7:00 PM ET

Nets @ Hornets, Clippers @ Knicks, Hawks @ Magic, Pacers @ Wizards, Bulls @ Raptors

CHA

Injured: Cody Zeller (Out)

Beneficiary: PF Marvin Williams (DK: $4,300, FD: $4,200)

Marvin Williams will get another start with Cody Zeller injured. He played 35 minutes in his start Monday totaling 9 points, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 2 turnovers. That's roughly in line for his production of late when starting. The Nets frontcourt is somewhat giving, so he could outperform that line tonight. Williams is a nice value play at FD, and in play, albeit less valuable, at DK.

LAC

Injured: Jamal Crawford (Out), Nate Robinson (Questionable)

Beneficiary: SG J.J. Redick (DK: $6,500, FD: $6,500)

J.J. Redick has been brilliant with Jamal Crawford out, but with the Clippers laying 14.5 points, per Pinnacle Sports, the blowout potential has me fading the sharpshooter.

NY

Injured: Travis Wear (Out), Alexey Shved (Questionable), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Questionable), Cleanthony Early (Probable)

Beneficiaries: PG Langston Galloway (DK: $5,100, FD: $6,100), PG Shane Larkin (DK: $4,000, FD: $4,800)

Even if -- more like when -- the Knicks get crushed tonight, someone will have to play major minutes. Bank on Langston Galloway and Shane Larkin doing so if Alexey Shved and Tim Hardaway Jr. remain out. Even if one of the two suits up, expect a heavy minute workload for Galloway and Larkin. In Monday's blowout, Galloway tallied 43 minutes and Larkin played 44. Larkin isn't doing enough to warrant rostering even at his cheap cost, but if Shved and Hardaway Jr. are out, Galloway has some GPP appeal. A couple clunkers in the last week make him more volatile an option than I'd like to use in cash games, though.

ORL

Injured: Evan Fournier (Out), Dewayne Dedmon (Doubtful), Tobias Harris (GTD) Channing Frye (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: SF Maurice Harkless (DK: $4,200, FD: $3,500), PF Andrew Nicholson (DK: $3,300, FD: $3,600), PF Aaron Gordon (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,500), C(DK)/PF(FD) Kyle O'Quinn (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,600)

The price tags of the beneficiaries listed above are enticing, but in the Magic's last game, the high water mark for minutes played for the four players listed above was 22 logged by Andrew Nicholson. There's far too much uncertainty to feel comfortable using any of the players who figure to benefit the most from injuries to players in front of them in the rotation pecking order.

IND

Injured: Rodney Stuckey (Out)

Beneficiaries: PG George Hill (DK: $7,100, FD: $7,000), PG C.J. Watson (DK: $3,700, FD: $4,600), SF C.J. Miles (DK: $4,600, FD: $4,300), SF Solomon Hill (DK: $4,400, FD: $4,000)

C.J. Watson's becomes a punt play on DK with some extra run. Don't expect him to match his 38.5 fantasy point outburst from Monday, but the point scoring threshold he needs to hit to be worth rostering is low enough for him to fairly easily clear.

George Hill is a strong play on either site and in all game formats since he should receive around 35 minutes of playing time and fill the box score. In his last five games he's averaged 33.0 minutes, 1.4 threes, 3.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.0 steals, and 19.0 points while turning the ball over 1.6 times.

I'll pass on Solomon Hill, but C.J. Miles is at least moderately interesting. Miles was dreadful shooting 3-for-16 from the field and 0-for-8 from three point range Monday. If he's locked in, his three point shooting and scoring can move the needle a bit in daily fantasy games. He's a better play on FD where he's cheaper and you're required to roster two small forwards.

CHI

Injured: Joakim Noah (Probable)

Beneficiaries: PF Taj Gibson (DK: $4,800, FD: $4,700), PF Nikola Mirotic (DK: $7,300, FD: $7,600), PF Pau Gasol (DK: $8,700, FD: $9,200)

Joakim Noah projects to play, meaning there will be a minute crunch for the entire frontcourt. If Noah is a surprise scratch, Taj Gibson, Nikola Mirotic and Pau Gasol all see a significant uptick in value and are playable across sites and game types.

