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This article focuses on 1/27 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 1/27 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a ten-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar

Florida Two “Sam Bennett, Jonathan Huberdeau, Anthony Duclair”

This line seems to make the cut nearly every slate. However, given their affordable collective DraftKings price and the Panthers propensity for high total games and I guess it comes at no surprise. Tonight, we find Florida hosting the Vegas Golden Knights in one of the slate’s three 6.5 total games as of the time of writing. Their eight full line goals over the last ten games is fourth best in the NHL helping to cement their pricing status as criminal on DraftKings part.

Pittsburgh One “Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust”

The Penguins find themselves in quite a juicy spot later as -310 moneyline favorites as hosts to the Seattle Kraken. Phillip Gruabauer is projected to start in the opposing net and to say he has had a rough season is a bit of an understatement. All three skaters share correlation on the first power play unit with Bryan Rust my preferred individual play if just choosing one.

New York Rangers One “Mika Zibanejad, Chris Krieder, Julian Gauthier”

New York’s top line has been spitting hot fire recently and now gets to face the traveling Columbus Blue Jackets who are on the second night of a back to back. Tonight’s matchup features one of the three 6.5 total games on the night and it shouldn’t be much of a surprise which team ends up doing most of the heavy lifting in that regard.

1/27 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

New York Rangers (-220) at Columbus Blue Jackets (+190) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Anaheim Ducks (-130) at Montreal Canadiens (+110) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Carolina Hurricanes (-240) at Ottawa Senators (+195) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New Jersey Devils (+225) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-300) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Vegas Golden Knights (+140) at Florida Panthers (-160) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Los Angeles Kings (+120) at New York Islanders (-140) – 5 Projected Goal Total

Seattle Kraken (+245) at Pittsburgh Penguins (-310) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Calgary Flames (+110) at St. Louis Blues (-130) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Vancouver Canucks (+145) at Winnipeg Jets (-165) 5.5 Projected Goal Total

Nashville Predators (+100) at Edmonton Oilers (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

1/27 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

  1. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,900
  2. Sam Bennett – Florida – $5,600
  3. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $8,400
  4. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,700
  5. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,400

Wingers

  1. Filip Forsberg – Nashville – $6,100
  2. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina – $6,000
  3. Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina – $5,000
  4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $7,400
  5. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $7,700

Defense

  1. Duncan Keith – Edmonton – $2,800
  2. Roman Josi – Nashville – $7,900
  3. Damon Severson – New Jersey – $4,100
  4. Rasmus Andersson – Calgary – $4,800
  5. Zach Whitecloud – Vegas – $4,100

Goalies

  1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,500
  2. Igor Shesterkin – New York Rangers – $8,400

Cash Considerations

Filip Forsberg, Andrei Svechnikov, Duncan Keith, Brayden Point or Steven Stamkos

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While some teams are on the second halves of a back-to-back, there are others that are also dealing with short rotations. There are plenty of elite game environments amongst the large NBA slate, so let’s begin narrowing down the player pool in our look ahead. It’s a Wet Wednesday edition of the Gems – let’s ride.

One thing I want to clarify based on the questions I have received over the past few years is that I will never list a player under the $5,000 price tag simply because I use the projection model to identify all targets in this range and below. While there are often plenty of options that I like at $5,000 and less, since I often find myself with not only one – but multiple – in my NBA DFS lineups, you all have access to the very model I use to make my own selections, so when asking yourself: “Should I use player X or player Y?”, make sure to check the model because that is how I make all of my own decisions and I truly ride or die by it on a daily basis.

Before running to the DraftKings, FanDuel, or Yahoo lobby to construct your NBA DFS lineup after reading this article, please make sure to utilize the abundance of tools we have at Win Daily:

Sacramento Kings @ Atlanta Hawks (-8)

While the Kings got blown off the court yesterday against Boston, they find themselves in the best game environment on tonight’s NBA slate and we need exposure to it. While Sacramento maintains their year-over-year trend of being one of the fastest teams in the league and one of the poorest defensively, ranking 8th in pace and 28th in defensive rating, respectively, Atlanta is also a favorable matchup for any opponent, ranking 27th in defensive rating in their own right. De’Aaron Fox (ankle) did not play yesterday, he could be back in action tonight, while Tyrese Haliburton, who sports a 17.8% usage rate and 1.00 FPPM on the season, would be a strong priority with a 1.7% increase in usage rate and a 1.05 FPPM with Fox off the court.

On the flip side of this game, Trae Young is right up there with the two players discussed below in my top priorities on this NBA slate. Sporting a 32.9% usage rate in his last six games, Young has scored 24 or more points in every one of those games, while averaging a 29.7/3.7/8.3 scoring line on 47.6% shooting. Not only is he firing on all cylinders on this run, but he’s also getting to the charity stripe ovee nine times per contest, and his opponent tonight allows the most points in the paint per game, while Young himself is fourth in the league in drives per game.

Denver Nuggets @ Brooklyn Nets (+1)

I can take a deep dive into this one but realistically, it’s James Harden versus Nikola Jokic, where the former is without All-NBA teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Although both teams are on the second half of a back-to-back, this game features two of the league’s top 10 offenses and two of the most prolific offensive talents in Harden and Jokic. The former is fresh off a 33-point triple-double versus the Lakers yesterday, while the latter dropped a near triple-double of his own, with a 28-21-9 scoring line against the Pistons. Harden gets Monte Morris, while Jokic will see – checks notesAldridge, Claxton, or Sharpe? Yes please.

