It looks like Monday’s seven-game slate is all about the Raptors with three of the most recommended players on the night with Kyle Lowry out again. Meanwhile, the two games with the highest Vegas totals are also the two games with the biggest favorites (Warriors over Sixers and Rockets over Pacers). If one of those games stay close it could pay off with a lot of fantasy production.
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.
Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- DeMar DeRozan (13x) – Cash 47% / GPP 34% – Averaging 38 points over last two games without Kyle Lowry
- Serge Ibaka (10x) – 34% / 26% – In two games with Raptors he is averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 boards per game
- Dario Saric (10x) – 34% / 26% – On fire with Joe Embiid out and Nerlens Noel traded, averaging 19.2 points and 12 boards in his last four games
- Cory Joseph (9x) – 27% / 22% – With Lowry out the last two games, he has averaged 34.5 minutes with 12.5 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals, still fairly cheap
- Jae Crowder (9x) – 27% / 22% – Coming off double-double (14 points, 11 boards) and plays over 30 minutes every game
- Lou Williams (9x) – 27% / 22% – Fitting right in with Rockets, averaging 22 points in his first two games
- Isaiah Thomas (9x) – 27% / 22% – Has scored at least 29 points in six of his last seven games and get a favorable matchup against Hawks
- Michael Beasley (8x) – 22% / 19% – Should return to the starting lineup with Khris Middleton getting the day off, has scored at least 14 points in each of his last four games
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (8x) – 18% / 17% – Averaging 29 points, 10 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks against Cavaliers in two games this season
- Nerlens Noel (7x) – 19% / 17% – Played 30 minutes in his Mavericks’ debut putting up 9 points and 10 boards
- Myles Turner (7x) – 19% /17% – Favorable, up-tempo matchup with the Rockets, averaging 16.8 points and 7.0 boards in his last five games
- Ricky Rubio (7x) – 19% / 17% – Posted back-to-back double-doubles, will go for three straight in good matchup against the Kings
- Kyrie Irving (7x) – 16% / 15% – If LeBron James is ruled out his usage will go through the roof like in his last game where he had 34 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists
- Karl-Anthony Towns (7x) – 16% / 15% – On fire over his last three games averaging 29 points and 19.7 rebounds per game
Recommended
- Klay Thompson (6x) – 15% / 14% – Solid option at SG with a good matchup against the Sixers
- Robert Covington (6x) – 15% / 14% – Back-to-back double-doubles averaging 22.5 points and 10.5 board in his last two games
- Paul George (6x) – 15% / 14% – Ejected in the 2nd quarter of his last game, will look to get back on track in up-tempo game with the Rockets
- Andrew Wiggins (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has scored at least 27 points in eight straight games
- Willie Cauley-Stein (5x) – 12% / 12% – Which Willie will show up? Fantasy monster two games ago and complete dud in his last outing
- Dirk Nowitzki (5x) – 12% / 12% – Could see increased production moving back to PF with Noel coming in at center, put up 18 points and 9 boards in his last game
- Willy Hernangomez (5x) – 12% / 12% – Consistently around 8-12 points and 9-10 board in each of his last four games
- James Harden (5x) – 12% / 12% – Not often you see Harden this far down the list, could be a good spot for using him in GPPs at lower ownership than usual
Suggested
- Kyle O’Quinn (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Channing Frye (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Greg Monroe (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Dennis Schroder (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Jeff Teague (4x) – 9% / 9%
- Paul Millsap (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Kevin Durant (4x) – 9% / 10%
- Monta Ellis (3x) – 9% / 8%
- Eric Gordon (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Tyreke Evans (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Patrick Beverley (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Gorgui Dieng (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Seth Curry (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Al Horford (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Derrick Rose (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Dwight Howard (3x) – 6% / 8%
- Hassan Whiteside (3x) – 7% / 8%
- Carmelo Anthony (3x) – 7% / 8%
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
Check back again on Tuesday for the next edition of the NBA Industry Consensus picks.
