Seven games on the Monday night slate and every game has a Vegas total of 202 or higher which should make for some high scoring games and big fantasy production. With only a couple high-priced studs on the slate in James Harden and DeMarcus Cousins they will both be very highly owned making selection of the right value plays essential to producing winning lineups.
The numbers in the parenthesis are the number of experts that picked that player to give you more context as to the gaps between players and the tiers. Also listed projected ownership percentages for Cash and GPP leagues to help determine which players will be the chalk and which players could be a good low owned contrarian play.
Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- James Harden (13x) – Cash 49% / GPP 36% – Just one rebound short of a triple-double in each of his last 2 games
- DeMarcus Cousins (11x) – 38% / 27% – Has 4 straight double-doubles and gets a favorable matchup with the Lakers
- Nikola Jokic (9x) – 24% / 20% – Continues to produce off the bench, averaging 15 points and 9.3 boards in his last 3 games
- Darren Collison (8x) – 20% / 18% – Cheap option in favorable matchup needs to add to his assists total to have a big night
- Harrison Barnes (7x) – 19% / 16% – Continues to lead the Mavs in scoring most nights scoring 20+ points in 4 of his last 5 games
- Goran Dragic (7x) – 19% / 16% – With Heat short-handed, Dragic should have a good fantasy day coming off 21 points and 11 assists in his last game
- Wesley Matthews (7x) – 19% / 16% – Back-to-back 26-point efforts, reasonably priced in a good matchup with Nuggets
Recommended
- Rudy Gay (6x) – 16% / 14% – Posts solid all-around numbers but has limited upside
- Luol Deng (6x) – 16% / 14% – Cheap option, coming off season-high 22 points on Sunday
- Chris Paul (6x) – 16% / 14% – Went for 20 points and 20 assists on Saturday, should produce another strong game in high scoring game against Blazers on Monday
- Paul George (6x) – 16% / 14% – Scored season-high 37 points in his last game should play big minutes in close game against Hornets
- DeAndre Jordan (6x) – 16% / 14% – Averaging 14.4 rebounds over last seven games
- Brook Lopez (6x) – 16% / 14% – Nets top scoring option in highest Vegas total of the night
- Blake Griffin (5x) – 12% / 12% – Expected to play after missing Saturday’s game but could see reduced minutes if Clippers get up big
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (5x) – 12% / 12% – Has 4 double-doubles in his last 5 games
- John Wall (5x) – 12% / 12% – High floor, has played at least 36 minutes in 11 straight games
- Nicolas Batum (5x) – 12% / 12% – He can provide fantasy production even when he isn’t scoring
- Trevor Ariza (5x) – 12% / 12% – Favorable matchup in a game with the highest Vegas total but has only topped 20 points once all season
- Julius Randle (5x) – 12% / 12% – Averaging 15.8 points and 10 board over his last 4 games
Suggested
- Trevor Booker (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Jabari Parker (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Cody Zeller (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Ryan Anderson (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Myles Turner (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Clint Capela (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Kemba Walker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- DeMar DeRozan (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Will Barton (3x) – 8% / 8%
- CJ Miles (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Patrick Beverley (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Hassan Whiteside (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Markieff Morris (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kyle Lowry (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Deron Williams (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Eric Gordon (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Danilo Gallinari (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dorian Finney-Smith (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dwight Powell (3x) – 8% / 8%
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
Check back again on Tuesday for the next edition of the NBA Industry Consensus picks.