Phoenix Suns @ Utah Jazz (+4)

This game look familiar to you? It should – the Jazz shocked the Suns the other night by keeping pace without the bulk of their rotation active, and now, both teams are in a similar spot. Utah remains without Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, but will likely be getting Joe Ingles, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Royce O’Neale back for this one. On the flip side, the Suns remain without Deandre Ayton, Jae Crowder, Cam Payne, and now, JaVale McGee (knee) joins his teammates on the sidelines. Look for the trio of Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and Cam Johnson to log heavy minutes in this one, while the frontcourt tandem is now left to Bismack Biyombo and Jalen Smith, who was stellar during his run in the starting lineup.

Honorable Mentions:

  • Charlotte Hornets @ Indiana Pacers
  • Toronto Raptors @ Chicago Bulls

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We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We’ve been on an excellent run as of late here at WinDaily. Let’s make some more money tonight! On tonight’s slate, we have a medium-sized 5-gamer! Keep an eye on any COVID-19 news since it can change the whole outlook of the slate! With that said, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 1/26 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

1/26 NHL Stack Report

  1. Calgary Flames 1
    Tkachuk – Lindholm – Gaudreau (FanDuel: $23,800 | DraftKings: $18,200)
    It’s really hard to ignore how the flames have been playing as of late and tonight they are in a prime position to pile on top of a struggling Blue Jackets team who have lost 7 in their last 10 games. The Jackets are also one of the worst teams in the league in both Shots allowed (34.6) and goals against (3.54). The Flames themselves have put together an average of five goals per game over their last three games and over those three games, the Flames top line have put together 21 points (mostly from Tkachuk and Gaudreau). All three of the Flames top liners play on the Flames top powerplay unit but in order to save some salary you can opt for the other members of the power play (Monahan and Andersson) while keeping Tkachuk and Gaudreau. At an implied total of 3.5, I recommend prioritizing Calgary’s top line as an afforable(-ish) group to start your builds tonight.
    Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Rasmus Andersson (FD: $4,700 | DK: $4,500)
  2. Toronto Maple Leafs 2
    Mikheyev – Tavares – Marner (FanDuel: $20,000 | DraftKings: $16,400)
    Toronto recently threw their lines in the blender and out came some different but still interesting line matches. The most intriguing one for me from a DFS perspective is the new look second line with two of the leagues best alongside a blooming forward in Ilya Mikheyev. Together, this line has put togehter 9 points over their last three games and the Leafs in general are coming into tonight as the largest favourite on the slate (-295) with the highest implied total at (3.9). It’s not too hard to see why, the Leafs have been electric as of late, winning 7 of their last 10 games and averaging four goals over their last three games. Toronto’s power play as also blossomed to one of the best in the league as they currently sit at an insane 29% conversion rate on the power play. The new-look top line with Matthews alongside two value plays is also intriguing but I do like Toronto’s second line as it is much more complete and every player on the ice is dangerous. Everyone on this line sees power play time with Marner and Tavares on the top unit, while Mikheyev is on the second power play unit. The Ducks goalie has been generally ok this season but has shown a bit of inconsistency, realistically its hard to play against Toronto in general this season, so I would stay away from Gibson for DFS purposes.
    Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $6,300 | DK: $5,700)

    Honorable Mentions in order: DET2 (Bertuzzi-Suter-Fabbri), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Landeskog), TOR1 (Kase-Matthews-Bunting)

1/26 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Jack Campbell (FD: $8,600 | DK: $8,300)
  2. Jacob Markstrom (FD: $8,400 | DK: $7,900)
    Honorable Mention(s): James Reimer

Worst (Goalies to Target)

  1. John Gibson (FD: $6,800 | DK: $7,100)
    Honorable Mention(s): Elvis Merzlikins

1/26 NHL Wild Card Targets

Robby Fabbri (FD: $4,800 | DK: $3,000) 
Fabbri has been decent as of late, recording three points over his last four games along with 14 points over that time. Tonight’s he is going to be paired with much stronger linemates than usual as Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter are joining him on Detroit’s second line. Bertuzzi in particular has been extremely productive as of late with two goals and six assists over his last four games. Fabbri will also see time alongside Bertuzzi on the Red Wings top power-play unit, so at his price (especially on DraftKings) he is definitely worth a shot and fits the moniker “Wild Card” very well coming into tonight’s slate.
Honorable Mention(s): Michael Bunting, Ilya Mikheyev, Sean Monahan, Alexander Barabanov

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre Auston Matthews (or Pius Suter w/ a DET2 Stack)

Winger Ilya Mikheyev (Bunting works as a replacement to complete the Matthews stack)

Defence Rasmus Andersson

Goalie Jacob Markstrom

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Honorable Mention(s): 2/2 Rapidfire

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Hello everybody, and welcome back to ‘Tee 2 Green,’ a new article that I will be producing for Win Daily Sports weekly to give some extra insight into the DFS world of golf. My focus will be to discuss, decipher and dissect some of my preferred targets throughout the various price ranges, and I will always provide my opinion with a data-intensive outlook that you can see first-hand if you use the weekly model that I provide free of charge. You can find that here.

DraftKings Players ($10,000+)

Justin Thomas ($10,900) – I know we have potential issues around Justin Thomas this week. He hasn’t played the Farmers since 2015 — an event where he missed the cut, but there are reasons to be optimistic about his 19th-place finish during the 2021 U.S. Open. The one-time major winner entered the back-nine that day with a real shot to win his second major, but multiple mistakes at the par-four 10th and par-three 16th sent the American freefalling off the first page of the leaderboard. By my math, Thomas has the second-best win equity in this field but is being treated like one of the forgotten about high-priced stars.

