Just a small four-game NBA slate on this Halloween night with very similar Vegas lines with every game featuring a favorite of 6 to 11 points and a total between 203 and 211. The Suns and Clippers play each other both in the second game of a back-to-back.
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. Here are the Industry Consensus picks for tonight…
Highly Touted
- DeMar DeRozen (13x) – Has been on fire to start the season averaging 36 points per game
- Kyle Lowry (9x) – Shooting has been off so far making just 27.6% of his shot through the first two games.
- Jimmy Butler (9x) – Averaging 20 points, 6 boards and 3 assists through first two games
- Paul Millsap (9x) – Solid production at a reasonable price scoring 22.5 points with 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game
- Jonas Valanciunas (9x) – Off to a great start averaging 21 points and 14 boards per game
- Jeremy Lin (9x) – Coming off a double-double in his last game
- Chris Paul (8x) – Favorable matchup against Suns but minutes could be limited as a big favorite in the second game of a back-to-back
- TJ Warren (8x) – Has scored 26+ points in each of his last two games
- DeMarcus Cousins (8x) – Pouring in 30 points and 10 boards a night but he will cost you
- Trevor Booker (8x) – Back-to-back double-doubles for the inexpensive Booker
- Will Barton (7x) – Will continue to start and get 35+ minutes with Gary Harris out
- Blake Griffin (7x) – Two straight double-doubles to start the season
Recommended
- Nikola Jokic (6x) – Coming off a huge game with 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds
- Taj Gibson (6x) – Cheaper option averaging 15 points and 9 boards through the first two games
- Ty Lawson (5x) – Will continue to play around 35 minutes per game with Darren Collison out, averaging 8 points and 7 assists per game
- Dwyane Wade (5x) – His minutes could vary from night to night if game is out of hand
- DeMarre Carroll (5x) – He will contribute across the board to produce a solid floor but doesn’t have much upside
- Sean Kilpatrick (5x) – Cheap option that is averaging about 24 minutes a game and has scored at least 13 points in all three games
- Danilo Gallinari (5x) – Seeing big minutes (40 per game) and averaging 13.5 shots per game
- Dwight Howard (5x) – Only played 19 minutes scoring two points in his last game, should bounce back against the Kings if he can stay out of foul trouble
Suggested
- Kenneth Faried (4x)
- Tyson Chandler (4x)
- Eric Bledsoe (4x)
- Rajon Rondo (4x)
- Jusuf Nurkic (4x)
- Bojan Bogdanovic (4x)
- Kyle Korver (3x)
- Robin Lopez (3x)
- Rudy Gay (3x)
- Emmanuel Mudiay (3x)
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
Check back again on Tuesday for the next edition of the NBA Industry Consensus picks.
