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Primetime Primer 12/10/17
QUARTERBACKS Tom Brady – Try to get him in your lineups and differentiate elsewhere. Could even play him naked or just with one of the Patriots running backs. Ben Roethlisberger – Don’t get too cute, go with him or Brady. RUNNING BACKS LeVeon Bell – Play him please! Especially with the other running backs on this slate. Rex Burkhead or Dion Lewis – Tough to decide which one to play. Perfect day for a hedge lineup with one in one and one in the other. Kenyan Drake – Will be forced to get the bulk of the work. WIDE RECIEVERS Brandin Cooks – Like pairing him with Brady with no Gronk this week if you can afford him. Antonio Brown – If can squeeze him, Cooks and Bell in your lineup would be ideal. It can be done if you punt somewhere or go Big Ben over Brady. Also like Jarvis Landry, Martavis Bryant, and Danny Amendola. Mike Wallace too especially if Jeremy Maclin doesn’t play. TIGHT ENDS Dwayne Allen – He's min price of Fanduel and only $2700 on DK filling in for the suspended Gronk. Julius Thomas – I guess has highest upside at the position. Ben Watson – No tight end is safe on this slate, but if I have to choose best floor. DEFENSE Pittsburgh Steelers – Going against one of the worst offenses in the league. Second meeting between the two should be relatively low scoring. New England Patriots – Prefer both favorites this week and most weeks when choosing on a short slate. KICKERS – Fanduel only I find myself not being able to pay up for Stephen Gostkowski, but if you have the money he is my preferred choice barely over Justin Tucker. If can’t afford them, Chris Boswell over Cody Parkey.
Fuego Steve’s NBA GPP Plays 12/9/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet Prices listed are Fanduel unless otherwise noted. My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Dennis Schroder – $8300 – Favorite overall for price tonight. Russell Westbrook – $10800 – Trying to think of funny things to put every time I recommend him. Suggestions welcome. Chris Paul – $8700 – Big game last time out, could be heating up. Kemba Walker – $8700 – Good matchup versus Lonzo Ball and the Lakers. Value/Punt Plays – Dejounte Murray $3600 or Patty Mills $4000, Jerryd Bayless $3900, Ricky Rubio $4900 Shooting Guard James Harden – $11200 – Might be a Harden day for me if I don’t fade him and Westbrook. Dwayne Wade – $6100 – Last time I recommended and played him he busted. Don’t think he does tonight. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – $5900 – Good spot versus Charlotte. C.J. McCollum – $6600 – See Dwayne Wade. Value/Punt Plays – Kent Bazemore $5400, Eric Gordon $4800, J.J. Redick $5400, Alec Burks $5100 Small Forward LeBron James – Can get it done back to back nights. Rudy Gay – Usage should be high tonight and has been playing well. Jonathan Simmons – $6100 – Ditto from two days ago… “Price is getting up there to match his play, but no Evan Fournier” Courtney Lee $5900 – Ride him while he’s hot with no Hardaway. Value/Punt Plays – DeAndre Bembry $4300, Josh Jackson $4800, MKG – $5200 Power Forward Ben Simmons – $10500 – Big floor, big ceiling. LaMarcus Aldridge – $8200 – Lots of people resting for the Spurs, usage should be through the roof. Kristaps Porzingas – $9100 – Still want to see the ceiling game before I go all in. Probably fading him. Marvin Williams $4400 – Price hasn’t changed with no Kaminsky. Value/Punt Plays – Williams $4400, Amir Johnson $3500, Jeff Green $4500 Center Dwight Howard – $7800 – Favorite overall. Clint Capela – $7300 – Savings off of Howard. Nikola Vucevic – $8500 – Ride the hot hand and he put up 63 FD points last game versus the Hawks. Kevin Love – $8000 – Should do well with no Embid tonight. Value/Punt Plays – Robin Lopez $5200, Richaun Holmes $4300