Xander Schauffele ($10.100) – It has been all-or-nothing for Xander Schauffele at Torrey Pines, as we have seen him three top-25 finishes during his last four stops at Torrey to go along with missing four of his first five. Schauffele is more of a boom-or-bust than anyone would care to recognize, but I believe we get the best version of him, which makes him a true threat for the title.

Other Consideration – There is decent leverage here in most spots.

$9,000 Range

Bryson DeChambeau ($9,900) – There is always some downside when you back Bryson DeChambeau on the DFS slate, but the fact that we get him both sub-$10,000 and sub-10 percent is enough for me to find myself not exactly Hulk-smash fit but definitely overweight.

Other Targets: Scottie Scheffler $9,500 (GPPs),Marc Leishman $9,000 (all games). Finau is probably good chalk at $9,100.

$8,000 Range

Talor Gooch ($8,900) – I wouldn’t sweat the missed cut. The Farmers Insurance Open is. better layout for his game, and he has been on a rhythm when we remove last week’s debacle.

Maverick McNealy ($8,300) – We have seen tons of sharp money enter the market on Maverick McNealy. California and Poa are where he shines best.

Other Thoughts: Matthew Wolff $8,500 (GPPs), Max Homa $8,400 (GPPs)

$7,000 Range

Wyndham Clark ($7,200) – There is a potential opening for Wyndham Clark that my model noticed. There has been a change as of late after Clark managed to gain with his irons in four of six starts — highlighted by a 13th place finish during last week’s American Express. The 220th-ranked golfer in the world has two top-40s in his three tries at Torrey Pines, and this is with him averaging nearly three shots worse to the field with his irons in those finishes.

Additional Thoughts: Billy Horschel $7,800 (GPPs), Joaquin Niemann $7,700 (GPPs), Matt Jones $7,200

$6,000 Range

Sepp Straka ($6,300) – Sepp Straka opens up the world if you fit him into a build. Course history looks good. The current form is a positive. There is a ton to like about his potential.

Additional Dart Throws To Consider: I would play down here sparringly.

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NBA DFS: Gems with Ghost and Adam 01/25

We have nine games tonight in the NBA but there is already a focal point in James Harden for the Brooklyn Nets. Of course, with so many games there are going to be other spots to look at and it’s nice to have a larger set of games. Let’s get to work in the NBA DFS: Gems with Ghost and Adam 01/25 and forge our paths towards green screens again!

One thing I want to clarify based on the questions I have received over the past few years is that I will never list a player under the $5,000 price tag simply because I use the projection model to identify all targets in this range and below. While there are often plenty of options that I like at $5,000 and less, since I often find myself with not only one – but multiple – in my NBA DFS lineups, you all have access to the very model I use to make my own selections, so when asking yourself: “Should I use player X or player Y?”, make sure to check the model because that is how I make all of my own decisions and I truly ride or die by it on a daily basis.

Before running to the DraftKings, FanDuel, or Yahoo lobby to construct your NBA DFS lineup after reading this article, please make sure to utilize the abundance of tools we have at Win Daily:

Lakers at Nets 

Lakers – I’m guessing we can’t have much exposure to the Lakers tonight unless we have concrete news on Anthony Davis. He’s probable but coach Frank Vogel has said the conditioning may not be there. That would lead us to think the minutes are going to be dialed back and not worth the DK salary of $9,800, but he might play enough to hurt everyone else around him. It’s harder to pay for LeBron James if Davis is in for 25 minutes and everyone else on the roster is nothing more than hoping you get a strong shooting night. Malik Monk is finally back to playable levels salary-wise but his minutes have gone down to around 25. 

Nets – With the team being back at home tonight, that means Kyrie Irving is out and Kevin Durant is still recovering from his knee injury. Lest anyone forget, Harden rattled off four straight games of 70+ DraftKings points when KD was in health protocols in December before Irving came back. The Lakers are still 19th in defensive rating and Davis doesn’t fix all those issues immediately. Both teams are top 10 in pace and Harden is all the way up to third in FTA per game after a slow start in that aspect. LA also allows the eighth-most 3-point attempts per game and that bodes well for Patty Mills with extra scoring to go around and shooting 42.5% from that range. We’ll see what the model says for the secondary Nets and how they shake out but the rotations have been evil to predict from Steve Nash. 

Spurs at Rockets 

Spurs – One of the very few players I would at least consider a fade of Harden in GPP would be Dejounte Murray. I doubt we’ll get enough value to make them both work together but on a nine-game slate, it’s not impossible. We know the drill with Houston now and they continue to rank first in pace and dead last in defensive rating. Murray is producing 1.36 fantasy points per minute and is capable of 60+ DraftKings points and in large-field GPP’s he could be a dynamite play if Harden underwhelms. The easier paths to get exposure are Jakob Poeltl and Derrick White, both of whom are under $6,500. For Poeltl, the matchup in the paint is phenomenal as he’s seventh in paint touches with the 10th most paint points while the Rockets are in the bottom five in points and rebounds allowed in the paint. White is back toward the 32-35 minute per game mark and his 1.02 points per minute and 25.9% assist rate will play extremely well in this environment. 

Rockets – The minutes concern seems to be totally gone for Christian Wood and he’s about the only player I’d consider to run it back with. Kevin Porter Jr. should have to deal with Murray’s defense and Wood leads the team with 1.20 points per minute. The pace should be high in this spot as both teams are in the top 10 (still takes some getting used to from the San Antonio perspective) and this game has a 235 total, almost 10 points higher than any other game. The rotation insecurity leaves me very wary of anyone else unless the model tells us differently. 

