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I may be in a constant time crunch but I’m always going to try to pack in as much as I can into these for you guys, even if it’s in fewer words.

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

CLE -12 (-625), CHA  +12 (+445)
Game Total 219.5

Key Storylines

Ty Jerome: Jerome has fallen off a bit, which makes sense as he had been shooting near 60% from the field and 50% from three, which were unsustainable numbers. The return of Caris LeVert also dropped his minutes back down, which hasn’t helped either. I can see Jerome catching back himself, but I don’t see him being a 12-team with another good sixth man lurking and how well he had to shoot to be as good as he was early on.

Salaun is out: Cody Martin got the minutes when Salaun exited the last game and he should get the start on Saturday. Nick Richards is also questionable at the time of writing and should he miss, Moussa Diabate should be back in 12-team relevance as a specialist stream for boards plus blocks, considering Mark Williams should not yet be ready for a starter-level workload.

Stream of the Game

Caris LeVert if he is available, but if not, Cody Martin for general stats.

Vasilije Micic is also a stream-of-the-game-worthy player if you need some dimes.

Alternatives: 

Ty Jerome, Dean Wade, Georges Niang, Sam Merrill, Isaac Okoro is questionable and if he is out, the aforementioned names all get slight boosts.

Mark Williams (with long-term-hold upside), Josh Green, KJ Simpson

Denver Nuggets @ Washington Wizards

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

DEN -13.5 (-1000), WAS +13.5 (+650)
Game Total 230.5

Key Storylines

Jamal questionable: It would be Russell Westbrook time if Jamal Murray is out. Otherwise, Nikola Jokic continues to be historic.

Brogdon, Kyshawn, Kispert all out: Is it finally time for Bub Carrington again? He should be able to start, though head coach Brian Keefe has thrown some weird lineups at us like starting Marvin Bagley III over Jonas Valanciunas on Thursday. About that, if it sticks, Bagley is a streamer too.

Stream of the Game

Russell Westbrook may not be available, so my choice is Bub Carrington (points-rebounds-assists, potential steals) thanks to some absences giving him a potential chance to start.

Alternatives: 

Bilal Coulibaly (since he has likely been dropped), Marvin Bagley III, Jared Butler

On Bilal – he can’t remain a sub-30% guy from the field or he wouldn’t be in the NBA, and the other stats are still good, so he could roar back into value if he corrects that shooting.

Julian Strawther, Peyton Watson

Oklahoma City Thunder @ New Orleans Pelicans

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

OKC -8 (-325), NOP +8 (+260)
Game Total 223

Key Storylines

Thunderrrr: There isn’t anything especially new or surprising here, but Cason Wallace and Isaiah Joe have especially been playing well recently, giving them more credence as 12-team streamers.

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