NBA DFS picks September 9: The Joker is the wild card

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NBA DFS guard plays

Jamal Murray’s price is still too high. You’re going to get a lot more out of Kyle Lowry or Fred VanVleet than Murray, even in off games. However, Kemba Walker might be the most consistent of the four. His upside isn’t high enough for most GPP’s though.

Being able to use Paul George at guard on both sides helps out today. Not that we need PG13 for value, but it does give us an interesting alternative on FanDuel to VanVleet. Will George outscore him? I expect the two to be close, which makes George a nice pivot over on FanDuel.

Marcus Smart’s price seems a touch high on both sites. He can’t hit value and certainly has no upside with his price this high. Roll the dice on Lou Williams in GPP formats or find the extra money for Jaylen Brown or VanVleet in cash. The pricing has made Smart obsolete. Lou Williams would be too if he weren’t capable of dropping 50.

Gary Harris is about the only one in the low mid-range that is worth mentioning. His output has increased in every game of this series, but it’s likely not going higher than the 28.75 that he tallied on Monday. That makes Harris worth a flier.

Value at guard is still messy with Patrick Beverley still on a minutes restriction. He is still the best true point guard for the Clippers, but all of them struggled besides Williams again. Beverley is the value punt that we need, but he comes with a sizeable amount of risk if he only plays 20 minutes.

Both Monte Morris and Brad Wanamaker had strong games on Monday. What are the chances of that happening again? Not good enough for me to want to take a chance on either of them. However, that’s about the only way to find enough value to play both Kahwi and Jokic.