Timberwolves at Trail Blazers

Wolves – This total is not up yet but I’m betting it gets close to the Rockets total and we should very much be interested. The difficult portion is trying to figure out where to go on this side of things while the big three of Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Anthony Edwards are active. They bite into each other but my favorite might just be D’Lo. Both Russell and Edwards are in the top-eight of 3-point attempts per game and the Blazers are 0.2% away from leading the league in FG% allowed. Additionally, Russell averages 1.15 points per minute compared to 1.09 for Edwards and D’Lo has a 32.4% assist rate to fall back on as well. He’d look even better if Patrick Beverly gets ruled out and we may not know that until after lock. 

Blazers – I think we’re at the point to deploy C.J. McCollum with confidence as his minutes have gone up to at least 36 minutes in consecutive games. With Damian Lillard off the floor, McCollum is over 1.00 fantasy points per minute and his usage rate is leading the team at 27.7%. Norman Powell is also back tonight for the first time in over two weeks, so I’d approach him with a bit of caution and just find the $700 more to play McCollum in this game. I don’ think Jusuf Nurkic fits my build with the upper echelon that should be targeted, but Minnesota is 21st in points allowed in the paint, and KAT defense is nothing to fear. 

Honorable Mention – Hornets at Raptors

Teams To Monitor 

Sixers – They find themselves without Seth Curry and Shake Milton once again, so Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey, and Furkan Korkmaz are all well in play at their salaries against a Pelicans team who played last night. 

Kings – We saw De’Aaron Fox get scratched very late before the last game for Sacramento, and if he is out all systems go for Tyrese Haliburton. When Fox is off the floor, Haliburton has a 38.8% assist rate and 1.05 fantasy points per minute and he put up another 50+ DraftKings in this past game. The price does not reflect anything close to that upside. 

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We’re back with a somewhat normal schedule in the NBA this week, with only tonight and Thursday having fewer than six games in action. It’s a Mojito Monday edition of the Gems – let’s ride.

One thing I want to clarify based on the questions I have received over the past few years is that I will never list a player under the $5,000 price tag simply because I use the projection model to identify all targets in this range and below. While there are often plenty of options that I like at $5,000 and less, since I often find myself with not only one – but multiple – in my NBA DFS lineups, you all have access to the very model I use to make my own selections, so when asking yourself: “Should I use player X or player Y?”, make sure to check the model because that is how I make all of my own decisions and I truly ride or die by it on a daily basis.

Before running to the DraftKings, FanDuel, or Yahoo lobby to construct your NBA DFS lineup after reading this article, please make sure to utilize the abundance of tools we have at Win Daily:

NY Knicks @ Cleveland Cavaliers

The Knicks will be travelling to Cleveland on the second half of a back-to-back, where Julius Randle and company are fresh off a home victory in yesterday’s afternoon tilt versus the Clippers. There is not much appeal in this one for our NBA lineups tonight, but both teams have suffered recent injuries to rotation players; on the Knicks side of the ball, Kemba Walker remains questionable having missed yesterday’s game with an ankle injury, while Mitchell Robinson left in the first half with an ankle injury of his own in yesterday’s win and did not return for the second half. More importantly than the back court impact that Walker has, it’s important to note that both Julius Randle and Nerlens Noel will benefit, should Robinson miss tonight’s game, while the former sporting a 33.1% usage rate with Robinson out this season, averaging 28.3/12.7/3.7 across 36 MPG in three contests.

On the Cavaliers side of the ball, Lauri Markkanen (ankle) remains out for tonight’s game, leaving Cleveland with an awfully thin rotation. As usual, Darius Garland will lead an offense featuring a star-studded front court duo of Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, while Isaac Okoro will also log heavy minutes with Kevin Love and Cedi Osman being the main beneficiaries off the bench. The main trio of Cleveland’s offense is priced up, so I side with the value players off the bench in this one, if any at all.

Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Pelicans

The Indiana Pacers will be without Myles Turner (foot), Domantas Sabonis (ankle), Malcolm Brogdon (achilles), and TJ McConnell (wrist), while Caris LeVert (calf) is a GTD. Meanwhile, the Pelicans will be without Brandon Ingram (ankle), while Devonte’ Graham (ankle) is a GTD. Needless to say, most of our interest on tonight’s NBA slate starts with this game. Beginning with the Pacers, Caris LeVert instantly becomes a priority on this slate, should be active; should he be ruled out once again, the trio of Chris Duarte, Jeremy Lamb, and Goga Bitadze will be strong plays on the mid range. On the Pelicans side of the ball, Jonas Valanciunas has a 24.4% usage rate and an FPPM of 1.23 on the season, but sees both increase to 26.9% and 1.29, respectively, and will get a ton of touches in the paint versus an Indiana defense that struggles mightily with Turner off the floor.

Chicago Bulls @ OKC Thunder

The Bulls will be on the second half of a back-to-back, but there is a ton to like about this offense heading into OKC. With Zach Lavine (knee) and Lonzo Ball (knee) both still out for Chicago, in addition to Alex Caruso (wrist), Javonte Green (groin), and Derrick Jones Jr. (knee), both DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic will be intriguing at the top of the pricing grid for tonight’s NBA slate. In over 240 minutes of action, DeRozan carries a 36% usage rate with a 1.15 FPPM, while Vucevic has been seeing plenty of volume, but hasn’t been as efficient. Should you want to get exposure to the Bulls without these two, consider both Coby White and/or Ayo Dosunmu.

