Happy Tuesday guys! We’re back to give our @TopShelfDFS advice for January 26th, 2016! Check out our highlight picks from yesterday’s article:
Jeremy Lin: 46.25
James Harden: 68.75
Spencer Hawes: 32.25
Justise Winslow: 28.25
Steph Curry: 56.5
Boban Marjanovic: 22
Let’s check out Tuesday’s 8 game slate!(Credit Tykes.co for images)
Prices are for DraftKings, but players can be used on FanDuel as well
Point Guards
Damian Lillard $9,300 vs. SAC
Who are the 8th and 9th seeds in the Western conference right now? Yup, you guessed it, Kings and the Blazers respectively. Portland is just 1 game back of the Kings right now, and no one on the Blazers wants to make the playoffs more than Damian Lillard. Lillard is going to do everything in his power to get the win against a team that just played two overtimes less than 24 hours ago. Both teams need to win this game, which is why the O/U is 216 combined points. Expect a shootout tonight in Portland led by Damian Lillard and DeMarcus Cousins.
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D’Angelo Russell $5,000 vs. DAL
D’Angelo has exceeded value every game in each of his last four, not bad for a rookie. Russell has been scoring at an incredible rate, shooting well from deep, and seeing close to 30/minutes a game. As of late, Russell has played better than Clarkson and Lou Williams, he just needs to see more minutes. Vegas predicts the Mavs to win by 9 tonight, so Russell should see good minutes in garbage time.
Shooting Guards
Archie Goodwin $4,500 @ PHI
The Suns players have been dropping like flies this season, but Archie Goodwin has really stepped up in the absence of Bledsoe and Knight. Goodwin played 41 minutes last game and 38 the game before in San Antonio. Goodwin should see close to 40 minutes again tonight, as Brandon Knight didn’t travel with the team on their upcoming four game road trip. Goodwin will start again tonight, and the Suns have no choice right now but to give Goodwin and Devin Booker minutes, who are a combined 40 years old.
Small Forwards
Chandler Parsons $6,300 @ LAL
Parsons has been on ? ? ? over his last few games, averaging 42.8 FPP points/game over his last four games. Parsons has taken advantage of injuries and proven to the Mavericks he’s worth his 46 million dollar contract. With Zaza listed as doubtful for tonight, Parsons should see more looks on the offensive end, and he has probably his best match up of the season tonight against the Lakers. The Lakers struggle to guard most everyone, but they really struggle against forwards, giving up the 4th most fantasy points to opposing small forwards.
Power Forwards
DeMarcus Cousins $11,000 @ POR
With the pace the Kings play at, it shouldn’t be a shock that Boogie is putting up ridiculous numbers like these. Cousins is averaging 66 DK points/game over his last 5 games, those are Westbrook-esque numbers! Cousins is the reason the Kings hold the 8th seed in the West because of him. Boogie has the 6th highest usage rate of any player in the NBA, the Kings rely on him almost religiously. Cousins is well worth the $11,000 price tag tonight as they fight for a playoff spot tonight in Portland.
Centers
Salah Merji $3,500 vs. LAL
If you aren’t familiar with Salah Merji, he’s a 7’2″ 29 year old rookie from Tunisia. He’s getting the start tonight in place of Zaza Pachulia against the Lakers who? You guessed it, give up the most fantasy points to opposing centers. Merji is coming off a double-double against the Rockets, and should see close to 30 minutes tonight as well. A few games back Salah got in garbage time minutes against the Clippers, and in just 8 minutes managed to score 5 points, block 2 shots, and grabbed a rebound. Salah wants to prove his worth in the NBA, so he plays every minute like he’s fighting to make the team, because in reality he is. Rostering players like Salah, who play every minute like it’s their last is an excellent strategy.
Willie Cauley-Stein $4,800 @ POR
Really impressive to see Cauley-Stein getting crunch time minutes and coming in clutch with the game saving block at the end of the 1st OT. Cauley-Stein is averaging a double-double over his last 4 games as the starter. The O/U on this game is 216 combined points, which is the highest on the slate. Cauley-Stein and DMC should dominate Plumlee and Vonleh in the paint tonight.
Our Lineup:
| PG | Ish Smith | Pho@Phi | $7,400 | |
| SG | Archie Goodwin | Pho@Phi | $4,500 | |
| SF | Chandler Parsons | Dal@LAL | $6,300 | |
| PF | DeMarcus Cousins | Sac@Por | $11,000 | |
| C | Salah Mejri | Dal@LAL | $3,500 | |
| G | Damian Lillard | Sac@Por | $9,300 | |
| F | A. Stoudemire | Mia@Bkn | $3,800 | |
| UTIL | Beno Udrih | Mia@Bkn | $4,000 |
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