DFS Diamonds for 10/28: DFS Pro J.P. on Deep Dive into NBA, NHL and Props

Happy Monday to all of you and welcome to the 10/28 DFS Diamonds with some NBA, NHL, and props.  I’ll be playing cash and GPP for NBA, but most likely avoiding NHL because I strongly dislike two game slates.

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NBA – 10/28 DFS

I’ll befocusing on my core and GPP plays for each position along with my favorite valueplays.   I did mention that I like to wait and see two weeks before Igo heavy into my bankroll for NBA to see what offenses to target against baddefenses. For example, the Clippers were one of the worst defenses last year,but with some big upgrades this season, I see them as a Top 10 defense now.This is why I like the wait and see approach for the first few weeks of theseason.

Wementioned this in our Premium Slack Channel, but with NBA DFS, you need to staylocked in between the final hour before lock until lock. If you can’t beengaged during that hour, we recommend avoiding the NBA slate.

Startinglineups and other news is vital to being successful in NBA DFS. I will still beplaying a good chunk for the first few weeks so let’s win some money and divein.

MyCore and Value Plays by Position:

• Core Plays – PG– 10/28 DFS
  • Lonzo Ball, PG, NO – FD : $6,900 ; DK – $6,300
    • This is more of a core play if Jrue Holiday is ruled out. He is thriving in the NO offense and he’s playing against a Golden State team that has no problem allowing 120-130 per game.
• Other Core Plays to Consider
  • Russell Westbrook, PG, OKC – FD : $9,400
    • Revenge narrative?
  • Malcolm Brogdon, PG, IND – FD: $7,600 ; DK : $6,900
    • More of a core play if Jeremy Lamb is out.
  • Steph Curry, PG, GS – FD : $9,200 ; DK : $9500
• Value Play – Patrick Beverly, PG, LAC– FD: $5,200; DK – $4,800
  • It’s tough to find value on this slate at the PG position and we need to be on the lookout for any injury news to see if we save some salary. Charlotte is in rebuilding mode and their difference is terrible, especially against the center and guard position.  This isn’t my favorite value play to say the least, but we need to save somewhere. The thing with Beverly is he can pile up points with his defensive stats and he has a good shot to do it against Charlotte.
• Other Value Play to Consider
  • Coby White, PG, CHI – FD: $5,100 ; DK : $5,000

• Core Plays – SG– 10/28 DFS
  • RJ Barrett, SG, NY – FD : $6,700; DK – $6,100
    • I will be the first to admit that I was not a fan of RJ coming into the season. I thought he was an overrated player and I didn’t believe him to thrive in the NBA. As of right now, I’ve been wrong and he plays against a bad defense in the Chicago Bulls. I believe it’s a killer matchup and he could easily hit over value in this matchup.
  • Value Play – Tony Snell, SG, DET – FD : $3,700; DK – $3,500
    • In three games with the Pistons, he has averaged over 30 minutes in two of those three games.  He is more in there for his defense, but he could easily hit value with a few defensive stats. Not my favorite value play again, but it could work.
• Other Value Plays to Consider
  • Derrick Rose, SG, DET – $6,500 ; DK : $5,400
    • Most likely without Reggie Jackson. Could go off again.

• Core Plays – SF– 10/28 DFS
  • Kawhi Leonard, SF, LAC – FD : $9,900; DK – $9,200
    • The Clippers just lost to the Suns and they’re going to coming out blazing against the rebuilding Hornets.  My only fear is blowout risk by end of the third quarter, but we thought the same against the Suns. Load him up!

• *Updated* Value Play – Mario Hezonja, SF, POR – FD : $3,600, DK : $3,300
  • Zach Collins is OUT and Hezonja might start , but he will see an extended run with Collins hurting his shoulder. Lock him as my favorite salary relief besides Chriss.
• Value Play – Miles Bridges, SF, CHA – FD : $5,200; DK – $6,300
  • This might be my favorite value play as of right now. I worry Kawhi will cover him, but Kawhi covered Kelly Oubre the other day and he pretty much went off. I believe it will be a very high paced game and high scoring. I just hope the game is close to the end.
• Other Value Plays to Consider
  • Luke Kennard, SF, DET – FD: $4,900; DK – $5,000

• Core Plays – PF– 10/28 DFS
  • Domantas Sabonis, PF, IND – FD: $7,900; DK – $7,600
    • Sabonis just had a relatively poor game the other night. I’m hoping this keeps the ownership off of him because I still consider him a double-double machine. He plays a mediocre Pistons defense and I expect him to bounce back nicely.

