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****Reminder….All picks can change leading up to 7 pm ET as we get more news opening up****

After glancing at the Morning Briefing, I hope you have some targets picked out that appear to be in successful fantasy producing spots. Let’s roll out the position picks for each position, along with some bonus picks at the end. These are picks Keith likes for a variety of reasons. They are not necessarily the “top option on the board,” “chalk options,” “highest scoring,” “GPP only,” or whatever other moniker you want to assign. These are Keith’s favorite options when combining all of these factors….

The graphics you are looking at is a rolling 30-day snapshot indicating average performance above/below expected points along with a percentage of times said player has exceeded projections. The blue line indicates fluctuations in salary over the same 30-day time frame. The bar graph shows how far above/below a particular date resulted vs expected production.

Now, your starting 5….

PG – Mike Conley ($7000)

15 gm slash line – 30.9 FD pts/gm – 15.7/3.7/6.7 (pts/reb/ast) Mike Conley is still severely underpriced for the production he is capable of giving and the minutes he’s been playing. Even at 7k, he should easily outperform that salary in a fantastic matchup tonight vs DEN. He fits in perfectly with our “Dominator” trend which identifies a usage over 20, minutes over 30, and an opponent rating over 80 (100 being the best). A game total over 198, a pace over 195, and a player efficiency over 19. This is dollar for dollar an outstanding way to save some money at the deeper PG position tonight.

SG – Khris Middleton ($7700)

15 gm slash line – 33.7 FD pts – 19.3/4.8/4.7 With the uncertainty of Will Barton and the lower ceiling of Rodney Hood, Khris Middleton has one of the best matchups tonight all things considered. We obviously target the lack of defense provided by James Harden with glee. He also fits in our Dominator trend with the same triggers as Conley above in terms of usage, minutes, and opponent rating.

SF – Gordon Hayward ($7400)

15 gm slash line – 33 FD pts/gm – 20.5/5.1/3.9 This is a matchup I feel is very underpriced due to the pace of the game. BOS plays at the 3rd fastest pace in all of the NBA and this benefits UTA and Hayward tonight. Hayward has a reputation as a consistent producer, therefore this increased number of possessions gives an already consistent player even more opportunity to fill the stat sheet.

PF – Thaddeus Young ($7000)

15 gm slash line – 32.1 FD pts/gm – 14.5/9.3/2.5 The best power forward matchup of the night with the ability to go north of 45 FD pts makes this perhaps the cheapest Late Night Hammer you can realistically drop in the bank in cash games. And, we know how we love our Late Night Hammers! Thad also meets the Dominator trend and has the highest ceiling of the night in the later matchups at PF.

C – DeAndre Jordan ($8200)

15 gm slash line – 38.7 FD pts/gm – 12.6/16.1/1.4 with potential for a couple blocks. With everyone rightfully obsessed with DeMarcus Cousins tonight, DeAndre Jordan is in a perfect spot to fly a bit under the radar, especially considering his last two games’ struggles. He realistically has a better matchup than Boogie tonight and has a similar ceiling. Where everyone will also be focused on Chris Paul in this matchup, I have no issues slipping Jordan into my cash LUs and my GPP LUs…..and neither should you.

And, now for your Bonus Picks….

Stud of the Night – James Harden (SG – HOU)

James Harden is simply the best play on the board tonight in my opinion when taking into consideration everyone in the elite tiers. Position scarcity along with the way the slate is built are key factors in this decision.

Value of the Night – LA Clippers Shooting Guards

Normally we don’t do this, but they are basically the same price point. JJ Redick and Jamal Crawford both go in spurts and rely on a lot of scoring in the Clipper offense. If building multiple LUs, we would be striving for equal exposure here because there just is no clear-cut answer. Same floors, same upsides……same damned players……we just don’t know which is going to go off and one is very likely to tonight. Great spot for either. Great value for either. I told Keith if he didn’t pick one or the other I would start sending nude pictures through email to his wife. He fell for my bluff and told me Jamal Crawford in cash and JJ Redick in GPP. Who’s fightin’ for you guys? Chopp is….that’s who.

GPP of the Night – Will Barton (SG – DEN)

The only reason Will Barton is not an elite cash game option tonight is because I doubt we get confirmation before FD lock that he will be starting. Someone has to replace the litany of shots Danilo Gallinari was letting loose like t-shirts during timeouts, but I don’t trust the DEN rotation enough to trust him in cash. Instead I will be limiting him to GPP status only until we see how DEN may plan to handle the Gallinari loss in the short term.

…..and …….. your….. “Brass Balls” Fade of the Night – LeBron James (SF – CLE)

Not because it’s not a good play, and not because his price is depressed, I just feel everyone above the $9800 mark scores more than King James tonight. LBJ will also be face to face with Paul George’s defense and according to Fantasy Labs’ Opponent +/- Rating he has the worst matchup of all the studs, which accounts for both team defense and individual matchups.

As always, Keith will be available in the Slack VIP Channel to update you on injury news, and how to pivot if need be….make sure to join in the conversation. He’s always open to answering questions, but if you are going to ask if you should play “Player X” over “Player Y” make sure you check the rankings on the cheat sheets before asking unless news has come out that could possibly change the situation. Thank you!

Cheat Sheets are condensed….remember, there will be players that are not on this sheet that go off. The goal here is to not overload you with a lot of combinations. Sure, I can put in 15 PG’s and 10 PF’s. And then say, “the winning lineup was on the Sheet” but that doesn’t help us. I’m giving you options at varying price points, so you can build varying types of lineup. I feel the last two months of the season, we will have better success by choosing from a smaller pool. We are also including sample cash LUs to put our picks into action, as well. LET’S MAKE THAT MONEY!!!

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Downloads for Cheat Sheet’s is below

NBA Cheat Sheet

NBA Cheat Sheet FD PDF

NBA Cheat Sheet DK PDF

FanDuel Optimal Cash Game Lineup

I’m Working on a DraftKings Optimized Lineup currently….check back or join in the Slack Community for more information and up to the minute injury news and pivots!