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Fantasy Sports Betting Picks – NBA Fantasy Basketball (3/12/10)

Mar 12, 2010 NBA Picks

Twelve contests on the NBA Fantasy Basketball board today and the games should be good at FantasySportsLive.com, Fanduel.com and DraftZone.com.  Here are today’s fantasy sports betting picks for daily draft NBA fantasy basketball real money games and contests:

 

POINT GUARD:

  • Jrue Holiday has been hot lately and at a minimum salary you have to continue to ride him.   His matchup isn’t great against the Cavaliers, but the minimum salary is a low risk play.
  • Darren Collison is still low priced and has a good matchup against Denver.
  • George Hill is getting good minutes with Tony Parker out.  The defense should be focusing on Manu Ginobili after his last two big games, which may leave Hill open to do some scoring.  If nothing else, he’ll keep feeding assists to Manu.
  • Mike Conley has a good matchup against the Knicks.  He went for 18pts/5ast/3reb/1steal two weeks ago at New York.
  • Andre Miller has been very consistent lately and has a good matchup against Sacramento.
  • If you want to invest some money in the PG position, Russell Westbrook against New Jersey, Rajon Rondo against Indiana and Deron Williams against Milwaukee are all good plays.  I like Westbrook the best.
  • Avoid Derrick Rose (wrist), Mo Williams (inconsistent), Steve Nash (health/bad matchup), Rodney Stuckey (injury), Raymond Felton (inconsistent).

 

SHOOTING GUARD:

  • Wes Matthews at Milwaukee is a good minimum salary roster filler if you want to load up with your salary cap money on another position.
  • Terrence Williams is another near minimum who has been showing signs of life lately.
  • Marcus Thornton is a nice low priced play at home against Denver.
  • Manu Ginobili has been playing well and you have to keep riding him at his mid-priced  salary.
  • Rip Hamilton should have a good game against the Wizards, especially with Stuckey out.
  • Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade are equally priced.  Bryant gets Phoenix and Wade gets Chicago.  Both are at home and have good matchups, but the Bulls playing without Derrick Rose and Luol Deng could allow Wade to have the better night statistically.  Miami also needs to win this game for the playoff race, so look for Miami to keep the pedal to the metal for the whole game.
  • Avoid Jason Richardson (banged up), Eric Gordon (leg), Lou Williams (tough matchup), Tracy McGrady (it’s Tracy McGrady), Peja Stojakovic (injury).

 

SMALL FORWARD:

  • I’m laying off of LeBron James tonight.  He’s the highest salaried player on the entire board and he might not get close to earning that salary tonight.  I could see Cleveland blowing Philly out and the King sitting for most of the second half.  The Cavs really don’t need this game and have no reason to push LeBron.
  • If you want to spend money at SF, go with Kevin Durant.  He’s 20% cheaper than James and will probably tally more fantasy points against the lowly Nets than LeBron will against Philly.
  • Not much in the SF bargain bin tonight.  Al Thornton is probably the lowest salaried player I’d go with.
  • Andray Blatche had it going again in his last one and you have to keep playing him at his given low salary, especially if Ben Wallace remains out for Detroit.
  • Tayshaun Prince has been a steady play and he gets the Wizards tonight.
  • At the upper end of the SF board, Rudy Gay has as good matchup against the Knicks while Gerald Wallace has a good matchup against the Clippers.
  • Avoid Danny Granger (high salary/ tough matchup), Luol Deng (calf), Paul Pierce (inconsistent lately).

 

POWER FORWARD:

  • J.J. Hickson is a decent near minimum salary play tonight with Antawn Jamison and Shaq out of the lineup.  Hickson and Anderson Varejao should both get big minutes.
  • Drew Gooden has been putting up some good lines lately and gets a matchup against Tyson Chandler and the Bobcats.
  • Jeff Green is a solid play against the Nets, who will likely be without their starting PF, Yi Jianlian.
  • I really like David West against Denver.  The Nuggets will be going without starting PF, Kenyon Martin, so West should have room to work.
  • As always, you want to squeeze David Lee onto your roster if you have the salary cap space.  He’s got a favorable matchup against the weak defensed Grizzlies.
  • I’ve been debating on whether to play LaMarcus Aldridge.  He’s been sluggish and a little inconsistent lately, but his salary is reasonable.
  • Avoid Kenyon Martin (injury), Yi Jianlian (injury), Antawn Jamison (knee), Amare Stoudemire (high salary/tough matchup), Michael Beasley (injury).

 

CENTER:

  • JaVale McGee is a bargain at minimum salary.  He went for 20pt/9reb last night and could find success again against a Detroit team who will likely be missing Ben Wallace.
  • Mehmet Okur is a decent mid-priced play against Milwaukee.
  • Jermaine O’Neal has  a good matchup against a weak Chicago interior, but his health is always a risk.
  • Andrew Bynum could post a solid line against Phoenix.
  • Brook Lopez is an excellent play against the weak interior of Oklahoma City.  Big men have been hanging big numbers on OKC lately. 

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