Uriah Wesson 
Cash Game NBA Breakdown For 8.3
Good Morning Win Daily family! It’s hot and heavy across the board for MLB and NBA. Last night our score totals where massive due to guys like Thomas Bryant and Troy Brown Jr. going off for between 10-12x their price value on Draftkings! We have some pretty fun contests to look at on this five-game slate including a 237.5 implied total that we can choose from for our cash game plays so let us get into my FanDuel/Draftkings Cash Game NBA Breakdown For 8.3
Guards:
Ja Morant, Grizzlies, 7.3K (DK)/7.5K (FD):
Let us start on that 237 total game with Ja Morant on for the Grizzlies. Both teams like to push the pace and there is not an ounce of defense to be found anywhere in this game. He’s seen 37 and 41 minutes respectively in his first two games back scoring 47.25 and 48.25 DK points through a combination of scoring and peripheral stats. No reason to think he won’t continue the trend.
Ish Smith, Wizards, 4.7K(DK)/5.4K(FD)
His price has bumped up a bit but they still haven’t adjusted fully to the role Ish plays on the Wizards now. He’s seeing minutes in the high 20’s while being well over 20% usage when he’s on the floor since the NBA’s return. People may be shy about his one but it’s a 227 total and the Pacers are still without Domantas Sabonis, Victor Oladipo, and a limited Malcolm Brogdon.
Jordan Clarkson, Jazz, 4.9K(DK)/4.7K(FD):
I admittedly fell into the Clarkson trap the other night where his price wasn’t adjusted and he laid a dud. I should have known better as OKC plays tough defense against guards with a paced down tempo. Lakers are good defensively but that’s more tilted towards their interior defense and Clarkson takes around 40 percent of his shots from three-point range negating a lot of that. Plus I am a little bit of a sucker on this particular revenge narrative.
Dillon Brooks, Grizzlies, 5.1K(DK)/5.1K(FD)
Did I mention the Memphis/New Orleans game had a 237 total? Of course I did. Shooting guard is the thinnest of the positions today so Dillon falls right into my cash game radar. He was pouring in shot attempts (20) against the Spurs the other night, they just were not falling which spells disaster for a scoring dependent player like Brooks. He rarely goes “off” staying around 30 DK points but he’s largely been safe, avoiding the complete duds that kill your cash lineup.
Forwards:
T.J. Warren , Pacers, 7.4K(DK)/6.7K(FD)
Looking at his gawdy numbers he posted (67 on Fanduel) this can look like you’re chasing his last outing but at this point Warren is the primary offensive option for Indiana. As I said earlier we are without Sabonis and Brodgon is severly limited essentially forcing Warren into this role against a Wizards team who would have a hard time defending a 13 year old and under AAU summer league team. Do I think he will drop 53, no. Do I think he COULD post another big night, absolutely.
Jaren Jackson Jr, Grizzlies, 6.2K(DK)/6.4K(FD):
It looks like Memphis fianlly stopped screwing around with JJJ’s minutes since the return the NBA action playing 35 and 43 minutes respectivly where he was ping ponging between 15 and 30 minutes prior to the shutdown. Combine that with a 22 percent usage rate and a soft Pelicans defense and you have all the makings of a fantasic evening.
Kyle Kuzma, Lakers, 4.4K(DK)/4.5K(FD):
If you want to pay all the way up for guys like Ben Simmons, or Lebron James you will need to find some guys for salary relief and I like the way they appear to be getting Kuzma involved in for the playoff push. He has seen his minutes go from the low 20’s prior to the shutdown to 28 and 32 in his last two since returning while sitting around 20 percent on his usage rate with a mixture of scoring and ancillary stats. He is another guy like Brooks today that probably won’t win you your contest but he will give you a nice solid floor with a little upside for you cash games.
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans, 8.1K(DK)/7.4K(FD)
I’m not really on the Pelicans for cash today due to them having so many options who can take over a game any given night but of the group I like Ingram the most. Zion doesn’t look right yet, Jrue Holliday, and Lonzo Ball feel overpriced and J.J. Redick is too scoring dependant to recommend as more than a punt play for cash. Ingram is the only guy who looks appropriately priced and even a little low on Fanduel. I can not reasonbly recommend the Grizzlies to the extent that I am without running it back with at least one piece and Ingram is my guy for that.
Centers:
Joel Embiid, 76’ers, 10.3K(DK)/9.7K(FD)
He is so freaking expensive now, but when you think about it it makes sense. Who’s going to stop him under the glass tonight against the Spurs?Jakob Poeltl? Nope LaMarcus Aldridge? Out. Drew Eubanks? Ok, now you are just being silly. When Embiid is healthy he is the most dominant rim presence in the NBA and I have a strong feeling that this is going to be the Embiid experience yet again tonight. You could possibly go center/center on DK tonight and do well but I don’t know how you fade him and Fanduel tonight.
Steven Adams, Thunder, 5.4K(DK)/6.4(FD)
I am inclined to avoid putting another center in this article but if you must have a lower priced guy Adams is my choice, mainly as a second option on Draftkings for the Utility spot. He hangs around in the high 20’s/low 30’s in terms of minutes most night and he was sporting a healthy 24% usage rate in his only game since the return. He can get in foul trouble occasionally but Nikola Jokic also has a habit of getting really lazy under the rim due and hang out around the 3-point line and chunk shots.
My Fade of the Day:
Thomas Bryant, Wizards:
He’s looked good since the season reboot but be careul with Bryant tonight. prior to the reboot he wasonly seeing mid-teens minutes. In two games back he has seen 34 and then 37 minutes last night. I don’t trust him just yet to get heavy minutes on a second half of a back to back. He’s going to be popular but I recommend you stay away tonight and see how he is utilized.
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