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Happy St. Patrick's day everyone! That means most of the NBA teams are going to be wearing their green uniforms tonight, which usually never works out well. Anyways, there are five games in action tonight, but this is one of those nights where you're going to want to play only a small percentage of your bankroll because a lot of the same players are going to be heavily owned tonight. James Harden and Anthony Davis are the top dogs tonight. Even though shooting guard is a lot tougher to fill on Fanduel, I'm still leaning towards Davis over Harden because Davis has the ability to get 70-plus fantasy points on any given night.
The point guard position has some good mid-tier options, but it's really lacking some top-tier options that are worth spending on. Chris Paul is unlikely to reach value as this game could get out of hand quickly. Tyreke Evans is a good play on DraftKings, but it will be tough for him to reach value on Fanduel. Alexey Shved and Elfrid Payton are consistent options that don't cost that much, which makes them quality options tonight. Go big (by paying up for James Harden) or go home (by going with Tim Hardaway Jr., Tony Allen (on FD), or a risky option in Jodie Meeks) at shooting guard. Have no problem spending up for Victor Oladipo if I have the extra money, but he is by no means a must-start. The Greek Freak is a good GPP option as he went HAM vs the Pelicans in their previous matchup.
Plenty of mid-tier options to consider at small forward, but I'm not considering using Kawhi Leonard because of his huge price tag and this game is going to be a blowout so his minutes are going to be limited. Really like the power forward position as Anthony Davis and Zach Randolph are two of the top plays at the position. Terrence Jones is a great value option on Fanduel and FantasyAces. Anthony Tolliver is an intriguing punt play if he gets the start in place of Greg Monroe. The center position is led by Nikola Vucevic, who should have no problem putting up big fantasy numbers vs the Rockets.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for March 17:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Elfrid Payton | Magic | 4,800 | 6,600 | 6,200 | Has a floor of 30 FP and ceiling of 40-plus FP |
| Alexey Shved | Knicks | 4,350 | 6,000 | 6,200 | Super cheap on Aces. Quality mid-tier option on the other sites. |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| James Harden | Rockets | 7,200 | 10,800 | 10,800 | Expect him to get about 50 FP |
| Victor Oladipo | Magic | 5,350 | 7,700 | 7,700 | Not a fan of his price tag, but he has shown the ability to put up big games |
| Tim Hardaway | Knicks | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,200 | Really like him if he plays. Also like Jodie Meeks as a punt play |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Trevor Ariza | Rockets | 4,500 | 5,700 | 5,800 | Has produced at least 33 FP in 3 out of the past 4 games |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Hornets | 4,750 | 6,300 | 6,200 | Boom or bust option that has a great matchup |
| Tony Allen | Grizzlies | 4,000 | 4,600 | 4,500 | Good low-tier option that is good for 20 FP |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Anthony Davis | Pelicas | 7,500 | 12,300 | 11,400 | Put up 70 FP when he played MIL about a week ago |
| Zach Randolph | Grizzlies | 5,700 | 7,800 | 7,200 | He'll feast on the Pistons front court as they rarely play defense |
| Terrence Jones | Rockets | 5,100 | 6,700 | 7,000 | Great option on Aces/FD. |
Centers
| Player | Team | Fantasy Aces | Fanduel | DraftKings | Comments |
| Nikola Vucevic | Magic | 6,150 | 8,400 | 8,300 | Will feast on the HOU front court like he did last time he faced when he put up 53 FP |
| Omer Asik | Pelicans | 4,600 | 5,200 | 5,100 | Has at least 29 FP on DK in 3 out of his past 4 games |
| Cole Aldrich | Knicks | 3,500 | 4,400 | 4,200 | Risky GPP option that puts up solid numbers in a small amount of minutes |