Orlando Magic ( -5.5 ) @ Philadelphia 76ers – O/U: 209.5

It seems like the Magic are a much better team since they traded away Tobias Harris and got Brandon Jennings and Irsan Ilyasova in return; Jason Smith, another addition, has also provided some spark off the bench. These three guys hold some decent fantasy value, mainly Jennings who is playing well enough to be the starter for the Magic.

Both teams in Tuesday’s matchup have played competitively of late, with the exception of the Sixers’ blowout loss in Dallas on Sunday (ehhh, be Frozen and let it go), so we should see a decent game tonight.

Back to the Magic and their studs who are playing a ton of minutes- Nikola Vucevic, Victor Oladipo, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier. All four guys should be on your radar tonight without a doubt against a team that’s giving up the third-most fantasy points in the NBA. Vucevic has the best DvP matchup of them all, as the Sixers are dead-last in the NBA against centers this season and fifth-worst in the last seven games.

The Sixers don’t have it as easy, but it’s not like we totally have to avoid them either. Jahlil Okafor had a career-high 31 points in his last game and he’s a prime candidate to get on the dance floor and get busy. Ish Smith, Robert Covington and Nerlens Noel are all fine options as well, in that order.

New Orleans Pelicans @ Washington Wizards ( -5 ) – O/U: 217

It’s another night and another game that the Wizards are involved in the highest total on the slate. John Wall is my favorite play on the board tonight, given the pace/total and the fact this should one should go down to the wire. There’s also no one on the Pelicans that could potentially guard Wall, so load it up.

Since the Pelicans are the second-worst team in the NBA (and just suck in general) against the center position, Marcin Gortat is in for a big night. It’s not often that he’ll get you 40+ fantasy points, but Gortat consistently gets double-doubles and he’s unbelievably safe in this matchup. I would hope that Gortat gets more time on the court against the Pelicans one-eyebrowed stud-man because that would keep him on the court more.

It’d be hard to not roster that one-eyebrowed stud-man, Anthony Davis, after his mega-performance on Sunday, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Look, we all know the roller coaster rides he brings on us on and I don’t feel like being a part of it this time around. Last week when the Wizards faced the Jazz, they ended up going with a bigger lineup that featured Nene Hilario at power forward; I can see them doing the same tonight which would downgrade AD. Not that Nene is the greatest defender, but most people imagine opposing power forwards going up against Jared Dudley, and that certainly won’t be the case tonight.

Jrue Holiday makes sense to roster in this game as well. He’s been going B-A-N-A-N-A-S since the calendar hit 2016, and in this up-tempo matchup, there’s no wrong that he can do. Washington is also 23rd in the NBA against the point guard position in the last three weeks.

Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz ( -5 ) – O/U: 202.5

These two teams played each other twice in early January and James Harden had at least 30 points in those two games, but also had a combined 12 turnovers. I wouldn’t recommend going with him tonight since there’s plenty of other guys on the slate with more favorable matchups. Dwight Howard seems interesting as a tournament option if you want to go with a wild card play down low.

The Jazz have more favorable matchups all over the board, so that means Rodney Hood and Rudy Gobert should be in line for big nights. The Rockets give up the fourth-most fantasy points in the NBA and the production can really come from anywhere. Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors are also good calls as the Rockets are the second-worst team in the NBA against small forwards and dead-last against power forwards.

Also, late-breaking word has Shelvin Mack possibly entering the starting lineup, which means Raul Neto would head to the bench. This could be an intriguing move since he played 24 minutes and put up 29.6 FD points in his Jazz debut.

Sacramento Kings @ Denver Nuggets ( -1.5) – O/U: 222.5

This could certainly be our fantasy main event for Tuesday, and for good reason. I’m pretty sure neither team has heard of this thing called “defense” but that’s a good thing for us in fantasyland.

Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins are horrible people, but they’re wonderful fantasy pieces in fantasyland. Both of them are a little banged up, but this shouldn’t be an issue for them tonight. Denver is also the third-worst three-point defense in the NBA, so Marco Belinelli is a great option tonight. He missed Friday’s game against the Nuggets because he had a tooth pulled (hockey players everywhere – 1, 2, 3….WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!?!?).

When I said neither of these teams ever heard of defense, the Kings had a set of Beats by Dre on like an ignorant teenager, and they simply don’t give a fuck on that end. Emmanuel Mudiay and Danilo Gallinari are two guys I want in my lineup, but Gallinari more so since the Kings give up the most three-pointers on average per game. Nikola Jokic is also interesting but lately he’s been as sporadic as they come.

Brooklyn Nets @ Portland Trail Blazers ( -11.5 ) – O/U: 210

The Trail Blazers have the number-one ranked defense in the NBA for the month of February, and have really turned their season around, winning 10 of their last 11 games. This doesn’t bode well at all for the Nets, which makes them a pretty convincing fade across the board. If, for whatever reason, you think the Nets will show up with something for the Blazers tonight it’ll be Brook Lopez that you want in your lineup…but trust me, don’t have those thoughts.

This game looks like it’ll be over relatively early, so while Damian Lillard looks like a slam dunk play here, his productivity could be capped early. I’d rather pay up for point guards that are involved in close games this evening.

However, one play off the bench that’s interesting for the Blazers is Maurice Harkless– he’s played at least 23 minutes in the last five games and averaged 27.9 FD points in that span. The Nets are bad everywhere on defense, so CJ McCollum is another guy you could take a look at since he plays point guard when Lillard is on the bench.