Looking at an 9-game slate starting at 7:00pm
The “Droppin Dimes,” article will go over my favorite plays for the slate. It will consist of three to five core plays along with some additional plays and some value plays. You will not always see the highest-priced players or the most obvious plays. The article will be the building blocks to help construct lineup/s.
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(Note: All pricing and fantasy points are based on DraftKings but can be used for all sites.)
Always keep an eye on the status of players before lock, especially now. There are still a decent number of players with questionable tags.
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**FPs= Fantasy Points, FPPM= Fantasy Points Per Minutes, STOCKS(Steals plus blocks).
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NOTES
Magic and Raptors rate as teams to target players form via FB ratings.
CORE
Mo Bamba- price has come down to $4500, which is a bit too low for him, especially in this matchup against the Rockets. They rank 2nd to last against opposing centers and run at a much faster pace. This gives Bamba more opportunities to pick up FPs. Averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds with close to two blocks a game.
The upside is close to 50 FPs tonight.
Devin Booker- Chris Paul and Cameron Payne are out and now Aaron Holiday is as well. Booker should play more minutes and will get more time as the main play maker. This boosts his assist % along with his over all upside. This is an plus matchup against the Pelicans tonight as they rank
Lonnie Walker IV- has seen a bump in minutes since White was traded away. He is averaging 19 points and over 15 shots a game over the last three. This is a plus matchup for the Spurs and Walker is priced under 4K making him an excellent value.
Thad Young- he should see some additional minutes with OG out. Love the matchup and he is an excellent value:
TOP PAY UP OPTIONS
Christian Wood
Cole Anthony
Luka Doncic
Dejounte Murray
Pascal Siakam
Montrezl Harrell
VALUE
Ivica Zubac
Jae Crowder
Lance Stephenson
Ish Smith
Thad Young
Cam Johnson
Talon Horton-Tucker
DIMES PLAYS
Precious Achiuwa- gets an elite matchup tonight against the Hornets. He has been playing around 20 minutes a night and could see some additional minutes as the Raptors will be without OG.
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**Options to help build lineups- Take these core plays and enter into optimizer with your favorite settings (rating, FBrating, FBprojections, FunkProjections, ownership or ratings). OR use this article to help you build a lineup with some of your favorite plays. The Dashboard is also a +great tool to help build lineups- It contains a good variety of stats and projections from multiple sources.
Good Luck!