On the flip side of this game, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been one of the hottest players in the NBA as of late. The fourth-year pro has 20 or more points in six of his last seven, where he’s sported a 33.4% usage rate and has posted a 27.3/5.7/6.9 scoring line on 47.9% shooting. With the Bulls struggling to guard primary ball handlers in the absence of Lonzo Ball, including allowing Darius Garland to go for 20/5/12 just a few days ago, SGA is primed for another big performance tonight.

Utah Jazz @ Phoenix Suns

Either way, I will have a ton of exposure to this game for tonight’s NBA slate, but how much depends on the statuses of Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic. While Donovan Mitchell (concussion) has already been ruled out, both Gobert (calf) and Bogdanovic (knee) have been diagnosed with injuries and now find themselves on the second half of a back-to-back; should either one miss, keep an eye on this rotation and looks for updates in Discord, but Joe Ingles, Jordan Clarkson, Rudy Gay, and Hassan Whiteside (conditioning) will all be on my radar.

The Phoenix Suns also hold a ton of intrigue, as Deandre Ayton is doubtful to play in this one. While JaVale McGee continues to start in his absence, it has been Bismack Biyombo that has been more efficient off the bench, and is coming off a 21/13/5/1/2 scoring line against the Pacers in only 29 minutes. In addition, both Jae Crowder (wrist) and Cam Payne (wrist) have been ruled out for this one, making Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges strong plays on the wing, while Chris Paul will be a near lock for me in all formats on this NBA slate.

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This week the PGA Tour gets an early Wednesday start in San Diego and so I figured I’d get the Initial Picks article out as soon as possible. Pricing for The Farmers Insurance Open is NOT out yet so this article won’t feature that, but it will feature the golfers I have my eyes on as we prepare our lineups. We have two courses (North and South) this week but the South course will be played 3 of 4 days. The South course is by far the more challenging of the two courses and is a 7700 yard Par 72. The South course will test all of ones game including distance, both OTT and with the irons. The short game will certainly come into play here as well, so I’ll definitely be looking for guys that are at least decent in each of the primary metrics. The North course is far easier (and far shorter) and should create some great scoring opportunities.

Be sure to catch our PGA Livestream Tuesday night as we will have an interesting setup for pinpointing golfers and we will have a special guest @ModelManiac.

Jon Rahm – A great course fit everywhere, but especially here.  He’s got the ball striking and the length with the driver and the irons to set himself up nicely for plenty of birdie opportunities.  Course history is great here as well.

Hideki Matsuyama – When he’s got the putter going he’s usually contending on Sunday.  I’m guessing he carries some lower ownership this week with all the talent around him.  His history here is pretty solid and he’s obviously coming off an elite takedown at the Sony.

Sungjae Im – No one would ever accuse me of being a ‘Sungjae guy’ as I rarely roster him, but I can’t deny that he should fit nicely here.  Put simply, there’s nothing he’s bad at and he excels at plenty including OTT, BOB, BS, SG Par 5 and Prox 200+.

Daniel Berger – if you’re looking for accuracy, here is your guy.  He’s also great with the long iron game.  Putter can sometimes hold him back, but I like Berger in this spot unless he ends up being highly owned.

Sam Burns – When you’re hot your hot and this guy is one of the hottest guys on tour.  If I were to pick an issue with Burns it would be that his long iron play isn’t elite, but he really does check every other box. 

Marc Leishman – An outstanding history at The Farmers which includes a win in 2020.  Leishman is playing good golf and is very clearly comfortable at this venue. 

Maverick McNealy – His recent form has been good and his course history here is MC, 15th and 29th.  Mav doesn’t do anything in particular at an elite level, but he’s a relatively good ball striker, is solid with the long irons and can score on Par 5s.

Aaron Wise –  I am, in fact, a WiseGuy and I like that I may be getting a player on the rise who has been relatively absent since the swing season.   Wise is a guy who can flat out score and while he certainly carries some volatility, he’s got the type of upside I’m looking for. 

Ryan Palmer – Well apparently Palmer likes the Farmers as his last four finishes have been 2nd, 21st, 13th and 2nd.  Pretty impressive stretch from a guy who hasn’t been in many Draftkings lineups lately.  Recent history for Palmer hasn’t been great, however it’s started to pick up lately.    

Tom Hoge – He’s in good form and has a good history at the Farmers which includes a 12th and  a 5th place finish (he also has 2 MC’s).  An up and down player who can certainly get hot with the ball striking.

Joel Dahmen – The ball striking has been very good lately, but the short game has been getting him in trouble.  He does have the ability to pop in the short game department so I’m hoping for some positive regression there.  History isn’t too bad at this venue, but certainly has MC equity.

Secret Weapon – Now 47-14 after C.T. Pan’s missed cut.

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As we welcome in the new year, we also need to welcome in changes, many, many, changes coming to NASCAR in 2022. We have plenty of drivers changing teams, new teams, new sponsors, and the like but one big change coming this season is the new NextGen car for the Cup Series. This will be the 7th generation car for the Cup Series and arguably the most drastic change. One thing that seems to be making everyone happy is that NASCAR has announced that they will be running the 670 horsepower engine for all tracks (except SuperSpeedways and Atlanta) in 2022. Most 1.5-mile ovals ran the 550 horsepower engine that led to boring races with very little passing.

