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Jimmy Butler has missed the first three games of the season due to the birth of his daughter. He’ll make his debut tonight, and he’s expected to play full minutes. Butler has been known to play massive minutes on a nightly basis throughout his career, but he averaged only 33.6 minutes per game with the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s tentatively expected to play around that tonight. While it seems like only a small downtick in minutes, every minute counts in fantasy sports. Butler is also a player who relies heavily on peripheral stats. The same can be said for multiple players on the Miami Heat roster. Butler’s usage rating will likely sit around 23%, and his potential inability to record rebounds and assists in this game make this total a bit high.
Luka Doncic has been nothing short of spectacular in 2019. Through 3 games, he’s averaging 29.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 2.3 steals in 36.2 minutes per game. Doncic has taken 19+ shot attempts and 9+ three-point attempts in each of his games this season. He boasts a 31.5% usage rating, and comes with triple-double potential on a nightly basis. Doncic gets a decent matchup against the Denver Nuggets tonight. They have struggled defensively early this season, and Doncic makes an elite option with only three games tonight.
Play 1 unit on Jimmy Butler UNDER 43.3 fantasy points and Luka Doncic OVER 51.5 fantasy points to win 2.5 units (2.5x)
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