Happy New Year everyone! The first Monday of 2017 features an eight-game slate of NBA action. It could be a high-scoring night in the NBA with all eight games featuring a Vegas total of 202 including two games (Wizards/Rockets and Nuggets/Warriors) with a game total around 230 points. Yet it is the Utah Jazz players that are the most recommended by the experts featuring three 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
- Gordon Hayward (9x) – Cash 23% / GPP 20% – Solid fantasy production every game, has scored at least 18 points in five straight games
- Rudy Gobert (8x) – 21% / 19% – Favorable matchup for player who has 12 double-doubles in his last 13 games
- Montrezl Harrell (7x) – 21% / 19% – Has scored in double-digits in five out of six games since Clint Capela was injured, still reasonably priced
- Russell Westbrook (7x) – 21% / 19% – Most recommended high-priced stud on the slate who can put up a triple-double almost every night
- Derrick Favors (7x) – 19% / 16% – Still working his minutes back up but a great value in a good matchup
Recommended
- Malcolm Brogdon (6x) – 16% / 14% – Put up a triple-double in his last game, good option if Matthew Dellavedova is out again
- James Harden (6x) – 16% / 14% – Coming off an insane 53 points, 17 assists, 16 rebounds performance against the Wizards in another high scoring game
- Klay Thompson (6x) – 16% / 14% – Has scored over 20 points in three straight games
- Jimmy Butler (6x) – 16% / 14% – Has been hot recently, averaging 30.3 points, 8.0 boards and 5.0 assists over his last three games
- Enes Kanter (6x) – 16% / 14% – Has scored at least 19 points in five straight games
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (6x) – 16% / 14% – Will try to match triple-doubles with Westbrook
- Stephen Curry (6x) – 16% / 14% – His scoring hasn’t always been there this year, averaging 18.6 points over his last eight games
- Trevor Ariza (6x) – 16% / 14% – Averaging 16 points, 5.5 boards and 5.5 assists over last two games
- Nikola Vucevic (6x) – 16% / 14% – Put up 18 points and 11 boards last night, reasonably priced
- Kevin Love (5x) – 12% / 12% – Value increases if Kyrie Irving sits out
- Joakim Noah (5x) – 12% / 12% – Put up 15 points and 16 boards in last game and could see big minutes with Kristaps Porzingis is out
- Shelvin Mack (5x) – 12% / 12% – Should see big minutes at PG with both George Hill and Dante Exum out
- Victor Oladipo (5x) – 12% / 12% – Playing in his second game back following injury scored 15 points in 29 minutes in his first game back
- Kevin Durant (5x) – 12% / 12% – Consistent all-around game including a triple-double in his last game
- Otto Porter (5x) – 12% / 12% – Up-tempo game against the Rockets could increase his fantasy production
- Draymond Green (5x) – 12% / 12% – Has scored in double-digits three straight games to go along his consistent peripheral stats
Suggested
- John Wall (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Austin Rivers (4x) – 10% / 10%
- LeBron James (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Anthony Davis (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Greg Monroe (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Derrick Rose (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Michael Carter-Williams (4x) – 10% / 10%
- Kemba Walker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jabari Parker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jrue Holiday (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Raymond Felton (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nikola Mirotic (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Markieff Morris (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nikola Jokic (3x) – 8% / 8%
- DeAndre Jordan (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Marcin Gortat (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Serge Ibaka (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.
