DraftKings Daily Fantasy Advice NBA 3/26/17
James Leer
Welcome to another edition of Lineup Lab’s NBA Daily Fantasy article, where we feature our top plays for our Lineup Optimizer on Fanduel and Draftkings. Put your favorite players from the article below in our NBA lineup optimizer and hit calculate. Let it fill in the rest of the spots for you.
Tonight, we have two different main slates on each website (Fanduel & DraftKings) so we are going to be focusing on the Draftkings main slate which includes all games after 6 PM EST.
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PG
Damian Lillard @LAL – $9400 DraftKings
Projected Points – 42.27 DK
Lillard has been phenomenal lately, in his last five starts he has averaged 51.6 DraftKings points and was in the perfect lineup every time. Over the last ten games the Lakers have given up 58.2 DK points per game, more than any other NBA team. Portland is currently battling the Nuggets for the final playoff spot in the West so Lillard will bring his A-game. Tonight he will be a must play in every format.
Goran Dragic @BOS – $8000 DraftKings
Projected Points – 40.34 DK
Tonight Goran Dragic will be guarded by Isiah Thomas and you know what that means, right? Lights out! The last two times versus Isiah and the Celtics, the Dragon has averaged 53.62 DK points. He is always quite dependable with a floor of 30 and a ceiling that can climb into the high 50’s.
SG
CJ McCollum @LAL – $7400 DK
Projected Points – 38.16 DK
McCollum has always been consistently underrated. He gets minutes into the high 30’s night after night and has a floor of around 30 with a ceiling of 45. The Lakers / Portland matchup will be a tasty treat tonight in every format.
Gary Harris vs. NO – $6000 DK
Projected Points – 26.61 DK
Gary Harris is one of the top 5 best three-point shooters in the league, with a percentage of 43.2%. The problem is that Denver now has their normal starting squad back so that may cut into Harris’ usage rate. However, he has always been extremely efficient when he does shoot the ball and he should have more opportunities tonight in a fast-paced matchup versus the Pelicans.
SF
Paul George vs. PHIL – $8700 DK
Projected Points – 40.09 DK
The Pacers are currently battling over a tight race for a seed in the East; every game matters right now. Paul George, currently the "lone wolf" putting the Pacers on his back has had a couple of remarkably strong back-to-back outings. George also generally crushes the Sixers, scoring 45.4 DK Points in his last five appearances against them. As far as shooting forwards are concerned, you would be hard pressed to find a better one on tonight’s slate.
Tony Allen vs. – $3800 DK
Projected Points – 19.7 DK
Allen, for the price tag, will generally bring the value so that you can save the money to pay up for other positions. For whatever reason, he seems to up his game when he plays some of the best. The past three games versus the Warriors he has averaged 33.75 DK points. If you’re looking for the GPP value spot of the night, this could be it.
PF
Anthony Davis @DEN – $10000 DK
Projected Points – 52.75 DK
The last time the Nuggets played the Pelicans Anthony Davis went straight up ham on them fools, scoring a remarkable 94.25 DK points!
DeMarcus Cousins is a game time decision with an ankle injury, if he is indeed out Anthony Davis is a no-brainer.
Julius Randle vs. PORT – $7100 DK
Projected Points – 37.03 DK
I love this matchup tonight, for Julius Randle. Why? The Trailblazers struggle against opposing power forwards, giving up 54.3 DK points per outing in their last 5 games, that’s 2nd-worst in the league. Also, he’s in the middle of a heater, recently having one of his best all-around games of the season against the Timberwolves (23 points and 12 rebounds). Even though he can be inconsistent at times I think he’ll be a safe play tonight in both cash and GPP.
C
Al Horford vs. MIA – $6900 DK
Projected Points – 31.16 DK
Al Horford has been playing at peak-performance lately, averaging 42.4 DK points over the last five games. Mr. Dependable this March, Horford’s price tag seems way too cheap tonight. Horford should be considered in all formats tonight as he seems to play even better at home.
Jusuf Nurkic @LAL – $7700 DK
Projected Points – 39.09 DK
Coming into last nights matchup Nurkic had a double-double in three straight games. He missed his fourth straight by one rebound, and had he played a couple more minutes as was his previous average he would’ve probably made it. With an appetizing matchup against the Lakers, who in their last five have given up 65.6 DK points to opposing centers, Nurkic will be making his way into a few of my lineups tonight.