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NASCAR DFS: NextGen Car

When the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off at the Daytona 500 with the Next-Gen car, it’ll be the first one to have aluminum wheels, rack-and-pinion steering, and an independent rear suspension. And those are just a few of the changes made to the new cars. These cars were initially slated to begin in the 2021 season, but development was paused because of COVID-19.

Without getting into too many details, the bodies are now symmetrical, with dimensions that are similar to the regular cars you drive every day. The body is now assembled with carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic panels that are more flexible, durable, and cheaper than the old sheet metal bodies. This will make it easier for the smaller teams to compete because their expenses will be less. The suspension has also been overhauled, with the addition of four-way adjustable dampers and the switch from an out-of-date live rear axle to a sophisticated independent setup.

The new aerodynamic elements beneath the car are also new and drastically changed. Unlike in the previous generation car, there’s now a rear diffuser that NASCAR will switch based on the track type. This eliminates the cost of engineering exposed pieces for the car’s underside to create more downforce. Unfortunately, the new underfloor has led to heat being trapped inside the cockpit. This forced NASCAR to redesign the exhaust to be three feet shorter and exit behind the front wheels as opposed to in front of the rear wheels to combat the excessive heat.

NASCAR DFS: New Faces In New Places

Like with all professional sports, NASCAR has its own crazy offseason. Drivers move from the lower series’ up and move from team to team. In this section, I will go over a few of the changes that will have the greatest effect on the Cup Series.

Brad Keselowski leaves Penske

Brad Keselowski spent over a decade in the #2 Penske Ford but he has left the team he won his Cup Series Championship with to take over the #6 for Jack Roush. Keselowski is also part owner now of the team formally known as Roush-Fenway racing and it has been rebranded at RFK Racing.

Fantasy Analysis: This is a step down in equipment and funding for Keselowski which lowers his value in DFS weekly. I think we will need to see how this team fares in the Next-Gen car and see how he is priced before we can safely roster Keselowski weekly.

Taking over for Keselowski in the vacated #2 is former Xfinity Series Champion Austin Cindric. Personally, I love this move for Cindric and I think he will be a force in this series and is my pick for NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

Fantasy Analysis: Cindric will be in the mix every week in the #2 and will be lock-button for every road course race in 2022.

Kurt Busch joins 23XI

Bubba Wallace had a good year in the first season for 23XI Racing and it will only get better with the addition of former Cup Series Champion, Kurt Busch. After three seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, Busch will switch from the #1 Chevy to the new #45 Monster Energy Toyota.

Fantasy Analysis: I expect a lot from Busch, and Wallace, in 2022. I think this team can produce weekly top 10’s and compete for 2 playoff spots. Kurt brings a plethora of experience and will help Wallace and this team grow.

Trackhouse becomes a two car organization

Last season Trackhouse debuted with Daniel Suarez in the #99 as a single-car team, but this offseason Justin Marks (owner) purchased Chip Ganassi Racing making them a two-car team. In that second car will be Ross Chastain. Chastain will move from the #42 to the #1 that was vacated by Kurt Busch.

Fantasy Analysis: There should be some improvement with two cars now for Trackhouse, but I do not expect them to be a factor for wins or a championship, yet. Most weeks I would expect these two cars to be in the mid-teens to low 20’s.

Kaulig Racing purchases two charters

Kaulig has had consistent success in the Xfinity Series and even earned a win with AJ Allmendinger in the Cup Series in 2021. This season Kaulig will field two full-time Cup cars with Justin Haley running the full season in the #31 while there will be a rotating cast of drivers in the #16. Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, and AJ Allmendinger .

Fantasy Analysis: Justin Haley is a good driver and should be competitive in the lower mid-tier this season. Kaulig is exceptional at road courses and superspeedway’s so I expect to give them a hard look when we are at those track types.

GMS makes the jump from Truck Series to Cup Series

GMS didn’t leave the Truck Series, but they did purchase a charter in the Cup Series. Ty Dillon was tapped to drive the #94 for GMS, but that didn’t last long. In December GMS purchased a majority stake in Richard Petty Motorsports creating GMS Petty. Ty Dillon remained with the team, but was moved from the 94 car to the #42 teaming up with Erik Jones who will drive the #43 again in 2022.

Fantasy Analysis: We saw Jones and the 43 team improve and have some decent runs late in the season. Ty Dillon had a few good outings in the Xfinity Series but being back in the Cup Series he could be a backmarker most weeks. Both of these drivers will be priced in the high-end value tier each week and depending on qualifying they should be viable.

NASCAR DFS: Xfinity Series

I won’t go into the same detail for the Xfinity Series, and also the subsequent Truck Series section, as I did the Cup, but I will just quickly give you some of the key moves in each series.

  • Junior Motorsports brought two part-time drivers back in full time rides for 2022. Sam Mayer will be in the #1 while Josh Berry will take over in the #8. Both drivers will be title contenders and be two of our top drivers weekly
  • Sheldon Creed moves up to the Xfinity Series and will drive the #2 car for Richard Childress Racing. This team has won championships before and were in the playoffs with Myatt Snider last season. I expect big things for this team and Creed. Austin Hill will be joining Creed in the #21 at RCR and should be a good car.
  • Landon Cassill and Daniel Hemric take over for Justin Haley and Jeb Burton in the Kaulig Racing Chevy’s. Hemric is the reigning champion while driving for JGR. These are two really good drivers and will be contenders each and every race.
  • Last years 18 year old sensation, Ty Gibbs, will be full time in the Xfinity Series with his grandfthers team. I believe he will take over in the 18 car for the departed champion, Daniel Hemric.
  • Our Motorsports is now a three car team. Brett Moffitt returns in the 02 and joining him will be Anthony Alfredo and Jeb Burton. All three of these cars are mid-pack cars and depending on their prices they could be some good value each week.
  • Myatt Snider will be the full time driver of the #31 for Jordan Anderson. This team was competitive each week and having one driver will give them the stability to compete for top 10’s weekly.

