Early lock today at 3pm EST so be sure to get those lineups locked and loaded early in the afternoon. There will be plenty of later games today, but today’s article will be covering the day as a whole. Luckily that works out for any lineup lock time today as the last game of the night in the Suns versus the Lakers is going to easily hold the most daily fantasy basketball gold.
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Point Guard:
Star – Stephen Curry, $8,900: Curry is logging some heavy minutes right now for the Warriors and will continue to do so as they need all the wins they can get. He has a wonderful matchup versus a defensively inept Raymond Felton and is coming off a big 54 fantasy point game.
Stud – Goran Dragic, $7,600: Two players into today’s article and I am already picking on the Lakers, a common trend for today. 40+ fantasy points scored his last two games and his price is all the way back down to only $7,600! The Suns are currently seventh in the Western Conference and will be needing to guarantee themselves a win versus a tanking Lakers squad.
Scrub - Shaun Livingston, $4,700: Livingston made the Daily Fantasy Basketball Dime just the other night and rewarded players nicely with 29.6 fantasy points. His consistency is incredible lately with well over ten games with 20+ fantasy points, and tonight’s matchup versus Kevin Martin is a good one.
Shooting Guard:
Star – Eric Bledsoe, $7,400: Back to picking on the Lakers. Bledsoe is obviously back to his former self after a long absence with various injuries and is playing some great basketball. Both Dragic and Bledsoe’s price are low enough they can easily coexist in a lineup tonight versus the dumpster fire Lakers.
Stud – Gordon Hayward, $6,900: With his price still sitting under $7,000 Hayward provides some big upside versus a Thunder team that has been getting torched by opposing shooting guards with Thabo Sefolosha out of the rotation due to injury.
Scrub - Kent Bazemore, $4,500: Bazemore was the Lakers only bright spot in an embarrassing defeat versus the Timberwolves last game out. He played 36 minutes and more then paid off his salary with a whopping 38.8 points. It would be a bit of a lofty expectation to expect him to repeat that performance tonight but he will see little issues paying off his salary.
Small Forward:
Star – Kevin Durant, $11,900: It becomes pretty hard to avoid Durant on a slate like today’s as he still continues to hit value on his absurd price tag more often then not. The Thunder versus Jazz game is also one of the first games of the day, which means no worrying about a late scratch on your super star.
Stud – PJ Tucker, $5,600: Tucker gets 30+ minutes a night as the Suns starting small forward which will mean big things versus a Lakers squad that is giving up big numbers to everyone.
Scrub - Mirza Teletovic, $3,700: Teletovic has now logged two games in a row with 28 minutes and has scored 20+ fantasy points in each game. For a near minimum price he becomes a great tournament play providing some serious salary cap relief.
Power Forward:
Star – Carmelo Anthony, $10,200: If the Knicks are going to stand a chance of winning tonight’s game versus Warriors it is going to come on the back of Anthony. He has scored 40+ fantasy points in seven of his last ten games and is playing big minutes, as the Knicks are somehow currently ninth in the Eastern Conference.
Stud – Markieff Morris, $6,000: Another Suns player, sadly enough. The Lakers frontcourt is the second-worst team in the NBA in defensive efficiency versus opposing team’s frontcourt’s over the last ten games.
Scrub - Marreese Speights, $3,500: With David Lee out of the Warriors rotation last game Speights started and played 26 minutes. In those 26 minutes he easily paid off his salary scoring 25.6 fantasy points. There is a small chance Lee plays tonight, but it is doubtful, as the Warriors will look to be smart heading into the final stretch before the NBA playoffs. If Lee plays Speights loses most of his value.
Center:
Star – Joakim Noah, $9,400: Noah versus the Celtics has a triple-double opportunity written all over it. He has simply been on fire for the entirety of the month of March averaging 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists a game.
Stud – Nikola Vucevic, $7,600: The Raptors are playing some solid defense this season but Vucevic has put up 40+ fantasy points in three of his last four games. I love Vucevic’s upside for tournament play but will be paying up for Noah in 50/50’s for his consistency.
Scrub - Miles Plumlee, $3,600: This play makes me a bit sick to my stomach as the Lakers are my favorite team, yet they are awful enough to make Plumlee a solid daily fantasy basketball play tonight. For those of you counting, yes five Suns players did make the article and it is likely I have all five in my Fanduel.com lineup.
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