The expert’s picks have been tallied five-game main slate in the NBA tonight. With a short slate of games, there are a lot of common picks by the experts including LeBron James leading the way selected by 14 experts. The Vegas totals are pretty close tonight with the lowest coming in at 207 (Cavs/Mavs) and the highest topping out at 219 (Nets/Heat). You might see a few more game stacks tonight as everyone tries to find the next 4OT game like the Knicks and Hawks played on Sunday.
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
- LeBron James (14x) – Cash 52% / GPP 37% – Kevin Love will be out which increased LeBron’s usage but he is playing on the road in the second game of a back-to-back
- Zach Randolph (13x) – 51% / 36% – Has played 31+ minutes in three straight games and the fantasy production as followed with at least 16 points and 8 boards in each game
- Mike Conley (11x) – 39% / 28% – Favorable up-tempo matchup for Conley against the Suns
- Channing Frye (11x) – 39% / 28% – Should see increased minutes with Love out, put up 18 points and 10 boards in the last game Love missed
- Karl-Anthony Towns (9x) – 25% / 21% – Has been on a tear lately with at least 32 points in four of his last five games to go along with double-digit board
- Marc Gasol (9x) – 25% / 21% – Has scored 28+ points in 5 of his last 6 games
- Andre Drummond (9x) – 25% / 21% – Points aren’t always there but the rebounds are with nine straight games in double-digits
- Isaiah Thomas (8x) – 21% / 19% – Will continue to post huge numbers as long as Avery Bradley is out
- Goran Dragic (8x) – 21% / 19% – Has scored at least 17 points in 10 straight games but the expected return of Tyler Johnson could limit his upside even in a good matchup with Nets
- Zach LaVine (8x) – 21% / 19% – After a long slump, he has scored 20+ points in each of his last two games
- Brook Lopez (8x) – 21% / 19% – Consistent scorer who has 20+ points in his last 10 games played
- Wesley Matthews (8x) – 21% / 19% – Scored 17 points Sunday in first game back from injury, could be limited in second game of a back-to-back
- Kyrie Irving (7x) – 19% / 16% – Kevin Love will be out which increases his usage but he is playing on the road in the second game of a back-to-back
- Nikola Vucevic (7x) – 19% / 16% – Production fluctuates with minutes but should get 30+ minutes tonight against Towns and the Timberwolves
- James Johnson (7x) – 19% / 16% – Put up 18 points in his last game, first time in double-digits in last six games
- Seth Curry (7x) – 19% / 16% – Continues to play big minutes and has averaged 17 shots in his last three games
Recommended
- Andrew Wiggins (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has topped 21 points in five straight games
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (6x) – 15% / 14% – Has had one good game (14 pts / 5 reb) and one bad game (5 pts / 0 reb) since returning from injury
- Yogi Ferrell (6x) – 15% / 14% – Cheap PG option who played 36 minutes in the previous game with Deron Williams out (who will be out again)
- Dion Waiters (5x) – 13% / 12% – Hasn’t been shooting as well in his last 2 games (13-for-34) and return of Tyler Johnson could impact his minutes slightly
- Devin Booker (5x) – 13% / 12% – Has scored at least 20 points in 12 straight games
- Jae Crowder (5x) – 13% / 12% – Averaging 18.8 points and 6.6 boards over his last nine games
- Gorgui Dieng (5x) – 13% / 12% – Has at least nine rebounds in each of his last three games
- Tristian Thompson (5x) – 13% / 12% – Could have increased production with Love out, averaging almost 10 boards over his last five games
- Jon Leuer (5x) – 13% / 12% – Averaging 11 points, 3.3 boards and 2.3 assists in three games since returning from injury
Suggested
- Elfrid Payton (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Reggie Jackson (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Marcus Morris (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Aaron Gordon (4x) – 11% / 10%
- PJ Tucker (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Jaylen Brown (4x) – 11% / 10%
- Hassan Whiteside (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Serge Ibaka (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Tobias Harris (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Dirk Nowitzki (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Tyler Johnson (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Tony Allen (3x) – 8% / 8%
- Kelly Olynyk (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.
