BOS: The Pacers-Celtics game is expected to be a close, hard-scoring battle, and that brings the potential for overtime into play. His ownership may be lower than normal, as well, thanks to the strong matchups of other small forwards like Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors (DK: $9,000, FD: $9,600) BKN: Like all the other Warriors stars, Durant is a risky play tonight due to the high point spread against the Nets (15 points), but he also has enormous upside in this matchup against the league's 28th-ranked defense. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Small forward He's hard to pass up at this price when you know what he's capable of as a scorer.Īs good as Kevin Durant's name recognition is, he may be under-owned tonight in DFS. Nick Young, Los Angeles Lakers (DK: $4,400, FD: $4,600) MIA: Young scored 32 points against Cleveland on Saturday and followed that with 24 against Charlotte on Tuesday, doing what he does best against two solid defenses.
Bradley enters the night averaging 18.2 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 2.6 APG and 1.8 SPG in his last five games. Ride the hot hand against the 26th-ranked Knicks defense.Īvery Bradley, Boston Celtics (DK: $6,100, FD: $6,800) IND: Bradley is one of my favorite plays of the night, thanks to an ideal matchup against a Pacers team that routinely gets lit up by shooting guards. Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors (DK: $6,500, FD: $6,300) BKN: Thompson is in one of those shooting stretches where the ball keeps finding the bottom of the net he is shooting 50.8 percent in his last 10 games and will undoubtedly be a tough one to guard for the 28th-ranked Nets defense.Įvan Fournier, Orlando Magic (DK: $6,000, FD: $6,000) NY: Fournier is in an offensive groove right now, putting up at 21 points or more in four of the last five games. BOS: Teague put up 20 points on the Celtics the last time he played them, which bodes well for Thursday night, and he enters the game playing his best ball of the season (18 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 9 APG and 1.6 SPG in his last five). LAL: Dragic continues to have the hot hand on the Heat, averaging 23.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG and 6.8 APG in the last five games, and this matchup against the offense-minded Lakers backcourt is another opportunity for Dragic to put up big numbers. On Thursday night, he faces the league's 16th-ranked defense with confidence riding high.
Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics (DK: $8,000, FD: $8,400) IND: Thomas scored 44 points against the league's top defense - the Memphis Grizzlies - on Tuesday night, leading the Celtics to a 112-109 victory. If the Nets can stay within reach, Curry has the upside to be one of the top values of the night in this reasonable salary range.
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (DK: $8,100, FD: $8,700) BKN: No game has a higher over/under than the Warriors-Nets (228.5), which pits the league's fastest-paced team (Brooklyn) against the third-fastest paced team (Golden State). On a night with several strong point guard options, Paul has a high floor and a moderately high ceiling as well. SA: Any concern about Paul's assist numbers going down in the absence of Blake Griffin were quashed in the last two games, when Paul combined for 27 assists. Be sure to follow this Twitter list of NBA reporters, bloggers and announcers for late-breaking injury updates and lineup changes.Ĭhris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers (DraftKings: $9,400, FanDuel: $9,200) vs. Note: We're sending out these Insider tips early in the day, and a lot can change after these are posted. If you can average at least five points per $1,000 of salary, you'll typically end up with some cash in your pocket. In general, you want to use safer options in your cash games and rely on some riskier, high-upside options in your bigger tournaments. Each day, we provide you with the best players to target in your daily fantasy hoops leagues, from high-priced stars to solid midrange values to cheaper, riskier players who carry upside.