NBA Grind Down: Wednesday, March 18th - Page Three
Washington at Utah – 10:30 PM
- Vegas Line – Utah -3.5, 180 Over/Under
- Washington Proj. Starters – Wall-Beal-Pierce-Hilario-Gortat
- Utah Proj. Starters – Exum-Hood-Hayward-Favors-Gobert
| Washington | Utah | |||||||||||
 | Vegas Total | 180 |  | Vegas Total | 180 | |||||||
| Vegas Sprd | 3.5 | Vegas Sprd | -3.5 | |||||||||
| Team Proj. | 88.25 | Team Proj. | 91.75 | |||||||||
| Team Pace | 95.89 | Team Pace | 92.55 | |||||||||
| 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 | John Wall | Bradley Beal | Paul Pierce | Nene Hilario | Marcin Gortat | Proj Starter | Dante Exum | Rodney Hood | Gordon Hayward | Derrick Favors | Rudy Gobert | |
| Opp. Season | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | Opp. Season | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Opp. Last 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 3 | Opp. Last 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | |
Washington
With Rudy Gobert as the anchor, the Jazz have the best defense in the entire NBA. They are now ranked 1st in both points allowed per game and rebounding differential. The Wizards are only projected to score 88 points tonight, which is a far cry from their season average of 97.4. We can safely avoid all Wizards tonight against the Jazz.
Opponent Breakdown (Utah)
Record: 30-36
Points Allowed Per Game: 95.1 (Rank: 1)
Defensive Efficiency Rank: 16
Rebounding Differential Rank: 1
Elite Plays
None
Secondary Plays
None
Utah
The Jazz have played extremely well recently. While I like their chance to pick up another win tonight, this is not a matchup that we need to exploit for fantasy purposes. The Wizards are also an elite defensive team, ranking in the top eight in points allowed per game, defensive efficiency, and rebounding differential this season. Rudy Gobert and Rodney Hood are both in play, but I’ll likely be avoiding this game altogether tonight.
Opponent Breakdown (Washington)
Record: 39-28
Points Allowed Per Game: 97.3 (Rank: 8)
Defensive Efficiency Rank: 3
Rebounding Differential Rank: 4
Elite Plays
None
Secondary Plays
None