Welcome to Sleeper Picks. Sleeper’s newest offering promised plenty of entertainment and action, and they delivered. We will break down our top three picks for tonight’s NBA action. Sleeper is quickly becoming one of the most popular season-long fantasy platforms, and they are expanding into other areas based on demand. Each week in this space, we’ll talk about some strategy for the new platform while providing our favorite NBA more/less picks.
NBA Sleeper Picks Player Predictions (1/16)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (G – OKC): 24.5 points (alt line)
SGA has been incredible this season and shows no signs of slowing down. SGA is averaging 31.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.0 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game and is the front runner for his first MVP award. Gilgeous-Alexander has scored 25 or more points in 13 of his last 14 games and in 17 of his last 19. SGA poured in 31 points when he faced Cleveland earlier this month. Slap the More on SGA for Thursday night at Sleeper Picks.
Pick: More
Cade Cunningham (G – DET): 19.5 points (alt line)
Cade Cunningham truly arrived this season, morphing from star to all-star to emerging superstar all in half of a season. Detroit is no longer the laughingstock of the league and currently sit in seventh in the East with a 21-19 record, ahead of teams like the Atlanta Hawks, the Miami Heat, and the Philadelphia 76ers. Cade comes into tonight’s contest averaging 24.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 9.4 assists per game. Cunningham has already faced the Indiana Pacers twice this season, scoring 28 and 24 points. Clap the More on Cade for Thursday night basketball.
Pick: More
Domantas Sabonis (C – SAC): 0.5 double doubles
Sabonis leads the NBA with 35 double doubles and is averaging 14.1 rebounds per game. Domantas has recorded a double double in 10 straight and in 35 of his 37 games overall. Sabonis should be all the way up for a battle against one of the best bigs in the league in Alperen Sengun, especially after Domantas failed to double double in their last matchup while Sengun went off for 24-8-6. Dap the More on Domantas for Thursday night’s NBA action.
Pick: More
Writers note: The lines are constantly changing on Sleeper (and sometimes expiring), so there is a high probability that one or all of the numbers may no longer be the same when you open your app. There are excellent values when they are first posted, with the only catch being that they are not all released at the same time. Vigilance could provide a solid return on investment this season, literally.
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