NBA Lineup Optimizer Picks for 03/10/17
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.
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PG
Kemba Walker vs. ORL – $8400 FD – $8100 DK
Projected Points – 41.2 FD – DK 43.85
Kemba comes into the game riding a pretty furicious hot-streak scoring at least 40 DraftKing points in each of his last six games.
Even though the matchup isn’t that great vs. the Magic, he is a more consistent shooter at home. I like the play best on Draftkings as his price is just a smidgen lower. He has an attainable floor of around 38 tonight with a ceiling of 55.
Yogi Ferrell vs. BKN – $5200 FD – $5200 DK
Projected Points – 24.39 FD – DK 26.4
Ferrell isn’t the most consistent player on the court. However, the matchup is there. The Nets have allowed a league-leading 52.8 points per game to point guards. This also could be a bit of a revenge game for him as he faces off against his former team. With the potential upside to go off for 40 fantasy points, I like this play on both Fanduel & Draftkings as a GPP play.
SG
Bradley Beal @SAC – $7600 FD – $7500 DK
Projected Points – 35.83 FD – DK 38.65
Beal has been lighting it up lately, averaging 26.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists over his last seven games. The Kings come into the game having allowed the most fantasy points against shooting guards. This makes for an attractive matchup as the last time out he scored 42.7 / 47.5 Fanduel/DraftKing Points versus them. I think he goes off against them again tonight making him a clear GPP play.
Klay Thompson @SAC – $6900 FD – $7000 DK
Projected Points – 32.94 FD – DK 35.74
Klay Thompson comes into the game off of a team-leading 25-point performance against the Celtics. He seems to do rather well against the Timberwolves, beating projections the last three times he has played them while averaging 35.7 FanDuel points. Tonight, look for him to be a key component to leading the Warriors to victory over the Wolves.
SF
Khris Middleton vs. IND – $6800 FD – $6600 DK
Projected Points – 32.09 FD – 34.21 DK
Middleton is riding high along with the Bucks 4-game winning streak. Though his salary has gone through the roof on Fanduel, taking a $1,100 bump, he still has a bit of value on Draftkings. The Indiana Pacers could be to blame for the salary hike as they have given up the 10th-most fantasy points to opposing small forward. His consistency may make him chalky, but I think he’ll be a fine play in both GPP/Cash game formats on Draftkings and a slightly riskier one on Fanduel.
Otto Porter @SAC – $5900 FD – $6100 DK
Projected Points – 29.33 FD – DK 31.05
Porter has been on a bit of a rocky road lately, but things have seemed to turn around for him against the Nuggets. With a match-up against the struggling Kings tonight, he could be an extremely sneaky play. While there is no doubt a high-risk factor here, as long as he gets the minutes the potential upside in GPP’s is most certainly there.
PF
Dirk Nowitzki vs. BKN – $6200 FD – $6100 DK
Projected Points – 29.89 FD – DK 31.67
After joining the 30,000 point club on Tuesday Dirk comes into the game with an elite matchup against the Brooklyn Nets. Nowitzki has always been a player with tremendous upside for GPP’s, and with his recent back-to-back performances of 40+ DraftKing points, his salary has yet to catch up with his shooting on the court.
Paul Millsap vs. TOR – $7900 FD – $7400 DK
Projected Points – 39.39 FD – DK 41.51
Millsap comes into the match having double-double’s in four of his last five games. I think he is the best higher priced power forward on the floor tonight. However, The Raptors have certainly gotten better at defending this position since Ibaka has come over. He’s been consistent over his last ten games with a floor of 38. I like him mostly as a cash game play on Draftkings, but he can be played in GPP as well.
C
Karl-Anthony Towns vs. GS – $10,600 FD – $10,600 DK
Projected Points – 46.11 FD – DK 50.37
There aren’t too many players that can come on the court night after night and put up the type of performances that Karl-Anthony Towns does. He has averaged 49.9 FanDuel points over his last eight games. With the recent KD injury, I don’t expect things to slow down against the Warriors as they have ranked dead last in rebounding ever since Durant went down. Look for him to take down another ~50+ fantasy point performance in tonight’s game.
Robin Lopez vs. HOU – $4800 FD – $4500 DK
Projected Points – 23.62 FD – DK 24.53
Lately, Lopez has reached 5x value by occurring double-figure scoring performances in 14 of his last 16 games. The Rockets have allowed 50.5 FanDuel points against centers this season, the third-most in the league. This bodes well for Lopez to continue attaining value leaving room for the bigger studs in your lineup.