Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 1/24/18

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What We Know

LaMarcus Aldridge will rest against the Grizzlies

This is not surprising at all after getting 40 minutes last night against the Cavs. Pau Gasol was out and is playing tonight, so he'll slide in and grab 25-30 of these minutes, at least. Davis Bertans will get another 25-30 minutes and is a decent play against the Grizzlies. There is some opportunity here, but the match-up is terrible, so there's no real need to go anywhere with so many options on this slate.

T.J. McConnell has been ruled out against the Bulls for personal reasons

With J.J. Redick already out for a while, the Sixers are slim at guard. The newly acquired Larry Drew II could get some minutes, but he's not worth anything in DFS if you can even find him. Instead, it should be Ben Simmons getting a boatload of minutes at PG. Against a Bulls team who gets slaughtered by PG's (let alone Ben Simmons), he's at the top of my list at power forward. This game will stay close and we know the ceiling Simmons has.

What We're Waiting to Know

Tyreke Evans and Jarell Martin are questionable to play against the Spurs (Jamychal Green out)

This is all very interesting, but let's keep in mind that it is against the Spurs. They don't have the most skilled big men, but play slow. Vegas has this game at a 191 over/under, sitting a whole 8 points lower than the next game. Still, there are some things to pay attention to here. Evans is a usage hog, so we'll see Marc Gasol take a ton of shots if he's out. Dillon Brooks, Wayne Selden, and Myke James will also pick up 20+ minutes and be interesting at the very least. As for the big guys, Jarell Martin was questionable entering last game and played 31 minutes. If he plays again, he's fine in tournaments. If he's out, don't rely on anyone, though Deyonta Davis and Rabb would be the main candidates for minutes, aside from maxing out Gasol.

Jimmy Butler has been downgraded to doubtful against the Blazers

We know what to do here. We'll get to Nemanja Bjelica as the top play on the slate. Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague, Taj Gibson, and Karl-Anthony Towns will all see a bump in usage/shots, with Wiggins easily getting the biggest boost. He put up 40 real-life points last game and is being relied on for the perimeter playmaking with Butler out of the lineup. The Blazers are one of the least intimidating defenses in the league and offer up a game that brings plenty of fantasy points. If Butler happens to play, I'll stick to my Towns exposure.

Every Lineup Guys

Nemanja Bjelica FD - $3600 DK - $4300
Opponent - POR
Proj Pts FD - 20.45 DK - 20.83

Easy play of the day. With Jimmy Butler out, Nemanja Bjelica will slide into the starting lineup and grab 30+ minutes. He matches up well with this Blazers squad and will likely see Evan Turner and Aminu for most of the contest. He's always been produtive when on the court and is currently siting at 1.23 FP per minute. That's obviously tough to stabilize over 30 minutes, but he's not afriad to shoot and is way too cheap. Needing you just 18-22 in cash games, you play him everywhere. If the game stays close and he's playing well, 30 points is pretty likely. That's far from normal at under $4k.

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