Isaiah Isaiah’s Protocol for the NBA DFS slate is researched using DraftKings (DK) pricing. The players are good across the industry with some slight adjustments to salaries on the various sites. Some players may not be listed here because I prefer them on FanDuel (FD). I like to advise all my readers to join the staff at WinDaily, in our Discord chat rooms, as we discuss some of the important news of the day and break down some of these intriguing plays even further.
Most of the players I recommendare best used together for cash game purposes. These players are also decentconsiderations for guaranteed prize pool (GPP) games when used individuallywith other contrarian type players.
We are looking at an interesting 8 game NBA DFS slate tonight. I want to start things off a little differently. First of all, the BOS/OKC and MIL/PHO games are not on the FanDuel main slate. Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to miss tonight’s game and it throws a curveball into the way I have to write the thing up. There is a lot to talk about, so let’s get into it.
THE GAMES
- Khris Middleton ($6500) and Eric Bledsoe ($5400) become instant lock buttons on the DraftKings slate. I’m also locking in the value play of the starter at Power Forward (PF) for the Bucks. Either Marvin Williams or Ersan Ilyasova should get the nod and both players are ($3000). I’m fading every player in the BOS/OKC game because of the salaries and value coming from Milwaukee. (I didn’t want you to think I forgot about that game).
Obviously these players are going to change the construction of rosters between the 2 sites on this NBA DFS slate. I will do my best to differentiate between the sites but your best bet is to check in with us in the WinDaily Discord chat rooms with any questions you may have. Now that we have the 2 oddball games out of the way, let’s move on to the other games.
THE STUDS
Russell Westbrook ($10000) I’m starting with Russell here because he’s the only one of the higher options that I’m considering on BOTH sites. Westy carries a 35.7% usage rate and scores 1.30 fantasy points (FP) per minute. Orlando ranks 20th in defensive efficiency (DEFF) and 15th in (DVA) which is a rank given to the opponent when facing this player’s archetype. I feel comfortable putting Westbrook on any roster across all the sites for the NBA DFS slate tonight.
* Both James Harden ($11300) and Luka Doncic ($10800) are viable options on FD only for me. Middleton and Bledsoe are already in play on DK, remember?
THE CORE
Nikola Vucevic ($8900) I’m locking Vuc in on FD as, by far, my favorite option. Nikola has a 25.6% usage rate and scores 1.30 FP/min. He’s basically the only viable option on FD. It gets a little trickier on DK as there are other (multi-positional) players available. There are also 2 other games (Brook Lopez), and late swap available so you can consider some of the Toronto players once we get some information on injuries there.
Jimmy Butler ($8100) Jimmy has a 25.3% usage rate and scores 1.22 FP/min. He’s facing a Wizards team that is well known to be a NBA DFS slate gold mine and they rank 30th in DVA. Butler is AVERAGING 52.8 DraftKings fantasy points (DKFPTS), in 3 games this season, verse (vs.) Washington.
Christian Wood ($7900) This is easy. Wood has become a fantasy monster. With all of the injuries and trades, for Detroit, Chris has become their only real scoring option. He has a 21.6% usage rate and scores 1.17 FP/min on the season. The Knicks rank 22nd in DEFF and 27th in DVA vs. Woods position. He also erased any match-up concerns, when he dropped 46.75 DKFPTS on Rudy Gobert and company last night. Most of the sites have failed to raise his salary accordingly. He’s my #1 overall, point per dollar player, on this NBA DFS slate, across the industry.
THE VALUE
- There is a lot of value available on this NBA DFS slate. I’ve already given you some of my thoughts for DK. These guys are more viable on FD as I’ve chosen them for a position that may be hard to fill tonight. Ignore the salaries I have listed as they are way cheaper than that on FD. I expect Pascal Siakam to be the chalk on this site as he is the only real viable option. Using these guys on your roster may be a great way to save salary and gain some leverage on the field at the same time.
Cedi Osman ($4800) Injuries are abundant on the Cavaliers right now and no one is really certain how their rotation will look. One thing we do know is that they don’t have any small forwards available. Cedi is locked into 30+ minutes right now.
Derrick Jones Jr. ($3400) Jae Crowder is out tonight in the concussion protocol. I expect Derrick to pick up the slack here and more importantly, the minutes.
There are a ton of players to like tonight. I simply don’t have the time to write all of them up. 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 leave me a message on Twitter @IsaiahsProtocol.
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