Only six games on the schedule for tonight. Every Vegas total is 204+ for the evening and the largest spread is 4.5. Should be some tightly contested, high scoring affairs. Best of luck!
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
- Elfrid Payton (12x) – 44% Cash / 33% GPP – The Magic only have three available backcourt players tonight and Payton is a solid play. Averaging 21ppg and 8apg in the last five.
- Markieff Morris (11x) – 39% / 28% – He is back to playing well of late. In the last five games, he’s posted 18ppg and 9.6rpg.
- David Lee (10x) – 34% / 25% – Lee has turned back the clock with Pau Gasol out. In the last three games, DLee is putting up 11ppg and 11.3rpg.
- Jimmy Butler (10x) – 34% / 25% – In nine games this month, Butler is posting 25ppg, 6.7rpg and 6.7apg.
- Tyson Chandler (9x) – 25% / 21% – He can still rebound with the best of them. Solid numbers in the last ten games of 11ppg and 14.9rpg.
- Kyle Lowry (8x) – 21% / 19% – With no DeMar DeRozan tonight, Lowry will shoulder more of the scoring load. Of course, that will come against a stingy Spurs defense.
- Norman Powell (7x) – 19% / 16% – Powell will be looked toward to alleviate some of that scoring pressure from Lowry. He is scoring 6.8ppg over the last five in limited minutes.
- Karl-Anthony Towns (7x) – 19% / 16% – The Wolves have been disappointing this season but Towns has been anything but. In eleven January games, Towns is averaging 24.5ppg and 13.5rpg.
Recommended
- Dwyane Wade (6x) – 15% / 14% – Dwyane is coming off a 30-point effort which he paired with 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Bradley Beal (6x) – 15% / 14% – Beal has been dealing with some knee soreness. Best to check his status before playing him tonight.
- Robin Lopez (6x) – 15% / 14% – In the last five games, Lopez has posted 11.6ppg and 6.8rpg.
- Devin Booker (6x) – 15% / 14% – Booker has been on a scoring tear. In the last five, he’s putting up 26.2ppg.
- Terrence Ross (6x) – 15% / 14% – Ross should see increased minutes and scoring opportunities tonight. A nice value play.
- LaMarcus Aldridge (6x) – 15% / 14% – With Kawhi sitting last night, I’d expect to see Aldridge do the same tonight.
- Al Horford (6x) – 15% / 14% – Over the last ten games, Horford is posting 15.3ppg and 7.6rpg.
- Rudy Gobert (6x) – 15% / 14% – Gobert had four straight double-doubles before last night. He’ll get back on track this evening if he plays anything like he has in 2017.
- Isaiah Thomas (6x) – 15% / 14% – Speaking of scoring binges, Thomas is scoring 36.2ppg over the last five and 35.1ppg over the last ten.
- John Wall (6x) – 15% / 14% – Wall had three straight double-doubles prior to his last game. Will be interesting to see if any of the fireworks from their last matchup with the C’s carry over to tonight.
- Jahlil Okafor (6x) – 15% / 14% – Keep an eye on the injury report before playing him. Listed as questionable. If he does play, he’s a nice addition to your lineup though.
- George Hill (5x) – 13% / 12% – Hill had a dud of a game last night. Should bounce back as he’s been playing well.
- Kawhi Leonard (5x) – 13% / 12% – Should be plenty rested after sitting last night. If Pop rests Aldridge, Leonard’s value goes up.
- Jae Crowder (5x) – 13% / 12% – Crowder is scoring 18ppg and grabbing 6.2rpg over the last five.
- Otto Porter (5x) – 13% / 12% – Porter had a 14-point, 13-rebound performance his last time out.
- Ersan Ilyasova (5x) – 13% / 12% – With Embiid out, he has benefitted most this year. Embiid won’t play tonight so he’s a nice play.
Suggested
- Gordon Hayward (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Joe Ingles (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Andrew Wiggins (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Aaron Gordon (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Austin Rivers (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Alec Burks (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Blake Griffin (4x) – 11% / 10%
- DeAndre Jordan (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Eric Bledsoe (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Taj Gibson (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Patty Mills (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Brandon Knight (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nikola Vucevic (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Nikola Jokic (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dario Saric (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Jameer Nelson (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Gorgui Dieng (3x) – 8% / 8%
- JJ Redick (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Gary Harris (3x) – 8% / 8%
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