Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors

Spread: GSW -5.5

Total: 222.5

 

Injuries:

Los Angeles

Golden State

 

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MVP/Captain

 

After a night off to rest, Stephen Curry should be back to his slate-breaking ways again tonight. He especially likes to break slates against the Clippers. He averages 56.1 fantasy points per game against them this year including 60% from the floor AND from three. This one is going to get ugly for Los Angeles. 

 

 

Reggie Jackson is the unquestioned alpha on this team now with no Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. In his last four games, he has put up games of 64, 35, and 45 DK points. However, the Warriors are a tougher matchup than recent ones against the Rockets and Lakers. Still, Jackson is guaranteed to take around 20 shots and hand out 6-8 assists. His usage has really ticked up recently, going for more than 30% in six of his last seven games.

 

 

With no more Serge Ibaka around, Ivica Zubac has been able to produce some smash performances when he gets a full allotment of minutes. In the last five games where he has more than 22 minutes played, he averages 40.6 fantasy points per night. This will be a game where Los Angeles will have to do everything they can to keep it close, and that includes keeping Zubac on the floor for big minutes. 

 

Utility

 

Thompson’s present path is quite clear. Unless we hear or see differently, he is going to play right at 30 minutes per night and score between 25-30 fantasy points per game. He has been in that range for seven of the last eight games and was able to score 20 fantasy points on just 21% shooting against the Clippers in the first game. With more minutes and his shot falling, he is worth the $10,000 tag tonight.

 

 

Marcus Morris’ game log has not inspired a lot of confidence the last week or two, but the Clippers don’t have many options. They're going to continue to roll him out every night for most of the game. Morris has primarily suffered from lack of involvement in the offense, shooting over 11 times just once in his last five games. But the shots are falling (42% from three the last 10 games), so he is still a reliable scorer.  

 

 

Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson have been the most consistent offensive producers for the Clippers over the last ten games. Mann averages 30.8 fantasy points per game in that span, shooting 50% from the field in the process. He has stepped it up in the rebounding department too, giving us more than seven per game in that ten-game streak. In his three games against Golden State this year, he averages 32 DK points per game. 

 

Value Tier

 

Nicolas Batum isn’t playing the minutes he was about a month or two ago, but he is still contributing his 20 minutes per night. He has over 14 fantasy points per game in six of his last eight games, so the Batum roller coaster ride has been a bit smoother lately for those who have rostered him. In his last game against Golden State, he did put up 31.5 DK points on just nine shots. 

 

 

With Draymond Green out, the Warriors have settled on Juan Toscano-Anderson as the backup center, although he does have some very interesting box scores. In four of his last six games, he's played between 17 and 22 minutes. Then in the other two, he played exactly two minutes in each. That’s not the type of consistency we normally like to see, but for just $4,200 we can risk that tonight. Otto Porter, Jr. is questionable, and if he is at all limited or ruled out, JTA could cross 24 minutes tonight.

 

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