Top NBA Plays May 8th| Big Totals, Big Favorites

It's a very unique Saturday night slate in the NBA. We've got four games on tap, headlined (for DFS purposes) by Washington visiting Indiana in a rematch of Monday's 154-141 Wizards win. The Nets @ Nuggets and Spurs @ Trail Blazers games also have totals at 230+, but the Sixers, Jazz, and Warriors are all double digit favorites as well.

This should be interesting, especially with just a week left in the regular season so let's ride the storm out.

Today's NBA Matchups

Wizards (-3.5) @ Pacers, O/U 249 7:00 PM ET

Oddsmakers went about as high as they could with this betting total in this rematch of Monday's 154-141 Wizards win. The Pacers have allowed 126 in 4 of 6, Washington 125+ in four straight.

Pistons @ Sixers (-10.5), O/U 218 7:00 PM ET

Detroit inexplicably beat Memphis 111-97 on Thursday but should get back to their losing ways even though Philly is on the back to back after a 2-point win over the Pelicans on Friday. We could see some key Sixers players with minutes restrictions here.

Grizzlies (-5.5) @ Raptors, O/U 227 7:30 PM ET

Memphis has dropped 5 of 7, but the Raptors are really in a meaningless position 4 games back from the #10 seed with 5 to play.

Nets (-3.5) @ Nuggets, O/U 232 10:00 PM ET

Game of the night here and it's somewhat surprising that the Nets are -3.5 favorites on the road. Denver is playing on 0 days rest though, losing 127-120 in Utah last night. Brooklyn has still dropped four straight though.

Rockets @ Jazz (-15.5), O/U 226 10:00 PM ET

Houston was a 17.5 point underdog in their 133-141 loss to the Bucks last night. The number drops slightly tonight, but Utah is also playing on the short turnaround after a 7-point home win over Denver last night. Houston has allowed 135+ in 3 of their last 5, so the Jazz are in play.

Thunder @ Warriors (-14), O/U 224.510:00 PM ET

We've got a rematch of Thursday's 118-97 Warriors win, fueled by 34 real points from Steph Curry. That was a bench game gem though, as GSW's Mychal Mulder went for 30fp at $3.8k and Ty Jerome went for 36 for OKC at $4.5k.

Spurs @ Blazers (-6) O/U 232.5 10:00 PM ET

A couple of teams on 0 days rest here, with DeMar DeRozan logging 36 minutes last night and all four starters besides Jusuf Nurkic hitting 37+ in Portland's win over the Lakers.

Tonight's Point Guard / Shooting Guard Notables

Russell Westbrook DK $11.1k | FD $12k

@Indiana

He's hit 12k as expected, but is Russell Westbrook still a steal? He's a game away from breaking the all-time triple doubles mark, and against a Pacers team that he has scored 82 and 95 fp against this season. Yep.

TJ McConnell DK $6.3k | FD $6.2k

vs. Washington

Get as much exposure as you can in the huge 249 total game between Washington and Indiana. Brogdon, Sumner, and Lamb are once again iffy to play, opening up a spot for TJ McConnell who had 15/8/9 vs. the Wizards on Monday. Good enough for a shot.

Gary Trent DK $5.5k | FD $5k

vs. Memphis

We don't know much about Gary Trent considering he's been back just one game since missing five previous with a leg injury. The Raptors SG showed no signs of rust, hitting 8 of 16 shots en route to a 34fp night. That came against the Wizards, but tonight's matchup with a Memphis team giving up 32fp to opposing SG starters (27th) over the past month is worth a look.

🍺Other Likes🍕 - Kyrie Irving ($10k) has hit 6X the last two games and plays a Nuggets team thin in the backcourt and on the b2b.

Theo Maledon ($5.2k) - has hit 32+ fp in two of the last three, and went for 15/4/8 vs. Golden State on Thursday.

Tonight's SF / PF Notables

Domantas Sabonis DK $10.5k | FD $10.6

vs. Washington

Domantas Sabonis has hit the perfect lineup in 3 of the 4 games he's played in since returning from the injured list. That includes 32/19/9 against the Wizards on Monday, so lock it in even at the price.1/2 a game separates the 9 and 10 seed here, so get ready for a dogfight.

Bojan Bogdanovic DK $6.7k | FD $5.7k

vs. Houston

That's still great FD pricing for Bojan Bogdanovic, who came through last night with 48 points and 8 boards. The 39 minutes and 0 days rest do no favors, but Houston also played last night and ranks 30th defensively vs. the SF position over the past month. Bogdanovic is shooting lights out lately, 16-23, 10-13, 10-17, and 12-22 over the last four.

Aaron Gordon DK $4.9k | FD $4.1k

vs. Brooklyn

Consistent DFS underachiever but Aaron Gordon has the chance for an upside game tonight. First off, he's in a fast paced game with the Nets with the Nuggets usage in limbo playing on the back to back. Brooklyn has allowed 34+ fp to 4 of the past 5 SFs they've faced, ranking 27th in the league vs. the position.

🍺Other Likes🍕 - Kevin Durant ($10.2) hit for 65fp vs. Denver last time out and the Nuggets are playing on the b2b.

Pascal Siakam ($9K) he's using these last couple games of the year to work on his shot apparently, launching 28, 24, and 26 shots the last three.

Kent Bazemore ($5.7k) can hit value in a GSW blowout over OKC, as he gets a +38% boost in up-pace games and has reached the perfect lineup in two of the last five.

Tonight's Center Position Notables

Jonas Valanciunas DK $7.9k | FD $8k

@ Toronto

Jonas Valanciunas has only played two games against his former squad, busting out for 27 points and 20 rebounds (61fp) back in February. Valanciunas has 15+ boards in four of his last five, and Toronto is the 3rd worst rebounding team in the NBA.

Enes Kanter DK $4.5k | FD $4.9k

vs. San Antonio

Good upside for Enes Kanter as a GPP play tonight considering Jusuf Nurkic logged 30 minutes last night. Kanter had 18 points and 13 rebounds when he was given 20+ minutes on Wednesday, and plays a Spurs team that is in the bottom 10 of the league defensively vs. the C position.

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