Happy Friday, y’all! We have a nine-game slate on tap for tonight with value o’plenty. That’s seemingly been the case and having to navigate good and bad chalk has been the key to each and every slate because there has been so much of it. Let’s jump through the various sites we have and play on to find the best options on each. Let’s go!

P.S – Updates will be made as players are ruled in/out throughout the day!
 

All Sites

Jordan Poole, GSW

The Warriors are missing a lot of pieces for today’s game, so insert Poole who probably steps back into the limelight and into the starting lineup. They’re without Klay Thompson, Gary Payton II and Draymond Green and the potential more with Otto Porter Jr. and Andre Iguodala normally sitting out back-to-backs. With Green, Thompson and Payton off the floor this year, Poole has a 28.4% USG rate and averages 1.03 FP/min. Poole is a walking bucket when he gets going and with who’s off the floor, they need him in a big way against the Bulls.

Dennis Schroder, BOS

We now have official confirmation that Marcus Smart is out, which means we likely see Schroder draw another start in his absence. He started the other day, playing 34 minutes and posted 33 DKP. With Smart off the floor this year, Schroder has a 25.9% USG rate and averages .97 FP/min. He’s still third fiddle considering Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum are there, but the numbers suggest he plays a big role when Smart is out.

Robin Lopez, ORL (ADDED) 

With Mo Bamba ruled out, Lopez will slide into the starting lineup and we saw the upside from him last time out as he played 31 minutes and gave us a double-double. In each of his last three games in which he's played 30 or more minutes, Lopez has a double-double and at LEAST 36 DKP. No reason to think he doesn't play 30 minutes again here if this game stays competitive.

DraftKings

Isaiah Stewart, DET ($4,600)

Despite it being a blowout, Stewart was finally extended for the first time since returning from his stint in health and safety protocols and looked very good. He notched 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and four blocks and still saw his price drop $100. That game was a 45 point loss and he still played 28 minutes, which shows any situation that DET is getting blown out in, Stewart has a spot on the floor. Stewart had one of his best games of the year against Toronto earlier this season when he poured in 20 points while grabbing four boards, three assists and two blocks.

FanDuel

Keldon Johnson, SA ($5,000)

This is a tough match-up against a very skilled and lanky front court, but Johnson is very mispriced for his potential upside here. He returned after missing three games in health and safety protocols and played just 24 minutes, scoring 18 points while grabbing five rebounds. Johnson is a double-double threat and has 40 FP upside when his shot is falling. He’s normally a guy with a 30+ minute role, too, and should be back in the starting lineup for this contest.

Yahoo! Fantasy

De’Andre Hunter, ATL ($10)

Hunter is cheap everywhere, but I mainly want to target him on Yahoo! and DraftKings tonight where he’s min salary and 3.4K respectively. In his first game in exactly two months, Hunter played 24 minutes and scored 15 points and 22.2 Y! pts. The Hawks traded away Cam Reddish, missing Clint Capela and Kevin Huerter is questionable. Hunter’s role is apparent considering how much he played in his first game back from injury. With those three guys out – factoring in the potential for Huerter to miss this game – Hunter has a 23.7% USG rate over the last two seasons. If he’s ramped up to nearly 30 minutes, he could win some people a lot of money.