NASCAR DFS: Truck Series

  • Tyler Ankrum takes over the #16 truck after Austin Hill left for the Xfinity Series. This is a good team and a good truck that will compete for a title.
  • Grant Enfiger will be full-time with GMS in 2022 taking over in the #23 truck. Enfinger will be a front runner for a championship.
  • Matt DiBenedetto will have to work his way back to the top series in NASCAR by going backwards to the Truck Series. In 2022 Matty D will be driving full time in the #25 for Rackley W.A.R.
  • Todd Gilliland has jumped up into the Cup Series and the 2020 and 2021 runner up in the Truck Series, Zane Smith, will take over for him. Smith will remain in the title picture in this truck in 2022.

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We’re back with a brand new Sunday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We only had one game last Sunday so those in the discord saw the single-game notes and for those that used them, I hope they were able to help you turn a profit. Today we are back with a small 4-game. So, let’s keep up the momentum and let’s get some takedowns tonight! Get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 1/23 NHL slate, the slate begins at 6:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get right into it!

1/23 NHL Stack Report

  1. St. Louis Blues 1
    O’Reilly – Schenn – Perron (FanDuel: $16,900 | DraftKings: $16,800)
    The Blues have been on quite the roll as of late posting six wins over their last eight games, their offense in particular has been clicking as of late as the Blues have scored at least 5 goals in each of their last three games. This line in particular has been responsible for a lot of the uptick in offense as these three have been involved in 8 of the Blues last 15 goals. The whole Blues top line also plays on their top power play unit. The Blues are coming into tonight with a 3.1 implied goal total and are up against a Canucks side who have dropped four of their last six contests. The Canucks starting goaltender Thatcher Demko has been extremley inconsistent this season and is currently projected to be sidelined as he is on the Canucks COVID-19 list. Since their back-up Jaroslav Halak is also on the COVID-19 list, the Canucks may have to turn to rookie goalie Spencer Martin again, who despite having a strong performance in his last contest against the Panthers has not had enough NHL experience to deal with a lot of setbacks. If the Blues can pounce on the Canucks early, this one could get ugly.
    Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Torey Krug (Colton Parayko works as a salary saver) (FD: $5,500 | DK: $5,400)
  2. Florida Panthers 1
    Verhaeghe – Barkov – Reinhart (FanDuel: $21,500 | DraftKings: $20,000)
    The Panthers have easily been one of the best offensive teams in hockey as of late, as they currently sit first in the league with eight wins over their last ten games. The whole Panthers top line is among their team’s top five in scoring and are coming into the slate at a very reasonable price for a powerhouse line (ie TOR1 or COL1). As far as I see it, the Panthers top line are far and away the top high-end play of the slate and I would prioritize getting them in your line up tonight for their matchup against the Seattle Kraken. The Panthers have the highest implied total of the slate at 4.0 and it is very justified as the Kraken currently allow an average of 3.6 GA/G and currently sit as the fourth-worst team in the entire league. The starting goalie for the Kraken, Philipp Grubauer has been abysmal this season with a 9-15-4 record along with a 3.26 GAA and a .883 SV%. Despite some recent success against the Sharks and the Hawks, Grubauer hasn’t shown up against an offense like the Panthers and I predict that he will struggle mightly with them in tonight’s matchup. Of Florida’s top two lines, the top line has been performing better as of late but the second line with Jonathan Huberdeau is also playable as the Panthers have scoring threats up and down their lineup. Over their last two games alone, their top line has been involved in five of the Panthers’ six goals and all of the Panthers’ top line players play on the Panthers power-play with Reinhart and Barkov on the first unit and Verhaeghe on the second unit.
    Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Aaron Ekblad (Brandon Montour works as a salary saver) (FD: $7,000 | DK: $7,300)

    Honorable Mention(s): CBJ1 (Nyquist-Jenner-Bjorkstrand), NJD1 (Bratt-Hughes-Sharangovich), OTT1 (Batherson-Norris-Tkachuk)

1/23 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best (Goalies to Roster)

  1. Sergei Bobrovsky (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,400)
  2. Jordan Binnington (Ville Husso is better if he plays) (FD: $7,900 | DK: $8,000)
    Honorable Mention(s): Mackenzie Blackwod

Worst (Goalies to Target)

  1. Matt Murray (FD: $7,200 | DK: $7,700)
    Honorable Mention(s): Philipp Grubauer

1/23 NHL Wild Card Targets

Yegor Sharangovich (FD: $4,300 | DK: $4,100) 
– With the way Sharangovich has been playing, I am honestly shocked that he’s remained as cheap as he is. Especially on FanDuel where they have raised player prices tremendously high this season. Sharangovich sees top-line minutes alongside Hughes and Bratt and over his last six games, he has scored six points (4 G, 2 A) and has averaged 3 shots a game. Tonight, Sharangovich and the Devils will be up against a Kings side that is currently on a three-game skid and has a sub-par record on the road of just 7-6-3. The Devils have an implied total of 2.9 and the goalie they’re going up against (Quick) has surrendered 9 goals over his last two starts.
Honorable Mention(s): Nils Hoglander, Calle Jarnkrok, Alex Formenton-Artem Zub (small value stack)

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre Alexander Barkov

Winger Yegor Sharangovich

Defenseman – Brandon Montour

Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky

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Hughes – Barkov – O’Reilly Putting Up Points

Main Slate: Rapidfire

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NBA DFS: Gems with Ghost and Adam 01/23

We’re back with nine games tonight and lock is a bit earlier than normal at 6:00 p.m. One of the biggest issues tonight is the Utah Jazz hold the keys to the slate but are the least game to lock, which could be problematic. We’ll see how that part of the day goes and let’s get into the NBA DFS: Gems with Ghost and Adam 01/23 to find our paths to green!