Fuego Steve’s NBA Cheat Sheet 12/8/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet Prices listed are Fanduel unless otherwise noted. My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Jamal Murray – $6000 – Favorite if paying down Elfrid Payton – $8100 – Favorite if paying up Eric Bledsoe – $7300 Kemba Walker – $8700 Khris Dunn – $6700 – Good mid-priced option Value/Punt Plays – Reggie Jackson $5800, De’Aron Fox $4800 or George Hill $4500 Shooting Guard Victor Oladipo – $9300 – Favorite overall Will Barton – $7200 Gary Harris – $6900 – Tonight I like both Harris and Barton Khris Middleton – $7600 Justin Holiday – $5500 – Favorite if paying down Value/Punt Plays – Avery Bradley $5300, Buddy Hield $4800, J.J. Barea $4900, Malcolm Brogden $4700 Small Forward LeBron James – Goudsaab’s call of the day, I like it Kevin Durant – If not paying up for Lebron, or get them both in for unique lineup construction Jonathan Simmons – $6100 – Price is getting up there to match his play, but no Evan Fournier Rudy Gay – $6300 – I could go him or Simmons at that price Value/Punt Plays – Andre Iguodola $4900, JaKarr Sampson $4200, Bojan Bogdanovic $4800 Power Forward Aaron Gordon – $9200 – If not playing Vucevic at center LaMarcus Aldridge – $8200 Tobias Harris – $6600 – It’s a Harris night (he says in a whisper) Thad Young – $6200 – Really like if Myles Turner is out Zach Randolph – $6700 – When he gets 30+ minutes he dominates Value/Punt Plays – Serge Ibaka $5100, Domantas Sabonis $4800, Jeff Green $4500, Marvin Williams $4400 Center Nikola Vucevic – $8400 – Favorite overall DeMarcus Cousins – $12000 – I am only paying up if Davis is out Andre Drummond – $9600 – Good spot in up pace game Kevin Love – $8000 – The Pacers are no good against the center, prefer him if MylesTurner plays Value/Punt Plays – Robin Lopez $5200, Pau Gasol $5900
Fuego Steve’s NBA Cheat Sheet 12/7/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet Prices listed are Fanduel unless otherwise noted. My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Russell Westbrook – $11500 – Short slate, though may not need him to win with other high-priced studs on the slate. Lonzo Ball – $6600 – Risky, but good upside tonight. Chris Paul – $8300 or Spencer Dinwiddie – $7200 Value/Punt Plays – Mikes James $4400, Tyler Ulis $4900, Ricky Rubio $5000 Shooting Guard Bradley Beal – $8600 – Big game the other night and in great spot versus the Suns James Harden – $11500 – Tough choice tonight between him and Russell. Donovan Mitchell – $7500 – Save some money off the above two. Value/Punt Plays – Jordan Clarkson $4500, Andre Roberson $4400, JJ Redick $5700 Small Forward Otto Porter – $7100 – Overall favorite at the position. TJ Warren – $8100 – Second favorite option. DeMarre Carroll – $5800 – Good savings off the above two with upside. Value/Punt Plays – Josh Jackson $4600, Joe Harris $3800, PJ Tucker $3700 Power Forward Ben Simmons – $10500 – Deciding who to pay up for tonight is the hard part. Carmelo Anthony – $6900 – Like the upside versus the Nets. Markieff Morris $4800 – Good value, good overall play. Value/Punt Plays – Julius Randle $4700, Marquese Chris $3700 Center Joel Embid – $10800 – Clearly best option if you can afford him. Steven Adams – $6900 – If not paying up for Embid, I am going Adams. Clint Capela – $7500 – Still producing even with Paul back. Value/Punt Plays – Tyler Zeller $3800, Brook Lopez $4500, Marcin Gortat $4800
Fuego Steve’s NBA Cheat Sheet 12/6/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet Prices listed are Fanduel unless otherwise noted. My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Rajon Rondo – $6000 – Uptick in usage with no A.D. Austin Rivers – $6200 – Also seeing more usage with no Blake Griffin Dennis Schroder – $8100 – Favorite higher priced option. Eric Bledsoe – $6900 – Good spot versus Detroit. Value/Punt Plays – Jamal Murray $5400, Reggie Jackson $5700, Tony Parker $3500 Shooting Guard Klay Thompson – $6900 – Usage goes up with no Curry. Victor Oladipo – $9400 – Expensive, but playing that way. Gary Harris – $6700 – Harris over Barton again for me tonight. Dwayne Wade – $6200 – Been playing like a young man again. Both Holiday brothers