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NBA Quick Hit | January 20, 2024 | DraftKings DFS Picks, Plays and Process · Daily Fantasy Sports by Ship It Nation

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H h. Fall system's gone clear you left. What's up? Guys,
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Rio here gonna be breaking down this seven game Saturday slate. I'm feeling a
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little bit under the weather of today, so I'm gonna keep this one short
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and sweet as always. Hit the like and subscribe button definitely helps us out
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a time. Uh this out screening real quick? There we go. Yeah,
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definitely, uh good slate here a nice seven game slate on this Saturday
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game. Kicking off the night for US San Antonio Spurs taking on the Washington
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Wizards two forty two over under with the Wizards favored by three, should definitely
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be a good game to attack. Got too awful defenses facing off against each
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other. Spurs will get in Victor Webbin Yama back tonight. He's in a
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great spot versus this Wizards defense that ranks dead last subrim defense and dead last
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in DVP to the center position. So definitely like him a lot. As
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a spin up option. I think Devin Bissel is a great great option to
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six point six k Calton Johnson, Trey Jones, Jeremy Sochan definitely all in
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good spots here in a pace up spot, So I like all of those
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guys think this is definitely a game to attack. Probably gonna want a guy
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from both sides on tonight's slate. On the Wizard side, Kyle Kuzma is
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the high upside spin up option. He gets a great matchup versus the Spurs
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defense that allows a ton of points to three point shooters. I think that
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he's in a really good spot eight point four K, very reasonable, Tys
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Jones when he's beginning the minutes. He's been been crushing six point three K
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in a good spot. He's flashed really big upside the last two games.
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He's gotten thirty one to thirty seven minutes, had fifteen assists last games versus
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last game versus the Knicks as well, So don't mind him at six point
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three K. Marvin Bagley going to continue to get all the SENTI minutes that
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he can handle. This Wizard team is going to be without Daniel Gafford again,
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so he's gonna gonna start and me in his first game with his new
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team, got to thirty nine minutes and he should benefit from a pace of
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spot. I think that he's a great play at five K. Would not
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mind a little bit Jordan Poole either. This could be a spot that he
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could definitely attack versus this Spurs team that's a terrible and three point defense.
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I don't mind Jordan Pool with five point nine K, but yeah, definitely
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a good game to attack. First one on the slate, so I definitely
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like both sides of that game. Next one, we got Philadelphia seventy six
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ers taken on the Charlotte Hornets with two eight over under Philadelphia favorite by ten.
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On the Philly sides really just embiid or bust. I'm seeing him with
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a Q tag LISTID right now, so we'll have to monitor that, but
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I would expect him to play. He beats up on bad matchups all the
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time, so he's in a really good spot at eleven point five K.
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This Hornet's defense is just terrible bottom five, room defense, bottom two and
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DVPZ to center position, so he's in a great spot on the Hornets side.
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LaMelo Ball got a midday downgrade with the ankle injury, which is something
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he's He's dealt with a lot in his young career. So if you were
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to miss then we could look to a bunch of guys on this Hornet side.
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Terry Rozier would obviously see you know his his role tick up from a
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usage and ball handling standpoint, he would be a great play at seven point
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six K. I think Ish Schmith and Nick Smith Junior would both see xtender
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round two at the point guard position, so they would be they'd be viable
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spend down options as well, would not mind them, And then guys like
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Miles Bridges, PJ Washington, Brandon Mouton would all see a usage upstick uptick
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as well. If Nick Richards were to miss here, then we can go
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right back to PJ. Washington five point four K. But if Embida's in,
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don't like the matchup for him as much. Embiad is just an elite
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foul drawer, so it would be a really tough spot for him if he
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were to be starting at the center position. But definitely got to keep an
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eye on the injury designations for that game. Next one on the slate,
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Cleveland Cavalier has taken on the Atlanta Hawks two twin nine over under Cleveland favored
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by three. Also another injury spot with Trey Young listic question will he missed
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last night and John to Murray was given the reins as the lead point guard
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for this Hawks team. If Trey Young were to miss, I think that
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de John Murray is a fine play at AK. Yeah, He's definitely got
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plenty of upside at that price tag. And it is a tougher matchup versus
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this Cleveland defense that has been one of the better teams all season long.
