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NBA Grind Down Sunday, November 9th

by Ryan138 Last Updated 2014-11-13 16:54:36

Welcome to the RotoGrinders NBA Grind Down Article. Each day, we’ll break down all of the matchups with a focus on defense vs. position stats. The Grind Down shows you Vegas lines, defense stats and projected starting lineups for each and every game.

The analysis should point you in the right direction, but it is still up to you to decipher the information and make your own selections. Use this article to help you gain a better understanding of the matchups for the coming week and build from there. We have everything you could possibly need on our Daily Research console for you to be a successful daily fantasy player!

Note: Fantasy Point Average Listed Uses FanDuel Scoring. For more info on FanDuel’s NFL Scoring System, check out the scoring systems section of our FanDuel Review

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Orlando at Brooklyn

Orlando Brooklyn
orlandonba Vegas Total 197 brooklynnba Vegas Total 197
Vegas Sprd 8.0 Vegas Sprd -8.0
Team Proj. 94.8 Team Proj. 102.8
Team Pace 97.09 Team Pace 94.71
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 Elfrid Payton Evan Fournier Tobias Harris Channing Frye Nikola Vucevic Proj Starter Deron Williams Bojan Bogdanovic Joe Johnson Kevin Garnett Brook Lopez
Opp. Season 25 11 21 12 14 Opp. Season 17 27 8 28 27
Opp. Last 7 12 28 19 11 5 Opp. Last 7 6 30 10 25 19

Orlando

Orlando has been beat up on this season and has a 2-4 record to show for it. They have some good young talent in Vucevic, Fournier and Payton and due to their price, have made quality fantasy plays. The Magic are coming off an overtime victory over the Twolves on Friday night and will look to make it two in a row when they go into Brooklyn to face the Nets. They are big underdogs in the afternoon game and will need some big performances to stay close.

Prime Plays

Tobias Harris – Some of these Magic players are playing very well, they just don’t have the overall talent and team play it takes to win in the NBA night in and night out. Harris is coming off a huge 17 point, 16 rebound performance on Friday and will look to mimic that against the Nets today.

Secondary Plays

Evan Fournier – A value play that gets 35+ minutes per game and will throw up 10+ shots. If he is on he makes a great GPP play.

Elfrid Payton – It is still hard not to recommend him as his price is still playable at certain sites and he does a bit of everything on the floor. I do not expect him to go out and score 40 fantasy points, but reaching value should be a lock.

Brooklyn

The Nets are coming off a big win against their New York rival Knicks who everyone can win against these days. They are going to have to be led, like they were, by Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Lopez as they really do not have any other big names on their team. Teletovic had 18 points off the bench of Friday, but does not put up any other stats for fantasy value. They are currently 7’ point favorites with a decently high total of 197’.

Prime Plays

Deron Williams – He needs to take this team on his shoulders this year if they are going to win and that is exactly what he has done for the majority of the season. Other than their blowout against the Thunder, DWill has taken at least 15 shots on the other 4 games and is leading this team in minutes played by far. He makes a very good mid-level point guard for this full slate.

Secondary Plays

Brook Lopez – His price is still not where it will end up in the middle of the season, but he has gotten over 30 minutes in his last two games and just missed his first double double of the season on Friday. Play him as his salary will slowly take a jump up over the next few weeks.

Utah at Detroit

Utah Detroit
utahnba Vegas Total 195 detroitnba Vegas Total 195
Vegas Sprd 4.0 Vegas Sprd -4.0
Team Proj. 95.5 Team Proj. 99.5
Team Pace 94.86 Team Pace 93.69
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 Trey Burke Alec Burks Gordon Hayward Enes Kanter Derrick Favors Proj Starter Brandon Jennings Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Josh Smith Greg Monroe Andre Drummond
Opp. Season 1 25 11 19 21 Opp. Season 24 5 26 25 3
Opp. Last 7 1 29 22 5 28 Opp. Last 7 25 5 14 27 1

Utah

Utah is another team with a lot of good young talent, but it will be a bit before they can win a lot at the NBA level. They are coming off a blowout loss to the Mavericks, and will look to turn it around against the struggling Pistons tonight. The game’s total is set at 196 and has the Jazz as 3’ point underdogs. The game should be played at a good pace and should stay close throughout, giving us good potential fantasy plays.

