Big night in the NBA with 11 games on tap for Wednesday night. You’re going to want to get at least one stud player in your lineup today. Good thing there are great value plays at every position. If Carmelo Anthony sits out, than that would open up a lot of things for some incredible value plays for the Knicks. Russell Westbrook and James Harden are the top plays tonight.
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The point guard position is led by D.J. Augustin, who continues to put up monster numbers with Brandon Jennings out. Plus, he has a terrific matchup and doesn’t cost a lot. Zach LaVine is going to be a popular play with Mo Williams out, but Kevin Martin could up taking away some minutes,so Lavine should only be used as a GPP option. DeMar DeRozan finally seems to be completely healthy after scoring 24 and 25 points in back-to-back games, which is why he’s one of my favorite plays at the shooting guard position. James Harden is going to have a monster game, but his price tag is huge. The small forward position actually has a lot of great options tonight as Rudy Gay and Gordon Hayward are both great plays tonight. LeBron James continues to put up 50 fantasy points on a nightly basis. Also, there are a couple of great value plays at the position as well.
This is one of the worst nights for paying up at power forward because a majority of the top-tier players are unlikely to reach value. Therefore, save money at the position by going with a mid-tier and low-tier option on Fanduel to save money. Really like the center position on DraftKings as Al Jefferson’s price tag is absurdly low and the Spurs give up huge numbers to opposing centers. On Fanduel, I’d be more inclined to spend less on a Tyler Zeller type-of-player, which will allow me to spend up at other positions.
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Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for January 28th:
Point Guards
Shooting Guards
Small Forwards
Power Forwards
Centers
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Mark Kaplan is a fantasy basketball expert for FantasyAlarm.com
