We have a huge 13 game slate of NBA action tonight. With numerous teams favored by 10 or more points tonight including the Cavaliers, Spurs, Bucks, Warriors and Thunder, many of the superstars, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are not on the consensus list likely due to fear of limited minutes in a blowout.
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
- Tim Frazier (8) – Played 48 minutes on Monday with both Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum out. Sounds like McCollum will be back tonight so temper expectations for Frazier and consider McCollum
- Paul George (8) – Only scored seven points against the Spurs on Monday, but should bounce back tonight against the Kings
- Will Barton (7) – Averaging 28.5 points and 9.0 rebounds over his last two games
Recommended
- Allen Crabbe (6) – Cheap option at guard who played 32 minutes and scored 19 points with Lillard out on Monday
- Matt Barnes (6) – Continues to start for Grizzlies and putting up solid numbers across the board at a reasonable price
- Anthony Davis (6) – Most selected high-priced stud on the night
- Michael Carter-Williams (6) – Played 36+ minutes in 3 straight games averaging 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists
- Thaddeus Young (6) – He has been a double-double machine this year with 14 in 28 games
- Brandon Knight (5) – Has been up and down recently but coming off a 26-point effort in his last game
- DeMarcus Cousins (5) – Kings leading scorer playing in the highest Vegas total on the night
- Eric Bledsoe (5) – Only 8 points in his last game, but averaging 21.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game this season
Suggested
- Nikola Vucevic (4) – On a roll over last 3 games averaging 23.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game
- Isaiah Thomas (4) – Continues to get big minutes every night and averaging 21 points and 6.8 assists per game
- Brook Lopez (4) – Has back-to-back games with 20+ points and 12 rebounds
- Garrett Temple (4) – Cheap option who is averaging 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists over his last 2 games
- Mason Plumlee (3) – Cheaper option at center averaging a double-double over his last 5 games
- Kelly Olynyk (3) – Watch to make sure his is starting before plugging him in your lineup
- James Harden (3) – Vegas projects a high scoring close game for Rockets/Magic
- Tobias Harris (3) – Has been up and down over his last 3 games
- Draymond Green (3) – The only Warrior on the list tonight in what is expected to be a blowout win at home against the Jazz
- Tyreke Evans (3) – Averaging 15.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.4 assists over 10 games played this season
- Jrue Holiday (3) – Cheaper priced point guard who is averaging 17.3 points per game over his last 4 games
- Gordon Hayward (3) – Has scored 18+ points in 10 of his last 11 games including averaging 25 points over his last 2 games
