DraftKings
Blake Griffin , PF/C BKN
Brooklyn is without Kevin Durant , Nicolas Claxton , Alize Johnson and LaMarcus Aldridge retired, leaving them three guys in their front-court tonight, Griffing being one of them. In two-of-three games, Griffin has topped 26 minutes and has given us 23 and 32.5 DKP in those outings. The Nets will need his output to stay competitive here and he’s matching up against a subpar defensive front court that has recently brought Jabari Parker into the equation.
Davis Bertans , PF WAS ($4,300)
Both Rui Hachimura and Deni Avidja are out, giving Bertans the green light to all the minutes he can handle. He’s played well of late scoring 16+ actual points, hitting four or more three’s and notching 27+ DKP in three straight games. The minutes have been key as well topping 28 in two straight games with both of those aforementioned guys out. OKC is very bad against power-forwards, ranking 28th according to DvP this year.
Daniel Gafford , C WAS ($3,800)
We saw Gafford’s minutes restriction rise and he stepped on the court and played 24 minutes and honestly, he dominated. He notched a 19-point double-double while blocking three shots. He’s better than Alex Len and Robin Lopez if they were combined into one player, Robin Len, at this point, so why not continue giving the guy the run? Gafford has averaged a robust 1.44 FP/min since arriving in Washington.
FanDuel
Aleksej Pokusevski, PF OKC ($4,800)
I mean, we’re getting such a good price tag on Poku here. Whether Lu Dort plays or not, Poku is underpriced. Poku has a 20.5% USG and averages .88 FP/min with SGA and Al Horford off the floor this season. We’ve recently seen what the ceiling can look like from Poku when he put up 41 FDP and maybe that wasn’t even the ceiling because he barely made any of his field goal attempts. He does a LOT of really good things when he’s on the floor. WAS is a bottom-five defense in the NBA.
Armoni Brooks, SG HOU ($4,200)
Houston has a problem and it’s with their health. Kevin Porter , Eric Gordon , Sterling Brown , D.J. Augustin and David Nwaba are all out. Brooks is likely going to start once again and approach 30 minutes again as well. He’s grabbed four or more rebounds in three-of-four games and has a steal or block in three straight, really boosting his output on FanDuel. If the scoring can come around like it did against Orlando on the 18th, good things are to come.
Raul Neto , PG WAS ($3,600)
With Rui Hachimura and Deni Avidja out, Neto has been getting his opportunity, none like the other night though playing 36 minutes. Those minutes were alongside Beal and Westbrook as the Wizards are using Beal as their starting SF these days. Put up 35 FDP in that game and if his shot is falling again, the assist machine that is Russell Westbrook will continuously find him.