Another big slate scheduled for Monday night with 11 games of NBA action including every game with a Vegas total of 205 or higher, topping out with a whopping 239 total for the Warriors/Nuggets matchup. The experts are very spread out in their recommendations for the big slate with only four Highly Touted plays and a plethora of Suggested options.
NOTE: This week we will only be providing the NBA Industry Consensus on Monday and Wednesday with just a mini three-game slate on Tuesday and two-game slate on Thursday before we head into All-Star weekend.
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 are our new “smarter” 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.
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Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- Paul Millsap (11x) – Cash 44% / GPP 31% – Has scored 20+ points in three of his last four games and gets a favorable matchup against the Trail Blazers.
- Frank Kaminsky (9x) – 25% / 21% – Will draw another start with Cody Zeller out, averaging 16 points and 6.2 board in his last five games
- Nerlens Noel (9x) – 25% / 21% – Should see big minutes with both Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor out, put up 19 points in his previous game
- Nikola Jokic (7x) – 15% / 15% – Continuing his breakout season averaging 28.3 points and 12.3 boards over his last three games
Recommended
- Russell Westbrook (6x) – 14% / 14% – Will need to carry the team again as the Thunder travel to Washington as a small underdog
- Damian Lillard (6x) – 14% / 14% – Three straight games with 28+ points and could see increased usage with Mason Plumlee traded away
- Hassan Whiteside (6x) – 14% / 14% – Averaging 25 points, 14.5 boards and 4.5 blocks in two games versus Magic this season
- Mike Conley (6x) – 14% / 14% – Heating up from 3-point range hitting 8 for his last 11 shot from deep and gets favorable matchup against the Nets
- Marc Gasol (6x) – 14% / 14% – Consistently produces solid numbers and has potential for big day against weak Nets’ defense
- Will Barton (6x) – 16% / 14% – One of the few healthy Nuggets, should play big minutes, averaging 18.8 points, 7.0 boards and 5.0 assists in his last four games
- TJ Warren (6x) – 16% / 14% – Averaging 15 points and 5 boards in his last two games
- Draymond Green (5x) – 12% / 12% – Favorable matchup in up-tempo game agaisnt the Nuggets should lead to a lot of rebound and assist opportunities
- Wilson Chandler (5x) – 11% / 11% – Watch is status for tonight’s game as he missed the morning shootaround today
- James Johnson (5x) – 11% / 11% – Becoming a big threat in the Heat offense with back-to-back 26-point games
- Robert Covington (5x) – 11% / 11% – Should continue to see increased usage with Embiid and Okafor out
- Tim Hardaway Jr (5x) – 11% / 11% – Will continue to play big minutes with Thabo Sefolosha out again
- Jameer Nelson (5x) – 11% / 11% – Has played 31+ minutes in four straight games and should see big minutes again with Emmanual Mudiay expected to be out
Suggested
- Anthony Davis (4x) – 8% / 10%
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (4x) – 8% / 10%
- Kevin Durant (4x) – 8% / 10%
- Kawhi Leonard (4x) – 9% / 10%
- CJ McCollum (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Eric Bledsoe (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Kemba Walker (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Nikola Vucevic (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Gary Harris (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Greg Monroe (4x) – 15% / 12%
- Dewayne Dedmon (4x) – 15% / 12%
- Marvin Williams (4x) – 15% / 12%
- Chandler Parsons (4x) – 15% / 12%
- John Wall (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Stephen Curry (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Blake Griffin (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Jrue Holiday (3x) – 7% / 9%
- Andre Drummond (3x) – 7% / 9%
- Nicolas Batum (3x) – 7% / 9%
- Gordon Hayward (3x) – 7% / 9%
- Bradley Beal (3x) – 7% / 9%
- Devin Booker (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Dennis Schroder (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Marcin Gortat (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Evan Fournier (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Alex Len (3x) – 9% / 8%
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
Check back again on Wednesday for the next edition of the NBA Industry Consensus picks.
