High Salary PF
Nikola Mirotic ($7,500): Mirotic posted 53 fantasy points in Game 3. He’s looked unstoppable this series and really for weeks now. He’s becoming more and more of a sure thing. Until he has an off-night or the Pelicans play the Warriors in the second round, keep riding the hot hand. *****
Dario Saric ($6,500): Even with Joel Embiid back in the lineup, the Heat have no answer for Saric. He’s producing in every category and Embiid isn’t guaranteed to play big minutes at the moment. Philadelphia honestly doesn’t need him for this series and they’re smart to monitor his workload. Saric will be over 30 fantasy points without much issue. ****
High Value PF
Derrick Favors ($5,300): Favors had 48.5 fantasy points in Game 2. He dominated the Thunder on the glass thanks in large part to early foul trouble of Steven Adams. There’s no guarantee Adams will be out of the game as much in Game 3, but Favors definitely took the matchup against Carmelo Anthony a bit more personal after getting stoned by him in Game 1. ***
Robert Covington ($5,500): At this salary, Covington is a safe bet. And in the playoffs, where random guys have big games and you don’t know who could go off at any moment, safe bets are never a bad thing. He needs 25.3 fantasy points to reach value. That should be no problem, even with Belinelli playing the way he’s currently playing. ***