Healy’s NBA GPP Breakdown – 4/1

DFS tournament expert Brian Healy gives his ranked plays for NBA GPP on tonight’s 7-game slate!!

What’s going on Mafia? A very nice seven game slate tonight and the sites have some nice contest in the lobby for tonight, so lets get right into it. 

Players are based on FD pricing/positions. Plays noted with (DK) are notably good plays on Fanduel.

PG:

1. Kyrie Irving
2. Steph Curry
3. Terry Rozier
4. Michael Carter-Williams
5. Kira Lewis

SG:

1. Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2. Josh Hart
3. Bruce Brown
4. Terance Mann
5. DeMar DeRozan

SF:

1. Kawhi Leonard
2. Bogdan Bogdanovic (FD)
3. Gordon Hayward
4. Miichael Porter
5. Rui Hachimura (if Beal sits)

PF:

1. Isaiah Hartenstein
2. Tobias Harris
3. Jerami Grant
4. PJ Washington
5. Nicolas Claxton

C:

1. Nikola Jokic
2. Clint Capela
3. Dwight Howard
4. James Wiseman (FD)
5. Steven Adams

Fanduel:

Top Stud over $8k: Kyrie Irving

Top Value under $5k: Isaiah Hartenstein

FD Core: Irving, Hartenstein, NAW

Draftkings:

Top Stud over $8k: Kyrie Irving

Top Value under $5k: Isaiah Hartenstein

DK Core: Irving, Hartenstein, NAW

Slate Notes:

• Top Game Stack:
  • Hornets @ Nets:

• Key News to watch for:
  • Pelicans: will be without Ball, Zion and Ingram. We want to have some pelican exposure tonight. NAW, Hart top the list with Adams, Lewis (pivot off Bledsoe) in play.
  • Jarrett Allen and Larry Nance out. Hartenstein becomes my top value.
  • Brad Beal – if out, hard not to lock in RWB at the level he is playing. Also a boost to Rui.
  • John Collins – Out for Atlanta, Capela primary beneficiary with Gallinari, Bogdan Hunter and Snell in line for a few extra minutes.

• Potential Slate Edge:
  • Steph Curry – Heat allow most 3’s attempts forcing their opponents to beat them from deep. They give up 3^rd most 3’s per game.

General Thoughts/Strategy:

• Chalk: Unlike other sports, chalk in NBA is not always a bad thing, even in GPP’s. I’m much more willing to play a 40% owned James Harden than I am any baseball player at that ownership. NBA is far more predictable, especially those with established roles as we progress through the season.