It could be a wild Friday night on the NBA hardwood as all seven games on the slate have a Vegas total over 227 points including three games over 237 points. There are only two high-priced studs to decide between on the slate, so after you make that decision there is a variety of strong mid-to-low price options to round out your DraftKings lineup. Let’s start out the “madness” or March with some NBA DFS action!

Note that some of the stats referenced in this article are my custom defense versus position (DvP) calculations that combine both season and last five games data along with blending similar positions production allowed together.

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One Stud

LeBron James (SF/PF – LAL): $11,400 vs. MIL
Your high-priced stud on Friday night will come from the Bucks/Lakers matchup with either Giannis Antetokounmpo or LeBron. With Giannis getting his minutes capped in the last game there could be a little bit of concern it will happen again on Friday, which makes James the safer play of the two superstars. James has scored at least 24 points in all four games since the All-Star break and is averaging close to a triple-double over that stretch with 28.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 9.8 assists per night. Use James in cash games, but don’t be afraid to fire up Antetokounmpo in GPPs unless we get word of a definitive minutes restriction.