Happy Friday everyone!! I hope you guys played Jimmy Butler last night. I was shocked to see his ownership around only 11% last night! Just missed snagging a couple tickets to the Spurs game last night.
9 games to look at tonight, we will be updating the lineup in the article up until 5:30 PM.(Credit Tykes.co for the images)
Before we start, here are my top tools for making successful lineups:
- WATCH THE GAMES!!
- Vegas O/U and spreads
- @FantasyLabsNBA twitter page for injury updates.
- Rotowire(In case I overlook a big sleeper)
- And of course, Goingfor2.com
Point Guards
Damian Lillard- $9,400 @ BKN
Lillard and McCollum ARE the Blazers offense. Besides the Splash Brothers, the duo of Lillard & McCollum is the second highest scoring backcourt in the entire NBA. Plumlee, Aminu, and Vonleh provide very little offense for the Blazers, Portland actually relies on Lillard and McCollum almost too much. Dame is averaging 51.2 DK points/game over the last 10 days against the toughest teams in the West too(Golden State, Clippers, OKC, and the Jazz) Lillard is playing the Nets tonight, who are without Jarrett Jack for the rest of the year, just can’t see Larkin or Sloan being able to hold Lillard to under 55 DK points tonight.(He had 53 in 29 minutes against the Jazz last game….)
Norris Cole- $4,200 vs. CHA
Love our content? Check out the GoingFor2 Live Podcast Network!
If Tyreke is out tonight(which I think is more than likely) Norris Cole could see a lot of minutes tonight against Charlotte. Cole has actually seen a lot of minutes recently, he’s averaging 29 minutes/game over his last two contests and should see even more tonight if Tyreke is out. Cole scored 18 points last game in only 26 minutes! Cole should come off the bench and Jeremy Lin should be guarding him most of the game, and Lin’s defense has always been an issue throughout his career. Cole should see around 30 minutes tonight if Evans is out.
Shooting Guards
Jimmy Butler- $8,700 vs. DAL
I would happily pay $10,000 tonight for Jimmy Butler with Pau and Rose most likely out. Butler is a top 5 MVP candidate right now and is really the only offensive option for the Bulls with Rose and Gasol sidelined. Butler had to score 53 points last night just to get the game into overtime with the Sixers…Chicago struggled to score points, Brooks and Portis had a combined 0.2 fantasy points last night on FanDuel. The offense will run through Jimmy tonight and he’s in legitimate contention for MVP, so expect another big game from Butler tonight.
Dwyane Wade- $6,800 @ DEN
There aren’t many cheap options at shooting guard anymore, even Devin Booker is $5,100 now, so pay up for shooting guard tonight. Wade is averaging 35 DK points/game over his last 10 days, and even flirted with a triple-double against Golden State(20,11, 7) Wade has an awesome match up against Gary Harris and Randy Foye tonight in Denver, and there isn’t much value at the position, I would only play Butler on DraftKings, but you kind of have to play both Butler and Wade on FanDuel.
Small Forwards
Danilo Gallinari- $7,200 vs. MIA
It would be a waste of your time to tell you guys “play KD or play LeBron” so I won’t. Gallinari is averaging 40 DK points/game over his last five games, and he’s almost $3,000 less than Durant or LeBron. Gallinari’s match up tonight is “meh” but I am tired of Durant and LeBron missing value at a $10,000 price tag. There are better ways to spend your money in tournaments. Gallinari has been scoring at an incredible pace as of late, and the Nuggets rely on him to score 25 every night out. Vegas predicts the Heat to only win by 3, so the starters should play most of the game.
Power Forwards
Amir Johnson- $5,400 vs. PHO
I’ve been playing daily fantasy for about two and a half years now, and I have never once taken Amir Johnson, but that streak ends tonight! Amir had 50.5 DK points last game against the Pacers in ONLY 29 MINUTES ON THE COURT!!! I am not basing this pick off just his last game, look at Amir’s numbers over his last 5 games or so( 13.2 PPG, 9.8 RPG, and 2.8 APG) The Celtics are currently the 9th seed in the Eastern conference right now, so they are in desperate need of a win, so I think they play even harder tonight against the Suns. The O/U on the Phoenix-Boston game is 210 combined points, which is surprisingly the highest on the slate tonight.
Nene Hilario- $4,200 @ IND
We just mentioned how Amir dropped 51 on the Pacers two nights ago in only 29 minutes, so let’s see what Nene can do tonight against them. Gortat has already been ruled out tonight, so Nene should see around 30 minutes, give or take. Nene is coming back from injury, but he’s only $4,200 tonight and Gortat is out, so low risk, high reward.
Centers
Joakim Noah- $5,400 @ DEN
If Rose and Pau are out tonight, Noah and Butler should be the entire offense for the Bulls against the Nuggets. Snell, Hinrich, and Gibson provide little offense for the Bulls. Last night Noah had 6,8, and 16 as the starter, but also had 7 turnovers(Better play on DK than Fanduel) Noah stuffs the stat sheet in multiple ways, and is the #2 option behind Butler, if Pau and Rose are out. Noah is only $5,400 tonight, which is way too cheap for a triple-double threat like Noah.
Our Lineup:
| PG | Isaiah Thomas | Pho@Bos | $7,900 | swap out |
| SG | Dion Waiters | Min@OKC | $3,700 | swap out |
| SF | Shabazz Muhammad | Min@OKC | $4,200 | swap out |
| PF | Terrence Jones | Cle@Hou | $4,700 | swap out |
| C | Brook Lopez | Por@Bkn | $7,600 | swap out |
| G | Kemba Walker | Cha@NO | $8,200 | swap out |
| F | Nene Hilario | Was@Ind | $4,200 | swap out |
| UTIL | Damian Lillard | Por@Bkn | $9,400 |
[wysija_form id=”1″]
ATTN Dynasty Commissioners: Do you want to do something cool for your league? How about a 1-hour live show dedicated to YOUR league? Team-by-team breakdowns, rankings, and more. For details and to book a show, visit: GoingFor2.com/plp.
