Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 11/30/17

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What We Know

Joel Embiid and T.J. McConnell are out against the Celtics

We have a lot of news today, but at least nothing is up in the air. Here we have 2 guys on the 76ers that play very different roles, but similar minutes. Richaun Holmes will likely grab the start and Jahlil Okafor may get some minutes as well. The Sixers could opt to go to small against the Celtics as well and give Dario Saric time at the 5. Everyone is interesting to a degree, but nobody a must. For McConnell, it paves the way for Jerryd Bayless, who's an excellent value option in all formats. You also get Ben Simmons with the ball in his hands all night. He's a guy I currently have 100% exposure to.

Blake Griffin is out indefinitely with a knee injury

We don't exactly know how the Clippers handle this, but against a larger Jazz team, would assume they go a lot of Montrezl Harrell at the 4. He will likely get 25+ minutes and s extremely cheap across the industry. We may also see Wesley Johnson and Sam Dekker get some time against smaller lineups. They are both good plays tonight, but I'd rather them against a fast team. DeAndre Jordan will get more looks and is now a lock for 15 rebounds. Lou Williams will get some shots and he's always in play in tournaments. It might be tempting to take a wait and see approach with this situation against the Jazz, but my guess is a few guys come away destroying value here.

Rodney Hood and Raul Neto have been ruled out for the Utah Jazz

The Jazz are pretty used to Rodney Hood being injured, so they are prepared. Alec Burks will get 10 extra minutes, and Ingles/Sefolosha will spit 15. As for Neto, he only see 15 minutes a night, but they are valuable. Burks may see an extra 4 or 5 there and Rubio will be asked to shoulder the rest. Nate Wolters may get a few minutes, but please don't play him. The Jazz are worth some attention tonight and my favorite 2 options are Rubio and Favors, followed by Alec Burks.

Dewayne Dedmon will miss 3-6 weeks with a leg injury

This will put John Collins over 30 minutes and into play as a guy you have to like. Mike Muscala is also out, so it'll be Ersan Ilyasova and Tyler Cavanaugh to grab some minutes. I kind of like Ilyasova where he's minimum priced, but could easily see 10 minutes. John Collins sees a great match-up against Kevin Love and we'll get to him right about now.

Every Lineup Guys

John Collins FD - $5900 DK - $5500
Opponent - CLE
Proj Pts FD - 32.53 DK - 32.07

With Dewayne Dedmon out, 30 minutes is the floor for John Collins. He could very easily see 35-38. Very easily. The Cavs are a solid match-up as Kevin Love doesn't cause too many fouls and doesn't love playing defense. The only problem I can see with this match-up is if LeBron decided to drive into his chest 3 times in a row, but that's been proven as an extremely tough thing to predict, regardless of a guy's foul rate. Collins is insanely efficient when on the floor and has been one of the more reliable options out there when given the opportunity. He's cheap tonight and should hit value without much trouble.

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