Nice 5-game slate tonight with a lot of big injuries and some obvious value plays!

Kevin Durant  - OUT

Kyrie Irving  - OUT

Blake Griffin  - OUT

Derrick Rose  - OUT

Anthony Davis  - IN

LeBron James  - Questionable

Danilo Gallinari  - Questionable

 

Check out the NBA DFS Playbook for a FULL slate breakdown - https://www.fantasyalarm.com/articles/JonImpemba/93864/nba-dfs-playbook-dec-28/

Build your NBA DFS Lineups tonight using these core plays in our Lineup Generator - https://www.fantasyalarm.com/layout2/lineup_generator2.php?sport=nba

  • Big names ruled out opening a ton of value on tonight's slate that is going to allow you to stack at least two high priced players from tonight's core plays.
  • James Harden was nearly 80-percent owned on Saturday night and dropped 44 points with 17 rebounds. His usage rate was over 34-percent. I expect high ownership here.
  • Trae Young is averaging 36.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 8.0 assist through two games. He faces a depleted Pistons roster tonight in a game with a 223 total.
  • Assuming LeBron James sits out tonight both Anthony Davis and Dennis Schroder have usage rates over 30-percent on the season with LeBron James off the floor.
  • Kyle Kuzma saw 50-percent ownership last night with his move into the starting lineup on FanDuel at just $4,200. He will be hard to fade at that price once again if starting.
  • Mason Plumlee has paid off 5x return on his price tag in both starts this season. With no Blake Griffin tonight he should have himself more room around the hoop for rebounds and scoring potential. That said, don't sleep on his 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game either. He is very sneaky value tonight.
  • Sorry to bury the lead here...the Nets are without both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving tonight making Caris LeVert quite possibly the highest owned play of the slate. After Kyrie Irving's season ended last year LeVert averaged 24.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
  • Taurean Prince at $3,100 on DK is a must play....he is a free square with 10x upside.
  • FanDuel made a mistake with Dillon Brooks on FanDuel - His price of $3,700 has to be a mistake. He has gone for 28 and 33 FP in two games so far this season.
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