7:00 PM ET

Pistons @ Hornets, Spurs @ Magic, 76ers @ Wizards

DET

Injured: Greg Monroe (Doubtful), Spencer Dinwiddie (Doubtful), Reggie Jackson (Probable)

Beneficiaries: PF Anthony Tolliver (DK: $4,000, FD: $4,500)

Anthony Tolliver is coming of a double-double in 40 minutes of action Tuesday, but it's the first useful game he's played in quite some time. He's not cheap enough to be considered a punt, and his ceiling is low. Pass on Tolliver.

CHA

Injured: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Out), Cody Zeller (Out)

Beneficiaries: PF Marvin Williams (DK: $4,700, FD: $4,600), SG(DK)/SF(FD) Gerald Henderson (DK: $5,700, FD: $5,600), SF Jeffrey Taylor (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,500)

Marvin Williams will continue to see a heavy workload in the absence of Cody Zeller, and a showdown with the soft frontcourt of the Pistons is favorable. Over his last five games, he's averaging 34.8 minutes, 1.8 threes, 6.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.0 blocks and 9.8 points. He should be able to provide similar production tonight, which is plenty for his cheap cost for usage at DK and FD.

Jeff Taylor moves into the starting five with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist out, but he's not worth using. Gerald Henderson has been on a role, though. Over his last five games he's averaging 34.8 minutes, 0.8 threes, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 16.4 points per game. He doesn't stuff the ancillary stats, but he's an above average scorer and priced fair for usage at both DK at FD. Because he's cheaper and FD requires the usage of two small forwards, I prefer using him there as opposed to at DK.

ORL

Injured: Dewayne Dedmon (Probable)

Dewayne Dedmon appears highly likely to play tonight, meaning you can go back to forgetting about Andrew Nicholson if you were considering using him tonight.

PHI

Injured: Jason Richardson (Out), Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (Questionable)

Beneficiary: SF(FD)/PF(DK) Robert Covington (DK: $5,100, FD: $5,100)

Robert Covington ceded his bench role for a starting gig with Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Jason Richardson out Monday. He had a poor shooting effort (4-13), but hit 3 threes, 5 rebounds, 4 assists with 12 points. Over his last five games he's averaging 28.6 minutes, 3.8 threes, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 15.8 points. He's played over 30 minutes in back-to-back games, and he'll be leaned on heavily for scoring. I like his price point at both sites, and his volume of shooting gives him a unique blend of a high floor and high ceiling -- if he shoots at a high percentage.

7:30 PM ET

Pacers @ Celtics, Nets @ Knicks

IND

Injured: C.J. Miles (Questionable), Rodney Stuckey (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PG C.J. Watson (DK: $4,400, FD: $4,400)

C.J. Miles aggravated an ankle sprain and left Tuesday's game early. Rodney Stuckey is dealing with a sore wrist and is questionable to play tonight. If both are out, I love C.J. Watson tonight. If one of the two play, Watson is a usable option but a bit less exciting.

NY

Injured: Alexey Shved (Out), Travis Wear (Out), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Out)

Beneficiaries: PG Langston Galloway (DK: $5,300, FD: $5,900)

The injury ravaged backcourt of the Knicks has paved the way to a ton of playing time for Langston Galloway. Colleague Scott Malewig dug into Galloway's jump in minutes and production just a couple days ago. As he noted, Galloway isn't a big point per minute option, but because he's being force fed minutes, he's worth his cost in daily games.

8:00 PM ET

Kings @ Rockets, Bulls @ Bucks, Raptors @ Timberwolves, Mavericks @ Thunder

SAC

Injured: Rudy Gay (Out), DeMarcus Cousins (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PG Ray McCallum (DK: $4,100, FD: $4,900), SG Ben McLemore (DK: $3,600, FD: $4,000), PF Jason Thompson (DK: $3,600, FD: $3,600)

DeMarcus Cousins could be shutdown for the remainder of the season and Rudy Gay is out tonight. Someone will have to score for the Kings, but coach George Karl has discussed experimenting with players and the game projects to be a blowout. The result is a great deal of risk in rostering any Kings. However, Ray McCallum looks like a solid play at both sites with a likely uptick in scoring. Ben McLemore can shoot the three ball, but he's a dud in the ancillary stats. At his price, though, he has punt play appeal. Ditto on Jason Thompson, who can rebound and score a little bit. With extra playing time, Thompson should easily hit the point threshold necessary for a positive return on such a small price tag.

HOU

Injured: Donatas Motiejunas (Out), Patrick Beverly (Out), Dwight Howard (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PF Terrence Jones (DK: $6,800, FD: $6,400), SG Jason Terry (DK: $3,600, FD: $3,500), SF(DK)/PF(FD) Josh Smith (DK: $6,700, FD: $7,000)

Terrence Jones is priced too high for a player whose playing time could be limited in his return to the court tonight after a lengthy layoff. Colleague Justin Elick adequately thrashed Jason Terry and I'll echo his sentiments about avoiding him. I love me some Josh Smith, though. Over his last five games, he's averaged 31.4 minutes, 2.0 threes, 6.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.6 steals, 1.2 blocks and 13.0 points per game. There's a big betting total and the Kings have no one who can stop Smith. The blowout potential hurts his value ever so slightly, but his price is right for rolling the dice on 30-plus minutes and big production.

