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NBA Grind Down Saturday, November 8th - Page Two

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2014-11-08 22:11:38

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Golden State at Houston

Golden State Houston
goldenstatenba Vegas Total 205 houstonnba Vegas Total 205
Vegas Sprd 1.0 Vegas Sprd -1.0
Team Proj. 102.00 Team Proj. 103.00
Team Pace 102.87 Team Pace 96.83
Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters
DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C
Proj Starter Stephen Curry Klay Thompson Harrison Barnes Draymond Green Andrew Bogut Proj Starter Isaiah Canaan James Harden Trevor Ariza Donatas Motiejunas Dwight Howard
Opp. Season 4 7 18 22 12 Opp. Season 20 12 1 21 4
Opp. Last 7 6 8 26 13 25 Opp. Last 7 23 18 1 25 6

Golden State

This game should be a fun one to watch as two great offenses will be battling it out in Houston and one will have to get their first loss of the year. Golden State has coasted to a 4-0 record, as they have blown out their opponents in three of those games. Led by possibly the best backcourt in the league, Thompson is averaging 27 points per game and Curry is averaging a ridiculous 46.7 fantasy points on the year. This is projected to be the highest scoring game of the night and should have number of good DFS plays.

Prime Plays

Stephen Curry – You will most likely have to choose between Curry, Harden and Davis tonight, unless you are going stars and scrubs. With Beverley being out for the Rockets, it is hard to argue with the fact that Curry could easily be the highest scoring player at any position tonight. This game just feels like one of those 6-7 threes made for Curry to go along with all the other ways he puts up points. Get him in your lineups tonight.

Klay Thompson – If you want exposure to the Warriors, but cannot afford Curry, Klay makes a great play as well. He is shooting on another level to begin the season and should put them up in a hurry in this matchup.

Draymond Green – The cheapest exposure to the Warriors is Green, who will continue to start with Lee being out. All three of these guys are good plays in this high scoring matchup and should all reach value.

Secondary Plays

None

Houston

Houston will look to add to their best record in the league of 6-0 tonight . They are down to only one-point favorites in the game with the highest opening total of the slate. Dwight and Harden have been great so far this year, but have really had a cake opening six games. The first real test will come tonight, and we will see if Dwight shows up, which is always a question.

Prime Plays

James Harden – This guy is trying to make a claim as a top player in the league at the moment. Harden is doing it all with 27 points, and 6+ assists and rebounds to begin the year. Klay is a good defender, but that did not stop Harden last year, as he averaged 33 points against this Warriors squad last year in 3 games.

Isaiah Canaan – He is another good point guard value play today – he has played well filling in for Beverley and is still very cheap across the industry.

Trevor Ariza – He puts up points in so many different ways, and if he is hitting that 3-point shot he could be a GPP winner for you. With Jones and Beverley both out, there are more points for Ariza.

Secondary Plays

Dwight Howard – It is too tough of a matchup to make Dwight a prime play, but it is worth mentioning that he has played very well this year and could put up another monster game. He usually burns me in games like this and will not have too much exposure to him tonight.

Memphis at Milwaukee

Memphis Milwaukee
memphisnba Vegas Total 184 milwaukeenba Vegas Total 184
Vegas Sprd -6.00 Vegas Sprd 6.00
Team Proj. 95.25 Team Proj. 89.25
Team Pace 94.57 Team Pace 100.24
Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters
DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C
Proj Starter Mike Conley Courtney Lee Tony Allen Zach Randolph Marc Gasol Proj Starter Brandon Knight Khris Middleton Jabari Parker Ersan Ilyasova Larry Sanders
Opp. Season 7 9 19 19 30 Opp. Season 12 4 14 7 8
Opp. Last 7 4 6 18 23 29 Opp. Last 7 17 7 7 7 7

Memphis

The other 6-0 team playing tonight is the Memphis Grizzlies. It hasn’t been as pretty as the Rockets, but all this team does is win. Even though they play slow, low scoring basketball, they have had some standout fantasy players this year. They get the benefit of playing the Bucks, but this game will not be pretty and is not a game you should look to target at a total of 184’.

Prime Plays

Zach Randolph/Marc Gasol – Having a bit of exposure to these two game is not a bad option tonight. The Bucks are laughable on the inside and these two should dominate.

Secondary Plays

Courtney Lee – He gets too many minutes and produces too much to ignore as a value play.

Milwaukee

Milwaukee is a young team that has some talent, but they will not be good this year. Combine that with inconsistent minutes and the toughest matchup in the league and you have a team you can safely ignore for fantasy purposes tonight.

Prime Plays

None

Secondary Plays

None

New Orleans at San Antonio

New Orleans San Antonio
neworleansnba Vegas Total 195 sanantonionba Vegas Total 195
Vegas Sprd 7 Vegas Sprd -7
Team Proj. 94.25 Team Proj. 101.25
Team Pace 97.1 Team Pace 91.49
Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters
DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C DvP Rks PG SG SF PF C
Proj Starter Jrue Holiday Eric Gordon Tyreke Evans Anthony Davis Omer Asik Proj Starter Tony Parker Danny Green Kawhi Leonard Tim Duncan Matt Bonner
Opp. Season 16 16 6 18 19 Opp. Season 13 10 21 13 28
Opp. Last 7 2 26 5 12 27 Opp. Last 7 24 13 19 16 16

New Orleans

The Pelicans are 2-2 on the season and now have to go into San Antonio who has some well rested starters after a few got the night off on the back-to- back. The game has a decently high (194’) total and should stay close throughout.

Prime Plays

Anthony Davis – You know the drill by now, he is expensive, but can dominate on any given night. Choosing between the stars tonight will be tough due to the other two having great matchups, but that may lead to Davis being one of the better GPP picks tonight due to some low exposure. Regardless, he makes a great play tonight.

Tyreke Evans – Evans has been great on the year as well as he has kind of quietly averaged 17.8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists on the year.

Secondary Plays

None

San Antonio

Well at least Pop gave us ample time with the announced sit outs of some of his starters last game. They basically gave that last win away to the Rockets, and will look to get back on track tonight against the Pelicans. Duncan will be back and Parker will look to bounce back from a terrible outing in the last game. They are 6’ point favorites tonight against a young Pelicans squad.

Prime Plays

None

Secondary Plays

Kawhi Leonard – Although they are favorites in this game, it is tough for me to find any Spurs players I really like. Leonard sticks out a bit as he is getting the minutes now and is under priced at a position where there are very few great plays.

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Ryan138
Ryan138

Ryan (Ryan138) is from Chicago and has been playing fantasy sports for over 10 years. He has been playing daily fantasy sports for over 2 years since he was introduced to Daily Joust in late 2010. In the last year, Ryan has risen into the Top 100 of the RotoGrinders leaderboards by playing at DraftDay, DraftKings and FanDuel in all the major sports.