We have a big 10 game slate of NBA action tonight. The experts are fairly spread out on who they are recommending with only two Highly Touted picks. There does look like there are a lot of good value options to choose from tonight so you can pay for a couple higher-priced studs if you wish.
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
- James Harden (8) – Look for Harden to bounce-back tonight after a bad fantasy night last night
- Ricky Rubio (7) – Faces Lakers team that he lit up for 28 points and 14 assists in the season opener
Recommended
- Gordon Hayward (6) – Averaging 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists over last 4 games
- Jon Leuer (6) – Cheaper option, averaging over 33 minutes per game over last 4 games
- Nikola Vucevic (6) – Has recorded double-doubles in 4 of his last 5 games
- Bradley Beal (6) – Over 20 points in 3 straight games playing and playing in the highest Vegas total of the night
- OJ Mayo (5) – Cheaper option, averaging 35 minutes per game over last 3 games
- John Wall (5) – High Vegas total and averaging 28 points and 9 assists over his last 5 games
- Marcus Thornton (5) – Scored 32 points when Trevor Ariza went down last night, Ariza is doubtful for tonight, cheap option
Suggested
- Raymond Felton (4) – Cheaper option coming off game with a 14-5-5 stat line
- Andrew Wiggins (4) – Only scored 8 points on 3-for-15 shooting last game, but faces Lakers tonight
- Blake Griffin (4) – Averaging 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per game
- Derrick Favors (4) – Has 4 straight double-doubles
- Greg Monroe (4) – Averaging 16 points and 13 rebounds over last 3 games
- Karl-Anthony Towns (4) – Has been a little up and down lately
- Pau Gasol (4) – Averaging almost 20 points and 13+ rebounds over last 4 games
- Gorgui Dieng (4) – Played season-high 30 minutes in his last game, cheaper option
- Elfrid Payton (4) – Has been putting up numbers across the board in his last 4 games
- Patrick Beverley (3) – Has scored in double-figures 5 straight games, always good for at least a couple steals
- Cody Zeller (3) – Coming off a season-high 20 points and getting 30 minutes per game over last 2 games, cheaper option
- Brandon Knight (3) – Solid producer in a game with a high Vegas total
- Corey Brewer (3) – Will see increased minutes if Ariza is out tonight, cheap option
- Paul Millsap (3) – Consistent production almost every night
- Andre Drummond (3) – Coming off worst game of the season with only 9 points and 9 rebounds
- Otto Porter (3) – Back-to-back double-doubles
- Carmelo Anthony (3) – Still trying to get back to full strength from knee injury
- Dwyane Wade (3) – Averaging over 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists over last 4 games
- Dirk Nowitzki (3) – Averaging about 18 points and 7 boards per game this season
Be sure to check back again on Friday for the next edition of the NBA Expert Consensus picks…
