Yahoo NBA Expert Picks: Sunday, February 25th
Each day when there are two or more NBA games, our daily fantasy basketball experts will provide their top plays for Yahoo. These picks will help you find the best values and top overall plays to build a foundation for all types of contests. Our top-ranked experts will also provide the reasons for their picks, so you can make informed decisions when setting your lineups.
Saturday, February 24th
Tonight, we have a seven game slate with nine teams (Boston, Memphis, Miami, Minnesota, Portland, Phoenix, Dallas, Utah, LA Lakers) on the second half of a back-to-back. Let’s have a look at some of my favorite plays for tonight.
Point Guard
PG: Jeff Teague, Minnesota Timberwolves, $24
Jimmy Butler went down last night and it’s pretty safe to say that he will not be taking the court tonight. That’s bad news for the Wolves, but opens up plenty of opportunity and usage for some of the players. So far this season with Bulter off the court, the player that sees the biggest increase in usage and fantasy-points per minute is Teague, who’s seen a 5.3% increase in usage and is averaging 1.01 fantasy-points per minute. The matchup is also solid against the tanking Bulls, ranked 28th in DVP vs. the point guard position, even though Kris Dunn is a good individual defender. The Bulls give up plenty of extra threes, rebounds, assists, and blocks to opposing point guards and with the Wolves already tight rotation, Teague’s 33.2 minute per game average is as safe as can be,
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