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They've held up even without Evan Will and Daris Garland out of the lineup two,
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So it is a tougher matchup. But I think that he's gonna see
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all the usage he can handle. So de Jonta Murray would definitely be fine,
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would be fine going back to Sidi Bay and Bogdan Bogdanovitch at five point
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nine K and five point five K. But Bogdanovic did get also a mid
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day downgrade with a knee injury. If I'm not mistaken, I'm not seeing
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I listed, but I think that he got downgraded here it is ankle injury.
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So yeah, if you were to miss and Trey Young were to be
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out, Garrison Matthews mint priced, I guess he would be in play.
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Trent Forrest three point eight K. I think Patty Mills would even see extended
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run, but probably just they'll condense the rotation a lot more and give guys
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that are in just all the minutes that they can handle. Atlanta has been
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known to run a pretty tight rotation around seven to eight guys most nights.
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But yeah, on the Cleveland side, it's a really good spot for pretty
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much everybody. Donald Mitchell, Jared Allen, Max Shrew's Sam Merrill all on
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play here. The Hawks have been one of the worst defenses overall this season,
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their bottom five defensive rating, bottom two Brian defense, bottom eight three
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point defense, and bottom three and transition defense. So Donald Mitchell in a
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really good spot here. Sam goes for Jared Allen. I think that he's
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he's kind of turned the corner as a you know, he's been doing more
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with the assist numbers have picked up, his scoring has been up lately.
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I think that he's got a ton of upside eight K. I like him
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a lot, but we should see Sam Merrill get some extent. A run
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two with cars Slivert was a doubtful. It's a really good matchup for three
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point shooters and pace up spots. I think that Sam Merrill is firmly in
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play as a value option at four point three K. That's gonna do it
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for that game. Move on to Toronto versus the New York Knicks got Toronto
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or two twenty nine over under Knicks favored by eight. Got a couple of
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revenge spots here at OJ and and ob RJ bay Mental quickly going to take
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on their former teams here. Raptors defense has really fallen off since the Ogn
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Andobi trade. They've been giving up a ton of three point shots. Rem
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defense has been terrible as well without Yakapertle down there. So yeah, the
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Knicks are in a really good spot here. I think Jayleen Bronson and Julis
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Ryandad have a ton of upside at their respective price tags. I would probably
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want to be a max one of those two unless you're getting into a full
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game stack situation. But they're both firmly in play at eight point eight and
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eight point seven k. I think I slightly prefer Jalen Brunson in this matchup,
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just kind of the Raptors defense kind of funneling to three point shooters a
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little bit more, and I think Brunson has a little bit more chops there
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in terms of three point shooting. Harnstein, He's fine. It's kind of
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just a cash game option almost seven K. I don't know how much upside
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he really realistically has there in this type of matchup, but I think that
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he's totally fine at six point eight K. Yeah, I don't mind Og
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Andobe either at sub six k five point nine K for him, he's been
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playing a ton of minutes since he entered the starter rotation for this next team.
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Yeah, played forty three plus minutes in three straight games. Probably gonna
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be extra motivated going against his former team. So I think Og makes a
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ton of sense here tonight. Small forward and power forward eligible as well.
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If Josh Hart were to miss Dante DiVincenzo minutes would be a lot safer.
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He saw thirty thirty eight minutes last game with no Josh Hart's I think that
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he would be a fine option. And yeah, like I mentioned, the
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Raptors defense have been funneling to three point shooters. I think that he has
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a little bit of upset at five point eight K on the Raptor's side.