TOR

Injured: Kyle Lowry (Out)

Beneficiary: PG Greivas Vasquez (DK: $4,300, FD: $3,900)

With Kyle Lowry out, Greivas Vasquez becomes a starter again. He hasn't delivered big production in his last two starts, but as my colleague Justin Elick noted earlier today, he's getting big minutes (37 minutes and 34 minutes in those two starts). I'm with Justin, you'll want to target Vasquez tonight since he's extremely cheap and has upside.

7:30 PM ET

Heat @ Celtics

MIA

Injured: Hassan Whiteside (Doubtful), Tyler Johnson (Questionable), Chris Andersen (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PF(DK)/SF(FD) Michael Beasley (DK: $4,200, FD: $4,000), PF Udonis Haslem (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,600)

Udonis Haslem is expected to start at center if Hassan Whiteside and Chris Andersen are out, and the real beneficiaries in that scenario are the members of the Celtics frontcourt. Haslem is a non-option even at a min salary on DK and near min salary at FD. Michael Beasley moves into low ceiling, cheap cash game territory or SF2 territory on FD games in light of the injuries to the frontcourt of the Heat.

BOS

Injured: Isaiah Thomas (Probable)

Isaiah Thomas is likely to play tonight, meaning the backcourt is once again crowded and the value of Marcus Smart, Evan Turner and Avery Bradley takes a hit.

8:00 PM ET

Cavaliers @ Grizzlies, Lakers @ Timberwolves, Rockets @ Pelicans

MEM

Injured: Courtney Lee (Questionable)

Courtney Lee is listed as questionable for tonight's contest, but none of the wings who figure to play more get a substantial daily hoops boost. His inclusion in the article is to alert gamers to avoid Lee tonight.

MIN

Injured: Nikola Pekovic (Out), Anthony Bennett (Out), Ricky Rubio (Doubtful), Kevin Garnett (Doubtful), Gary Neal (Doubtful), Justin Hamilton (Questionable), Kevin Martin (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: C Gorgui Dieng (DK: $6,400, FD: $6,700), PG Zach LaVine (DK: $5,100, FD: $5,100), PG Lorenzo Brown (DK: $3,100, FD: $3,900), SF Chase Budinger (DK: $4,100, FD: $4,700)

The injuries have mounted for the Timberwolves to the point they rolled out a seven-man rotation in their last game. The minutes are up for grabs with so many regulars out. Gorgui Dieng has played great as a starter this year and is priced for usage in all game formats on DK and FD. The biggest problem with Dieng, as Scott Malewig recently noted, is as a guy who scores fantasy points with hustle stats, those rates don't escalate well at a per-minute basis due to fatigue with more playing time.

Zach LaVine has been excellent in his last five games played averaging 33.0 minutes, 2.2 threes, 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.6 steals and 16.6 points with 4.6 turnovers per game. He does have a clunker in there last Wednesday, but he's cheap relative to his recent run of success. Use him if Rubio and Neal remain out.

Lorenzo Brown becomes a nifty punt play with the backcourt ailing. He's averaging 25.2 minutes with 3.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 5.8 points per game over his last five. Chase Budinger has been force fed minutes, and I'll defer to Justin Elick and echo his sentiments about targeting him with his silly amount of playing time.

HOU

Injured: Patrick Beverly (Out), Terrence Jones (Out), Josh Smith (Probable), Dwight Howard (Active)

Beneficiary: SG Jason Terry (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,500)

Dwight Howard is active, and he's starting tonight. Patrick Beverly's wrist injury will sideline him and propel Jason Terry into the starting five. Terry has a low ceiling since he won't be leaned on heavily, but with more minutes he's a min salary player who should post a positive return on the min investment.