are in play Value/Punt Plays – Garrett Temple $4500, Kent Bazemore $5500, Danny Green $4500 Small Forward Kevin Durant – $10,000 – Almost must play. Jimmy Butler – $8900 – Second favorite option. The Freak/Lebron – If you want to pivot off Durant for ownership percentages. Rudy Gay – $6200 – One of the best mid-priced options. Value/Punt Plays – Jonathan Simmons $5800, Andre Iguodola $4000, DeAndre Bembry $3800 Power Forward Aaron Gordon – $8300 – Debating if he or Vucevic have better game. Think they both could go off. Thaddeus Young – $6000 – Good mid-priced option. Taj Gibson – $5700 – Keep going back to him and he keeps producing. Zach Randolph – $5900 – Another guy who keeps producing and usually low owned. Value/Punt Plays – Bobby Portis $4400, Daniel Theis $3500, Frank Kaminsky $4100 Center DeMarcus Couisins – $11300 – Get him in your lineup if you can afford him. Nikola Vucevic – $8100 – Should dominate against Atlanta. Andre Drummond – $9500 – No one on the Bucks can out rebound him. Kevin Love – $8200 – I never seem to get him right but in good spot versus the Kings. Value/Punt Plays – Aron Baynes $3700, Robin Lopez $5900, Mason Plumlee $5800
NBA Today 12/6/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet 12/5/17 – Updated
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Kyle Lowry Russell Westbrook – favorite Damian Lillard Value/Punt Plays – Ricky Rubio, Fred VanFleet Shooting Guard Devin Booker – favorite DeMar DeRozan CJ McCollum Value/Punt Plays – Alec Burks, Norman Powell Small Forward Paul George – favorite TJ Warren Otto Porter Value/Punt Plays – Evan Turner, Josh Jackson, CJ Miles Power Forward Derrick Favors Serge Ibaka – favorite to allow Westbrook Value/Punt Plays – Markieff Morris, Al-Farouq Aminu, Jerami Gramt, M. Chriss Center Steven Adams Jusef Nurkic Value/Punt Plays – Greg Monroe, Jonas Valanciunas, Marcin Gortat – really like Monroe if Chandler and Len are out
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Fuego Steve’s NBA GPP Cheatsheet 12/2/17
NBA GPP Cheat Sheet Prices listed are Fanduel unless otherwise noted. My NBA articles will mostly focus on Fanduel lineup construction since besides center, you need to play two at each position. The players recommended are usually still good plays on DraftKings unless the pricing is drastically different. Also, many players on DraftKings have dual position eligibility or may be listed at a different position. I will try to mention if there is a specific good play on DK based on price or position eligibility. The players listed are in no particular order, as sometimes I am giving choices to help build your lineups at all price points. Point Guard Damian Lillard – Highest upside of any PG on the slate. Eric Bledsoe – Like him slightly more than Lonzo Ball tonight. Value/Punt Plays – Rajon Rando, Jamal Murray, Reggie Jackson Shooting Guard Deepest position of the night Will Barton/Gary Harris – Think you can’t go wrong with either Nuggets shooting guards. Jrue Holiday – With no A.D. tonight, his usage should get an uptick. J.J. Redick – Definetly a GPP play only for me, but can get those 30+ point games. Value/Punt Plays – E’Twaun Moore, J.R. Smith Small Forward The Freak – Such a weak position tonight, feel like he or Lebron is a must play, but not fitting in my lineups if going Simmons and Cousins. Lebron James – See above. Brandon Ingram – The best lower option, could pair him with Robert Covington and fade the two big boys. Value/Punt Plays – Dillon Brooks, Juan Hernangomez, Stanley Johnson Power Forward Ben Simmons – Good spot versus the Pistons. Julius Randle – Like the value, like the upside. Tobias Harris – Due for one of his big games. Value/Punt Plays – Julius Randle, Noah Vonleh Center DeMarcus Cousins – No Davis tonight, should get huge usage. Andre Drummond – Over $1000 less expensive than Boogie or Embid. Kevin Love – Only really like if Marc Gasol is out. He’s questionable at this point. Value/Punt Plays – Mason Plumlee, Brook Lopez, but don’t love either.