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André Snellings
ESPN’s fantasy basketball day by day cheat sheet is your pregame vacation spot earlier than you set your lineups for that night time’s video games. Right here you will learn our greatest recommendation for the night time, together with a number of gamers you may stream in addition to game-by-game harm stories.
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What you could know for Wednesday
As we speak marks Day 2 of the NBA Cup knockout spherical. Final night time, the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic received their solution to the semifinals from the Japanese Convention. Tonight there are two extra video games to find out the Western Convention semifinals.
The Phoenix Suns hit the highway to face the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder within the early recreation. The Thunder are enormous favorites, because the unfold on DraftKings is a whopping 14.5 factors. When these groups performed two weeks in the past, the Thunder received a detailed recreation by 4 factors. However the Suns had Devin Booker for that recreation, and he has been out with a groin pressure. He’s questionable to return tonight, and his availability or lack thereof might be the distinction between one other shut recreation and a blowout.
The late recreation options the San Antonio Spurs touring to southern California to face the Los Angeles Lakers. The final time these two performed, the sport got here right down to the wire in a Lakers two-point victory. However in that recreation, the Spurs had Victor Wembanyama within the center whereas the Lakers had been with out each LeBron James and Austin Reaves. Although Wembanyama practiced totally on Sunday, he was nonetheless dominated out of tonight’s recreation. In the meantime, the Lakers are again at full energy with each LeBron and Reaves becoming a member of Luka Doncic the lineup. This dynamic led to Draftkings itemizing the Lakers as 7.5 level favorites.
We’ll dig additional into the motion under, to determine some fantasy hoops streamers, betting angles and DFS prospects of curiosity for this Western knockout spherical within the NBA Cup.
Wednesday’s fantasy stream group
Julian Champagnie, SF, San Antonio Spurs (Rostered in 11.4% of ESPN leagues): Champagnie had began 9 straight video games earlier than returning to his function off the bench on Monday. However the shift to the bench did not gradual Champagnie down; he scored 17 factors with 6 rebounds, 5 3-pointers and a couple of steals in 29 minutes. Champagnie is on the court docket to shoot from deep, and has notched at the least two 3-pointers in three straight and 13 of his final 15 video games.
Cason Wallace, SG, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (15.3%): Wallace has been battling for the league lead in steals all season, and in his final recreation he tied a career- and season-high with 5 steals. Wallace can even rating double-digit factors, contribute reasonably in rebounds and assists and knock down one to 2 3-pointers an evening, however his bread and butter is steals. He has at the least one steal in 12 straight video games, averaging 2.3 SPG in that stretch.
Collin Gillespie, PG, Phoenix Suns (47.1%): Gillespie has been on this area a number of instances this season, and nonetheless stays under the 50% rostered threshold. Gillespie has began 5 of the final six video games for the Suns, and will get one other begin if Booker (questionable, groin) would not play. In his 5 begins this season, Gillespie has averaged 21.0 PPG, 5.0 APG and 4.4 3PG.
Dre’s bets for Wednesday
Thunder -14.5 vs. the Suns (-110)
The Thunder are anacondas. They squeeze groups with their elite protection for 48 minutes an evening, and any time their opponents blink, the Thunder are able to pounce with quick breaks and 3-pointers to place the sport out of attain. If the sport stays aggressive, they’ve some of the constant offensive threats within the NBA in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to assist put issues away. The Thunder have received 15 straight video games and sport a season common scoring margin of 16.1 PPG. Whereas the Suns saved their final recreation towards the Thunder aggressive, that has been the anomaly this season. And with questions on Devin Booker’s availability and well being degree even when he performs, I search for the Thunder to tug away on this recreation.
LeBron James Over 12.5 complete rebounds and assists (-121)
James popped for a season-high 29 factors final recreation, solely the second time in his seven video games that he has scored greater than 20 factors. However he has been rather more constant in his non-scoring contributions. He has at the least 12 complete rebounds and assists in six of his seven video games, and has 13 or extra in 4 of these video games, together with every of the final two.
High Every day Fantasy values of the day
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$8,100+ salaries
Luka Doncic, PG, Los Angeles Lakers ($12,000)
Doncic is by-far the most probably prospect to place an enormous quantity on the board tonight; he has scored between 57.8 and 81.2 fantasy factors in 9 straight video games, and in addition dropped 81.2 fantasy factors the final time he confronted the Spurs simply over a month in the past.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder ($10,600)
Gilgeous-Alexander is metronome according to comparatively low variance. In his previous eight video games, together with one towards the Suns, SGA has scored between 50 and 58.2 fantasy factors in six of the video games, with one 39 FP recreation and one 62.5 FP recreation. He scored 55.8 FP final week towards the Suns.
$6,000-$8,000 salaries
Dillon Brooks, SF, Phoenix Suns ($6,500)
Brooks has been the one fixed within the Suns’ injury-filled lineup, and has scored greater than 29 fantasy factors in seven of his final 9 video games, together with 29.2 FP towards the Thunder final week.
Deandre Ayton, C, Los Angeles Lakers ($6,300)
Ayton has notched double figures in both factors or rebounds, or each, in every of his previous six video games. He has scored between 21.5 and 48 fantasy factors in all six of these video games, with 30 or extra in 4 of the six. He exploded for 42 fantasy factors the final time he confronted the Spurs.
$3,500-$6,000 salaries
Harrison Barnes, SF, San Antonio Spurs ($4,900)
Barnes is a high-variance participant, however when he will get it going he can put factors on the board in a rush. He has scored 20 or extra factors 5 instances since Nov. 7, together with in two of his previous 4 video games. He notched 28 fantasy factors in his final recreation towards the Lakers.
Dylan Harper, PG, San Antonio Spurs ($4,700)
Harper is again and wholesome for the Spurs and is enjoying nicely, posting greater than 31 fantasy factors in two of his previous three video games.
Cason Wallace, PG, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder ($4,500)
Wallace’s worth is tied to steals, however he does that as persistently and nicely as any participant within the league. A low-ceiling/high-floor participant, Wallace has scored 21 or extra fantasy factors in three of his final 5 video games.
Projections and Damage Experiences
Basketball Energy Index by ESPN Analytics. Damage aggregation by Rotowire.com. Odds supplied by DraftKings Sportsbook
Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
7:30 p.m. ET
Line: Suns +14.5 (-112) | Thunder -14.5 (-108)
Cash line: Suns +650 | Thunder -1000
Whole: 226.5 (-105 O, -115 U)
BPI Projection: Thunder by 15.5, straight up 88%, 228.6 complete factors.
Damage Report:
Suns: Koby Brea, (GTD – Wrist); Devin Booker, (GTD – Groin); Isaiah Livers, (OUT – Hip); Jalen Inexperienced, (OUT – Hamstring)
Thunder: Nikola Matter, (OUT – Groin); Thomas Sorber, (OFS – Knee); Isaiah Hartenstein, (OUT – Calf); Isaiah Joe, (OUT – Knee)
San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers
10 p.m. ET
Line: Spurs +7.5 (-115) | Lakers -7.5 (-105)
Cash line: Spurs +225 | Lakers -278
Whole: 240.5 (-112 O, -108 U)
BPI Projection: Lakers by 5.7, straight up 67%, 236.1 complete factors.
Damage Report:
Spurs: Harrison Ingram, (GTD – Undisclosed); Jordan McLaughlin, (GTD – Hamstring); Victor Wembanyama, (OUT – Calf)
Lakers: Maxi Kleber, (GTD – Again)
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