DFS Alerts
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute out Saturday, Jeff Green to start again
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will miss his second straight game with an eye injury. Once again, Jeff Green will start in his place. Green is a GPP play only. Last game, he played 17 minutes and finished with just 4 FD points.
As reported by: Dan Woike
Spurs starters: Parker, Simmons, Leonard, West, Diaw
With LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, and Danny Green not playing tonight, the Spurs have a vastly different starting lineup Saturday against the Kings. Jonathon Simmons, David West, and Boris Diaw will enter the starting lineup. All three of these players are under $4,000 on both sites, and GPP punt plays only. If you don’t want to try and pick the right value with the Spurs, just play the sure thing in Kawhi Leonard. Tony Parker should also see more usage on offense tonight.
As reported by: Jeff McDonald Other tagged players: Boris Diaw, Jonathon Simmons Bulls Starters: Rose, Butler, Dunleavy, Gibson, Gasol
Jimmy Butler will return to the starting lineup Saturday against the Rockets. He won’t be on any kind of minute’s restriction. He makes for a great tournament play tonight. Butler will likely be lowly owned, due to this being his first game back. He has an elite matchup against the Rockets. Gibson will also start Saturday after missing the last game with an injury. He isn’t a DFS option tonight. He has only reached over 22 FD points once in his last ten games. With the return of Butler, it will hurt the value of E’Twaun Moore,Tony Snell, Doug McDermott, and Mike Dunleavy.
As reported by: K.C. Johnson Manu Ginobili will play Saturday
Manu Ginobili will make his return Saturday against the Kings. He had missed the last twelve games with a groin injury. This is a great matchup for the Spurs, but Ginobili isn’t a DFS option tonight. In his first game back from injury it’s hard to believe that he will get more than 20 minutes tonight even with the Spurs being shorthanded.
As reported by: Jeff McDonald LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, and Danny Green all OUT Saturday
LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, and Danny Green won’t play Saturday against the Kings. We will have to wait closer to tip-off too see who the Spurs will start. Without Aldridge and Duncan in the frontcourt, Boris Diaw, David West and Boban Marjanovic should get all the minutes they can handle. All three are GPP punt plays only. Without Green, Jonathon Simmons and Manu Ginobili should see some extra minutes, but both aren’t DFS options tonight.
As reported by: Spurs Nikola Mirotic will play Saturday
Nikola Mirotic will play Saturday game against the Rockets. He hasn’t played in over a month with a chest injury. He isn’t a DFS option tonight. Bobby Portis and Doug McDermott will lose their value with Mirotic back in the rotation.
As reported by: Jonathan Feigen Thomas Robinson, Willie Reed will start for Thaddeus Young, Brook Lopez
With Thaddeus Young and Brook Lopez getting the night off, Thomas Robinson and Willie Reed will start for the Nets Saturday against Minnesota. It’s hard to trust Robinson and Reed for cash games, but they make great GPP punt plays. They should be in for a fair amount of minutes. Robison is minimum price on DK, and $3,600 on FD. Reed is minimum price on both sites. Bojan Bogdanovic, Donald Sloan, and Wayne Ellington should all see some more usage on offense without Lopez and Young.
As reported by: Devin Kharpertian Thaddeus Young and Brook Lopez out Saturday
Both Thaddeus Young and Brook Lopez won’t play Saturday against Minnesota. They’re both being rested on the second of the back-to-back. Thomas Robinson will start for Young. Robison is minimum price on DK, and $3,600 on FD. Willie Reed will start for Lopez; he is minimum price on both sites. Both players are GPP punt plays only. Bojan Bogdanovic , Donald Sloan, and Wayne Ellington should all see some more usage on offense.
