Core Four Thursday 3/4

Core Four Thursday 3/4

You’re likely looking at the size of the slate and wondering why I’m not writing the cash article like normal. It’s not me being lazy but rather pragmatic. The slate before teams leave for the All-Star Break is volatile and I’m not sure I can stress that enough. We’re talking late scratches, lower minutes in a rotation, all that fun stuff. To me, I wouldn’t touch cash tonight as it’s not the best investment with the bankroll. I’m sticking to a light night in the bankroll, playing GPP’s, and following my Core Four Thursday 3/4 to try and find the green screens tonight! 

Core Four Thursday 3/4

Core Four Thursday 3/4 – Member One 

Paul George ($8,600 DK/$7,600 FD) – I’m going to assume that Kawhi Leonard is out tonight, as there’s no need for the Clippers to push him in this contest. On the flip side, Washington dug a big hole to start the season and can’t afford the luxury of giving away games by sitting Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. So that means game on and PG13 is going to be the focal point of the Clippers without Kawhi. He sports a 33.3% usage rate and a 1.26 FPPM without Kawhi. We all know Washington plays at the fastest pace in the league and are 27th in defensive rating. The fact PG is too cheap with Kawhi in makes him a slam dunk if Kawhi is out. 

Core Four Thursday 3/4 – Member Two 

Julius Randle ($9,600 DK/$9,300 FD) – It’s March in the year 2021 and the Knicks are 0.5 games out of fourth place in the East. That’s right, the New York Knicks are right there for home-court advantage in round one of the postseason. Times are wild, friends. There’s some pull to go to Nikola Jokic or Giannis tonight and we’ll almost surely get value to go there if we want. Randle just saw this Pistons frontcourt and dropped over 50 DK and that’s well in the range tonight. The FD price is far too cheap while the DK is fair. I never thought I’d see Randle sitting at a 27.7% usage and a 1.31 FPPM for a playoff team, but here we are. 

Core Four Thursday 3/4 – Member Three

Kendrick Nunn ($5,700 DK/$5,800 FD) – I’ll change this if we need to but I would have to think Jimmy Butler doesn’t play tonight. He’s missed the past two games and why play him? Miami is right back in the thick of things so they can afford to not force Buckets to play. Well, we all know that we love guards against the Pelicans. We like them, even more, when New Orleans played last night and Nunn has the ability to torch them in this spot. We’re one game removed from Nunn scoring 24 real points against Atlanta. He took 15 shots and then 12 in the last game, only hitting three. I’m betting that doesn’t happen again. Nunn has a 23% usage without Butler and the ceiling is over 40 DK points. 

Core Four Thursday 3/4 – Member Four 

De’Aaron Fox ($8,900 DK/$5,800 FD) – I get it, this play doesn’t leave us a ton in salary but the value will come through the day. If by chance it doesn’t, we can make a change. Fox stands out as both of these teams are on a back-to-back and both run and gun. The Blazers and Kings are 28th and 30th in defensive rating on the season. Players from this game are priced pretty high but they should be. We need to get a piece of it somewhere and Fox is nearly $2,000 cheaper than Dame on both sites. I’d rather take my shots here since Fox averages a 29.8% usage and a 1.20 FPPM. The sky is the limit here. 

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