Pelicans and Mavs travel to Dallas for Round Two
Brooklyn Nets* at Toronto Raptors (7:00 pm EST); over/under 192.5 ; Raptors -9.5. INJURIES: BKN: Kevin Garnett (Q), Deron Williams (OUT) ; TOR: Tyler Hansbrough (Q) .
Houston Rockets* at Washington Wizards* (7:00 pm EST); over/under 198; Rockets -2. INJURIES: HOU: Chandler Parsons (OUT), Patrick Beverley (OUT) ; WAS: Al Harrington (OUT).
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers* (7:30 pm EST);
over/under 207; Knicks 5. INJURIES: NYK: Beno Udrih (Q), J.R. Smith (Q), Tyson Chandler (OUT), Pablo Prigioni (OUT) ; PHI: Lavoy Allen (OUT) .
Phoenix Suns* at Detroit Pistons* (7:30 pm EST); over/under 205.5 ; Pistons -1.5. INJURIES: PHO: Eric Bledsoe (OUT) ; DET: Rodney Stuckey (Q) .
Milwaukee Bucks* at Oklahoma City Thunder (8:00 pm EST); over/under 196 ; Thunder 13.5. INJURIES: MIL: John Henson (Q), Zaza Pachulia (OUT) ; OKC: Russell Westbrook (OUT) .
Charlotte Bobcats* at Chicago Bulls* (8:00 pm EST); over/under 177.5 ; Bulls -4.5. INJURIES: CHA: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (OUT) ; CHI: none.
New Orleans Pelicans* at Dallas Mavericks* (8:30 pm EST); over/under 199 ; Mavs -7.5. INJURIES: NOP: Jason Smith (P), Tyreke Evans (Q), Jrue Holiday (OUT), Ryan Anderson (OUT); DAL: Wayne Ellington (Q), Shawn Marion (OUT), Devin Harris (OUT).
Orlando Magic* at Denver Nuggets (9:00 pm EST); over/under 201.5; Nuggets 11.5. INJURIES: ORL: Arron Afflalo (D), Nikola Vucevic (OUT) ; DEN: Wilson Chandler (Q), JaVale McGee (OUT).
Boston Celtics* at Portland Trail Blazers (10:00 pm EST); over/under 206.5 ; Blazers 12. INJURIES: BOS: Rajon Rondo (OUT) ; POR: none.
My Lineup
The following is my recommended lineup, subject to change, for the $5/$1,000 double up payout GPP at DraftStreet ($99,912 spent of $100,000 max):
Stars Worth Starting: LaMarcus Aldridge/POR, Carmelo Anthony/NYK, DeMar DeRozan/TOR
Bargain Plays: Chris Douglas-Roberts/CHA, Will Bynum/DET. Robin Lopez/POR
Speculative Plays: Jeff Green/BOS, Kenneth Faried/DEN
Estimated DraftStreet Points: 215 (+/- 55).
Others Deserving of Consideration: Carlos Boozer/CHI, Eric Gordon/NOP, Joakim Noah/CHI, Shaun Livingston/BKN, Josh Smith/DET, Kyle Lowry/TOR, Terrence Ross/TOR, Ty Lawson/DEN, Luke Ridnour/MIL.
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