As reported by: Dave Benz Other tagged players: Thaddeus Young Kevin Love returns to action and is a contrarian GPP option
Kevin Love will be back in the lineup vs. the Celtics and he is an excellent GPP option because of the Celtics’ undersized front court. Simply put, the Celtics are horrible at defending opposing PFs and Cs as they are 27th in DvP vs. PFs which puts Love in a great spot. At only $7,000 on both sites, Love offers an upside of 50 DK points and he will likely be low-owned because of other options at PF in his price range. Between Love, Derrick Favors, LaMarcus Aldridge, Thaddeus Young, and Gorgui Dieng all in the same price tier at PF, Love has the potential to be the lowest owned out of all of those guys. This makes him a great GPP option because of the upside he offers at this price along with his projected ownership. He will likely be under 15% owned and although he has a low floor and could put up a dud, he could be on one of the winning GPP teams. He isn’t recommended for cash games because of his floor, but he is a viable contrarian GPP play at an affordable price coming off four days of rest.
Bradley Beal will start for Garrett Temple Saturday
Bradley Beal will be back in the starting lineup for the Wizards tonight against the Pacers. Garrett Temple, who has been struggling, will come off the bench. Beal makes for a great GPP play today; his price has really come down. He is just $5,800 on DK, and $5,600 on FD. His play has been up and down this season, just look at his FD points from the last three games (13, 37, 17).
As reported by: Jorge Castillo Derrick Williams will start for Kristaps Porzingis
Derrick Williams will start for the injured Kristaps Porzingis Saturday against the Pistons. Williams makes for a great GPP punt play tonight. It’s hard to trust him for cash games, because his minutes are unknown. Williams is minimum price on FD, and $3,100 on DK. On DK he is listed as a SF.
As reported by: Rebecca Haarlow Kristaps Porzingis ruled out Saturday
Kristaps Porzingis will miss Saturday’s game against the Pistons with a leg injury. We will have to wait and see who the Knicks start in his place. Regardless of who starts, Derrick Williams will likely get the biggest boost with Porzingis out. Williams is minimum price on FD, and $3,100 on DK.
As reported by: New York Knicks Andre Drummond is an upside play vs. the Knicks
Andre Drummond is sitting at a measly $7,700 on DraftKings which is the lowest his price has been all season. He also gets a great matchup vs. Robin Lopez and the Knicks who are 24th in DvP vs. opposing centers in the last three weeks. That is a recipe for success for someone like Drummond who offers the legitimate upside of a 20-20 game in points and rebounds. Drummond is notoriously inconsistent in hitting 5x value going all the way back to last season. However, according to RG’s consistency stats he hits 4x value 83.33% of the time at this price point, the highest of any center on the board. With the 4x floor that Drummond offers combined with the immense upside he brings to the table, he is a top option on the board and is a great option in your GPP contests. It is also worth noting that it is a great night to take advantage of the two-center approach on DraftKings. Almost all of the centers are ridiculously unproportionate to the pricing on FanDuel, and since the position is so deep it may benefit you by playing a center in both the center spot as well as the utility spot. Either way, Drummond is a great option for one of your center options especially with the upside he offers in GPPs.
Kawhi Leonard has been seeing big minutes despite some blowouts
Kawhi Leonard has been playing very well lately and he has been one of the most consistent players in the league over the past several weeks. The main concern with Leonard has always been his minutes, as the Spurs normally get such a big lead that Coach Pop rests his star players in the fourth quarter. However, Leonard has played at least 33 minutes in eight of their last ten games despite quite a few blowouts in that time frame. Leonard is extremely dependent on his minutes for his fantasy production because when he sees 30+ minutes he is almost a lock to log 40 DK points. In fact, in the last ten games Leonard has only one game in which he has scored below 39 DK points, which means at his $7,900 price tag he has hit value in all but one game in his last ten. That is about as consistent as you can get and he has an enormous floor vs. the Kings. The Kings are one of the fastest paced teams in the league and the Spurs are one of the slowest, so the Spurs should see a significant bump in possessions. Leonard is in the best spot of anyone to hit value, and he should be a staple in your cash lineups.
C.J. Miles out Saturday
C.J. Miles won’t play Saturday against the Wizards. He has now missed eight straight games with a calf injury. This news isn’t significant for DFS purposes as no player really benefits from his absence.
As reported by: Indiana Pacers