Daily Fantasy Basketball 8/21/2020

 

•  High Cost Pick: $9,800 Joel Embiid C
• Joel Embiid is in a must win situation with the 76ers already down 2-0 in the series. He has definitely done his part to even remotely give his team a chance but he will need to pick it up. He is currently averaging 30pts, 13 rebs, 1 blk and 1 steal per game. I would look for him to bring these numbers up today if his team wants to have any chance. 
• Expect Joel to get around 60 fantasy points tonight and a double double.

• Middle Tier: $7,600 Fred VanVleet PG/SG
• VanVleet is a great pick up at $7,600. He is getting more then 40 minutes a game, so you know he is always on the floor. His stats line avg for the series is 27 pts, 4 rebs, and 10asts. I don't know what more you can ask for. He is averaging 55 fantasy points in this series as well. Brooklyn can not stop this man!
• Expect Fred to put up over 45 fantasy points today.

• Budget Pick: $3,500 Reggie Jackson PG
• Reggie Jackson will start for the Clippers most likely tonight with Patrick Beverly out. Reggie Jackson is a proven veteran and can get hot. You will be hard pressed to find a player at his caliber for this price. 
• Expect Reggie to get you around 25 - 30 fantasy points today.

Players to keep in mind: Lou Williams, Timothe' Luwau-Cabarrot, and Luka Doncic

Draftkings 8/19 Basketball Picks

•  High Cost Pick: $11,000 Luka Doncic
• If I learned anything from the first game,  Luka is going to be better this game. His first game he had 11 turnovers and still put up 42 pts, 9 asts, and 7 rebounds. I expect his points to go down but asts and rebound to go up with fact Kristaps will be back in the line up. This may be Luka's first NBA playoff but he has been to the playoffs in Europe before. 
• Expect Luka to get around 62 fantasy points tonight and a triple douple.

• Middle Tier: $8,900 Kristaps Porzingis
• Kristaps is definitely not happy for being ejected from his first playoff games after some would say a "soft" technical for defending Luka Doncic.  In 20 minutes Kristaps had 14 pts, 6 rebs, 1 ast, and 1 block. Kristaps brings trouble to the Clippers front door. They don't really have someone to guard a 7'6" center who can hit a three all day. 
• Expect Kristaps to put up over 50 fantasy points today with a double double.

• Budget Pick: $3,600 Maxi Kieber
• I am not a Mavericks fan I swear! This last pick is easy to explain. Maxi is a starter, he is $3,600, and he definitely has something to prove after the first match up. Maxi Kiebler has just 11 fantasy points in total there first meet up. He left Luka hanging when he needed a robin to pass to.
• Expect Maxi to score around 25 fantasy points tonight.