Seven game slate tonight, and while we are still working kinks out of our NBA tools, you can check them out here!
Minutes Tool: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/minutes/nba
NBA Optimizer: https://www.dailyfantasycafe.com/tools/lineupoptimizer/nba
DraftKings
I wanted to go with a balanced approach here, so I locked in two cheap guys under $5,000 - Kent Bazemore, and Joakim Noah, and made sure Colossus stayed above that limit. Bazemore continues to see solid minutes, and continues to hit value. I am not in love with shooting guard tonight, and would rather pay up elsewhere. Noah ran with the starters today, and it looks like Mirotic is back coming off the bench. This move should benefit all of them. Noah is a solid fantasy points per minute player, and with price and the matchup, I will lock him in. Damian Lillard was the other lock for me, as he continues to put up massive outings, and log tons of minutes. The matchup is solid as well. With the effort to keep things balanced, there are plenty of big names here, but I am fading guys like Drummond and Curry with their high ceilings. It might be a risky play, but the floors on these guys are solid. Golden State has the highest projected total tonight, and Green is nearly missing triple-doubles, night in and night out. Harrison Barnes has also been playing great, with 25+ fantasy points in the last three games. Derrick Rose is probably the riskiest of them all, but at $5,800, I will roll the dice. Gallinari, and Millsap are two guys I can easily see surpassing their projection tonight, and the prices are solid.
FanDuel
Although Paul George is projected 33, I would say his floor is upper 30's, and his ceiling is in the 50's His price makes him unavoidable for me tonight on FanDuel, and their are plenty of other value options to mix in. George, Lillard, and Noah were locks for me, and I was able to pay up at shooting guard here, but still able to pay for PF. T.J. McConnell continues to impress, and Chicago's defense is not what it used to be. At $4,600, I am all over him tonight. Jimmy Buckets continues to have the safe floor, and the upside is there against Philly. Klay Thompson has been overshadowed this season, just averaging 15 points per game. His price is on the downfall, and if you wanted to drop him down to a Kent Bazemore, and bump up Nemanja Bjelica, or Faired, you could do so. Faried's carries some risk with his fluctuating minutes, but he continues to grab double-doubles. I would sure him up if you are looking to use this as a base for cash games.
FantasyHub
FantasyHub's salary baffles me at times, so I just let Colossus do its thing. George Hill is at a value price, and Orlando ranks in the bottom five against point guards. Evan Fournier is one of the dirt cheap value plays to allow all the other big names here, and although his last two games have been disappointing, he still logs big minutes. DeMarcus Cousins is back, and is a tournament play for me tonight, we know his upside, and San Antonio rank in the bottom half against centers. Colossus' Fantasy Hub strategy is the studs-and-scrubs approach, but with the ceiling of some of the players, you can't argue against the method.
