Only a four-game night slate Monday on Martin Luther King Day but there are some marquee matchups including “Round 2” between the Cavaliers and Warriors and a matchup of the top point guards in the league with Chris Paul and the Clippers going against Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. Three of the four games have a Vegas total of 215 or higher so it should be a high scoring night with all of the star-power on the court.
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 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
- Derrick Favors (8x) – Cash 21% / GPP 19% – Cheap option but his scoring has been inconsistent since returning from injury
- Russell Westbrook (7x) – 19% / 16% – Three straight triple-doubles and has a marquee matchup against Chris Paul and the Clippers
- LeBron James (7x) – 19% / 16% – Coming off 15-assist game but will likely look to score more on Monday against the Warriors
- Enes Kanter (7x) – 19% / 16% – Averaging 22.3 points and 11 board in his last 4 games and could get even more minutes with Steven Adams out
Recommended
- Gordon Hayward (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has scored 20 or more points in 4 straight games
- Nicolas Batum (6x) – 15% / 14% – Put up 19 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes in his first game back from injury
- Klay Thompson (6x) – 15% / 14% – Should play big minutes against Cavaliers and hit 4-of-5 from three-point range in his last game
- Kevin Durant (5x) – 13% / 12% – Scored 36 points with 15 board in first meeting with Cavaliers
- Chris Paul (5x) – 13% / 12% – Should rise to the occasion against Westbrook in matchup of the top point guards in the league
- Kyrie Irving (5x) – 13% / 12% – Had 25 points, 10 assists and 7 steals in the first matchup with the Warriors
- Al Horford (5x) – 13% / 12% – His scoring has been down lately averaging just 12 points over his last 4 games
- Cody Zeller (5x) – 13% / 12% – Cheap option at center who is coming off double-double in his last game
Suggested
- Rudy Gobert (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Kevin Love (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kemba Walker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Draymond Green (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Devin Booker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Victor Oladipo (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jae Crowder (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (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.
