With one week in the books of the NBA season, we finally have some trends to look at to give us an idea of which players have favorable matchups With 11 games on tap this Wednesday we have a multitude of options here. Suggested below are some great plays to include your lineup. These players should easily exceed their average fantasy points (FP) for the season.
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Guards
Ben Simmons (G – PHI): $8,700 vs. MIN
Simmons has been on a tear to start the season. He has been averaging 41 FP this season and should continue the trend vs the Timberwolves who allow the third-most fantasy points to opposing point guards. Simmons should easily exceed 50 FP in this contest and will be flirting with a near triple-double in this matchup.
Devin Booker (G – PHO): $7,900 @ GSW
Booker is averaging 38.8 FP through four games and gets what may be his best matchup yet in the Warriors. The Warriors rank dead last in defensive rating in the league right now and allow the second-most fantasy points to opposing shooting guards. Booker has a chance to go off tonight and come through easily with at 50 FP.
With one week in the books of the NBA season, we finally have some trends to look at to give us an idea of which players have favorable matchups With 11 games on tap this Wednesday we have a multitude of options here. Suggested below are some great plays to include your lineup. These players should easily exceed their average fantasy points (FP) for the season.
Check out today’s NBA Shot from FanDuel
Guards
Ben Simmons (G – PHI): $8,700 vs. MIN
Simmons has been on a tear to start the season. He has been averaging 41 FP this season and should continue the trend vs the Timberwolves who allow the third-most fantasy points to opposing point guards. Simmons should easily exceed 50 FP in this contest and will be flirting with a near triple-double in this matchup.
Devin Booker (G – PHO): $7,900 @ GSW
Booker is averaging 38.8 FP through four games and gets what may be his best matchup yet in the Warriors. The Warriors rank dead last in defensive rating in the league right now and allow the second-most fantasy points to opposing shooting guards. Booker has a chance to go off tonight and come through easily with at 50 FP.
Dwayne Bacon (G – CHA): $4,900 @ SAC
Bacon can be hit or miss but he does seem to be getting all the minutes he can handle right now. Tonight he gets to face the Kings who are ranked 27th in the league in terms of defensive rating. The Kings also give up the most fantasy points to opposing shooting guards. Bacon is averaging around 22 FP per game and should easily be able to exceed this in tonight’s matchup against the Kings.
Isaiah Thomas (G – WAS): $4,000 vs. HOU
Thomas made his season debut the other night and looked fantastic in approximately 20 minutes of play. He should see his minutes increase in tonight’s matchup against the Rockets. Thomas seems to be severely underpriced here and is someone worth picking up. He plays against a Rocket’s defense that is ranked 24th in the league in terms of defensive rating. Thomas should easily give you more than 30 FP against this defensively poor Rockets team.
Forwards
Giannis Antetokounmpo (F – MIL): $10,800 @ BOS
Antetokunmpo is simply a no-brainer, he has continued with his MVP stats from last year and there are no signs of him slowing down. The Celtics are one of the better defensive teams in the league but even they can’t slow down the Greek Freak who currently averaging 61 FP a game. This game should stay competitive and look for Antetokunmpo to flirt with a near triple-double has he has been all season long.
Caris LeVert (F – BKN): $6,300 vs. IND
LeVert is averaging around 33 FP a game this season and has really been a nice second option for the Nets. Tonight he faces the Pacers who have the 25th ranked defense in terms of defensive rating. The Pacers, however, this season do allow the least amount of fantasy points to opposing small forwards. Don’t fear however as the Pacers have faced only the Pistons and Cavaliers both of which don’t possess forwards with the talent of LeVert. Look for him to easily exceed 40 FP in tonight’s game.
Markieff Morris (F – DET): $4,500 @ TOR
Morris is averaging 19 FP a game this season but should exceed his value tonight against the Raptors. He will be facing a defensively tough team but should easily give you around 25 FP and should easily play 30 minutes. If you are looking for a value play, Morris is the right guy.
Centers
Nikola Vucevic (C – ORL): $8,000 vs. NYK
Vucevic is averaging about 33 FP a game this season and should be able to exceed that against the Knicks. The Knicks have the 21st ranked defensive based on defensive rating. Vucevic is a double-double machine and looking for him to easily hit 40 or more FP a game.
Bobby Portis (C – NYK): $5,500 @ ORL
Portis has been on a tear lately and is currently averaging 27 FP. The last game he was an absolute monster and should continue to up similar numbers against a Magic team that allows the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing centers. Look for Portis to provide another 20 points and 10 rebound game and easily exceed 35 FP in tonight’s contest.
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