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Only five games on the NBA slate with the cancelations of the Brooklyn and New York games. Therefore, things get a lot harder tonight, especially since most of the games are going to be blowouts. While the spread of the Nuggets/Clippers game is in double-digits, this is a game to target because it's going to be high-scoring and the score will stay close to the end. While I normally love to pick on the Celtics frontcourt, Utah's frontcourt rotation is inconsistent and it's hard to figure out which player is going to blow up for them.
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Chris Paul or Russell Westbrook? That is the question. Westbrook is a consistent 48-50 fantasy points, while Chris Paul's floor is lower, his ceiling is higher and he's cheaper than Westbrook. That is why I prefer Paul over Westbrook. Larry Drew is nothing special, but he's going to start and play heavy minutes for the Sixers, which makes him a great value play tonight. The shooting guard position has a lot of quality plays in Tyreke Evans and Evan Turner.
Kevin Durant is not worth spending up on because he's going to struggle to reach value and there are plenty of good value plays at the SF position. Gordon Hayward is the best boom for your buck tonight at the position.
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The power forward position is loaded with solid talent and a couple of a great value plays inNerlens Noel and Brandon Bass. Blake Griffin loves playing vs. Denver and he'll put up similar, if not better, numbers than Anthony Davis. Griffin is my No. 1 player of the night based on price and potential production. The center position is worth spending up on as Marc Gasol is going to dominate Nikola Vucevic tonight.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for Monday. Put some of these picks in play tonight and win cash at DraftKings:
POINT GUARDS
Chris Paul, Clippers ($9,600). Put up 17/5/15 and 3 steals last time he played Denver.
Larry Drew, Sixers ($3,400). Will start and play heavy minutes with MCW out.
Mo Williams, T-Wolves ($6,000). Safe mid-tier option.
Russell Westbrook, Thunder ($10,300). Lock for 45 FP, but blowout potential is a concern.
SHOOTING GUARDS
Tyreke Evans, Pelicans ($8,200). Great price on FD. Should have another big night.
Evan Turner, Celtics ($5,300). Better option on DK. Has 27-plus FP in 5 straight games.
Courtney Lee, Grizzlies ($3,900). Solid punt play, especially if Tony Allen is out.
Eric Gordon, Pelicans ($5,700). Safe mid-tier #2 SG on FD.
SMALL FORWARDS
Gordon Hayward, Jazz ($7,800). Best of the top-tier options not named Kevin Durant.
Robert Covington, Sixers ($5,100). Had 37 FP in the previous matchup vs. the Pelicans.
Jeff Green, Grizzlies ($5,000). GPP boom/bust play.
Joe Ingles, Jazz ($3,500). Good punt play. Prefer K.J. McDaniels on FD.
POWER FORWARDS
Blake Griffin, Clippers ($9,800). Always puts up HUGE games vs. Denver.
Nerlens Noel, Sixers ($5,000). Had 49 FP in their previous meeting & he's cheap on DK.
Brandon Bass, Celtics ($4,400). Playing heavy minutes and still not expensive.
Thaddeus Young, T-Wolves ($6,000). Best of the mid-tier options.
CENTERS
Marc Gasol, Grizzlies ($8,400). Orlando is brutal vs. centers.
DeAndre Jordan, Clippers ($7,800). Good option if you can't afford Gasol
Rudy Gobert, Jazz ($6,300). GPP play as the Celtics give up a lot points to centers.
Tyler Zeller, Celtics ($3,600). Decent punt play.
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Mark Kaplan is a fantasy basketball expert for FantasyAlarm.com