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Really just looking to Scottie Barnes here eight point three K. He got more
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usage last game with the Pascal Siakam trade happening and this team being a little
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bit thinner, but yeah, he's he's got a really solid price tag eight
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point three k. He's shown shown a pretty high ceiling too in certain matchups.
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I think that he's totally fine. Don't love this matchup for RJ.
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Barrett as much. He's probably gonna I would imagine OJ and Obi would be
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on him defensively, So don't love the matchup for him. I think Quickly
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is probably the preferred option for one hundred dollars more seven kuh. Yeah,
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I think that he's he's got a better matchup. You should see a lot
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of Jalen Bronson on defense. I think that he could exploit that a little
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bit. But yeah, like Scotty Barneson, man Quickly on the raptor's side.
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Next game, got the Memphis Grizzy's taken on the Chicago Bulls two sixteen
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over under, Chicago favored by seven and a half. Yeah, gonna be
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a slow paced game, but both these teams have pretty solid value options.
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You know, the Grizzlies are going to be without John Morant Desmond Baine and
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the Bulls will now be without Zach Levine for about a week, so should
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should see usage funnel to the big three in Vucevic, De Roseen, Kobe
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White. But on the Grizzly side, Yeah, Jackson Junior has taken on
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a much bigger offensive workload without Baying and John Morant. I think that he's
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a good option sub sub eight K. This Bulls defense has been more vulnerable
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to three point shooters. I think that Jeron Jackson, if the shot is
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falling, could have a pretty big upside at sub sub eight K. I
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think Vince Williams is is good six point one k uh Lukenard. Like I
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just mentioned the Bulls defense vulnerable to three point shooters, I think that he's
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in a good spot. He got to start at the point guard position last
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time out, so I think that he's pretty safe from a minute standpoint.
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And yeah, Xavier Tillman also got a mid day downgrade to questionable, So
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if you were to miss, the Grizzlies would be extremely thin at the center
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position, so you have to see guys like David Roddy step up. Santi
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Al Gregory Jackson probably gonna play more minutes as well. I think still is
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a great value option at four point four K, and would be even better
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if Exevier tell Me were to miss I like him a ton and he's a
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pretty solid three point shooter as well, so I think the matchup is good
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for him. On the Bulls side of things, yeah, DEMARDA Rosen has
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been the one that's benefited the most from a usage standpoint without Zach Levine on
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the court of the season. All these guys have really solid price tags and
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the matchup is not all that bad. The Grizzlies interior defense has fallen off
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since they got rid of Bismack Biambo. They've been vulnerable to three point shooters
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all season long, So I think that Kobe White makes a ton of sense
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on point one k He would probably be my preferred option. I think he's
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got a ton of upside. I gotta play a huge minutes too with no
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Zach Lavine, But all these guys make sense, Butavich de Rosen, Kobe
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White, I probably want to be max two of the three, and then
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if I have to, I probably want to be full stacking this and just
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hope that the game stays close. Grizzlies have been pretty competitive lately. They
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kept, you know, kept the game close enough last night. This is
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the the Temple Wolves, I believe, So yeah, definitely would be boosting
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up your upside in terms of a correlation standpoint. And yeah, Patrick Williams
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four point one K if he plays, totally fine value option. Been a
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little bit better with Levine off the court, too, so I think that
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he's he's just fine. Four point one K hasn't really shown great upside,
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but he'll he'll get the start, should see good minutes. Next game.
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Oklahoma City taken on Minnesota timber Wolves two twin nine over under, Minnesota favored
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by three. This is kind of a stayaway game for me. This is
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a two really solid defenses. SJA can get a really tough matchup versus Jaden
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McDaniels and Anthony Edwards type guys, So really tough matchup for him. But
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tamp poy three K is a pretty reasonable price tag. I think that I
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would slightly lean with the Jalen Williams Josh Guetty side of things. Jayleen WILLMPS
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has just been on a role late least, going no less than forty four
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draftings points in four of his last seven games, been nearing fifty in a
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couple of those games as well, So I think that he's a totally fine
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option at seven K giddy a little bit less, so I mean he got
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more. He got up to thirty minutes last game, and you know,
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he's always been a really solid fantasy point permanut producer has triple double upside.
