Fantasy Basketball Daily Pre-Game Report for Monday, January 9

Jan 9, 2012 Blog

Basketball is on the back burner tonight, it’s time to watch my Crimson Tide take down the National Championship!! 

There are only 6 games on the NBA schedule tonight and the daily tourneys are open for registration.  All tourneys tip off at 7:00 PM EST.  Here’s what we’ve got for tonight:

Fanduel $7500 NBA Slam – $25 Entry, Top 36 Teams Paid
Fanduel $2500 NBA Assist – $5 Entry, Top 60 Teams Paid
Fanduel $2000 NBA Shot – $2 Entry, Top 120 Teams Paid
Fanduel Two Player Head to Head Matches – $1 to $535 Entry Fee

DraftStreet $4000 Nightly Tourney – $109 Entry, Top 6 Teams Paid
DraftStreet $1000 Nightly Tourney – $22 Entry, Top 6 Teams Paid
DraftStreet $1000 Nightly Tourney – $5 Entry, Top 18 Teams Paid
DraftStreet $500 Nightly Tourney – $2 Entry, Top 20 Teams Paid

 

Monday Night NBA Schedule, Starting Lineups, Injuries and Sit/Starts

Minnesota @ Toronto (-3.5)   187.5 Total
MIN:  (R. Rubio/L. Ridnour), W. Johnson, D. Williams, K. Love, D. Milicic
TOR:  J. Calderon, D. DeRozan, (J. Johnson/R. Butler), A. Bargnani, A. Johnson

  • Michael Beasley is out, Derrick Williams will get the start at SF
  • The Ricky Rubio/Luke Ridnour platoon is starting to swing toward Rubio winning the starting job and majority of minutes.
  • Kevin Love has a big rebounding advantage over Andrea Bargnani.
  • DeMar DeRozan has had two poor games in a row and it might be best to lay off him for a night or two until he snaps out of it.
  • Game Preview from Raptors Republic

 

Indiana @ Philadelphia (-5.5)   182.50 Total
IND:  D. Collison, P. George, D. Granger, D. West, R. Hibbert
PHI:  J. Holiday, (E. Turner/J. Meeks), A. Iguodala, E. Brand, S. Hawes

  • Danny Granger twisted and ankle in his last game and could be slowed.  He’s also dealing with food poisoning and is listed as questionable.  Avoid him tonight.
  • Spencer Hawes suffered back spasms in his last game, check his gametime status.
  • Roy Hibbert is a gametime decision with a sore ankle.  If Hibbert can’t go, Lou Amundson and Jeff Foster will hold down the center spot. 
  • The total of 182.5 is very low, which could limit the pace of this game and produce some weak fantasy numbers.
  • George Hill is questionable, which means bigger minutes for Paul George and Darren Collison.

 

Atlanta (-5.5) @ New Jersey   178 Total
ATL: J. Teague, J. Johnson, V. Radmanovic, J. Smith, A. Horford
NJN:  D. Williams, A. Morrow/M. Brooks, D. James, K. Humphries, M. Okur

  • Mehmet Okur is still dealing with back problems and will miss Monday.  Johan Petro will get the start.
  • Marvin Williams will miss Monday and Wednesday with an ankle injury.  Vlad Radmanovic will likely get the start at SF.
  • Josh Smith has been putting up some huge lines and he’s way underpriced on some daily sites.  He’s a must start.
  • Al Horford could have a big game, especially if Okur is out.
  • MarShon Brooks should be a go for this one and makes a nice cheap roster filler.
  • Damion James is out Monday with a foot injury.
  • Expect a low scoring game with the total of 178.

 

Charlotte @ New York (-10.5)   202.5 Total
CHA:  DJ Augustin, G. Henderson, T. Thomas, B. Diaw, (D. Diop/BJ Mullens)
NYK:  I. Shumpert, L. Fields, C. Anthony, A. Stoudemire, T. Chandler

  • Toney Douglas has lost his starting PG job to Iman Shumpert.  Shumpert is a great cheap daily play.  Douglas is suffering from a sore shoulder, but will be available Monday.
  • Carmelo Anthony is dealing with several nagging injuries, so be safe and check his gametime status.  His salary is pretty high on most sites, so it might be a good move to use that salary somewhere else until Melo is completely healthy.
  • Amare Stoudemire has a great matchup tonight and could put up a big line against the undersized Bobcat interior.
  • Corey Maggette will be out for another couple of weeks.  Derrick Brown will likely get another start.
  • Boris Diaw could have a limited fantasy night against Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler.

 

Detroit @ Chicago (13.5)  176.5  Total
DET:  (R. Stuckey/B. Knight), B. Gordon, T. Prince, J. Jerebko, G. Monroe
CHI:  D. Rose, R. Brewer, L. Deng, C. Boozer, J. Noah

  • Rodney Stuckey is still dealing with an injury and will miss this one.  Brandon Knight will get the start and is a must play daily option.
  • Rip Hamilton will likely miss this game, Ronnie Brewer will get the start.
  • Joakim Noah has been slumping lately, so I’d avoid him in daily cash games until he snaps out of it.
  • Austin Daye is a gametime decision with a sore ankle.
  • Charlie Villanueva is out with an ankle injury.   Jonas Jerebko will continue to start at PF.

 

New Orleans @ Denver  (-13)   192.5 Total
NOR:  J. Jack, M. Belinelli, AF Aminu, C. Landry, E. Okafor
DEN:  T. Lawson, A. Afflalo, D. Gallinari, A. Harrington, Nene

  • Eric Gordon is out for a couple of weeks.  Marco Belinelli will get the start at SG.
  • Trevor Ariza is likely out for this one, Al-Farouq Aminu will get the start.
  • Nene is a gametime decision with a foot injury.  Kosta Koufos would likely get the start if Nene can’t go.

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