I am going to make a prediction… The large-field tournament winners for tonight’s slate are going to have scores in the 380s or higher. Looking at the games on the slate, there’s an awful lot of up-pace, low defensive matchups. Brooklyn, Philly, Golden State, Houston, Phoenix and Atlanta all are in spots where scores could […]
By this time next week, the Value Index will have turned over a new leaf. One more week of injury watching, regular season NBA basketball and then it’s Opening Day (insert cheers). While i am certainly excited for baseball season, we still have some basketball to tackle. Tonight we have a small, 6-game slate with one […]
Alright, folks. We are one week away from ending NBA coverage for this season. Once April hits, we are a full go with baseball content (can’t wait!). But there’s still a lot of time to be profitable in the NBA, but again, we have to continuously be on top of our game prior to lock […]
We’re back for another edition of the Value Index. Tonight’s NBA slate has 8 games for us to build our lineups, but I can’t say I feel this is a very solid set of games. As the NBA regular season comes to an end, we’ve seen a trend of teams resting players or limiting minutes. […]
Boy, last night surely was disappointing.
Golden State may be ready to make a run, blowing out its third straight team after disposing of the Thunder last night.
If you had shares in the Denver/Houston and Philly/Orlando game, you likely had a really great night.
I had a few shares, but the results did not align with the rest of my lineups. The actual result was dreadful.
But we are back at it tonight with an 8-game slate.
For my picks today, I really wanted to play some Suns, but we don’t know the status of Devin Booker late Monday night (when I write these things). Should Booker be ruled out, that changes the landscape in DFS for me. As would Giannis Ante…whatever his name is…the Greek Freak, his absence also would change how we construct our lineups.
So I wanted throw all of that out there because my picks would change should we find out about Booker and Giannis sitting.
Lastly, I’m having some technical difficulties and am doing the rest of this by phone, so no gifs today.
Below are today’s picks, good luck!
Cory Joseph – PG – Toronto Raptors $5,000
Analysis: The Bulls are a team that doesn’t seem to care while the Raptors, are tying to stay afloat in the playoff race sans Kyle Lowry. The Raptors haven’t played well in recent memory, but get a great draw against the hapless Bulls. While DDR has been struggling and Serge Ibaka’s minutes have been all over the place, Joseph has been the steady hand, seeing 30 minutes on a nightly basis. Joseph gets a great matchup against Rajon Rondo, who couldn’t cover a sloth dressed in Harlem Globetrotters’ gear. At $5K, Joseph should see plenty of minutes to get to and exceed 5x value.
Spencer Dinwiddie – SG – Brooklyn Nets – $3,800
Analysis: No Jeremy Lin, no Joe Harris, no Sean Kilpatrick, so despite the tougher defensive matchup, this Nets guard will be a body having to play a ton of minutes. If he weren’t SG eligible, I might look elsewhere, but thanks to DK, we can punt this position for a guy who should run the point and get Ish Smith/Reggie Jackson defense. A fine punt play who should see a lot of run and have more opportunity to fish assists and score at SG for under $4K? Sign me up.
Now that everyone has moved on from being titled at the Cleveland Cavs’ surprise rest for the Big 3 Saturday, we can focus on the last couple of weeks of the regular season. Tonight we have a 7-game slate in the NBA, and we must be weary every night until the end of players resting […]
Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Hope you are wearing green! Today is going to be a condensed version of the Value Index. I stayed up too late watching March Madness Thursday evening and am just now getting around to looking into tonight’s 8-game slate in the NBA. I think you can make this a 7-game slate […]
Well, we are going to keep today’s intro short and sweet. It’s Spring Break for myself, so we are staying busy in my household. Before we get to the picks, are any of you going to play Lou Williams revenge game against the Lakers? I’m not, but you will probably win some money because I […]
Tonight we have a 5-game slate chock full of studs to choose from.
Among those studs are Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, an experiment that has, so far, been a disaster. The Pelicans looked to be on their way to the 8th seed in the Western Conference thanks to this trade, but so far the two big men have yet to be able to co-exist. New Orleans is just 2-6 since acquiring Boogie and it took a 4th quarter benching Cousins over the weekend to snag their second win during those 8 games.
It will interesting to see if the Pelicans can find some kind of chemistry with a month left in the regular season. But for DFS purposes, I think the dynamic big men are going to be strictly tournament plays. Trying to peg which one is going to pay off salary night in and night out might be more difficult than we would think.
Brow seems to be the more chalky option for tonight, on account of Boogie’s foul-laden performance over the weekend, leading to Davis going nuts and scoring 80+ fantasy points.
Whatever the case, I hope you find tonight to be profitable, and I hope the Value Index assists you in said goal.
Russell Westbrook – PG – Oklahoma City Thunder – $13,400
Analysis: At some point, I would think Russell Westbrook would need a day off. If there’s anyone in the NBA that deserves one, it’s him. I don’t like when players rest, but as much effort and hustle Westbrook displays night in and night out, I would think the Thunder might want to start thinking about preserving him a bit down the stretch. But he’s probably going to play in this road game anyway and he easily has the best matchup on the board out of any player. It’s a bold call to recommend Westbrook tonight, considering he’s $13.4K on DraftKings and needs 67 fantasy points to hit 5x. The Nets have allowed the most fantasy points per game to point guards this season and Mr. Triple Double himself is matchup proof anyway, so what is his ceiling in this game if it stays close?
Jordan Crawford – SG – New Orleans Pelicans – $3,900
Analysis: Look, I am not going to pretend to know why the Pelicans signed Jordan Crawford off the streets a few days ago and all of a sudden gave him 25-30 minutes and double-digit shot attempts. Maybe they felt the need to have a strong wing scorer, etc. But here we are and we might has well keep riding this thing out. Crawford has a 24% usage rate since joining the team and is averaging over 1 fantasy point per minute. Now the bottom could drop out at any moment, but we might as well have some exposure to this hot streak while it lasts. Shooting guard is an ugly position and we need to find some value somewhere. Plus, anyone who is willing to talk trash to Carmelo Anthony always will be a favorite of mine.
It’s March Madness season! No, I am not really talking about the best playoff format in all sports (college basketball tournament). I am talking about the late-season NBA. So much injury news lately and value plays opening up because of rest and/or coaches on losing teams wanting to see what they have in their young […]
The sports needle is about to kick into high gear. We have the NBA playoffs, March Madness is about to get underway, MLB Opening Day is right around the corner and then there’s the Masters. I am getting giddy just thinking about all of the sports (yes, that’s incorrect grammar). But before we get to […]
Today might be a special edition of the Value Index (because we didn’t have enough games for Tuesday), but it also is a special day in the Monahan household. It is my wife and I’s wedding anniversary. Time flies when you are having fun and babies. Isn’t that the saying? I would say you could […]