NBA Preview Wed Nov 16 – DraftKings and Fanduel

by fro1331 | Nov 16, 2016 | Daily Preview, DraftKings, Fanduel, NBA | 0 comments

The Philadelphia 76ers have been very cautious with their big men Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor this year, keeping them on a minutes restriction and not allowing them to play in back to back games.  With the Sixers on the front end of a home and away, they will likely stick to the script by playing Embiid at home Wednesday and Okafor on Thursday. If so, count me in on Embiid, who had 11 pts and 12 rebs in 14 minutes vs. Gortat. Even though that was a meaningless game for Gortat and I expect a better battle, Embiid has only gotten better in the last month.

Update: The Sixers did not stick to the course and opted to rest Embiid tonight and Okafor tomorrow.  Somewhere, Marcin Gortat smiles. 

Today’s Projections | NBA Game Logs | Player Scoring Calendar

The Denver Nuggets currently allow the most DK Fantasy Points to opposing PG’s than any other team in the league (Suns are second worst). The margin between the Nuggets and the Warriors, who allow the 4th most DK points to PG’s, is 5 points, twice as much as the gap for any other position and team. That’s enough for me to take a shot on Eric Bledsoe at $6,900. I expect his ownership to be fairly low after a poor shooting night vs. the Nets, followed by lower minutes than usual in a blowout loss against Golden State. He can really fill up a stat sheet so the potential of a big night is there if the shot is dropping.

With a completely star studded night, you may be looking for a few punt plays to fill out a “stars and scrubs” roster. If that is the case, keep your eye out for Dwight Howard‘s status. He was banged up last night and did not return to the game due to a left quad contusion. If he doesn’t play, that opens up some more minutes for Mike Muscala. He has averaged 19.5 DK points per game this year and can get you some 3’s from the center position as well.

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I don’t usually like to talk about how great the best players in the world are, we all know already, but what James Harden and Russell Westbrook are doing is epic. This will be a high scoring affair that will feature two ball dominant point guards playing the best basketball of their career. Harden has actually scored better on the road than at home this year and has scored 60 or more DK points in 6 of his last 7 games, only scoring 58.75 in a 27 point victory last game. Meanwhile, Russ is averaging 35 pts, 12 rebs, and 10 assists in his last 4 games.  The Rockets actually allow the 6th fewest points to opposing PG’s, while the Thunder allow the 7th most.

If you can pick one over the other, go for it, otherwise just sit back and enjoy the show.

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NBA Preview, Tue Nov 15 – DraftKings and Fanduel

by fro1331 | Nov 14, 2016 | Daily Preview, DraftKings, Fanduel, NBA | 0 comments

The two late games on the schedule figure to be the highest scoring and I won’t shy away from Jimmy Butler‘s price increase. He has played 38+ minutes in the last three games and he has emerged as the go-to scorer for the Bulls that everyone thought he would be. He is filling up the stat sheet on both ends averaging a ridiculous 4 steals in the last 3 to go along with 32 points, 7 assists, and 5.33 rebounds. Taj Gibson has also been solid for the Bulls this year and I can see him getting an uptick in minutes with Doug McDermott out with a concussion.

Today’s Projections | NBA Game Logs | Player Scoring Calendar

For the Trailblazers, Mo Harkless has been getting minutes at both SF and PF since Aminu went down. With the minutes there, he has averaged 12.6 pts and 5.2 rebounds a game over his last 5, scoring 8 points twice and 17+ in the others. He take the third most shots on the team after Lillard and McCollum, but doesn’t get a ton of assists or steals to pad his stats so fantasy points will be tied to scoring real points.

With a lot of mid priced guys in the Nets and Lakers match-up, you can fill out your roster with a few different options, but the one I’m going with is Nick Young. Prior to a dud against the Timberwolves, he has put up an average of 18 ppg and 25 DK points in his 6 games prior. With the Nets on the second night of a back to back I expect a lot of points to be scored in this one, and Swaggy P is not afraid to take advantage of that.

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Kemba Walker is doing everything for the 6-3 Hornets shooting a career best 47 from the field and from deep while putting up a crazy (for him) 7.3 3’s a game. Kemba has hit for 5x in all but one game this year, and in his last 4 games he has hit 7x or better twice and 6x once. Timberwolves are giving up 110.63 points per 100 possessions, the 6th worst mark in the league.

Channing Frye has been a guy I’ve spot started a few times this year, and was lucky enough to have played him last game where he went off for 32.25 DK points at $3,400. He shot a whopping 12 3’s in that game and is starting to look like the guy the Cavs thought they were getting when they traded for him last season. His minutes are a little volatile, so GPP play only.

That’s all folks! Be sure to follow me on Twitter for more player analysis as news and injuries break closer to tip-off! Commentary based on DraftKings strategy and scoring.