Monday's winning DFS plays in the NBA
Welcome back for another day of daily fantasy basketball.
I left you with a profitable night last Thursday when Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday and Jimmy Butler all had great games. I'm ready for another winning night thanks to a few key injury situations I will be taking advantage of.
Guards
| Monday's Daily Fantasy Cheat Sheet | |
| Position | Top options |
| Point Guard | Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Kyle Lowry, Rajon Rondo, Reggie Jackson (GPP) |
| Shooting Guard | Khris Middleton, Dion Waiters, DeMar DeRozan, JR Smith |
| Small Forward | Kevin Durant, Rudy Gay, Kawhi Leonard, Omri Casspi, Chandler Parsons (GPP) |
| Power Forward | Anthony Davis (GPP), Willie Cauley-Stein, Jabari Parker, Aaron Gordon, Myles Turner |
| Center | Kosta Koufos, Greg Monroe, Marc Gasol, Jordan Hill (GPP) |
| Players in bold are players in at least 75% of Mike personal daily lineups for tonight. | |
Russell Westbrook, Thunder (vs. Wizards) -- Westbrook is projected to be the top overall player at any position tonight against the Wizards in a game with a total of 221 points. From a game theory perspective, Westbrook is a near must play with all of the value at power forward and center and the lack of other top-tier options at the point guard position. Westbrook has scored at least 52 fantasy points in each of his last three games while averaging 13 assists per game.
Khris Middleton, Bucks (at Kings) -- Middleton is in a perfect spot for a bounce-back game after an underwhelming performance in his last game against the Miami Heat. Middleton is going from the best defense against the shooting guard position to the worst defense against shooting guards tonight against Sacramento. Middleton is a great cash game play who has secure minutes and a high floor.
Kyle Lowry, Raptors (at Nuggets) -- Lowry offers a nice high ceiling against the Nuggets if you can't afford Westbrook. Lowry should have his way with the Nuggets, who rank 28th in fantasy points allowed to the point guard position. Lowry has a legitimate chance of matching Westbrook in fantasy points if he plays 40 minutes again tonight in Denver.
Also consider: Dion Waiters, Bryce Jones, DeMar DeRozan, Rajon Rondo
Forwards
Kevin Durant, Thunder (vs. Wizards) -- The small forward position is loaded with potential tonight, but Durant is my favorite play against the Wizards. The game is in Oklahoma City, but Durant loves playing against his hometown team, the Washington Wizards. The matchup couldn't get any better for Durant as the Wizards rank dead last in fantasy points allowed to the small forward position. Durant will also receive an increase in pace of play in a game with a total of 221 points.
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kings (vs. Bucks) -- Cauley-Stein ranks as the number one overall value play in my projection model tonight against the Bucks. Cauley-Stein is simply underpriced on FanDuel at just $4,100. He's a must play on FanDuel with DeMarcus Cousins ruled out.
Aaron Gordon, Magic (at Spurs) -- I was torn between Gordon and Myles Turner for this forward spot. Both Gordon and Turner have seen a huge increase in playing time over the past 10 days. Both players have tough matchups on paper against good defensive teams. Ultimately I'm leanding towards Gordon, who I believe will play 35-plus minutes even if the game is a blowout.
Also consider: Jabari Parker, Rudy Gay, Kawhi Leonard, Omri Casspi
Center
Kosta Koufos, Kings (vs. Bucks) -- Koufos will be forced to play big minutes against the Bucks with Cousins ruled out tonight. Koufos is a strong value play in all formats at minimum salary on FanDuel. Koufos makes paying up for Westbrook and Durant very easy tonight on FanDuel.
Also consider: Marc Gasol, Brook Lopez, Andre Drummond
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