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Got up to forty four DK points last game versus Utah, but lou Dort
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was out there, so I think that he probably goes back to seeing twenty
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four to twenty six minutes. But I think that he's a fine last piece
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in type guy at six K. Yeah, really not too excited about anybody
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on the Oklahoma City side. Not really into Chet Holmgren either. Top matchup
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versus Rudy Gobert, and on the Wolf side, I think Anthony Edwards,
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Towns and Rudy Gobert are all still a little bit too cheap. Oklahoma City
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has been struggling a little bit defensively. They're giving up a ton of three
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point shoot three point three point shots to opposing teams right now, so I
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think Anthony Edwards makes sense. Eight point four K yeah, I think when
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the price tags are this close with and Coro Anthony Towns five hundred dollars apart,
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I would just side with Anthony Edwards. But cat makes sense to his
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last minion powerfuward center eligible. Rudy Gobert has been awesome lately too, been
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playing a ton of minutes close to forty most nights in a close game forty
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seven forty five, forty six and a half fifty forty six DK points where
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his last five games, so I think that he's totally fine. And the
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Oklahoma City Room defense has not been that great with Chet Holmgren down there,
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I think that Ridey Gobert is fine. Last game of the night, Utah
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Jass taking on the Houston Rockets two thirty eight over under, Houston favored by
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two. I think this is a pretty good game to attack on the Jazz
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side. Kind of tough. They're spreading out the rotation. You know,
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no guys is seeing more than thirty two to thirty three minutes in a game,
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so I think that it's kind of tough to pin point which guys are
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gonna be the ones to go off. But I think my favorite would be
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Coln Sexton. He's just been playing amazingly over the last twenty twenty one games
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or so that the Jazz have been on this hot streak, and the on
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ball defense for the Rockets have fallen off a little bit. They got Dylan
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Brooks back, which would make things tougher for him, but not too certain
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that Dylan Brooks would be on con Sexton. I think he might guard Lauri
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Markinen. Actually, you know, I take that back. Brooks would probably
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be on con Sexton and Jabari Smith would be on Lauri Marktinan I would assume
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it's a tougher matchup, but Sexton has just been shooting the ball extremely well
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lately and even got up to thirty four minutes last game, forty two and
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forty five DK points in the last two games as well, so I think
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that he is a good play at six point one K. Not too interested
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in many other guys on the Jazz side. I think Walker Kessler is an
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okay spend down option. Four point three K should see a round twenty to
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twenty four minutes off the bench, so I think he's fine. I do
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have a lot of interest on this Rocket side, though mainly in Fred Van
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Fleet seven point three K. He shot the ball pretty poorly this season,
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but this is way too good of a matchup for him. The Jazz always
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lack with on ball defense and transition defense. They're a huge three point final
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as well, so I think Fred VanVleet has a ton of upside. Seven
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point three K. He's probably my favorite point per dollar play on this slate.
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Sengoon a little bit worse of a matchup for him, but he projects
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really well for us right now. Eight point one K. Jazz has been
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a little bit better defensively guarding the rim, but he can get done in
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multiple ways. I think that he's a totally fine option. Eight point one
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K and Jabari Smith Jalen Green still like they're pretty cheap as well for their
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upsides in this type of matchup, so I think that they make a ton
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of sense to But yeah, that's gonna do it. Thank you for bearing
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with me while I'm sick right now. But yeah, pretty good Saturday slate.
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I hope that everybody has a successful and fun weekend. Ye'll see you
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guys on Tuesday. Let it guys, most hands hands, most hand mans