NBA Draftkings 12/17/16

Last nights picks ………….

Studs — Giannis, Wall, Schroder, Sessions, Kilpatrick, Allen, Fournier, Batum, Leuer (Best pick of the night), Covington, Okafor, Horford

Met Value — Thabo, Tolliver, Zeller

Duds — Holiday, Bradley, Parker, Booker, Crowder, Millsap

I had a pretty good night last night. Giannis, Wall, Batum, Leuer and Horford were huge picks last night and paid dividends.

Tonight's Picks…………..

Short-slate, Shorter write-ups today.

PG

Play

Damian Lillard ($9,100) — High scoring, competitive game. Lillard’s price is creeping up but he is still a good value, especially against the Warriors and Steph’s horrible defense.

Steph Curry ($8,500) — Steph could make value tonight purely on buckets, I love this price and will have a lot of Steph tonight.

Dennis Schroeder ($6,500) — Consistently producing and his price is not rising. Use him every night until his price gets into the mid $7,000s.

Fade

Kyrie Irving ($7,300) — Is it the playoffs? No? Then don’t play Kyrie in DFS.

Sleeper

Patrick Beverley ($5,200) —Beverley has been putting up really good numbers and fills up every category of the stat sheet. He plays big minutes and will see a lot of run in what should be a high scoring game.

SG

Play

C.J. McCollum ($7,200) — Not too confident about CJ but his usage in this game will be so high that

Zach LaVine($6,700) — LaVine has been hot, and he is going to need to keep it going tonight to keep up with the Rockets. This game could become a blow-out, so if that is a concern then stay away. Otherwise he is a great play.

Klay Thompson (6,700) — Really low price for a guy who is going to be heavily involved in a high scoring affair

Fade

Lou Williams ($6,000) — Still only getting 25 minutes per night and 36 DK points is a lot to ask of a guy who is a very streaky shooter.

Sleeper

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ($4,600) — This guy was a late play for me last night and he crushed value. KCP gets 35 minutes per game and contributes in all facets. He only needs 23 DK points to hit value which KCP does in his sleep.

SF

Play

Kevin Durant (also PF)($9,400) — Once again high scoring, close game (hopefully) and we will likely see him in the 4th quarter which is always good for his value.

Wilson Chandler ($6,100) — Really consistent over the past month and sees a ton of minutes and usage. 5–6x value is easily in reach.

Fade

Paul George ($7,900) — Has been struggling to reach 5x value over the past few games, so I’ll be fading him until he proves he can consistently reach 5–6x.

Carmelo Anthony ($7,600) — Just dont.

Sleeper

Andre Iguodala ($3,600) — Andre should see mid to high 20 min in this game because of the high scoring track meet style of this one.

PF

Play

Karl Anthony-Towns (also C) ($8,700) — Not the most consistent, but I like him and Dieng to make life difficult for Capela tonight.

Kevin Love (also C) ($8,000) — Not much explanation needed, Love is almost guaranteed 5–6 value at this price.

Fade

Draymond Green ($7,800) — He might make a decent GPP play, but I’m hesitant to play him because his numbers have been all over the place and he is having trouble scoring.

Sleeper

Gorgui Dieng (5,800) — Really consistent and gives you 25–30 DK points per night with upside. Capela has been struggling lately and KAT has been spending a lot of time on the perimeter so Dieng should have a nice game.

Jon Leuer ($4,200) — See last night’s write-up. This guy is so efficient on the floor. Over his last few games he has been getting 30+ minute and has been hitting 8x value.

C

Play

Dwight Howard ($7,000) — Dominated last night and historically, Howard has been great on the second of a back-to-back and doesn’t see a dip in minutes.

Mason Plumlee ($5,800) — Great value center against a Golden State team that isn’t very good inside. Plumlee is athletic enough to stay on the floor even when the Warriors go small.

Fade

JaVale McGee ($3,700) — People may try to get cute and play him because he scored 17 points last game. But it’s JaVale McGee, come on.

Sleeper

Myles Turner ($6,400) — Not really a sleeper in terms of salary but he has been flying under the radar and should easily return value.

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