NBA Picks

G1- Deron Williams NJ- Deron has a great matchup versus the Bobcats today. Any time you have a chance to pick a premier guard against the worst team in the league you take it. This is that time. Deron is going to go off tonight. 

G2- Steve Nash PHO- A lot of great expensive matchups we like tonight. Nash is facing Sacremento today. They give up around 100 a game tonight and Phoenix should be able to capitalize on that. This is why we like Nash/Frye tonight. 

G3- Jodie Meeks PHI- Meeks should use today's game as a "rebound" game and get back to his scoring ways. 12 fantasy points is easily doable for Meeks, and even a solid defense in Chicago shouldn't prevent him from that. 

F1- Kris Humphries NJ- Another solid matchup versus the Bobcats here. Humphries has been a great rebounder this season and there is no reason for it to stop now. Look for Humphries to get a good amount of his points off of offensive rebounds. This is a matchup he should feast on. 

F2- Channing Frye PHO- Frye has been very good the last two weeks, and his cost makes him a solid value candidate. Sacremento has defensive troubles that both Frye and Nash should be able to capitalize on. Frye is averaging 4 fantasy points over his 2x value, so we see no reason to get at least 2x value. 

 

F3- Thaddeus Young PHI- Young plays a home game versus the Bulls. Usually we try to stay away from guys playing solid defenses, but in this case we think it works to Young's advantage. As the sixth man, he should see a good amount of minutes versus the Bulls "second" line. Young should be one of the two best offensive options at this time. Playing a hunch here with Young, but we like him a lot.  

C1- Andrew Bynum LAL- A big game versus the Heat should cause the cream to the rise to the top here. Bynum has been great lately, and versus the Heat, one of the best defensive teams against guarads/forwads, we like him a lot. We like his matchup of Haslem/Anthony and think he should capitalize on pure talent over those two. 

C2- Tyson Chandler NYK- Chandler isn't the scorer that Bynum and the best big men in the league are, but he is a great rebounder. Versus the Celtics, we like him to get at least 14 points 14 rebounds. We like his ability to rebound versus the Celtics seemingly amazing ability to not care about rebounding.

C3- Ekpe Udoh GS- Udoh was looking like a solid pick the other night until he banged up his knee and had to leave the game. The good news is that he says his knee feels fine. For his 7k price, we will take advantage of a once again healthy Udoh and plug him back into our lineup today. 

 

Recap

Overall: % picks that made a 2 value: 64.1% (95/148)

Challenge Day 1                One Site Fantasy    VS.    Roto Grinders    

% picks with 2.0 value:            52.9% (9/17)                 61.7%  (15/30)        

Average score of lineup:            201.1                          188.9