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| Guards | Forwards |
Centers | Game Stacks |
| D. Lillard | L. James | B. Adebayo | PHX/GS |
| C. Paul | C. Anthony | E. Kanter | HOU/POR |
| S. Curry | K. Kuzma | S. Ibaka | DET/LAL |
| R. Jackson | K. Oubre Jr. | J. Wiseman | MIA/LAC |
| L. Williams | C. Johnson | M. Harrell |
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Hello everybody and welcome back to another DFS Karma Game Theory article! Today there are a couple things to monitor regarding injuries and COVID-19 protocols, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled. For injury news, please make sure to check our injury article here! This is a small 4 game slate, I did do a First Impression video on YouTube which you can find here by clicking on the link. With that being said, I’m gonna keep this one short and sweet.
- The biggest news of the day is that Anthony Davis is OUT with a quad injury. I called that in the video, if you didn’t watch, you should!! That opens up usage for LeBron James (if he plays), Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and Dennis Schroder. I think you have to lock in Lebron if he plays here in cash games. He will have all the usage and will be the #1 guy like always. However, I can see the fade in tournaments as in the two appearances without Davis, Lebron has had subpar performances. In addition, he also is on the second end of a back to back, and he tied his season high in minutes yesterday in a hard fought game vs the 76ers. Kuzma is projected to get the start and he has been very productive with Davis out of the lineup, or as a starter in general.
- Now I’m going to be going over some other injuries we are dealing with today- Devin Booker and Cameron Payne are OUT for the Suns. They are on a back to back- so be on the lookout for news. Chris Paul, Mikal Bridges, DeAndre Ayton, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, are all in play here for the Suns, and they have a great matchup vs the inconsistent Warriors. Again, make sure to pay attention to the news here. There is potential Paul could rest, however I don’t see it happening. I do like Steph, Draymond, Wiggins and Oubre for the Warriors.
- For the Blazers, they are without CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic and Robert Covington. Rodney Hood is PROBABLE. This should be another great spot for Damian Lillard and Carmelo Anthony. I love these guys as core pieces today and I will even have a good amount of Enes Kanter- just don’t be surprised if he doesn’t rack up a ton of rebounds because Wood will stretch him out to the three point line today.
- For the Clippers, Paul George, Pat Beverley, and Kawhi Leonard are all OUT. This opens up usage for Reggie Jackson who had a crazy performance vs the Hawks, Lou Williams who has been horrid this year, but is a great tournament play, Serge Ibaka, and Nicolas Batum. For more in depth analysis of these players make sure to check out the video !
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- Notes:
- Do we need Bam/Wood today? There are a ton of value PFs.
- Will Wiseman shine again? Bit of a tougher matchup but coming off bench can help limit foul trouble.
- SG is super bad today. Nail the two and you’ll set yourself up for success today. Mann is very cheap on FD
- Deciding between Dame, Steph, CP and Reggie will be very tough today..
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Guys who I will have exposure to today in no particular order, other than those in table above. (PLAYER POOL)
- J. Carter
- M. Bridges
- J. Crowder
- D. Green
- D. Schroder
- K. Caldwell Pope
- S. Ibaka
- M. Morris
- T. Mann
- J. Wall
- J. Grant
- N. Batum
- M. Gasol