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Jazz at Warriors 

Jazz – As I mentioned, we have some serious question marks surrounding this Utah squad. Donovan Mitchell remains out but now both Bojan Bogdanovic, Hassan Whiteside, and Rudy Gobert are questionable. The main player here is still Jordan Clarkson but we’ll need to see how the day breaks before deciding anything else. Joe Ingles is in play regardless but only looks better and better the more players that get ruled out. The Golden State defensive rating drops outside of the top 10 without Draymond Green and the Jazz drop significantly without Gobert as well. 

Warriors – If I play a Warrior tonight, it’s likely going to be Klay Thompson. His salary still allows for a ceiling even in limited minutes and he’s not going 0-7 from deep like last game very often. Thompson has a 33.1% usage rate and 1.12 fantasy points per minute so far through six games with just a 48.4% true shooting rate. Both teams are in the top half of the league in pace this year and Klay can get hot in a hurry. 

Nets at Timberwolves 

Nets – Since Brooklyn is still on the road, Kyrie Irving is still an option and is now back under $9,500. This game has the highest total when the lines opened at 238 and that could be the highest we’ve seen this season. Kyrie is still not the most comfortable price so I would view him as GPP-only. He could score quite a bit though as 26% of his shot attempts come within 10 feet of the basket and the Wolves are 16th in points in the paint. Kyrie is one of the most talented finishers in the league and has a 55 DK point upside. James Harden is always in play and he’s slashing to the basket the 10th most times per game in the league and is back to racking up FTA. Even LaMarcus Aldridge is in play with a strong pace projected and average paint defense (at best). Brooklyn in theory needs him on the floor to combat the size of the Wolves down low but the minutes are always volatile for any Net that is not one of the big three. 

Wolves – Karl-Anthony Towns is going to mess with me all day, at least on DraftKings. It’s tough to remember a time when KAT has been $9,300 but there is a reason for that and that is the ceiling is limited when he’s sharing the floor with Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell. All three are very talented but they haven’t totally meshed into a good team to this point and are still mostly three individuals. All three players have a usage over 26% and KAT does lead in points per minute at 1.30 but DLo leads in assist rate at 32.2%. Any one of these three can excel in this game but they are all risky. I do prefer KAT due to the matchup against LMA and/or the combo of Day’Ron Sharpe and Nic Claxton. Sharpe especially has had foul issues and KAT is 18th in FTA per game. 

Hawks at Hornets 

Hawks – This game is sitting at 236 and I feel like by the time tip is here, it could take the lead and get closer to 240. Regardless, my initial lean for the build tonight is Jazz value (potentially) and try and focus on these two games. If we’re spending up, might well be that dude for me tonight. Bogdan Bogdanovic has already been ruled out and Kevin Huerter and Danilo Gallinari are questionable. With Cam Reddish in New York, Young shoulders it all, and both teams are bottom-five in defensive rating and Charlotte is third in pace. He’s seventh in touches per game and third in time in possession, perfect for this game. Young is one of the premier expensive options and Clint Capela could be underpriced if he gets his full run. Let’s see who’s active before deciding any other targets for the Hawks, with John Collins sliding in as a strong option if Capela is limited.

Hornets – I know that the minutes can be way too volatile for LaMelo Ball because the Hornets don’t like playing their best player, but $8,200 on DraftKings is just too cheap to not take chances on. He’s not even the priciest player on the team at this point (Miles Bridges) and he still has 1.37 fantasy points per minute and a 27.4% usage rate. What is really scary for Atlanta is they are tied for the fourth-worst points per possession allowed to spot-up shooters. The Hornets have three of the top 12 in points scored per game as spot-up shooters (Terry Rozier, Bridges, Kelly Oubre) and Ball is going to have a ton of chances to rack up assists. Additionally, the Hawks give up the fifth-highest FG% from a 3-point distance so the matchup for the Hornets offense is pristine. 

Teams To Monitor 

Heat – I’m still chasing the Jimmy Butler game with Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro out. Bam Adebayo is still a strong option if Anthony Davis is out for the Lakers. He’s a game-time decision for the first time in weeks, so that changes this game for both sides if he’s active. 

Bulls – They will be down Alex CarusoLonzo Ball, and Zach LaVine so the duo of Nikola Vucevic and DeMar DeRozan are very appealing in their salary range. DeRozan is a usage hog in that scenario with a 39% usage rate and Vuc is at 1.28 fantasy points per minute. 

Sixers – Seth Curry and Shake Milton are both out, so Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey, and Furkan Korkmaz are likely to play a boatload of minutes and can all be utilized. Kork especially was popular last slate and did nothing for fantasy, so on a bigger slate, I wonder if he’s not near as popular as the salary should be. 

Grizzlies – The Memphis side is still missing a lot of players and Ja Morant is still under $10,000. I don’t know what else really needs to be said there. 

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