9:00 PM ET

76ers @ Nuggets, Trail Blazers @ Jazz

DEN

Injured: Randy Foye (Probable)

Randy Foye should be a go after fully participating in practice Tuesday after missing Sunday's contest with the flu.

POR

Injured: LaMarcus Aldridge (Questionable), Nicolas Batum (Questionable), Chris Kaman (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: SF Dorell Wright (DK: $3,500, FD: $4,300), SF Alonzo Gee (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,500), C Joel Freeland (DK: $3,000, FD: $4,400), C Meyers Leonard (DK: $3,000, FD: $4,900), PG C.J. McCollum (DK: $3,500, FD: $3,500)

If the trio of LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Chris Kaman are unable to play tonight, there are a number of bench players who will get extra burn. Those who matter, though, are limited. Dorell Wright and Alonzo Gee moved into the starting five last night, but Gee is a non-option. Wright, on the other hand, thrived. In 21 minutes he hit 2 threes, grabbing 5 rebounds, dropping 2 dimes and scoring 12 points. If Batum and Aldridge miss another game, a similar line is within reach of Wright.

C.J. McCollum has been brilliant of late. Last night he took 18 shots and hit 3 threes, with 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 steals with 23 points scored in 29 minutes. He's reached double-figures in points in three straight hitting multiple threes in all three games and totaled five steals in those contests. McCollum is a bench scoring spark plug and I'm a fan of using him in GPPs.

Utah

Injured: Rodney Hood (Out), Gordon Hayward (Doubtful)

Beneficiaries: PG Trey Burke (DK: $4,900, FD: $5,100), SG Elijah Millsap (DK: $3,200, FD: $3,600), SF Joe Ingles (DK: $3,200, FD: $3,500)

Here's the good with Trey Burke from the Jazz's last game. He played 38 minutes, attempted 22 shots and 13 of those shots were from deep, he also added 6 assists and 4 steals. The bad is that he hit only 4 shots and 2 threes. I love Burke in all games tonight because the volume of shots is going to be through the roof if Rodney Hood and Gordon Hayward are out.

Elijah Millsap isn't a huge point scorer, but the ancillary stats he provides will get a shot in the arm with extra minutes making him a sweet punt play. Ditto on Joe Ingles, who actually scores a bit more and would start at small forward again.

9:30 PM ET

Thunder @ Spurs

OKC

Injured: Serge Ibaka (Out), Nick Collison (Out)

Beneficiaries: C Enes Kanter (DK: $7,200, FD: $6,900), C: Steven Adams (DK: $5,900, FD: $5,500), PF Mitch McGary (DK: $4,500, FD: $3,700)

The banged up Thunder frontcourt has resulted in some excellent production from the monstrous duo of Enes Kanter and Steven Adams. Over his last five games, Kanter has averaged 32.5 minutes, 12.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and 23.3 points per game. He's been a stud, and his price hasn't caught up. He's one of my favorite centers in daily games.

Adams has also been good in his last five games. He's averaged 32.8 minutes, 11.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.6 blocks and 13.4 points per game while racking up a staggering 5.0 fouls per contest. He's not the scorer Kanter is, so his ceiling is lower, but he's better in the defensive categories and priced quite a bit cheaper. I like Kanter more, but both are under priced and excellent daily game picks.

Mitch McGary is the least exciting player of the bunch from a ceiling standpoint. That said, He's still a nearly minimum salary player at FD and the apple of my eye there. He's played 26 minutes in each of the last two games and totaled 21 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal. He does tend to commit fouls at a high rate, but the Thunder don't have much choice but allow him play through them.

10:00 PM ET

Kings @ Suns

PHO

Injured: Brandon Knight (Questionable), Marcus Thornton (Doubtful)

Beneficiary: PF Marcus Morris (DK: $5,500, FD: $5,500)

I'll leave the analysis to colleague Spencer Limbach, because he nailed it. If Brandon Knight is out, Marcus Morris has a sweet matchup and makes for a great pick. If, however, Knight plays, his drop in minutes and move back to the bench will eliminate him from daily game consideration.



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