NBA DFS DROPPIN DIMES(Quick Hits Edition)- Wednesday , March 16th
↓Looking at an 12-game slate starting at 7:00pm
Massive 12-game slate with a lot of options. Scoring should be high tonight.
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.)
Always keep an eye on the status of players before lock, especially now.
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**FPs= Fantasy Points, FPPM= Fantasy Points Per Minutes, STOCKS(Steals plus blocks).
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NOTES
If Joel Embiid sits out then consider James Harden
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CORE
Taurean Prince, MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES ($3500)
Prince has seen a bump in minutes over the past two games exceeding 20 in both. The Wolves will be without Jaden McDaniels tonight who has been playing around 30 minutes a game. Also, Jarred Vanderbilt is listed as questionable. His absence will give Prince some additional playing time and potentially a start. This will be a fast paced game against one of the worst defensive teams as of late, so Prince should have no problem hitting/exceeding value at his current price. Six-seven times value is definitely in the picture tonight.
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Julius Randle, NEW YORK KNICKS ($9500)
Randle has been playing extremely well as of late hitting 69 or more FPS in two of the last four games. Scoring 30 or more points and double-digit rebounds in those two games while taking well over 20 shots in each. Can not get a better matchup than the Blazers right now as they have allowed the most FPs over the past seven days and have been pretty bad most of the year. I do not see anyone on this team that can defend Randle tonight. Also, they met earlier this year when they had more of their starters and he put up 56 FPs. Good chance he pushes 60 plus tonight at the Garden.
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Danilo Gallinari, ATLANTA HAWKS ($4500)
Gallo is coming in as one of the best rated player tonight in a matchup against the Hornets who run at a much faster pace (+4.5 possessions top on the slate). Consistent play as of late hitting 26.5 plus FPS ans playing 30 plus over the past three games. At his price, Gallo only needs 22.5 FPs to hit value. The Hornets have allowed the 5th most FPs to opposing power forwards over the past seven days. The matchup, pace differential and consistent play make him a good play and a candidate to push 30 plus FPs tonight with the chance to have a ceiling game.
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Tre Mann, OKC THUNDER ($5100)
The kid is finally getting an opportunity to play and he is playing well. Has already shown upside of over 40 FPs. Love this matchup against the Spurs in this fast paced game. Even better play if SGA sits out.
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TOP PAY UP OPTIONS
Luka Doncic
Trae Young
Nikola Jokic
Devin Booker
Terry Rozier
Dejounte Murray
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MID TIER.
D’angelo Russell-high scoring-fast pace game against his old team. LFG!
Marcus Smart- steps up against the Warriors
Keldon Johnson
Bruce Brown
Mike Conley
Clint Capela
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VALUE
Evan Fournier
Danilo Gallinari
Olivier Sarr
Goran Dragic
Donte DiVincenzo
Rudy Gay
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DIMES PLAYS
JaVale McGee– has an elite matchup tonight against the Rockets who have allowed the most FPs to opposing centers over the past few weeks. He does not need much time on the floor to hit/exceed value as he has shown many times to push 20 plus FPS in about 15 minutes. They played earlier this year and he put up 20.5 FPS in 11 minutes.
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**Options to help build lineups- Take these core plays and enter into optimizer with your favorite settings (rating, FBrating, FBprojections, FunkProjections, ownership or ratings). 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.
