NBA Lineup Optimizer Picks for 03/01/17
James Leer
As the first day of March springs upon us there a couple of big takeaways to keep in mind, Demarcus Cousins, even after switching teams is getting himself in trouble again as he serves a one-game suspension and Kevin Durant is out with a knee injury indefinitely. This should make way for other big names on the court to pick up their slack, namely Antony Davis and Stephen Curry.
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PG
John Wall @TOR – $10400 FD – 10200 DK
Projected Points – 45.66 FD – 50.36 DK
You can count on Wall in your times of need, always dependable for cash he comes in with one of the highest floors in the NBA. He has at least 40 FD points in 10 straight games. A huge factor in his consistency is his minutes, he those 10 games he is averaging around 39 minutes per game.Tonight, with the Raptors having Lowry out for what’s likely to be the rest of the season, I expect Wall to rack up the points against Joseph. While Joseph is solid, Wall is going to ball around him. You can mark my works, look for Wall to hit the 55+ FPT. area tonight.
Goran Dragic vs PHI – $7800 FD – $7100 DK
Projected Points – 31.69 FD – 34.03 DK
Tonight the Miami Heat host the Sixers at home. Dragic has been a big part of Miami’s surge toward the last playoff spot in the Easter Conference. Over the course of the last eight games he has managed to average 32.6 FD PT’s per game. He has some GPP upside tonight, as the Sixers are eighth in the league in giving up the most points. (107.1)
SG
Giannis Antetokounmpo – $11100 FD – $10500 DK
Projected Points – 54.08 FD – 56.15 DK
Even though his last outing was abysmal, you can count on Giannis to always bounce back. It hasn’t been all bad lately for Giannis, over the last nine games he has scored at least 55 FD Points in 5 of them. His usage rate has spiked ever since Jabari Parker went down with his season-ending ACL injury. Look for the Greek Freak to dominate tonight as the Nuggets are among the NBA’s worst in allowing fantasy points against shooting guards this season.
Seth Curry @ ATL – $6100 FD – $5900 DK
Projected Points – 30.1 FD – 32.22 DK
With Deron Williams now playing for the Cavs and Wesley Matthews injured Seth Curry has been putting on quite a performance lately. Tonight you should see spikes in both usage and minutes. The Hawks are going to be a good matchup for Seth as they have given up 36.3 FD points to shooting guards so far this season. Look for Seth to take control for the Mavs.
SF
LeBron James @ BOS – $10600 FD – $10900 DK
Projected Points – 48.44 FD – 51.91 DK
You can always count on James to get the minutes that he needs to hit value. Las Vegas has this one pegged as an extremely close, high-scoring game. If the wisdom of Vegas prevails, you can expect LeBron to rack up the points and even grant a triple-double bonus on DK. The Celtics don’t have many defensive players that can handle James attacking the basket, look for him to rack up around 55 tonight and exceed projections.
Terrence Ross vs. NYK – $4400 FD – $5200 DK
Projected Points – 25..3 FD – 27.19 DK
Since coming over to the Magic from Toronto in the Ibaka trade, Ross has exceeded expectations. With an exceptional matchup against the Knicks at home, look for Ross to put up another stellar performance that doubles his value. Ross makes for a solid play in GPP and cash because his salary has stayed relatively flat.
PF
Anthony Davis vs. DET – $11600 FD – $10400 DK
Projected Points – 50.49 FD – 54.07 DK
Davis will take the court without Cousins tonight, which leaves a lot of room for Anthony to rack up the stats. With Boogie out, expect the Brow’s ceiling to be sky-high already averaging owners 53.8 FPPG this season. Usually a tough matchup vs. DET, Davis has performed well against them in the past, with an incredible 89 (!!!) FD Points against them last season.
Willie Cauley-Stein vs BK – $5400 FD – $5500 DK
Projected Points – 31.9 FD – 33.1 DK*
As expected, WCS minutes have increased handsomely with Cousins now gone in the frontcourt for the Kings. Now he hasn’t been consistent, but because of the price and the matchup you can be sure that the play will be chalky tonight. The Nets are currently allowing THE MOST POINTS PER GAME* in the league at 114.4.
C
Hassan Whiteside vs. PHI – $8800 FD – $8300 DK
Projected Points – 42.97 FD – 46.29 DK
Whiteside has been consistently bringing the pain all season. Versus a Philadelphia team that has given up a league-worst 51.4 FD Points per game to opposing centers, you can be sure that he will take advantage of this matchup tonight. With Embiid out for the Sixers and the Heat at home, you can expect Hassan to blow past his projections with a nearly guaranteed double-double.
Nikola Vucevic vs NYK – $7400 FD – $7400 DK
Projected Points – 37.35 FD – 38.8 DK
The Knicks, to one’s surprise, come into the came with a bottom five defense against centers. So far this season the Knicks have allowed an atrocious 48.9 FD points per games to opposing centers. With Noah having arthroscopic left knee surgery, you can now those numbers to be even higher. Vucevic has always been one of my favorite personal plays in cash and GPP and with such an appealing matchup tonight is no different.