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    Welcome to today’s DFS Delivery article.

    We have the usual modestly-sized slate tonight, as there are just five games on the ledger. However, we are nearing the end of the regular season and this means late scratches and rostering people you have never heard of before! April DFS baby!

    With that said, let’s go check out some of my best picks, at the time of the writing.

    Player Tiers

    Expensive Tier

    Giannis Antetokounmpo ($11,800) – Giannis was…Giannis against the 76ers on Tuesday, scoring 75 fantasy points! He is expected to play a ton again tonight against the Nets, in a high-paced, high scoring game, and he is going up against a Nets ‘defense’ that he should be able to destroy from the get-go.

    James Harden ($10,200) Harden tends to be low-owned and for a good reason, since he has not played well after his first couple of games with the Sixers. But that does not mean that he is not capable of giving us big fantasy scores, like the 65.75 points night he had against the Clippers. Tonight, he is going up against the Pistons, a team that is ranked in the bottom-five in points allowed to the guard spot this season, and also a team that has managed to keep games close lately, so we can see the perfect storm for Harden.

    Mid-Tier

    Rudy Gobert ($7,700) Gobert is as consistent as they come in DFS, with his scoring hovering around the 40 points mark in pretty much every game he plays. Although this would be enough for 5x return tonight, I am hoping to get more out of him, since he is going up against the Lakers and their awful defense. To put it in numbers, the Lakers give up the third-most points in the paint per contest (51.5), while Gobert is scoring 71.3 percent of his points in that part of the floor.

    Andre Drummond ($6,000) Drummond is coming off of three straight double-doubles and although he is not scoring a lot, he gives us points in every other category, which is what makes him interesting. My only concern is the availability of LaMarcus Aldridge, and although he has not played in the last two games that he has been available, he could cut into Drummond’s minutes and production if he re-enters the rotation.

    Value

    Killian Hayes ($4,300) – Hayes is averaging 31 minutes over the last five games with all the injuries the Pistons have and tonight they might be even more shorthanded, with Cory Joseph being questionable. In that five-game span, Hayes is averaging 28.75 fantasy points per game. With the expectation that he remains in an expanded role moving forward, he could provide significant value, and although the matchup tonight is not easy, the possibility of him logging 33+ minutes is what makes him an interesting value option.

    Brook Lopez ($3,900) – $3,900 is way too cheap for a guy in the highest projected game total today likely to see 28+ minutes. DK did decrease Lopez’s price, right after the game he got the most minutes this year (29) and he put up 14 shots, his most this season. He is still finding his rhythm after his back injury but he won’t stay at 0.7 fantasy points forever and he will get closer to his 0.83 two-year average.

    Honorable Mentions: Joel Embiid ($11,500), Donovan Mirchell ($8,800), Nicola Vucevic ($8,100), Malik Monk ($5,500),  Moses Brown ($3,200)

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