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With this in mind, we’ve begun a “Trend of the Day” series. Every weekday we’ll walk our subscribers through an important trend for that day’s slate of games.
It’s a little tough to find a really unique trend on a two-game slate like tonight, but I think I might have something for you. Of course, there are all sorts of trends we can set up to show why Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Anthony Davis are good plays, but let’s look for some value instead.
Trend: Cheap Players with High Minutes and High Usage
Step 1: Player Filters > Salary > Set “3000 to 6900”
Here, I am defining a “cheap” player as less than $7,000 on DraftKings. Next, let’s find players who are projected to play a good amount of minutes (30+).
Step 2: Projections > Proj Minutes > Set “30 to 48”
And finally, let’s set a usage rate minimum — we’ll go with 24% or higher.
Step 3: Projections > Proj Usage > Set “24 to 35”
Now that we have our filters in place, let’s look at our Plus/Minus result:
The Plus/Minus here is +3.08, which is a solid find for a two-game slate where everyone will be looking at the same core of players. Finally, let’s look at the current matches and see who might be a good, if even sneaky, play tonight.
We have two matches for tonight — Norris Cole and Bradley Beal. And given the PG studs playing tonight in Westbrook and John Wall, Norris Cole could be a really nice pivot to 1) get in Davis, Durant, and one of the high-priced PGs, and 2) to create a unique lineup, if that’s possible tonight. Given the awful options at SG tonight, Beal will be very highly owned anyway, but perhaps this should solidify locking him in as a core play and mixing around him.
Good luck tonight and talk to you next week when NBA resumes!
