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Top NBA Plays 3/9 | On the Skimpy Side
Options are going to be slim tonight with just 3 games on tap. All of the games are expected to be somewhat close, however, with spreads of 6 points or less. That leaves plenty of digging to do so let's get to it:
Tonight's DFS Headlines
Hornets @ Hawks (-4) O/U 225
Charlotte's defense proved themselves in a 108-99 win over Houston on Saturday. The Hornets have held 4 of the last 5 opponents to 104 points or less but are in another fast paced game in Atlanta tonight. The Hawks are 4th in the league in possessions per game.
Raptors @ Jazz (-4), O/U 225
Toronto is on the back-to-back after a 118-113 win in Sacramento last night. The Raptors will also be wrapping up a 5-game road trip where Utah is at home for the first time since February 28th after sweeping a 4-game trip to the East Coast.
Bucks @ Nuggets (-5), O/U 223.5
Milwaukee is playing on 0 days rest tonight after a 131-140 loss in Phoenix last night. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed that game and is also out vs. Denver with a knee sprain.
Guards
Jamal Murray DK $7k | FD $6.6k
Jamal Murray is in a solid matchup vs. a Bucks team that is on the second leg of the back-to-back. The Bucks struggled vs. the PG position last night, allowing a 25/13/13 line to Ricky Rubio. Murray has taken at least a dozen shots in each of the last 10 games but has only hit 6X once over that span.
Norman Powell DK $6.8k | FD $5.5k
We will find out how good of shape Norman Powell is in tonight after he logged 43 minutes yesterday vs. the Kings - which should hopefully drive ownership down. Powell has a great price on FD and has posted back-to-back 50fp games. Powell has hoisted 15+ shots in all five games since returning from a hand injury, scoring 22+ real points in each of those contests. Keep an eye on Fred VanVleet's status though. He may take some of Powell's minutes if he plays tonight.
Devonte Graham DK $6.4k | FD $6.1k
Devonte Graham was an $8.6k player on Saturday so he has a huge price drop tonight. Saturday's tilt was against Houston's #5 pace, but the Hornets have another up-tempo game vs. Atlanta's #4 unit in possessions per game. Graham has scored 23 and 24 real points the last two games while taking 8+ threes and dishing out 6+ assists in both games.
Forwards
Miles Bridges DK $5.5k | FD $5.7k
Charlotte gets the best pace boost of this short slate vs. Atlanta, a team that also ranks 27th vs. the SF position. That bodes well for the first ceiling game for Miles Bridges since February 20th. Bridges has taken at least 11 shots in 8 of the last 10 games and has grabbed 5+ boards in 4 of the last 5.
Jerami Grant DK $4.3k | FD $3.7k
Jerami Grant hasn't broken the 30fp mark in his last four games but does get an up pace matchup with Milwaukee tonight. Grant likes the matchup with the Bucks, scoring 36fp back on January 31st which included 7 blocks. There's no Antetokounmpo defense tonight for Milwaukee, who are also on the back-to-back in the thin Denver air.
De'Andre Hunter DK $5.2k | FD $4.6k
John Collins is the play here if you can afford his $9k salary because Charlotte ranks 26th defensively vs. the PF position. De'Andre Hunter doesn't have bad value either though, as the Hornets have allowed 36+ fp to 3 of the past 5 SFs they've faced. Hunter has taken 11+ shots the last four games, it's just that not a lot of them have gone in, as he's 9 for his last 33.
Center
Willy Hernangomez DK $4k | FD $4k
The rebounds should be there tonight for Willy Hernangomez, who has grabbed 11 and 12 in two of his last four games. Atlanta is the 3rd worst team in the league in rebounding rate and ranks 29th defensively vs. the C position. Hernangomez shot 7-11 from the field two games ago vs. Denver and ownership should be very low for GPP purposes.
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