Prime Plays

None

Secondary Plays

Alec Burks – He is at a tough price as he is not a true value, which makes his hard to play as he also doesn’t go crazy on the stat sheet. I do like him today though as he should get some time against Jennings possibly which is always good for a players offensive confidence.

Detroit

Detroit is a very difficult team to get a read on early on in the season. They have battled to a 2-3 record and recently beat a bad Bucks team by 3 points at home. They were led in points be Caldwell-Pope who has come on very strong this year, and after getting a few real quality performances out of Monroe, he only played 26 minutes and had 10 points, 7 rebounds. The star players on the Pistons are hard to trust as they are so volatile for fantasy. I do expect this game to be high scoring tonight, though.

Prime Plays

Greg Monroe – Prior to the dud he put up on Friday, Monroe had a 23 point, 18 rebound game and an 18 point, 11 rebound game. I expect more of those types of games than the most recent one and his price is at a perfect spot at some sites where he should easily hit value.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope- One of my favorite value plays tonight as Caldwell-Pope is playing over 30 minutes a night and has not had to search for shots in this offense.

Secondary Plays

Josh Smith – They will play up in pace tonight and games like these are where Smith shines. He can never be fully trusted, but is a nice GPP option.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City

Sacramento Oklahoma City
sacramentonba Vegas Total 194 oklahomacitynba Vegas Total 194
Vegas Sprd -1.5 Vegas Sprd 1.5
Team Proj. 97.8 Team Proj. 96.3
Team Pace 99.65 Team Pace 95.64
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 Darren Collison Ben McLemore Rudy Gay Jason Thompson DeMarcus Cousins Proj Starter Reggie Jackson Jeremy Lamb Lance Thomas Serge Ibaka Steven Adams
Opp. Season 22 18 3 15 18 Opp. Season 29 2 14 10 23
Opp. Last 7 24 26 2 24 9 Opp. Last 7 28 1 9 18 23

Sacramento

The Kings have come out to an early 5-1 record making them one of the top teams in the league. This is mainly due to the great play of the two DCs, Cousins and Collison who have led this team in the early goings. They will travel to Oklahoma City in what should be another win for the Kings as the Thunder continue to be decimated by injury.

Prime Plays

DeMarcus Cousins – With the way he has been playing he is hard to ignore for fantasy purposes. He is putting up MONSTER lines each night and is coming off a 25 point, 18 rebound performance. I do not think Adams will be able to change that today and hopefully the Thunder could keep in moderately close as he could go off again.

Secondary Plays

Darren Collison – His price is still mid-level and he continues to put up mid-level performances making Collison a good cash game option as he has been pretty consistent this year.

Oklahoma City

The Thunder are going to be a bad team until they get Westbrook and Durant back. With that said they are being led by Jackson who is getting all the usage he can handle and further injuries have led to a lot of value plays coming out of this squad. They are huge underdogs, but will be forced to be on the floor regardless of that fact tonight.

Prime Plays

Reggie Jackson – His price will rise to that of the higher level point guards pretty soon because he should continue to post 40+ fantasy point nights each game. He really is the focal point of this offense as Ibaka will never be that type of player. Get him in your lineups tonight.

Jeremy Lamb – Lamb is a value play depending on the status of guys like Roberson and Jones. If one or both of them are out, Lamb immediately becomes one of the top low level plays. He shot it 15 times last game and led the team (with Reggie) in minutes.

Secondary Plays

None

Philadelphia at Toronto

Philadelphia Toronto
philadelphianba Vegas Total 203 torontonba Vegas Total 203
Vegas Sprd 12.5 Vegas Sprd -12.5
Team Proj. 95.3 Team Proj. 107.8
Team Pace 99.50 Team Pace 96.59
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 Tony Wroten Hollis Thompson Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Nerlens Noel Henry Sims Proj Starter Kyle Lowry DeMar DeRozan Terrence Ross Patrick Patterson Jonas Valanciunas
Opp. Season 26 3 18 2 29 Opp. Season 2 30 28 5 26
Opp. Last 7 26 3 20 4 29 Opp. Last 7 2 24 28 19 4

Philadelphia

Philly battled Chicago well in their last game, but came up just short in a 118-115 loss. Led again by a huge Wroten performance, the 76ers have shown that they can score the ball, but still cannot stop any team’s offense. They are the biggest underdogs on the board today and this game could get out of hand. With that said, the starters will still see a lot of minutes due to a short bench at the moment.

