DFS Alerts
Ben McLemore out Sunday
McLemore will miss Sunday’s game due to a sore wrist. With McLemore battling his wrist injury, Marco Belinelli has been inserted into the starting lineup. Over the last three games, Belinelli is averaging 25 FD points and 35 minutes per game. Belinelli is a great play in all formats today; he is just $4,600 on DK and $4,000 on FD. Darren Collison will also get some more minutes without McLemore.
As reported by: Jason Jones
Darrell Arthur out Sunday
Arthur will miss his third straight game with a quad injury. This really doesn’t change anything fantasy wise. Nikola Jokic remains a great play at Center; he makes for a nice pivot off DeMarcus Cousins especially in GPPs. Kenneth Faried is a GPP play only today, even without Arthur, he is still not playing over 30 minutes. Danilo Gallinari could also see some minutes at the 4, without Arthur.
As reported by: Chris Dempsey Rudy Gay out Sunday
Gay will miss today’s game against the Celtics after rolling his ankle Friday night. With Gay sidelined, Omri Casspi will likely be inserted into the starting lineup. His production has been down lately, but he still makes for a nice cash game play on a four game slate. He may not have the upside for GPPs. He is just $5,200 on DK and $5,100 on FD.
As reported by: Jason Jones Jae Crowder will play Sunday
Crowder didn’t look right Friday, but he will still play Sunday against the Kings. He was just 1-of-9 from the field on Friday. Fade Crowder for your DFS lineups today; he is clearly battling an ankle injury. With Crowder struggling, Evan Turner has stepped up his game. Over his last three games, Turner is averaging 36 FD points per game. Turner is a better play on DK, where he is $5,400 and listed as a SG.
As reported by: Jay King Lance Thomas out Sunday
Thomas will miss his second straight game Sunday with concussion symptoms. On Friday night with Carmelo Anthony also out, the Knicks went with a small lineup. Langston Galloway was in the starting lineup, not Derrick Williams. Galloway played 33 minutes and only finished with 12 FD points. Williams saw just 16 minutes of action. Both Galloway and Williams are GPP punt plays only today, because their minutes can’t be trusted especially with Anthony playing Sunday.
As reported by: Jonah Ballow Evan Fournier will start Sunday
With Tobias Harris not playing on Sunday, Evan Fournier will be inserted back into the starting lineup. Fournier is coming off his best game in a while against the Clippers. He finished with 28 FD points in 32 minutes. With Fournier coming off the bench his price has dropped over the last month. He makes for a nice punt play on today’s four game slate. He is $4,600 on FD and $4,500 on DK.
As reported by: Josh Robbins Carmelo Anthony will play Sunday
After missing Friday’s game with a knee injury, Anthony will play today against the Nuggets. Anthony isn’t on a kind of minute’s restriction. Anthony is in play in all formats today, especially with a matchup against the Nuggets defense. He will likely be under-owned in tournaments due to the slight injury concern. Also most people will likely play Danilo Gallinari and pair him with either Evan Turner or Omri Casspi. With Anthony returning this will hurt the value of Langston Galloway and Derrick Williams. Also, Arron Afflalo and Kristaps Porzingis will see less usage on offense with Anthony back.
As reported by: New York Knicks Tobias Harris out Sunday
Harris won’t play Sunday against the Hawks after leaving last game early with a cut above his eye. Nothing has been made official yet, but Evan Fournier should be inserted back into the starting lineup. With Fournier going to the bench his price has dropped, so he makes for a nice punt play on today’s slate. He is $4,600 on FD and $4,500 on DK.
As reported by: Josh Robbins Austin Rivers out 4-6 Weeks
Rivers will be sidelined for at least a month with a broken hand. With Rivers out, Jamal Crawford will see even more usage off the bench. Crawford played 35 minutes and finished with 28 FD points on Friday night with Rivers out. Pablo Prigioni and Lance Stephenson will also see some more minutes, but they aren’t DFS relevant.
As reported by: Brian Windhorst Bulls Starters: Rose, Moore, Snell, Gibson, Gasol
With Jimmy Butler not playing Saturday, Tony Snell will enter the starting lineup for the Bulls. He isn’t a DFS option tonight. Snell played 19 minutes last game, but only finished with 5 FD points. His minutes will also be hurt by the return of Mike Dunleavy.
As reported by: KC Johnson Pau Gasol will play Saturday
Gasol missed last night’s game with a hand injury, but he will play tonight against the Timberwolves. He makes for a great GPP play tonight, because he will be under-owned with the slight injury concern. With Gasol back in the lineup this hurts the value of Bobby Portis. Taj Gibson will also see a slight bump down in usage.
As reported by: Nick Friedell Mike Dunleavy will play Saturday
Dunleavy will make his season debut Saturday against the Timberwolves. He isn’t a DFS option tonight; he won’t likely see a ton of minutes in his first game back to action. His return will hurt the minutes of E’Twaun Moore, Tony Snell, and Doug McDermott.
As reported by: Nick Fridell Kevin Garnett, Kevin Martin, and Nikola Pekovic all out Saturday
As expected all three players won’t play Saturday against the Bulls. Gorgui Dieng and Zach LaVine will continue to see a ton of minutes. Dieng is a great play in all formats tonight. He has a great matchup against the Bulls interior especially if Pau Gasol is out. He is just $6,100 on DK and $5,600 on FD. LaVine has struggled recently, but is still a nice GPP play tonight.
As reported by: Timberwolves PR Other tagged players: Kevin Garnett Rodney Hood gets a great matchup vs. a fast-paced Suns team
Rodney Hood has been frustrating to target this year because of his volatile nature, but he has a great matchup tonight vs. the Suns who are 27th in DvP vs. opposing SGs. Trey Burke has been ruled out tonight as well because of illness, and that should also lead to a few more minutes as well as a bump in usage for Hood. He can really shoot the ball and if he gets going, he has one of the highest dollar-for-dollar upsides in the industry. If you don’t want to pay up for the likes of Thompson, Hood will likely be under owned. He is a great GPP play, but is a somewhat risky cash game play with other safe options in his range. Hood could very well throw up a dud tonight because that is just his nature, but he does have a big upside with Burke out and the matchup with the Suns.
Garrett Temple will start for Bradley Beal Saturday
Beal started last game, but he is headed back to the bench Saturday. This indicates that the Wizards will limit Beal’s minutes on the back-to-back. You can fade Beal for your DFS lineups tonight. Temple is a GPP punt play only. He has played over 30 minutes in the last six games, but his production is up and down.
As reported by: Jorge Castillo