPT - $6,000, UTIL - $4,000)
  • Robert Williams, POR (DK CPT - $6,900, UTIL - $4,900 / FD CPT - $6,000, UTIL - $4,400)