Uriah Wesson 
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What’s happening ladies and gentlemen? Right back to another two game NBA playoff slate. Just want to make sure that I own this. I planted my flag on the no Jokic side last night and it bit me. Not only did he go off but the pieces I targeted due to him being limited didn’t pan out because of his performance. So for that I do apologize to you all. I hold myself to a high standard and I’m not above admitting my screw-ups. But today is another day we have some interesting if not completely unexpected scenarios today with the Bucks one game away from being beaten by the Heat.
Slate Note: Most of what I’m writing tonight is banking on Giannis sitting or being limited in some form tonight, if he ends up playing and you need some advice on your build head into our discord and we will gladly help you make the needed pivots to take home some cash. Additionally, with the slate being as small as it is I have reduce the number of plays in my article and I have gone to a tier ranking based on price. If you guys would like for me to go back to the old way just let me know and I will make that happen. Just trying out something new.
Cash Game NBA Breakdown 9.8: Top tier for the sake of this slate is anyone over 8K.
Lebron James, Lakers, 11.2(DK)/11.1(FD):
This doesn’t need much explanation as to why he is the top play in terms of studs today. Numbers aside for him which are clearly great, Giannis Antetokounmpo is hobbled and may not play, and I never trust Harden when the playoffs roll around. So if I’m paying all the way up in cash, Lebron is my guy
Bam Adebayo, Heat, 8.7K(DK)/8.5K(FD):
If we are prescribing to the notion that Giannis will sit or be limited that gives a bump to the potential output for Bam on both sides of the court. Not having him around scooping up boards and stopping up the lanes will free up plenty of room for a guy who’s minutes, rebounds, and points have already been on the rise over these last two games.
Khris Middleton, Bucks, 8.6K(DK)/8.0K(FD):
Continuing my assumption the the Greek Freak’s injury being a concern Middleton becomes the next man up in terms of usage. There is plenty to go around but we’ll get to that later. Khris sees a 7% usage increase when Giannis is off of the court that leads to a 7.5 FanDuel score increase per 48 minutes.
Cash Game NBA Breakdown 9.8, Mid Tier: Mid Tier will be from 5K to 8K.
Eric Bledsoe, Bucks, 6.2K(DK)/5.2K(FD):
The pricing between these two sites are a bit crazy today but oh well. The scenario here is almost verbatim what I stated for Middleton. If the freak sits, Bledsoe has a 7.5% usage increase that translates to an extra 11.50 FanDuel points per 48 minutes. Makes the choice very simple.
Robert Covington, Rockets, 6.5K(DK)/6.7K(FD):
Everything is in the card for Covington to have a big night, he is playing nearly 40 minutes a game, he is shooting well over 50 percent from the floor, and I would have to imagine that the Rockets realize that the Lakers have the ability to completely shut down their two best offensive weapons. If they get locked down Houston NEEDS to lean on Covington heavily as the third option in that offense. We all know that he has that kind of ability, the only question that I have is will the two alpha personalities of Harden and Westbrook concede their usage for a better situation or will they try to play hero ball?
Cash Game NBA Breakdown 9.8, Value Tier: Value Tier is below 5K.
Rajon Rondo, Lakers, 3.9K(DK)/6.2K(FD)
They really did go a little overboard with Rondo’s pricing on FanDuel putting him at a price where you could easily fade for cash games, but for DraftKings he is an absolute lock in 100 percent of your lineups. He looks like he is back to full health and the Lakers are wasting no time making use of his playoff experience.
Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks, 3.0K(DK)/3.7K(FD) (read closely):
This is a play if two things happen. First, Giannis sits, and second Ersan gets the start. We have not seen anything from him since he injured his elbow and I have heard zero word of him even playing. But….if both of those things happen you should lock him in. Even if he only plays 25 minutes he produces at well over a point per minute in scenarios where he starts and is an easy path to 30 DK points.
Thanks for taking the time to look through my Win Daily Sports FanDuel & Draftkings Cash Game NBA Breakdown For 9.8. Looking forward to seeing some green screens this evening. Any questions about the breakdown, I will be available all day in the WinDaily Discord Chat. Don’t forget to subscribe to the WinDaily Youtube channel and follow @WinDailySports on Twitter to stay current and up to date on all of our fresh new content!
