Isaiahs Protocol for the NBA DFS slate on 2/2

Isaiah’s Protocol for the NBA DFS slate is built around DraftKings pricing, but is good across the industry with some slight adjustments to salaries on the various sites.

Welcome to Super Bowl Sunday. On DraftKings we’re looking at a 3 game NBA DFS slate today. FanDuel has a 4^th game included as they have the Denver/Detroit early game on their slate. Giannis Antotokounmpo is listed as questionable with a sore hamstring. This news is very important and his game starts at 2 PM EST. This makes the FanDuel NBA DFS slate even trickier as I doubt we get his news before that early game locks. I advise all my readers to join the staff at WinDaily in our Discord chat rooms as we discuss important news as it unfolds.

Giannis has a 39.1% usage rate and scores 1.90 fantasy points (FP) per minute. His status completely affects the core plays on both of the main DFS sites. If Antetokounmpo happens to sit today, Eric Bledsoe ($6700), Khris Middleton ($7800), and Ersan Ilyasova ($5000) all become instant core plays. I will also be looking very closely at a cheap Brook Lopez ($3900) as value to help me roster some of the higher priced studs.

THE STUDS

Russell Westbrook ($10200) Russell continues to star in this spot as he’s been on a tear recently. He has a 35.6% usage rate and scores 1.39 FP/min. The Pelicans rank 16^th in defensive efficiency (DEFF) and 29^th in (DvsA) which is a rank given to the opponent when facing this player’s archetype. Russell is my first pick on this NBA DFS slate regardless of Giannis playing or not.

THE CORE

Eric Bledsoe ($6700) I’m playing Beldsoe on both sites reagardless of the status on Giannis. On the season Eric has a 26% usage rate and scores 1.19 FP/min. Phoenix ranks 19^th in DvsA and I love targeting this team with guards. Bledsoe also gets the biggest bump in his statistics without Antetokounmpo on the floor.

Serge Ibaka ($6200) Marc Gasol continues to sit with a sore hamstring allowing Serge to start in his place. Ibaka has a 23.4% usage rate and scores 1.13 FP/min. on the season. The Bulls rank 28^th in DvsA and 17^th in DEFF as they continue to be decimated by injuries across their roster.

Zion Willamson ($7700) The Houston/New Orleans game has the highest Implied total (244)on this NBA DFS slate. It also involves to of the highest paced teams in the NBA. Zions minutes continue to creep up as he now carries a 28.5% usage rate and scores 1.21 FP/min. Houston ranks 25^th in DEFF and 23^rd in DvsA. The Rockets will also be without Clint Capela as he continues to be sidelined with a sore heel. Zion is simply to cheap on this NBA DFS slate on both sites.

Others: Pascal Siakam ($9100), Jrue Holiday ($8000), Brandon Ingram ($7100), Fred VanVleet ($7300), Kyle Lowry ($6900), Lonzo Ball ($7000)

THE VALUE

Tomas Satoransky ($4500) He’s too cheap and been playing well. He gets a nice bump with the recent injury to Kris Dunn.

Donte Divincenzo ($4000) Gets a bump in playing time without Giannis or George Hill.

Josh Hart ($3800) Definitely in play as he gets a lot of minutes off the bench and is in a hfast paced game with a high implied team total (ITT).

There’s a lot to think about tonight so I highly encourage all readers to join myself, and the rest of the WinDaily team in the Discord chat rooms as we break down and discuss our favorite plays. Thank you for reading my content and feel free to leave a comment, or hit me up on Twitter @IsaiahsProtocol.

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