DFS Alerts
Dallas Starters: Felton, Mathews, Parsons, Pachulia, Nowitzki
As expected with Deron Williams out, Chandler Parsons will jump into the starting lineup. He is still on somewhat of a minute’s limit, so you can’t play him in your DFS lineups. Felton makes for a very nice value play at $4,500 on both sites, with him running most of the point guard duties.
As reported by: Earl Sneed
Garrett Temple will still start for Beal
Temple will continue to start for the injured Bradley Beal. Without Beal, Gary Neal will also see an uptick in minutes. Both are GPP punt plays only. With Beal out on Friday, Temple started and finished with 19 FD points in 28 minutes. Neal came off the bench and finished with 23 FD points in 26 minutes. Neal has more upside.
As reported by: Washington Wizards Ty Lawson will play Saturday
Lawson will be available to play Saturday, as the Rockets take on the Lakers. It sounds like he isn’t 100 %. He may not even play in this game. Don’t play Lawson; he has been DFS irrelevant for a while now. With him playing this hurts the value of Patrick Beverley a little, but Beverley is still a great value play.
As reported by: Craig Ackerman Klay Thompson starting tonight
Thompson missed last night’s game with an ankle injury, but he will be in the starting lineup for tonight’s game against the Bucks. Thompson makes for a great GPP play, no one will be on him, because of the injury concern. Last time he played he finished with 55 FD points. In that game he made 10 three pointers.
As reported by: Diamond Leung Pelicans starters: Evans, Gee, Gordon, Davis, Ajinca
The Pelicans will start Alexis Ajinca for Omer Asik tonight against the Bulls. Ajinca started the second half of the last game for the Pelicans. In that game against the Wizards, he finished with 7 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes. He is a GPP punt play only. His minutes are unknown, because the Pelicans can always move Anthony Davis to center.
As reported by: Brett Dawson Jordan Clarkson out Saturday, D’Angelo Russell will start
Clarkson will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury. Without Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell will once again start. He is coming off his best game off his career. The rookie finished with 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists against the Spurs. He played 36 minutes. Russell has a very nice price on both sites; he is just $4,800 on DK and $5,100 on FD. Russell seems like a great play, but be aware his coach is Byron Scott.
As reported by: Mike Trudell Deron Williams out Saturday
Williams will miss tonight’s game because of an illness. Raymond Felton will now likely start at point guard, and Chandler Parsons will come off the bench to start. J.J. Barea could also get some minutes with Williams out. Felton is really the only one you can play for DFS. He makes for a very nice value play at $4,500 on both sites.
As reported by: Chuck Cooperstein Usual starters for the Spurs
All the Spurs will be available and play tonight. Pop said the Spurs will use their normal starting five. Tony Parker will be back in the starting lineup after sitting out last night’s game. He has been somewhat fantasy relevant this year, but not tonight. There are a ton of great options at point guard tonight, where you don’t need to take a chance on Parker. Kawhi Leonard is the top option for the Spurs.
As reported by: Jeff McDonald Pau Gasol is playable in all formats
The Chicago Bulls take on the New Orleans Pelicans Saturday in Chicago and Pau Gasol is severely underpriced for the production he has displayed over the last couple of weeks. Averaging 49FPPG over the last six contests Gasol is still listed at $7,700 on DraftKings and $8,600 on FanDuel. Making it even better for Gasol is the fact that they play the Pelicans who allow over 54FPPG to opposing centers, the second-worst in the league behind the Denver Nuggets. Although he is listed at PF on FanDuel, he does play center most of the time which is good news for Gasol. There is a chance he will be guarded by Anthony Davis for some of the game, but likely not often because when fellow big men Joakim Noah or Taj Gibson are in the game it will be tough for the Pelicans to defend the post. Gasol has a good chance to smash value and he is a great GPP or cash game play tonight.
Trevor Ariza will play tonight
Ariza will play tonight against the Lakers despite missing last game with a back injury. Ariza is an easy fade tonight, as it is always risky to play a player coming off an injury. Also the Rockets could blow out the Lakers in this game. With Ariza playing, this hurts the value of Corey Brewer and Marcus Thornton.
As reported by: Craig Ackerman C.J. Miles will start on Saturday, Lavoy Allen back to the bench
Miles will return for to the starting lineup tonight for the Pacers. Miles could make for a sneaky GPP play tonight. Miles has been playing very well as of late. Over his last two games; Miles is averaging 29 FD points and 34 minutes per game. He is just $5,300 on FD and $5,700 on DK.
As reported by: Nate Taylor Deron Williams has been very consistent lately
Deron Williams has posted at least 35 fantasy points in eight of the Mavericks’ last ten outings and has been extremely consistent over the past month. He sits at only $6,600 on DraftKings and $7,100 on FanDuel, and is a great cash game play tonight against a Wizards team that sometimes struggles to guard the point. Although he does not have that high of a ceiling, he makes up for it for having a very high floor and that is just what you are looking for in cash games. With the recent return of JJ Barea it might ding Williams’s value just a bit, but not enough to ignore him at this price as Williams still played 36 minutes in the first game of Barea’s return. Look for Williams to again come close to and likely hit value tonight in what is expected to be a fast-paced, high-scoring game vs. the Wizards.
Bradley Beal out Saturday
Beal will be out for at least two weeks with a leg injury. The two players that will receive the biggest benefit from Beal being out, are Garrett Temple and Gary Neal. Both are GPP punt plays only, but Neal has more upside. With Beal out on Friday, Temple started and finished with 19 FD points in 28 minutes. Neal came off the bench and finished with 23 FD points in 26 minutes. Ramon Sessions will also get some more minutes.
As reported by: Marc Stein Jrue Holiday out Saturday
Holiday will sit out the second of the back-to-back on Saturday. This will give a huge bump up to Tyreke Evans. He is coming off his best game of the season. He scored 27 points, brought down 7 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists last night against the Wizards. Since returning, Evans has gone for at least 30 FD points in five out of six games. He is only $6,900 on DK, and $7,000 on FD. He is listed as a SG on DK. With Evans back, Ish Smith is not a fantasy option anymore. Last time Holiday didn’t play, Smith saw just 13 minutes.
As reported by: Brett Dawson Ryan Anderson out Saturday
Anderson will miss his second straight game with an illness. With Anderson out, Dante Cunningham will see some more minutes. He is not a DFS option, unless you use him as an off the board punt play in a GPP.
As reported by: John Reid