Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 10/28/17

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What We Know

Hassan Whiteside, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Zach LaVine, and Seth Curry all remain out on Saturday
We've danced this dance before as the aforementioned group have all missed several games apiece already, We're familiar with their fantasy implications, the usage that is up for grabs, as well as the benefactors of said usage. Let's move on to more pressing matters...

Anthony Davis expects to play against the Cavaliers.
Davis injured his knee early on Tuesday in Portland and then missed Thursdays tilt with the Kings. He was bumped up to questionable last night with word breaking this afternoon that. he now expects to play. In addition to Dante Cunningham and Darius Miller seeing increased minutes with the brow out, Jrue Holiday and DeMarcus Cousins each saw a big bump in usage, and will take a significant hit to their fantasy values with Davis suiting up to start. I still prefer Holiday, I'll be a little more cautious with Boogie now, with other cheaper options to consider at center. As for the man himself, given his history, I'll wait to be certain Davis is 100% before I go locking him in, despite the fact that he's been playing out of his mind this season.

Trevor Ariza has been upgraded to questionable.
Originally ruled out, news broke earlier that Ariza is now considered questionable for tonight's tilt with the Grizzlies. This would relegate Luc Mbah a Moute back to the bench costing him several minutes and limiting his fantasy appeal.

What We're Waiting to Know

Eric Bledsoe is officially listed as a game time decision.
GTD is the official marking on Bledsoe who took to Twitter to air his displeasure at his current situation in Phoenix last weekend, but he hasn't seen any playing time since then and I would be shocked if Bledsoe sees five seconds of court time before Phoenix is able to move him. Mike James has been drawing starts over the past few games but hasn't done much with the opportunity.

Austin Rivers status remains uncertain after injuring his finger on Thursday against the Blazers.
Rivers injured his finger in the final minute of Thursday's game with Portland, and was expected to undergo X-rays to determine the nature of the injury. Rivers has been averaging 33 minutes over the past three contests so a significant amount of minutes go up for grabs should he miss tonight's contest with the Pistons.

Kris Dunn and Paul Zipser are both considered questionable against the Thunder tonight. Dunn has yet to make his debut in a Bulls uniform as he's been dealing with a dislocated finger since the start of the season, and Zipser sat out Thursdays contest against Atlanta due to a right knee contusion. Both are listed as questionable heading into tonight's contest with the Thunder. This would keep the Bulls very light should both be ruled out, moving Denzel Valentine into an excellent position to see a ton of usage once again and allowing for eligibility in all formats, along with Lauri Markkanen who becomes an intriguing tournament piece.

Dwyane Wade practiced Friday, but remains a game time decision for tonight's contest in New Orleans.
Wade's knee limited him to less than 20 minutes of court time in the two games prior to his sitting out Wednesday's loss to the Nets. Wade returned to practice on Friday after taking advantage of the extra time to rest, and is currently listed as a GTD, meaning we will have to wait and see how he feels after shoot around before we get word on his status tonight against the Pelicans. Personally, I'd like to wait until I see a little more stability and production out of Wade before I go locking him into my lineups.

Every Lineup Guys

Rodney Hood FD - $5300 DK - $5100
Opponent - LAL
Proj Pts FD - 30.14 DK - 31.26
Derrick Favors FD - $5600 DK - $4800
Opponent - LAL
Proj Pts FD - 33.76 DK - 31.77
Our top two plays that appear in each of the top 25 lineups run buy the system using our optimizer are two players that I wrote up in last night's picks article so there really isn't a whole lot more I can say about them that I didn't get to last night. They both also play for the same team against an opponent that puts them in a prime spot this evening.

At shooting guard we have Rodney Hood against the Lakers. The system is loving this game despite some blowout concern, the Lakers leagues fastest pace of play will provide the Jazz with a few more looks and their poor defense in just about every facet of the game garners Rodney Hood and Derrick Favors each a spot in the top lineups being churned out by the system. Hood is reasonably priced, saw 35 minutes last time out against the Suns and has been shooting the ball well to start the season.

At power forward I gave you three solid plays in the picks article in the form of Blake Griffin, Ryan Anderson, and Derrick Favors and said I plan to have a healthy helping of each of them scattered through my lineups. Well, the system is still loving Favors as he appears in 100%. of the top lineups in the early afternoon runs of our optimizer. (For what it's worth Griffin is appearing in 28% and Anderson just 8% of the top lineups, but that doesn't diminish them as much as it speaks to the system favoring players at other positions.) I still feel all three are excellent options and still plan to get exposure to each. With Favors, the system's love comes from the fact that his price is at season lows on both sites, while he consistently gets a steady run of minutes and tonight faces off with a team that has been dreadful at the position this season. It's an excellent spot at a fantastic price and the system loves Derrick Favors tonight. Lock him and Hood in to your lineups and build around them to see good things happen.

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