TOR

Injured: Kyle Lowry (Out)

Beneficiary: PG Greivis Vasquez (DK: $4,800, FD: $4,000)

Oft-injured Kyle Lowry is still banged up, and Greivis Vasquez is the starting point guard as a result. He shot a dreadful 1-10 in his last start Monday, March 30. He did, however, add 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. As a starter this year, he's averaging 29.9 minutes, 1.7 threes, 2.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 10.8 points per game. Vasquez is an okay option at DK, but he's a steal at just $4,000 on FD since he should score more than 20 points at worst and has a ceiling to exceed that.

MIN

Injured: Nikola Pekovic (Out), Gorgui Dieng (Out), Gary Neal (Out), Ricky Rubio (Doubtful), Kevin Garnett (Doubtful), Kevin Martin (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PG Zach LaVine (DK: $5,800, FD: $5,700), PG Lorenzo Brown (DK: $3,900, FD: $4,400), SF Andrew Wiggins (DK: $6,600, FD: $6,700), SF Chase Budinger (DK: $4,900, FD: $5,100), SF Robbie Hummel (DK: $3,000, FD: $3,800), PF Adreian Payne (DK: $4,000, FD: $4,000), C Justin Hamilton (DK: $4,500, FD: $4,900)

The injuries continue to pile up for the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins has been showing off why he was the top pick in last June's NBA Draft. In his last five games, he's averaged 43.2 minutes, 0.4 threes, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.6 blocks and 23.4 points per game. At under $7,000 on both sites, I really like Wiggins a lot.

Zach LaVine has also balled out of late. In his last five games, he's averaged 43.4 minutes, 2.0 threes, 4.2 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 18.8 points per game. He's a great value on both sites with a high ceiling. Lorenzo Brown and Adreian Payne lack the ceiling of their fellow youngsters, but both are so cheap and make for excellent bargains. Robbie Hummel has played in two games since returning from injury, and with a need for someone to play, he'll make for a nifty punt play.

Chase Budinger's price is up, but he has been asked to serve as a scoring spark plug off the Timberwolves bench and responded. In his last five games, he's averaging 34.6 minutes, 2.4 threes, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 16.8 points per game. Budinger is a strong pick at both DK and FD.

Justin Hamilton is the last man standing at center for the team. His production has slowed down after a hot start with the Timberwolves. Considering his price, I'll look elsewhere to fill center on my daily teams tonight.

DAL

Injured: Monta Ellis (Probable)

Monta Ellis should be back in the starting lineup and playing tonight.

9:00 PM ET

Nuggets @ Jazz

Utah

Injured: Rodney Hood (Out), Derrick Favors (Probable)

Beneficiary: SF Joe Ingles (DK: $3,100, FD: $3,500)

With Rodney Hood once again out, Joe Ingles should play more off the bench. Dante Exum and Trey Burke should see extra run, but Ingles is the most interesting when factoring in his price point. Ingles isn't a big scorer, but he is a jack of all trades type and in his last five games, he's averaging 26.8 minutes, 1.6 threes, 1.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 9.6 points per game. His ceiling is low, but as a minimum salary player he's a punt option.

9:30 PM ET

Clippers @ Trail Blazers

No notable injuries to report from this time slot of games.

10:30 PM ET

Pelicans @ Lakers

NO

Injured: Jrue Holiday (Doubtful), Ryan Anderson (Active)

Ryan Anderson is active and returning tonight, and Jrue Holiday should be back soon, though, probably not tonight.

LAL

Injured: Jeremy Lin (Questionable), Carlos Boozer (Questionable)

Beneficiaries: PG Jordan Clarkson (DK: $6,000, FD: $7,300), SG Wayne Ellington (DK: $4,200, FD: $4,700), SG Jabari Brown (DK: $3,300, FD: $3,700), SF Wesley Johnson (DK: $4,400, FD: $4,200), PF Ryan Kelly (DK: $4,000, FD: $4,300), PF Tarik Black (DK: $4,000, FD: $4,200), PF Ed Davis (DK: $4,900, FD: $5,800), C Jordan Hill (DK: $5,500, FD: $5,900)

Coach Byron Scott has voiced his opinion that Jeremy Lin will play tonight. If he does, you can eliminate Jordan Clarkson, Wayne Ellington, Jabari Brown and Wesley Johnson from the absurdly lengthy list of beneficiaries above. The frontcourt is influx, and Scott has sat some healthy bigs of late. The whole situation on the Lakers. There's far too much risk associated with using any of these players for me to feel comfortable using or touting them.



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