DFS Alerts
Monta Ellis Questionable Saturday
Ellis left Thursday’s game early with a shoulder injury. He is questionable for tonight’s game against the Jazz. If he is unable to go, this will give a bump up to George Hill and Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey is coming off his best game of the season, in which he had 37 FD points. He is just $4,900 on FD and $4,400 on DK.
As reported by: Candace Buckner
Trevor Booker misses shootaround (illness)
Booker missed shootaround this morning, and is questionable for tonight’s game against the Pacers. The Jazz are already without Rudy Gobert. If Booker can’t go, Trey Lyles will likely get the start. He is minimum price on both sites, but he is a GPP punt play only. This news may only mean a heavier workload for Derrick Favors.
As reported by: Jody Genessy Nuggets Starters: Mudiay, Foye, Gallinari, Arthur, Lauvergne
Kenneth Faried is available to play on Saturday, but Darrell Arthur will still get the start. Arthur is coming off his best game of the season in which he had 37 FD points. With Faried back, Arthur is a GPP play only. You can ignore Faried for your DFS lineups. Foye will once again start for Gary Harris. Last game, Foye played a season high in minutes 36, but he only finished with 16 FD points. Will Barton still is a solid play off the bench.
As reported by: Jason Kosmicki Gary Harris out Saturday
Harris will miss another game with a concussion. With Harris out, Randy Foye will likely start again for the Nuggets. Last game, Foye played a season high in minutes 36, but he only finished with 16 FD points. Foye isn’t a great DFS player, but he is only $3,600 on FD and $3,300 on DK.
As reported by: Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried available to play Saturday
Faried is available to play today, after missing last game with an ankle injury. With Faried returning it just makes the Nuggets frontcourt a mess. It’s kind of hard to tell how the minutes will breakdown between Faried, Arthur, Jokic, and Lauvergne. We will have to wait and see who is starting for the Nuggets in the frontcourt on Saturday.
As reported by: Chris Dempsey T.J. McConnell starting Saturday for JaKarr Sampson
McConnell will start at PG for the 76ers on Saturday, while Isaiah Canaan will move to SG. McConnell doesn’t have huge upside, but should get you somewhere between 15-25 FD points. He makes for a decent GPP punt play as your second option at PG. While he doesn’t look to score the basketball; he does fill up the stat sheet.
As reported by: Keith Pompey Luol Deng out Saturday
Deng will miss another game with his hamstring injury. Gerald Green will likely start in his place again. He has really struggled the last couple of games and is only in play on FD for a GPP punt play. Justise Winslow is also seeing more minutes, but just like Green he isn’t doing a whole lot with those minutes.
As reported by: Miami Heat Matthew Dellavedova starting, Mo Williams coming off the bench
The Cavs have made a change to their starting lineup and will be plugging in Dellavedova. Mo Williams is still active and will be coming off the bench. The Cavs likely wanted to have Dellavedova’s active defense against the backcourt of the Pelicans. Dellavedova makes for a solid late-swap option against the Pelicans and should be able to hit his value with the extended minutes.
As reported by: Chris Haynes on Twitter
Terrence Jones starting for resting Dwight Howard
Terrence Jones is back in the starting lineup for the resting Dwight Howard. Clint Capela will be the C against Zaza Pachulia and Jones will match up against Dirk Nowitzki. Jones has an enticing matchup and will likely exceed value based on his cheap price on DraftKings. Jones makes for a good late-swap option and Clint Capela was already listed as the starter earlier and has been playing well in Howard’s absence.
As reported by: Rockets on Twitter Chandler Parsons not starting, Felton in at SG
Raymond Felton will be in the starting lineup against the Rockets and will have to guard either Trevor Ariza or James Harden. It is a bit shocking that the Mavs would not start Chandler Parsons against his old team, but they are likely trying to utilize his restricted minutes against a weak Rockets bench.
As reported by: Craig Ackerman Jrue Holiday coming off the bench, Gordon & Evans starting in the backcourt
The Pelicans will make another starting lineup change with Jrue Holiday now coming off the bench. Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans will be the starting guards and both of them could be elite options against the Cavs weak backcourt defense. The Pelicans will be trying to push the tempo against the Cavs, so Ryan Anderson is also a good DFS option tonight with Jrue Holiday feeding him the ball.
As reported by: John Reid on Twitter Omri Casspi likely starting Saturday for injured WCS
The Kings are likely going to go with a small-ball lineup for Saturday’s contest against the Rockets. Willie Cauley-Stein is out for 4-6 weeks and Kosta Koufos would be the only remaining serviceable big man off the bench. Rudy Gay is likely to move over to the 4 and could see an uptick in rebounding.
As reported by: Jason Jones on Twitter Tiago Splitter active on Friday
He’s not going to factor much into any DFS decisions as far as the Hawks go. Splitter will likely see between 10-15 minutes off the bench, but he won’t eat into the starters minutes much if at all. Paul Millsap is a core play in any format, with Jeff Teague, Al Horford and Thabo Sefolosha all viable GPP targets.
As reported by: Mike Conti
Suns starting Jon Leuer with Markieff Morris available
The Suns have listed Jon Leuer as the starter even though Markieff Morris is available tonight. This muddy situation is only acceptable in GPP’s and should be avoided in cash games. With Morris coming off the bench, Leuer is the better choice due to his cheaper price. Leuer is also coming off a 40+ FPs night so it is possible that he will be chalky as well.
As reported by: J. Michael on Twitter Wizards starting lineup released, Ryan Hollins starting at C
The Wizards are completely depleted in the frontcourt and have resorted to starting Ryan Hollins. The rest of the starters are Wall, Beal, Porter, and Dudley which has been the same for some time now. Hollins is a minimum price option and could see upwards of 25 minutes tonight. With everyone injured his backup is DeJuan Blair.
As reported by: Chris Miller on Twitter