A robust schedule of games tonight with eleven on the docket. All but two of those have a Vegas total of 208+ so there should be plenty of DFS points to go around. The experts were fairly spread out with their selections today with a fewer number of Highly Touted and Recommended plays that usual. Within those two groups there are not many spots to find values so choose wisely.
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
- LeBron James (13x) – 49% Cash / 35% GPP – Had 26 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals in his last game.
- Chris Paul (11x) – 39% / 28% – In 9 December games, Paul is posting 17ppg and 11.1apg.
- DeMarcus Cousins (10x) – 34% / 25% – In the season’s previous matchup against the Blazers, Boogie scored 33 points and grabbed 9 boards.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (8x) – 21% / 19% – He’s making a case for MVP. In the last five games, he’s averaged 24.8ppg, 9.8rpg and 5.4apg.
- Kristaps Porzingis (8x) – 21% / 19% – In the last ten games, Porzingis is posting 18.8ppg and 8.6rpg.
- James Harden (8x) – 21% / 19% – Tonight will show if he is truly matchup-proof against the Spurs. In two previous meetings this year, Harden has averaged 24.5ppg, 14apg and 11.5rpg.
- Goran Dragic (7x) – 19% / 16% – He is averaging 23.6ppg and 8apg in the last five. For the season, he has his ppg up to almost 20/game.
- Nikola Jokic (7x) – 19% / 16% – Quickly becoming one of the better big men in the league. Missed out on a triple-double by one assist last night as he dropped 27 points, grabbed 15 boards and dished 9 assists.
Recommended
- Kawhi Leonard (6x) – 16% / 14% – Kawhi has posted 22.2ppg and 6rpg in the last five.
- Robert Covington (6x) – 16% / 14% – Covington has scored 17.8ppg in the last four. Also pulling down 7.5rpg during that stretch.
- Joel Embiid (6x) – 16% / 14% – On Sunday night, Embiid scored 33 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
- Hassan Whiteside (6x) – 16% / 14% – Whiteside has four straight double-doubles. In that stretch, he’s averaging 19ppg and 18rpg.
- Myles Turner (6x) – 16% / 14% – In the last five games, Turner is posting 17.8ppg, 7rpg and 3.4bpg.
- DeMar DeRozan (6x) – 16% / 14% – DeRozan is back to putting the ball in the hole at a high volume. He’s averaged 30ppg over the last five.
- JJ Redick (5x) – 12% / 12% – Provides absolutely nothing outside of scoring and 3FG. Has scored 15.8ppg over the last five. Could see a slight uptick if he has to pick up scoring slack with Griffin out.
- Gary Harris (5x) – 12% / 12% – Harris scored 24 points last night. Has put up 19.3ppg in the last three games.
- DeAndre Jordan (5x) – 12% / 12% – Has three straight double-doubles. Posting 15.7ppg and 16rpg over that stretch. With Griffin out, he could be leaned upon even more.
Suggested
- Darren Collison (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Kyle Lowry (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Damian Lillard (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Garrett Temple (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Montrezl Harrell (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Channing Frye (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Nene Hilario (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Marreese Speights (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Kemba Walker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jeff Teague (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Stephen Curry (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kyrie Irving (3x) – 8% / 8%
- CJ McCollum (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Thaddeus Young (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Trevor Booker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Anthony Davis (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Patrick Beverley (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nick Young (3x) – 8% / 8%
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