I hope that Monday was a definitive statement for the Cavaliers to give Larry Nance a full-time gig.
He made it very clear he can hang with the best and did plenty of damage against Andre Drummond at the center position.
The Cavs should find a way to make sure he gets minutes when Love and Thompson are both healthy. Nance could be a starting center for the Cavs and they just so much better with him on the floor, too.
Anyway, tonight’s another night of NBA DFS, but honestly, I think trying to figure out which teams are going to play hard and which ones are going to fail to show up is getting quite ridiculous. The Celtics sat out Kyrie last night and they were up by 20 points in the first quarter. They didn’t even have to try at that point. I really do think this a time to really scale back play in NBA DFS. Wait for the playoffs and gear up for MLB.
Tonight is at least a better slate to put down some money. We have some revenge narratives, some insanely high totals, but also a lot of junk. Below are a couple of links you can visit and check out if you wish, but it is where I get the information presented to you below. The usage rates and fantasy points per minute next to each player (i.e. LeBron James, 35%, 1.51) come from the CourtIQ tool on Rotogrinders. The percentages and FPP for starters comes from those 5 guys playing on the court together. The rest are from a broad usage and FPP perspective with injuries taken into account.
Good luck!
| O/U | Spread | Pace | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 215.5 | -1.5 | 5 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 12 |
Injury News
Out: Michael Carter-Williams
Philadelphia 76ers
Projected Starters
PG – Ben Simmons – 21.8%, 1.23
SG – J.J. Redick – 18.7%, 0.75
SF – Robert Covington – 15.2%, 0.75
PF – Dario Saric – 18.7%, 0.85
C – Joel Embiid – 32.2%, 1.37
Bench
SG/SF – Marco Belinelli – 19.7%, 0.58
SF/PF – Ersan Ilyasova – 21.6%, 0.87
Charlotte Hornets
Projected Starters
PG – Kemba Walker – 29.5%, 1.05
SG – Nicolas Batum – 19.3%, 0.88
SF – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 18.4%, 0.76
PF – Marvin Williams – 15.6%, 0.72
C – Dwight Howard – 24.8%, 1.20
Bench Players
PF/C – Frank Kaminsky – 21.3%, 0.87
SG/SF – Jeremy Lamb – 21.7%, 0.90
Must Plays – Ben Simmons
Bubble Plays – Joel Embiid, Dwight Howard, Nicolas Batum, Kemba Walker, Dario Saric, Ersan Ilyasova
Value Plays – Robert Covington
| O/U | Spread | Pace | |
| Miami Heat | 27 | ||
| Washington Wizards | 204 | -5 | 15 |
Injury News
Questionable: Wayne Ellington, Kelly Oubre, Jr.
Miami Heat
Projected Starters
PG – Goran Dragic – 29.7%, 1.23
SG – Tyler Johnson – 22.9%, 0.95
SF – Josh Richardson – 15.3%, 0.73
PF – Justise Winslow – 13%, 0.63
C – Hassan Whiteside – 23.6%, 1.31
Bench Players
PG/SG – Dwayne Wade – 36.9%, 1.20
PF/C – Kelly Olynyk – 21.3%, 0.99
PF/C – Bam Adebayo – 12.7%, 0.83
SF/PF – James Johnson – 18.1%, 0.88
Washington Wizards
Projected Starters
PG – Tomas Satoransky – 14.5%, 0.92
SG – Bradley Beal – 28.3%, 1.00
SF – Otto Porter, Jr. – 23.8%, 1.03
PF – Markieff Morris – 20.2%, 0.98
C – Marcin Gortat – 18.7%, 0.99
Bench Players
SF/PF – Kelly Oubre, Jr. – 23.1%, 0.83
Must Plays – None
Bubble Plays – Hassan Whiteside, Goran Dragic, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Tomas Satoransky, Dwayne Wade, Josh Richardson, Tyler Johnson
Value Plays – Justise Winslow
