Monday night features a small five-game slate. As is usually the case when we have a small slate, the Consensus list is large with all the experts loading up on the same players with so few to choose from. Popular teams to target tonight include the Timberwolves and Wizards who both have three players in the Highly Touted section.
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
- Karl-Anthony Towns (13x) – Cash 49% / GPP 35% – Seven straight games with a double-double including 41 points and 15 rebounds on Saturday
- Russell Westbrook (12x) – 46% / 34% – Could be hard to fit in the high price on a short slate but could be worth it coming off a game with 26 points, 22 assists and 11 rebounds.
- Paul Millsap (12x) – 46% / 34% – Mr. Consistent, averaging 19.8 points and 7.8 board over his last 6 games
- Andrew Wiggins (11x) – 39% / 28% – Put up 25 points and 5 boards against the Suns earlier this year
- Bradley Beal (10x) – 34% / 25% – Will look to carry over hot shooting from previous game where he put up 41 points including 6 three-pointers
- Nikola Jokic (10x) – 34% / 25% – Has moved back into starting lineup but needs to stay out of foul trouble to maximize his minutes and production
- John Wall (9x) – 23% / 20% – Solid option at PG if you don’t want to pay up for Westbrook
- Ricky Rubio (9x) – 23% / 20% – Fills up the stat sheet in multiple categories and has a good matchup against the Suns
- Zach LaVine (8x) – 21% / 19% – Has scored at least 24 points in 5 of his last 6 games
- Markieff Morris (8x) – 21% / 19% – Production has been up-and-down this season but could have an “up” game on Monday against Pacers frontcourt
- Dorian Finney-Smith (8x) – 21% / 19% – Scored career-high 17 points on Sunday, getting solid minutes on short-handed Mavericks
- Paul George (7x) – 19% / 16% – Has at least 18 points and 4 boards in eight straight games
Recommended
- Dwight Howard (6x) – 16% / 14%
- Jeff Teague – 16% / 14%
- Myles Turner – 16% / 14%
- Marcin Gortat – 16% / 14%
- Gorgui Dieng – 16% / 14%
- Gary Harris – 16% / 14%
- Jimmy Butler (5x) – 12% / 12%
- Andre Drummond (5x) – 12% / 12%
- Dennis Schroder (5x) – 12% / 12%
- Tim Hardaway Jr. (5x) – 12% / 12%
- Salah Mejri (5x) – 12% / 12%
Suggested
- Eric Bledsoe (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Wesley Matthews (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Kenneth Faried (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Jon Leuer (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Al Jefferson (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Harrison Barnes (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Reggie Jackson (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Otto Porter (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Tobias Harris (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Thaddeus Young (3x) – 8% / 8%
- CJ Miles (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Brandon Knight (3x) – 8% / 8%
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
Check back again on Tuesday for the next edition of the NBA Industry Consensus picks.
