DraftKings NBA picks February 8: Right said Fred (VanVleet)

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DraftKings NBA Small Forwards:

Best Bets:

LeBron James ($10,900): I know beating the hell out of the Warriors means nothing this year, but one of LeBron or A.D. is going to have a big game for the Lakers. That’s a rule. This is a LeBron game. The Warriors are surprisingly tough up front. LeBron still put up 52.5 DraftKings points in 26 minutes in the first meeting. He has a solid floor, but not a ton of upside, especially if Wiggins doesn’t play.

Paul George ($8,400): When both George and Kawhi are on the court together their production is nearly identical. The price, however, is not. George is $1,400 less and you get almost exactly the same production. I don’t know why you pay for Kawhi right now, especially considering that both of them are ONLY eligible at SF now. Save the money. Play George. On some slates you can play both, but this probably isn’t one of them.

Honorable Mention:

Brandon Ingram ($7,400): I’m a huge fan of Ingram if he’s able to play without limitations. He was well on his way to another big game on Thursday until an ankle sprain ended his night after just 21 minutes. It sounds like most around the team aren’t expecting Ingram to play, but if he’s in there, he will be in most of my lineups.

Caris LeVert ($6,300): LeVert has 85.25 DraftKings points over the last two games. That’s nearly 7x value! Toronto is going to be tougher on him than the Warriors or Suns, but LeVert’s price is still low enough to use here. 5x value is assured and 6x value is very possible.

Miles Bridges ($6,200): Bridges has been very good as a starter for the Hornets. That’s a role he’ll stay in with the buyout of Marvin Williams. Bridges has at least 34 DraftKings points in his last four starts. Dallas is decent at the position, but not strong enough that I want to fade Bridges.

Dark Horses:

Josh Hart ($5,400): Hart has three straight games over 30 DraftKings points and has only been under 5x value at this price once in the last seven games. This is not a great matchup, but I like it a lot more if Warren is out again. The Pelicans like running Hart with the starters and using Zion at center, so he should still continue to see plenty of chances.

J.J. Redick ($4,100): Redick is still priced low enough to throw out there as a punt. He is one of the few long range weapons that the Pelicans have, so he’s always going to see a fair amount of minutes and is always going to be a big part of the offense when he’s on the floor. You can’t ask for much more in a punt play.

Torrey Craig ($4,000): With Barton and Porter out and Millsap likely on a minutes limit, Craig should still see plenty of run regardless of if McRae plays or not. The Nuggets could still throw a curve and start Keita Bates-Diop. If that do that, start him instead.