You don’t have to play cash games to understand why it’s important to grasp them. Players we consider for cash are the ones we believe are the most underpriced, have the best floor/ceiling combo and feature a relatively tight range of outcomes. In other words, these are the best plays on the board once price, slate context and positional depth is accounted for. Those sound like pretty good options for GPPs as well.
The optimal GPP lineup will mix some of these cash-type plays with higher-variance options. In cash games (where roughly 50% of the field gets paid out), we don’t worry about ownership or game stacks or correlation. In large-field tournaments, our ACO (average cumulative ownership) should stay reasonably low.
With all that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: Median projection, matchup, upside and value. Ownership is not considered here. Generally speaking, these players are what we consider to be “head-to-head and 50/50 considerations.” They are listed in price descending order (NOT ranked by “best play”). At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.
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Injuries
*Tremont Waters (knee) — Out
*Gordon Hayward (ankle) — Out
*Javonte Green (knee) — Out
*Kyle Lowry (ankle) — Available
*Oshae Brissett (knee) — Out
*Patrick McCaw (knee) — Out
*Trey Burke (ankle) — Questionable
*Luka Doncic (ankle) — Questionable
*Dorian Finney-Smith (left hip, right hip) — Questionable
*Tim Hardaway Jr. (neck) — Questionable
*Kristaps Porzingis (knee) — Out
*Patrick Beverley (calf) — Questionable
*Gary Harris (hip) — Questionable, plans to play
*Ed Davis (knee) — Out
*Justin Wright-Foreman (NWT) — Out
Point Guard
Jamal Murray ($8,600 DK/$8,600 FD) – Murray has logged 43 and 41 regulation minutes in the last two games while taking 31 and 26 field-goal attempts. He’s shot over 60 percent from the field during this stretch which has really exaggerated the results, but the opportunity has been monstrous. In the three non-blowout games in the series, Murray is averaging 41.3 minutes per game and 25.7 FGA on his way to a 42.7-8-8 line. On the other hand, in the two blowouts, Murray shot just 11-29 from the field and averaged just 13-4-5. As Murray goes the Nuggets go, which makes the elevated price tag an interesting decision on this slate. Murray projects as worthy of the tag given the increased playing time and massive offensive role, but the range of outcomes is wide when his team has needed him to shoot 60+ percent from the field to stay in games.
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