NBA $15,000 SATURDAY: TIPS & SELECTIONS
Seven games are on the slate for NBA Saturday, led by a Western conference clash between the current top seed Warriors and the seventh placed Clippers where DeMarcus Cousins is set to make his Warriors debut.
Although there isn’t much else on the card in terms of big clashes, fans will also get a further treat in the West when two of the league’s biggest talents collide in Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis.
There is $15,000 up for grabs in the Saturday jackpot tournament.
Donovan Mitchell – SG/PG – $16,560
Mitchell has been a regular name on these lists lately, but he continues to back it up. He has put up 28 points in his last two games, after scoring 33 or more in each of his three games prior. The Jazz are leaning on Mitchell to not only score, but to help create for the rest of their squad with the Jazz missing multiple guards including regular point Ricky Rubio. Mitchell has excdeed 50 Draftstars points in three of his last five games and gets a juicy match up against the Cavaliers who are the worst team in the NBA.
CJ McCollum – SG/PG – $11,210
McCollum has been a little quiet recently, but showed some signs of life in the Blazers last outing dropping 19 points on the Cavs. He gets a nice match up here against a Pelicans team that is giving up the 28th most points per game in the league. New Orleans point Jrue Holiday is one of the better defensive guards in the league, and he’s going to be tasked with dealing with the dynamic Damian Lillard. But, this should see the Blazers turn to McCollum more often and it is often so easy to get that this is a guy who averages 20 a game.
Justise Winslow – SF/PF – $12,350
Winslow has rounded back into form over the last week, averaging 40 Draftstars points in his last three games. He has become a dependable scorer for the Heat, since Christmas eve, Winslow has put up double digits in every game he has played. He has also been putting up good assists numbers, with multiple points-assists double doubles in the month of January alone, averaging five rebounds in the month as well.
Kyle Korver – SG/SF – $8,540
The Jazz sharpshooter has had the touch of late, putting up 19 points in back to back games, with 16 prior to that. He is one of the most prolific deep threats in the history of the league, and he’s been hot from beyond the arc lately with 13 triples in his last three games. The Cavs give up the 23rd most points per game in the league, and the long injury list in Utah means Korver should continue to get opportunities. Korver was traded from Cleveland to the Jazz less than two months ago, and while he would no doubt be happy with the move away from a struggling Cavaliers team with no LeBron, there is still extra motivation there to get up on his old team.
Omri Casspi – SF/PF – $6,530
Casspi put up a season high 17 points with six rebounds in the Grizzlies last outing against the Bucks, logging a season high in minutes as well with 36. That broke his previous season high of 25 that came the game prior. Kyle Anderson has joined the injury list for Memphis, and it seems Casspi is the one who is going to reap the benefits in the rotation. The Israeli forward is not likely to give you a giant stat line, but he is a capable scorer and if he continues getting minutes like this offers good value at a cheap price.
Enter the NBA $15,000 Saturday tournament.
NBA SCORING SYSTEM
Point Scored = 1 point
Missed Field Goal = -0.25 points
Missed Free Throw = -0.25 points
Assist = 1.5 points
Rebound = 1.25 points
Turnover = -0.5 points
Steal = 2 points
Block = 2 points
3 Point Made Bonus = 1 point
Double-Double = 2 points
Triple-Double = 2 points
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