Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic against the Golden State Warriors during an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Opponent - SA
Proj Pts FD - 37.94 DK - 41.78
This final week has been interesting trying to figure out who will get playing time but the good news to start things out is that we still have a couple of teams playing for something. Minnesota and Denver are fighting for the #6 seed in the West which is huge as the #7 seed would have to participate in the play-in tournament. Pat Bev has missed two straight games and is questionable again tonight and that has me all over Russell who has been terrific in the short-term putting up 12 or more shots and dropping 35 or more DK points in three straight games. Both teams also rank Top 5 in pace so I expect a ton of points. Fire up Russell in all formats as a top guard on this slate.
Opponent - MEM
Proj Pts FD - 30.93 DK - 33.93
Doug said it best in chat last night in that we could set Barton's minutes to just one and the system would still love him from a PTS/$ perspective. All kidding aside, the Nuggets are the only other team really playing for anything these last couple of days and it's hard to argue with a player who is getting around 35 minutes and double-digit shot attempts per game while sitting under $6K on both sites. More good news as he has been consistent down the stretch shooting around 47% and putting up over 30 DK points per game over his last seven games. I will have exposure in all formats.
Opponent - MIN
Proj Pts FD - 31.41 DK - 33.16
The Spurs have clinched a play-in berth and can really only move up to the #9 seed so they aren't really pushing DeJounte Murray back from injury as he will miss his fourth straight game on Thursday. That means it's once again time to fire up Tre Jones who has been terrific in Murray's absence playing 33+ minutes in all three starts while giving us a very balanced fantasy attack which has resulted in 30+ fantasy points in all each game. Tough matchup vs. the T-Wolves but with so many question marks on the slate, the minutes floor is exactly what we are looking for, especially in cash games.
Opponent - ORL
Proj Pts FD - 40.43 DK - 42.92
The Hornets are locked into the play-in tournament but still have a shot to move up one, possibly two seeds so there is a little bit of motivation we can draw from(lol) here. What I really like here is just how consistent Bridges has been down the stretch and it starts with volume as he is getting around 15 shots per game and is averaging 23.5 points on 56.5% shooting, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game over his last 12. Put it all together and he is averaging over 40 fantasy points per game which is a very solid total from a guy in the $8K range. I will have exposure in all formats.
Opponent - SA
Proj Pts FD - 37.68 DK - 40.63
Back to the T-Wolves who have a ton of motivation to climb out of their play-in spot and into an official playoff spot. Edwards has taken a nice step forward in his progression in year two and has been very consistent down the stretch from a PTS/$ fantasy perspective as his price continues to sit under $8K on both sites. Over his last 13 games, Edwards has put up 30 or more DK points 11 times and 40 or more DK points eight times for an average of 37.8 per game and that includes two absolute duds. Considering the motivation for the team and his current price, I love him as a play in all formats.
Opponent - MEM
Proj Pts FD - 62.9 DK - 67.14
Joel made a great point yesterday that with all the uncertainty down the stretch it's hard not to lock in these superstars and their extremely high fantasy floors. Well, tonight is the same story and I feel even better about Jokic for a couple of reasons starting with the motivation as the Nuggets are looking to hold on to the final playoff spot(non-playin). Then we have Jokic who has solidified his case for a back-to-back MVP award as he has dropped seven straight double-doubles with a triple-double mixed in and that has resulted in 70 or more DK points in all of those games. Whoa! Don't overthink it. Start your builds with Jokic and move on.
Opponent - MIN
Proj Pts FD - 34.76 DK - 38.07
While the Spurs are locked into the play-in tournament, they do have a small window of motivation to move up a seed and it's also hard to ignore this game with a near 240 total. What stands out more, however, is how solid Keldon has been down the stretch averaging 21.8 points and 6.7 rebounds for an average of 37.6 DK/35.9 FD points per game. That is a terrific return from a player in the $7K range and even in a tougher matchup, I feel he can get there again tonight. I will have exposure in all formats.
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