Prime Plays

Tony Wroten – His price continues to get higher which means people are not going to pay for him when they see some of the other stars names at, or close to his price. He still continues to pay it off though as he is coming off shooting 27 times and scoring 31 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds. He is their offense and will be relied upon until MCW comes back.

Secondary Plays

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute – He played a surprising 33 minutes and had a double double. He could be a sneaky value play today if Noel continues to be hurt.

Toronto

Toronto has played very good basketball in their first few weeks of the season and has a 5-1 record to show for it. They recently cruised to a 19 point victory against the Wizards and now they win the matchup lottery against the winless 76ers. They are 13 point favorites with a total of 203. The question is always going to be about how many minutes the starters will play in a blowout scenario.

Prime Plays

Kyle Lowry – This guy has really come on strong in the last two games which makes me like him as a top play this evening. He is coming off a triple double against the Wizards and had a 35 point explosion in the prior game at Boston. Wroten will not play defense, which should allow for another huge performance for Lowry. I expect his to exceed value even if there are minutes lost due to the blowout today.

Secondary Plays

DeMar DeRozan – He will benefit greatly from open shots around the court and a faced pace game here tonight. He gets to the line at will and should easily put up 20-25 real points tonight. The question is if he can fill the rest of the stat sheet as he has at times this year, but then in the last game only had 3 rebounds, 1 assist. That is why he is a secondary play today in the possible blowout.

Amir Johnson – He is just too cheap at some sites to ignore him today. I hope he gets a few more minutes than he did in his first game back, which should make him a decent low range play.

Miami at Dallas

Miami Dallas
miaminba Vegas Total 204 dallasnba Vegas Total 204
Vegas Sprd 8.0 Vegas Sprd -8.0
Team Proj. 98.0 Team Proj. 106.0
Team Pace 96.29 Team Pace 95.49
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 Norris Cole Dwyane Wade Luol Deng Shawne Williams Chris Bosh Proj Starter Jameer Nelson Monta Ellis Chandler Parsons Dirk Nowitzki Tyson Chandler
Opp. Season 27 10 7 18 6 Opp. Season 4 28 25 1 24
Opp. Last 7 29 6 17 2 25 Opp. Last 7 5 25 24 1 26

Miami

Miami has impressed to a 4-2 record so far this year and continue to be led by Chris Bosh on the inside. Today should be a good test for them as they travel to take on a quality Mavericks squad. This Heat team is pretty big underdogs, but I think should keep this a close game throughout.

Prime Plays

Chris Bosh – I would probably go with DMC if I am paying up for a center tonight, but Bosh is impossible to ignore. He comes out every night and puts up 20+ points and close to 10 rebounds. He has a difficult matchup tonight against Chandler, but I think he continues to get his.

Secondary Plays

Shawne Williams – He is just a value play that I think can be used for cash games and you just know he is going to get you that 20 points out of a very low priced option. If he hits a couple of those 3’s he may get closer to 25 but that is all you are going to see out of him.

Dallas

Dallas is also a 4-2 team on the year and are coming off a big win Friday night over the Jazz. The starters all played 30 minutes or less in the blowout so should be well rested for tonights matchup against the Heat. Dallas is an 8 point favorite in a game with a high total of 204.

Prime Plays

Dirk Nowitzki – Nobody that the Heat has healthy should be able to guard Dirk tonight and I expect a pretty big game out of him if this stays close.

Monte Ellis – The real point guard of this offense is Ellis as he has the ball in his hand a lot. I expect him to take Wade a will tonight off the dribble and get to the foul line a bunch.

Secondary Plays

None

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About the Author

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.