The highest scoring NBA games can be a great source of fantasy value for DFS. Here we’ll consider a few of the highest scoring contests, highlighting must own players, sneaky starts, and guys to fade. In addition to the total, we’ll consider the spread and how it might impact the game’s stars and/or open up some opportunity for bench players. To be successful in NBA DFS, you have to be attuned to talent, minutes, matchups and salaries. We’ll consider those attributes of the key players from these high scoring games.
NOTE: Lines can change at a moment's notice based on the actual bets placed on each game. Therefore, while any lines or odds mentioned in this column were accurate at the time of writing, they could have moved slightly since then. But because we're using this information only as an aid in our daily ranking process and nothing else, any such discrepancies shouldn't matter to the reader. Lines are provided by Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Monday at 10:00 a.m.
Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors (-15)
Total points: 222.5
These teams met last week in a game that was closer than the final box score indicates (130-114 Warriors victory). With Golden State coming off a brutal loss to the Lakers on Sunday and looking to keep the home win streak alive, I’m holding out zero hope for a Magic upset tonight. Golden State outperforms Orlando in all key team stats, but surprisingly offers a few more favorable positional matchups than the Magic.
Players to target
Draymond Green (DraftKings: $8,500, FanDuel: $8,600)
Nikola Vucevic (DK: $7,500, FD: $8,000)
Aaron Gordon (DK: $6,500, FD: $6,000)
Stephen Curry (DK: $10,600, FD: $10,900)