DFS Alerts
Rudy Gay out Saturday
Gay will miss his second straight game with a heel injury. Last game with Gay out, Omri Casspi started against the Hawks. He finished with 31 FD points in 38 minutes. He is a very safe cash game play at $6,000 on DK and $5,500 on FD. Gay being out also benefits Willie Cauley-Stein, who has been playing very well as of late. Stein is coming off back-to-back double-doubles.
As reported by: Kings
Darrell Arthur starting Saturday
Arthur will start for the injured Faried on Saturday. He makes for a nice punt play. He is just $4,600 on DK and $4,200 on FD. He is averaging 23 FD points per game over his last five games. He allows you to maybe switch a couple things around on a late swap site like DK and maybe get one more stud into your lineup tonight.
Kenneth Faried and Jameer Nelson out Saturday
Faried will miss tonight’s game against the Pistons with an adductor injury. Darrell Arthur will likely start in his place. He would make for a very nice value play on this slate. He is just $4,600 on DK and $4,200 on FD. He is averaging 23 FD points per game over his last five games. Nelson will miss his fourth straight game for the Nuggets. Emmanuel Mudiay will start and once again see tons of minutes. He can’t be trusted for cash games, but he makes a great GPP play.
As reported by: Chris Dempsey Other tagged players: Jameer Nelson Marc Gasol in starting lineup Saturday, Tony Allen is out
Gasol will start Saturday against Minnesota despite not being 100 %. Gasol is an easy fade tonight; they’re a lot better options at center tonight. With him playing this hurts the value of Zach Randolph. Tony Allen will miss tonight’s game. Courtney Lee and Matt Barnes will see some more minutes. Both saw over 35 minutes last game. Jeff Green is a GPP play, his minutes are up and down.
As reported by: Rob Fischer Alex Len remains in the starting lineup Saturday
Len will start again for the Suns tonight against the Hawks. Last game he started against the Spurs he played 35 minutes. He finished with 32 FD points. He is $4,400 on both sites. With all the injuries to the Suns he should see a lot of minutes again. Tyson Chandler also played 36 minutes last game and is priced below $5,000 on both sites.
As reported by: Craig Grialou PJ Tucker will play and start Saturday, Mirza Teletovic will try to play
After leaving last game early, Tucker will play Saturday. The game before he got hurt he played 45 minutes and finished with 31 FD points. With all the injuries to the Sun’s, Tucker will likely see some extra minutes at the 4. It’s kind of hard to trust Tucker for your cash games, but he makes a nice GPP play. He is just $5,000 on DK and $4,300 on FD. Jeff Hornacek said Teletovic isn’t 100 % so he is an easy fade for your lineups tonight.
As reported by: Craig Grialou Other tagged players: Mirza Teletovic Taj Gibson will play Saturday
As expected Gibson will play Saturday. He hurt his eye last game and will goggles tonight. He is an easy fade tonight; he just doesn’t have much upside. The last two games he has averaged just about 21 minutes per game. He hasn’t gone over 25 FD points in his last nine games.
As reported by: KC Johnson Markieff Morris out Saturday
Morris will miss his second straight game with a shoulder injury. Jon Leuer has already been ruled out. Mirza Teletovic remains questionable for tonight, but if he does play he should makes a nice punt play because he should see a ton of minutes. PJ Tucker should also see some minutes at the 4. Last game without Morris and Teletovic, both Suns center’s got a ton of minutes. Tyson Chandler played 36 minutes and Alex Len played 35 minutes. Both Len and Chandler are under $4,400 on both sites.
As reported by: Chris Vivlamore Marc Gasol and Tony Allen will try to play Saturday
Both Gasol and Allen will try and give it a go tonight, but both don’t sound 100 % healthy. Head coach Dave Joerger said: “Marc’s dinged up. He’s going to try to go. Tony will try to go. We’ll see.” You can ignore both for your fantasy lineups tonight. If Gasol can’t go Zach Randolph should see a lot more minutes and usage on offense. If Allen can’t go Courtney Lee, Matt Barnes, and Jeff Green will some more minutes. All three are GPP plays as they production is up and down.
As reported by: Rob Fischer Lance Thomas out Saturday
Thomas will now not play Saturday against the Hornets. With Thomas being out, Derrick Williams is now worth a look as a GPP punt play tonight. Williams is just $4,500 on DK, and has averaged 29 minutes per game over the last two games.
As reported by: Marc Berman Lance Thomas probable Saturday
Thomas will most likely play Saturday after missing the last two games. This really doesn’t have a whole lot of fantasy impact, but Thomas returning will hurt the minutes of Derrick Williams.
As reported by: Marc Berman Kevin Love is a possible GPP target tonight
The Cavs take on the Bulls in a prime time matchup on national television tonight, and it is also Cavs’ new coach Ty Lue’s debut. Coach David Blatt was fired yesterday by Clevelend and Lue was named the new head coach. It will be interesting to see what changes, if any, will be made with the Cavs but regardless Love is an option tonight. Some people will be scared away from him because of his 15.25 DK point outing in 21 minutes on Monday vs. the Warriors in which the Cavs got absolutely demolished by 30. People are speculating that was the last straw of the Blatt era, but the entire Cavs team was flat out embarrassed, including Love. Tonight he sits at $7,200 on DraftKings and is in a good spot on national TV vs. the Bulls who just lost Joakim Noah for several months with a shoulder injury. The Bulls are decent defensively, but the loss of Noah definitely hurts the front court defensively and hopefully Love can take advantage of that tonight. Some Cavs fans and beat writers were calling for Love to get the ball more in the post, so we will see if Lue makes that a priority going forward starting tonight. Love has a decently high floor because of his usage and minutes, but also offers a relatively high ceiling given his price.
Jeremy Lamb out Saturday
Lamb returned last game but only played 4 minutes. Jeremy Lin has somewhat struggled the last couple of games and is only a GPP play. Last night he played 30 minutes and only finished with 13 FD points. You could also look at Troy Daniels as a GPP punt play. Last game he played 32 minutes and scored 17 points. He is minimum price on DK.
As reported by: Hornets PR Dante Cunningham out Saturday
Cunningham will not play Saturday because of an illness. Alonzo Gee will start in his place. Gee is a GPP punt play only. He did have 23 FD points in 29 minutes last game, but he is very inconsistent.
As reported by: Brett Dawson PJ Tucker probable Saturday, Markieff Morris and Mirza Teletovic questionable
Tucker left last game early, but has been upgraded to probable for tonight’s game against the Hawks. The game before Tucker played 45 minutes and finished with 31 FD points. With all the injuries to the Sun’s, Tucker will likely see some extra minutes at the 4. It’s kind of hard to trust Tucker for your cash games, but he makes a nice GPP play. With him playing this hurts the value of TJ Warren. Both Mirza Teletovic and Markieff Morris remain questionable for tonight, after both missing the last game. If either one plays they could make for a nice GPP play because they will get a ton of minutes. Alex Len played 35 minutes and Tyson Chandler played 36 minutes last game. So if Morris and Teletovic both miss again, Chandler and Len are in play.
As reported by: Arizona Republic Other tagged players: Markieff Morris, Mirza Teletovic