NBA Winners From Downtown: 2-24-16

Winners from Downtown is bringing the top daily picks for your cash games, alongside some value plays, and Vegas notes. Be sure to check out our minutes tool, and Colossus lineup optimizer.

Projections show DraftKings prices and fantasy points.

Vegas Notes

- All 10 games have a game total of at least 200.

- New York vs Indiana has the lowest game total of the night at 202 ½.

- Oklahoma City vs Dallas, Denver vs L.A Clippers, and Golden State vs Miami are the three games that have a game total of at least 215.

Top Picks

Salary: FD: 9,800 DK: $9,700

Chris Paul is one of my favorite cash plays of the night! He has been playing great basketball as of late, as he has had 5 straight games with at least 40 fantasy points. He will be going up against Denver tonight, which has a game total of 215 ½. The Nuggets have struggled defensively all season long. Not only do they allow an average of 104.0 points per game (22^nd in the NBA), but they have also allowed the 7^th most fantasy points to opposing Point Guards on the year. With all these things in Chris Paul's favor, I am going to roll with him in my cash lineups, especially with the upside that he has.

Salary: FD: $8,000 DK: $7,300

DeMar Derozan is another one of those guys that is a very consistent player, but has that big upside. He will be going up against the Timberwolves tonight at home. They have allowed the third most fantasy points to opposing Shooting Guards over their last 5 games. Ever since Zach Lavine has taken over the starting shooting guard role, it has really taken an affect on the Timberwolves defense and DeRozan can take advantage of that. They have already met once this season and DeRozan scored 35 points and finished the game with 47.8 fantasy points.

Salary: FD: $5,800 DK: $6,100

Luol Deng has stepped up big for the Heat over their last 3 games. He should easily hit 5x value tonight with the minutes he is getting and the usage rate he has seen on the floor ever since Chris Bosh has gone down. He will be going up against the Warriors tonight, in what will be a very fast paced game. Deng does not have the sexiest matchups, but I think he will be a big part of the Miami's offense and will easily see over 30 minutes. And don't forget, Deng has averaged 45.91 fantasy points in his last 3 games.

Salary: FD: $7,500 DK: $7,400

Many people talk about Lebron James and Kyrie Irving, but they completely forget about Kevin Love. He has quietly been averaging 22.1 PPG, 11.0 RPG, and 3.0 assist over his last 10 games. He will be going up against Charlotte tonight, who have given up the 10^th most fantasy points to opposing power forwards. Love has been playing great basketball as of late and makes an excellent cash play tonight. Price considered, he is one of the top options at PF tonight.

Salary: FD: $8,600 DK: $8,000

Andre Drummond will be going up against the 76ers tonight, who will be playing their second game of a back-to-back set. He has destroyed the 76ers in two games this season. He is averaging 21.5 PPG and 17.0 RPG. He has just had it his way against them and I am expecting him to have another big game against them. They have allowed the 2^nd most fantasy points to opposing centers this season.

Value Plays

Bobby Portis (PF - CHI) FD: $4,300 DK: $4,700

Bobby Portis is finally free! He has averaged 24.3 minutes in his last 10 games and has averaged 26.9 fantasy points during that span! He has also been very consistent, as he has hit at least 20 fantasy points in 6 out of his last 7 games. He is still very cheap in my opinion and is a guy that will allow you spend money on a guy like Curry or Westbrook.

Andrew Bogut (C) – (GS) FD: $4,800 DK: $4,400

Andrew Bogut is just a cheap Center that is likely to hit value going up against Miami tonight. He is averaging 22.8 fantasy points in his last 10 games and I think he's a guy you go with if you want to save money at the center position and pay up elsewhere.

Jamal Crawford (SG - LAC) FD: $4,900 DK: $5,700

Everyone will be off the Crawford bandwagon after he put up his one point dud, but I love him tonight for cash games. He will be going up against the Denver Nuggets who have allowed the 3^rd most fantasy points to opposing guards. Crawford should be able to bounce back and hit value tonight.