Welcome in to the Friday edition of the NBA Expert Consensus. With plenty of options, you’re sure to find the combo to cash. Plenty of star power and value plays in our article. There are nine games on the schedule tonight and the lowest O/U is 199.5 so there will be plenty of DFS points to go around. Also, make sure you are using our Weighted Consensus nightly as it applies a weighted grade to the selections based on the leaders in our NBA Expert Standings.
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
- DeMarcus Cousins (13x) – 50% Cash / 36% GPP – Boogie is a beast. Posting 31.2ppg and 12.9rpg in the last ten. If you can fit him in, he’s a must play.
- Dwight Powell (11x) – 38% / 27% – Increased minutes and a cheap price mean a great value play. Powell has averaged 10.8ppg and 6.4rpg in the last five.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (11x) – 38% / 27% – Had a triple-double his last time out. He’s not quite Westbrook level yet but the Greek Freak is a trip-dub threat every night.
- Paul Millsap (10x) – 34% / 26% – He’s playing through pain the last couple games after sitting out the previous few. Has averaged 22.5ppg and 7rpg during the two game stretch.
- Russell Westbrook (10x) – 34% / 26% – He is having the best season in NBA history. Six straight triple-doubles!! SIX!! He’ll make it seven tonight in an up-and-down game against the Rockets.
- Lou Williams (9x) – 24% / 20% – Williams is averaging 34ppg in the last three. He’s been the Lakers scoring machine of late.
- Jae Crowder (7x) – 19% / 16% – Crowder had a double-double his last time out. Posting 13.8ppg, 5rpg and 3.4apg in the last five.
Recommended
- Goran Dragic (6x) – 16% / 14% – Dragic has been on fire since returning from injury. Averaging 22.2ppg and 6.4apg over the last five.
- Carmelo Anthony (6x) – 16% / 14% – Melo had a dud on Wednesday against the Cavs. Will Phil Jackson’s comments have any effect on him?
- Julius Randle (6x) – 16% / 14% – Randle has two straight double-doubles in which he’s average 16ppg and 10.5rpg.
- Kemba Walker (6x) – 16% / 14% – Walker has cooled off a bit lately but is still posting 23.6ppg for the season.
- Kristaps Porzingis (5x) – 13% / 11% – Porzingis has posted 19.3ppg and 8.1rpg over the last ten games.
- Eric Bledsoe (5x) – 13% / 11% – Bledsoe has been rolling lately. In the last five games, he’s putting up 20.6ppg, 5.2rpg and 4apg.
- Paul George (5x) – 13% / 11% – George has two straight double-doubles in which he’s averaged 23ppg and 11.5rpg.
- Dwight Howard (5x) – 13% / 11% – He’s proven he can still be a force in the league. He’s averaging 13.7ppg and 12.7rpg this year.
- Al Horford (5x) – 13% / 11% – In the last ten, Horford is averaging 16ppg and 6.8rpg.
- Victor Oladipo (5x) – 13% / 11% – Posted a double-double in this year’s previous game against the Rockets with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
- Norman Powell (5x) – 13% / 11% – Powell will start in place of Demarre Carroll tonight. When he gets consistent run, he’s played well.
- LeBron James (5x) – 13% / 11% – LBJ has averaged 25.5ppg, 8apg and 6rpg in four games this month.
Suggested
- Brandon Jennings (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Tyler Johnson (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Hassan Whiteside (4x) – 11% / 10%
- James Harden (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Marcus Smart (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Thabo Sefolosha (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Nicolas Batum (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Andre Drummond (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Rudy Gay (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Wayne Ellington (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Harrison Barnes (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jordan Clarkson (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Elfrid Payton (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Devin Booker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Karl-Anthony Towns (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Wesley Matthews (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Deron Williams (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Monta Ellis (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Clint Capela (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nikola Vucevic (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jabari Parker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Terry Rozier (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dennis Schroder (3x) – 8% / 8%
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