NBA – Industry Expert Consensus – January 17th

A wiiiiiide selection of choices on tonight’s Consensus. We are extremely top-heavy and that will tend to happen with only five games on the slate. That being said, I think tonight’s list give a plethora of stars and scrubs for you to choose from. Three of the five games (Raptors/Nets, Heat/Rockets, Nuggets/Lakers) feature Vegas totals of 222+!! Stack those lineups towards those three if possible. Best of luck!

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

  • Kyle Lowry (14x) – 52% Cash / 37% GPP – In the last ten games, he’s averaging 23ppg, 7.2apg, 5.8rpg and 1.9spg.
  • Kenneth Faried (13x) – 51% / 36% – Faried got the start his last time out and did not disappoint. He put up 20 points and hauled in 5 rebounds.
  • Nikola Jokic (12x) – 44% / 33% – He is becoming a beast of an NBA center. Has three straight double-double in which he’s averaged 23.7ppg, 10.7rpg and 6apg.
  • Brook Lopez (10x) – 34% / 25% – He’s been a lone bright DFS spot on the Nets. In seven January games, he’s posting 18.4ppg.
  • Dion Waiters (10x) – 34% / 25% – Waiters has put up 17 FG attempts in each of the last two games. He’s only connected on 9 of those 34 FG attempts.
  • Hassan Whiteside  (9x) – 25% / 21% – In three games this month since returning, he’s putting up 20ppg and 14rpg.
  • Jonas Valanciunas (9x) – 25% / 21% – Three straight double-doubles. Has averaged 14.7ppg and 16.3rpg during that stretch.
  • Lou Williams (8x) – 21% / 19% – Luke Walton’s rotations at the guard spot have become unpredictable. That said, Williams had the hot-hand on Sunday scoring 26 points.
  • Robin Lopez (8x) – 21% / 19% – May struggle tonight if he has to defend Dirk which could limit his minutes.
  • Julius Randle (7x) – 19% / 16% – Randle only has six total points in the last two games combined. He does have 18 rebounds in those two though.
  • Jimmy Butler (7x) – 19% / 16% – In six games this month, Butler is scoring 26.5ppg, grabbing 7.7rpg and dishing out 6.3apg.
  • Kawhi Leonard (7x) – 19% / 16% – The Spurs have lost two of three but Leonard has been outstanding in those games. He’s posted 33ppg in those three outings.
  • Harrison Barnes (7x) – 19% / 16% – Barnes scored 22 points and hauled in 5 rebounds in this season’s previous matchup against the Bulls.

Recommended

  • Emmanuel Mudiay (6x) – 15% / 14% – Mudiay had a solid double-double of 18 points and 13 dimes on Monday against the Magic.
  • DeMar DeRozan (6x) – 15% / 14% – In the last five games, DeRozan is posting 32.8ppg and 7.2rpg.
  • Jameer Nelson (6x) – 15% / 14% – Over the past three games, Nelson is scoring 14ppg and handing out 5.7apg.
  • James Harden (6x) – 15% / 14% – Harden was up to his triple-double ways again on Sunday with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
  • DeMarre Carroll (6x) – 15% / 14% – Carroll is logging big minutes and getting plenty of shot attempts. He’s scored 16.8ppg in the last five.
  • Goran Dragic (5x) – 13% / 12% – In six January games, Dragic is posting 19.8ppg and 5.2apg.
  • D’Angelo Russell (5x) – 13% / 12% – Coming off a game in which he scored 20 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
  • Will Barton (5x) – 13% / 12% – Barton has been ill. Check his status prior to inserting him into your lineup.
  • James Johnson (5x) – 13% / 12% – He has really picked things up recently. In the last ten games, he’s posting 14.9ppg, 4.6apg and 4.4rpg.

Suggested

  • Danilo Gallinari (4x) – 11% / 10%
  • Luol Deng (4x) – 11% / 10%
  • Trevor Ariza (4x) – 11% / 10%
  • Lucas Noguiera (4x) – 11% / 10%
  • Nick Young (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Wilson Chandler (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Pau Gasol (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Cory Joseph (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Trevor Booker (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Dwyane Wade (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Karl-Anthony Towns (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • LaMarcus Aldridge (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Brandon Ingram (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Deron Williams (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Wesley Matthews (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Tony Parker (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Eric Gordon (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Dirk Nowitzki (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (3x) – 8% / 8%
  • Montrezl Harrell (3x) – 8% / 8%

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