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We have a rather large seven game Tuesday NBA slate tonight. The Warriors had so much fun in San Antonio last night that they are going to hang around another night and do it again. Houston is the only other team on the tail end of a back to back set, but they were blown out last night anyway so most of the starters didn't even see 30 minutes anyway. We shouldn't have to worry about players sitting for that reason.
We do have some news to watch though. Kevin Durant, Mike Conley, and Goran Dragic are already ruled out. Kyrie says he's playing, but this is the NBA. Nothing is guaranteed anymore. We do have the injury tag lifted off of Dame, but watch for news of a minutes limit. I tend to think he'll be fine, but we never know anymore.
In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for FanDuel on 2/9/21. I’ll be providing multiple player suggestions for players at guard, forward, and center on FanDuel, aiming to highlight one option apiece at the high, middle, and lower end of the salary scale. You can also check out DraftKings lineup picks and injury news before lineups lock. Good luck, RotoBallers.
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FanDuel DFS Guards
Damian Lillard, PG – at Orlando ($9,800)
My thinking is that they wouldn't let Lillard play if he wasn't going to be at least close to 100%. After all, the Blazers still earned a split to finish off the East Coast swing with Lillard missing the last two games. The Magic have turned over things to Cole Anthony perhaps sooner than they wanted to, but he has been solid enough. Solid wont cut it against a guy like Lillard. Curry put on a show against the Spurs last night, but what are the chances of that happening twice? I'll pocket the savings and take my chances with Lillard so long as he isn't limited.
Donovan Mitchell, SG – vs. Boston ($8,000)
The price on James Harden is high enough once again to be untenable, especially when you consider the wealth of options that are significantly cheaper than the Beard. If Kyrie sits, then I'll chase Harden. If not, it's not out of the realm of expected outcomes for Mitchell to outscore Harden. As expected, Mitchell saw a nice uptick in output with Mike Conley sidelined on Sunday. Expect that to be the case again against a Boston team that is still without Marcus Smart. Kemba can't guard Mitchell. He's dropping at least 50 again, which makes Mitchell very underpriced at a loaded position.
Dejounte Murray, PG – vs. Golden State ($6,800)
The Warriors have 21 hours to figure out just how in the hell they can stop Murray. He dropped 65 FanDuel points on them last night. Sure, Murray wont rack up eight steals again. However, he can still shoot around 50% from the floor and chase down a ton of rebounds again. Whatever Murray's output is, I would be willing to bet that it's going to be a very nice line for this price range.
Also consider: Stephen Curry ($10,400), DeMar DeRozan ($8,300), Cole Anthony ($5,400)
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FanDuel DFS Forwards
Julius Randle, PF – at Miami ($9,000)
The Heat were up in New York for the weekend. Let's just say that our Mr. Randle was not all that kind to his guests. He unleashed the fury on the Heat for 52.1 FanDuel points, coming three assists shy of a triple-double. It's amazing what coaching can do for a team like the Knicks. Last year Randle and some of his teammates were misused. This year we are seeing just what Randle is capable of. Randle has a shot at clearing 6x value again.
Draymond Green, PF – at San Antonio ($7,500)
Draymond has turned the clock back to 2017 when he was one of the most feared players on the court. Just like in his first few seasons, Draymond missed a triple-double last night by the points column. He now has double digit assists in three straight games. We all know how big of a factor defensive stats are on FanDuel. Draymond is a DFS gold mine right now.
Joe Ingles, SF – vs. Boston ($4,500)
Ingles is likely the secondary ballhandler when he and Mitchell are on the court together, but that's more activity than in his normal role. Ingles is too cheap for the ceiling today. There are a bunch of cheap mines at forward. I would venture as far as to say that Ingles wont be one of them. It's not often that you find a safe option with good upside in this price range. Ingles is essentially a marked-down Jordan Clarkson right now. Both have good upside with Conley out, but there's always a chance that Mitchell and Rudy just do it themselves.
Also consider: Bam Adebayo ($8,800), Jerami Grant ($7,800), Kelly Oubre ($6,700)
FanDuel DFS Centers
Joel Embiid – at Sacramento ($10,600)
This is a huge mismatch for Embiid. Honestly, it is for most of the Philadelphia team. That hasn't meant a lot this year considering this team just got rolled by a Portland team without Dame, C.J., and Nurkic. Philadelphia's floor across the board is frightening. However, Embiid is one of those places that I would consider taking the plunge. Sacramento has no one that can come close to guarding Embiid. If Philly feeds him and the game stays close, a ceiling game is possible.
Enes Kanter – vs. Orlando ($7,200)
This is the first time that we have seen Kanter play starter's minutes in nearly two years. He's picking up right where he left off. Kanter is riding a streak of seven straight double-doubles and has played at least 30 minutes in all but one game since January 24. Kanter's ceiling isn't what it used to be, especially on a team that is so dominated by guards. That's not to say that he isn't effective and doesn't put up good numbers. Kanter just isn't going to break a slate.
DeMarcus Cousins– at New Orleans ($6,000)
I'm surprised that Boogie is this cheap with Christian Wood still on the shelf. Cousins still approached 30 FanDuel points last night despite playing only half of a blowout loss to Charlotte. Houston rested their guys on the front end of this back-to-back. Boogie is better with Houston at full strength in most cases. Expect Cousins to see somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 minutes in this one with the potential for a nice game if it stays close.
Also consider: Rudy Gobert ($8,500), Mason Plumlee ($5,700), Jakob Poeltl ($5,500)
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