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 (4/15)
Paolo Banchero (F – ORL): 24.5 points (alt line)
Paolo has been going off as a scorer since the month of March, averaging 29.8 points per game in March and 26.3 per contest in April. Banchero’s strong play helped Orlando secure the seventh seed. Paolo faced the Atlanta Hawks twice this season, including in the regular season finale. He dropped 33 on Sunday and poured in 26 when he faced them earlier this season. The playoffs are a different beast, but Paolo should see the requisite volume to hit at least 25 tonight. Push the More on Paolo for Tuesday night play-in basketball.
Pick: More
Ja Morant (G – MEM): 24.5 points (alt line)
Ja has rounded back into form just in time for the postseason. It will be interesting to see what the Warriors try to do defensively to try to contain him, as both of their top defenders play in the frontcourt and face significant speed disadvantages. Ja averaged 30.2 points per game in April and posted 29.7 per contest in March. He dropped 36 on the Warriors back at the beginning of the month and should continue to let it fly tonight. As we have echoed here previously, Morant has taken at least 20 field goal attempts in every game since Taylor Jenkins was fired. Jab the More on Ja for Tuesday night at Sleeper Picks.
Pick: More
Zach Edey (C – MEM): 9.5 rebounds (alt line)
Edey had a solid rookie season for the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 9.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game in just 21:27 minutes per contest. Edey saw a notable playing time increase to close the season, averaging 30:34 minutes per game in his final six contests, a stretch when his averages climbed to 9.3 points, 15.7 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game. Edey has hauled in 13 or more rebounds in five of his last six (with nine in the other), including 16 boards against this same big man deficient Golden State Warriors team. Zap the More on Zach for Tuesday 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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