When it comes to a four game slate, it's equal parts difficult and important to find some variation for your lineups in tournament formats. On a night like tonight, where one game sticks out above the rest as an opportune target to fill your roster with, it's going to be even more difficult.

As of this writing, just two of the games tonight have posted a spread and over total. Of the two that have opened, just the Suns at Nuggets (-7, 214) looks enticing for tournaments. The other, Hawks at Raptors (-3.5, 199), isn't one I'd load up on for tournaments, but the low spread suggests it's safe for cash game formats.

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Emmanuel Mudiay (vs PHX, $6,000)

Better late than never this season when it comes to Mudiay's daily fantasy production, right? Over his last 10 games, Emmanuel has exceeded value in six, by an impressive average of just over seven points per night. His best production has come on the more recent end of the 10 game stretch, and his salary, despite climbing $500, still hasn't caught up with his performance. At just 6K, he's putting up some totals we're accustomed to paying much more for at the point guard position. Tonight, he has a very favorable matchup with the Suns, who allow more fantasy points to opposing point guards than any team taking the floor Thursday.

Will Barton (vs PHX, $5,700)

I'm going to pick on Phoenix some more at the two-guard, and take my chances with Barton. Despite his up-and-down performance of late, I think the Suns' defense - or lack of - is just the cure to get out of his fantasy slump. They allow more points to shooting guards than nearly every team in the Association, and certainly the most of any team playing Thursday. The one positive to the slump is that his salary has dropped $500 in the past 10 days, putting him at a price where I'm much more comfortable rostering a volatile performer.

Also Consider: Kyrie Irving (at LAL, $7,200) 

Value Play: Danny Green (vs CHI, $4,200)

 

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Kawhi Leonard (vs CHI, $8,700)

All things considered - and Mudiay isn't too far behind - Leonard is my favorite play of the night. His price certainly doesn't scream bargain, but he has a nice matchup against a Bulls team that will struggle mightily to defend him. The thing I actually like the most about Kawhi tonight is that I feel good about the number of opportunities he should have for steals, blocks and rebounds as he shouldn't struggle to blanket the Chicago forwards.

Kevin Love (at LAL, $6,800)

Kevin Love with a sub-7k pricetag against a paltry defense and front-court? Don't mind if I do. Like Barton, Love is another guy that hasn't up the kind of numbers you'd expect from him with any sort of consistency of late, but that's just the kind of thing that may work in our favor in keeping his ownership low. He's also still been getting plenty of looks on offense on the nights he totaled a disappointing figure, so the opportunity to put up big numbers hasn't been lost. I think he's a great bargain tonight against a Laker team that is very kind to opposing power forwards.

Also Consider: Tristan Thompson (at LAL, $4,600)

Value Play: Kent Bazemore (at TOR, $4,800) and Patrick Patterson (vs ATL, $3,600)

 

FanDuel DFS Centers

Alex Len (at DEN, $6,600)

I'm a little torn between Len and his counterpart tonight, Nikola Jokic, but ultimately the nod goes to Len for three reasons. First, I believe he's got a higher ceiling - not just tonight, but any night. Secondly, he's been on absolute tear, posting back to back 50+ point performances and has exceeded his price implied value by 13+ points a night in his last 10 games. And finally, the Suns are a bit better defensively right now than the Nuggets in the paint, so I'd rather pony up the extra $500 for the guy going at the weaker opponent.

 

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