It is that time of the year where minutes are all in funk, half the league seems to be injured and as a result, a whole bunch of no-name players are getting plenty of usage. It makes for quite the challenge, but if you are paying attention, this is the largest advantage of the season. We’ve got 10 games to work with. Let me show you how it came together for my cash game lineup.

As always, please make sure to monitor the lineups rolling in right before game time, as that often will be the difference between cashing or not.

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Point Guard

Cameron Payne (CHI): $5,600 vs MIL
When Payne was thrown into the fire, he immediately started playing quality basketball and it hasn’t stopped for one moment. Now that he is getting more minutes, his price has climbed, but not quickly enough. He is a great bet to score 20+ FanDuel points for the 7th time in 8 games tonight and may even hit 6x value in the process.

Tyler Johnson (MIA): $4,700 @ OKC
Johnson offers both a steady floor of 20+ FanDuel points every single night plus a huge ceiling, as we saw two weeks ago when he lit up the Wizards for 42.6 FanDuel points. If you have the money, spending up on Eric Bledsoe makes plenty of sense, but for what my lineup was able to afford, I’ll gladly accept the safety of Johnson.