• Other Core Plays to Consider
  • Lauri Markannen, PF, CHI – FD: $8,000 ; DK : $7,700

• *Updated* Value Play – Marquese Chriss, PF, GS –  FD : $3,800; DK – $3,200
  • Kevon Looney is out and he’s starting. Lock him in for this game as it will be fast paced and he’s almost the bare minimum
• Value Play – Frank Kaminsky, PF, PHX –  FD : $5,200; DK – $5,300
• Value Play – Dario Saric, PF, PHX –  FD : $5,000; DK – $4,800
  • With Ayton out for 25 games, there is a void to fill at the big man position for the Suns plus all the usage he takes up when he’s in the game. The Suns run mainly through Oubre and Booker, but these guys are an outstanding value and too cheap. I’d get one or the other as a value play to save some salary.

• Core Plays – C – 10/28 DFS
  • Nikola Jokic, C, DEN – FD: $10,700 ; DK – $9,600
  • Montrezl Harrell, C, LAC – FD : $7,200 ; DK – $6,400
    • If you have the salary, don’t even think twice and go Jokic. He’s a triple double machine and I’m predicting one on this slate. If you can’t make it happen, go with Harrell against the Hornets who can’t defend the Center. Plain and simple!

• Value Play – Bobby Portis, C, NY – FD : $5,000; DK – $5,400
  • Revenge game versus the Chicago Bulls? I think so, but only if Mitchell Robinson is out. If he plays, I probably wouldn’t use him.
• Other Value Play if Mitchell Robinson is IN.
  • Aaron Baynes, C, PHX – FD : $4,800; DK – $5,100

NHL – 10/28 DFS

Do you all believe in the Florida Panthers yet? I know I do and this is our year! Now that I got that out of the way, let’s take a brief dive into this 2 game slate. So not thrilling at all.

Panthers are in the second night of a back to back. Meanwhile, Arizona is traveling to the east coast for a night in Buffalo. I’m going to be contrarian and target the Panthers offense over Vancouver. They have scored 17 goals in the past three games.

I don’t expect the Sabres vs. Coyotes game to be high scoring. Both teams are playing great hockey so I side with Sabres PP1 with Panthers PP2 and Panthers PP1 with Coyotes PP1.

I’m avoiding this slate because I don’t like two game slates, but I’ll be on Slack tomorrow to answer any and all questions.

• Florida Panthers vs.Vancouver Canucks
  • Players to target
    • Florida PP1
      • Aleksander Barkov C, FLA
      • Jonathan Huberdeau W, FLA
      • Mike Hoffman W, FLA
      • Evgenii Dadonov, W, FLA
      • Keith Yandle, D, FLA
    • Florida PP2 – Salary Saver
      • Aaron Ekblad, D, FLA  
      • Frank Vatrano, W, FLA
      • Brett Connolly, W, FLA
      • Denis Malgin, W, FLA
      • Noel Acciari, C, FLA
• Buffalo Sabes PP1
  • Jack Eichel, C, BUF
  • Victor Oloffson, W, BUF
  • Jeff Skinner, W, BUF
  • Sam Reinhart, CW BUF
  • Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
• Arizona Coyotes PP1
  • Clayton Keller, W, ARI
  • Phil Kessel, W, ARI
  • Derek Stephan, C, ARI
  • Christian Dvorak, C, ARI
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D,ARI

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My 2 plays of the day come down to a shootout happening in the Warriors versus Pelicans game. I believe Steph Curry is due for a killer game against a bottom tier defense in the Pelicans. I also like the other side with Brandon Ingram. I’m confident he’ll put over 25 points, especially if Jrue Holiday is out.  Take the over on both of these plays!