NBA DFS DROPPIN DIMES(Playoff Edition)- Monday, April 18th
The NBA playoffs continue with a 3-game slate tonight starting at 7:30p.m.
The “Droppin Dimes,” article will go over my favorite plays for the slate. It will consist of three to five core plays along with some additional plays and some value plays. You will not always see the highest-priced players or the most obvious plays. The article will be the building blocks to help construct lineup/s.
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(Note: All pricing and fantasy points are based on DraftKings but can be used for all sites.)
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**FPs= Fantasy Points, FPPM= Fantasy Points Per Minutes, STOCKS(Steals plus blocks).
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NOTES
Luka Doncic is listed as doubtful- Spencer Dinwiddie and Jalen Brunson continue to see a boost. Also, Reggie Bullock is someone to consider.
The Raptors will be without Scottie Barnes, Thad Young and most likely Gary Trent Jr.
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CORE
Spencer Dinwiddie- came through last game dropping 22/4/8 on 6-15 shooting with a team high 33.8 usage. His price is still way too cheap with Doncic out. Another game at home tonight where he could exceed his last performance if he hits a few extra shots. Jalen Brunson was right behind him with 32,9% usage and can be used as well.
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James Harden- played 40 minutes last game and put up 56.3 FPs on a poor shooting night (6-17). The bottom line here is that Harden is way too cheap for his upside, especially when playing 40 minutes. Assists have been way up since joining the Sixers with 13 or more in five of the last six games.
Precious Achiuwa – played 29 minutes last game and put up 21 FPs (barely missed value) . Tonight, with Barnes out and most likely Trent and Young missing, Achuiwa should see some additional minutes I am expecting him to push 30 plus FPs and put up a double-double tonight. You can also look at Chris Boucher as well. He should see a nice bump in minutes.
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Draymond Green- was very efficient last game scoring 39.5 FPs in only 29 minutes (1.35 FPP) on 5-7 shooting. Capable of hitting a triple-double just about any night. I expect this game to be closer tonight, so we should see a few extra minutes from Green.
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OTHER OPTIONS
Nikola Jokic/Joel Embiid
Tobias Harris– playoff Harris came through last game as the Dimes play and put up 47.5 FPS (7 times value) He will most likely get over looked again.
Donovan Mitchell– was just shy of 40% usage last game. He took 29 shots!
Pascal Siakam/OG Anunoby
Bojan Bodganovic- took 20 shots and delivered 40 FPs.
Will Barton
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VALUE
Reggie Bullock
Dorian Finney-Smith
Maxi Kleber
Monte Morris
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DIMES PLAYS
Yuta Watanabe– if Gary Trent sits out
**Options to help build lineups- Take these core plays and enter into optimizer with your favorite settings OR use this article to help you build a lineup with some of your favorite plays. The Dashboard is also a +great tool to help build lineups- It contains a good variety of stats and projections from multiple sources.
