We have a huge 12 game slate of NBA action tonight. The experts are fairly spread out on who they are recommending on this large slate of games with no player recommend by more than six experts. The highest Vegas totals tonight are in the Mavericks/Pacers, Blazers/Thunder and Suns/Warriors games.
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. Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- Matt Barnes (6) – Cheaper option who has averaged 14.7 points and 8.7 rebounds over his last 3 games
- Stephen Curry (6) – High price tag, but back at home in highest Vegas total
Recommended
- Russell Westbrook (5) – Another big price tag, usually worth the price
- Jahlil Okafor (5) – Averaging 22.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game over last 4 games
- Andre Drummond (5) – Continues to post 15+ rebounding games almost every night
- Derrick Favors (5) – Solid production at a mid-level price
- Marc Gasol (5) – Coming off a 24 points and 12 rebounds effort on Monday
- Nikola Vucevic (5) – Minutes have been down the last 2 games, but should come back up in close game tonight
Suggested
- Klay Thompson (4) – Should be well rested from ankle injury in high Vegas total
- Draymond Green (4) – Back-to-back games with 24 points and 11 rebounds
- Gordon Hayward (4) – Will look to bounce-back tonight following his worst game of the season
- Raymond Felton (4) – Averaging 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game over last 5 games
- Eric Bledsoe (4) – Suns leading scorer in projected high-scoring game with Warriors
- Chris Paul (4) – Averaging 14 points and 13 assists over last 2 games
- Jeff Green (3) – Cheaper option who is averaging over 40 minutes and 20 points per game in last 2 games
- Blake Griffin (3) – Faces Bucks team that will be without Greg Monroe down low
- Chris Bosh (3) – Averaging 23 points and 8 rebounds over his last 3 games
- Jeremy Lin (3) – Has averaged over 26 minutes per game over last 5 games
- Anthony Davis (3) – Has 7 double-doubles over his last 8 games
- John Henson (3) – Should see an increase in minutes again with Greg Monroe out, cheap option
- Tyreke Evans (3) – Over last 3 games averaging 22.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists
- Kawhi Leonard (3) – Solid option at small forward every night
- Carmelo Anthony (3) – Coming off a season-high 37-point effort
- Luol Deng (3) – Best 2 game stretch of the season 16.5 points and 8 rebounds per game
Be sure to check back again on Friday for the next edition of the NBA Expert Consensus picks…
