Monday night features a nine-game slate of NBA action to kick off the week with a lot of the top team in the league on the road as favorites such as the Spurs, Warriors, Rockets and Cavaliers. Every game on the slate has a Vegas total of 204 or higher, topping out at 224 for the Rockets/Bucks game. The experts love the Spurs tonight including the top two plays, so look for David Lee and Kawhi Leonard to be highly owned.
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
- David Lee (11x) – Cash 39% / GPP 28% – Starting and playing big minutes in his last two games averaging 12 points and 13.5 rebounds, still cheaply priced
- Kawhi Leonard (10x) – 34% / 25% – Has been on fire reaching at least 30 points in each of his last six games and gets a plus matchup against the Nets
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (7x) – 19% / 16% – Had 32 points, 11 boards and six assists against the Rockets less than a week ago, gets them again tonight
- Andre Drummond (7x) – 19% / 16% – Points aren’t always there but has double-digit rebounds in seven straight games
Recommended
- James Harden (6x) – 15% / 14% – Lit up the Bucks for 38 points last Wednesday
- DeMarcus Cousins (6x) – 15% / 14% – Sees an increase in usage with Rudy Gay out which resulted in 42 points and 14 rebounds in his last game
- LeBron James (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has 15 assists twice in his last four games
- John Wall (6x) – 15% / 14% – Three straight games with at least 19 points and 10 assists
- Nicolas Batum (6x) – 15% / 14% – Stuffs the stat sheet every night averaging 14.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 blocks over his last 5 games
- Hassan Whiteside (6x) – 15% / 14% – Had a huge game with 26 points and 20 boards against the Warriors a couple of weeks ago
- Gordon Hayward (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has scored at least 20 points in six of his last seven games
- Myles Turner (6x) – 15% / 14% – Solid production lately and capable of a big game at any time
- Trevor Ariza (6x) – 15% / 14% – Scoring is hit-and-miss but secondary stats help him hit value most nights
- Dejounte Murray (6x) – 15% / 14% – Starting in place of Tony Parker and making the most of it averaging 17.5 points and 4.0 assists over his last two games
- Kemba Walker (5x) – 13% / 12% – Has been a very consistent scorer all season with at least 15 points in all but one game this season
- Kevin Love (5x) – 13% / 12% – Put up a double-double in his last game after missing a game due to his back but only shot 4-for-15
- Paul George (5x) – 13% / 12% – Has scored at least 19 points in four straight games
- Rudy Gobert (5x) – 13% / 12% – Rebounding machine averaging 12.7 boards a game this season
- LaMarcus Aldridge (5x) – 13% / 12% – Another Spur looking to take advantage of an up-tempo game in a plus matchup facing the Nets
- George Hill (5x) – 13% / 12% – Coming off season-high 30-point game on Saturday
- Dion Waiters (5x) – 13% / 12% – Playing big minutes with all the injuries in the Heat backcourt and put up 33 points in his last game
- Thaddeus Young (5x) – 13% / 12% – Boring to owns but has a favorable matchup against the Knicks
- Joe Ingles (5x) – 13% / 12% – Playing big minutes with Rodney Hood out but production isn’t always there
- Patty Mills (5x) – 13% / 12% – Increased playing time with Tony Parker out, put up 13 points and 5 assists in his last game
Suggested
- Russell Westbrook (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Kyrie Irving (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Paul Millsap (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Goran Dragic (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Austin Rivers (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Raymond Felton (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Marreese Speights (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Anthony Davis (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Draymond Green (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jeff Teague (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kristaps Porzingis (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Bradley Beal (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Enes Kanter (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Tobias Harris (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dennis Schroder (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Sam Dekker (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Matthew Dellavedova (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Courtney Lee (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.
