NBA DFS Picks For FanDuel 1/19/22

As things still stand, there are many players in the league's health and safety protocols, so other players will have to step in and fill the void, creating for interesting DFS scenarios. The main slate tonight is a very large one with 13 total games, so there are plenty of intriguing player options to choose from. As on most slates, we have a lot of prevalent injury news that we are waiting on which could shake up the slate when released. Be sure to keep on eye on these injury situations as we approach roster lock. Let's dive in to the breakdown of the NBA main slate on FanDuel tonight!

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Top Play:

Evan Mobley (C/PF - $6600) -

Evan Mobley has seen a price decrease from the mid to upper $7000s all the way down to $6600 for tonight's slate with his recent FD scorings of 22, 32, and 30. Those totals are not the numbers we are used to seeing from Mobley during his stellar rookie campaign, especially provided the fact that he played 37, 33, and 39 minutes in those games. However, those minute numbers are enticing as it shows that he is able to manage an extreme workload, and his production in those games are around his floor. Mobley is averaging just under 1 FD point per minute, and prior to this recent stretch, he was scoring at an even higher rate. Prior to those three games, Mobley had scored 33+ FD points in seven of his last nine appearances, all of which would be 5x value at his current price. The Bulls are the third worst team in the NBA at defending the power forward position allowing 48.61 points to the position per game, so Mobley is in a prime smash spot.

Best Value:

De'Anthony Melton (SG/PG - $4100) -

The Grizzlies have placed Tyus Jones, Desmond Bane, and Kyle Anderson in the league's health and safety protocols, and Dillon Brooks still remains out with an ankle injury. With the absence of these players, other rotational pieces in De'Anthony Melton, John Konchar, and Ziaire Williams will need to step into a larger role for tonight's game. Of those players, De'Anthony Melton stands out as the player most likely to produce based on his 20.1% usage rate and 1.01 fantasy point per minute total. John Konchar and Ziaire Williams remain as excellent value candidates, but on average, they don't produce nearly as much as Melton when on the court. Although Melton doesn't have an elite matchup tonight, the Bucks rank near the league average at defending the shooting guard position, so there isn't a reason to be fearful either.

Main Player Pool:

Point Guard:

Dejounte Murray (PG/SG - $10000)

Cade Cunningham (PG/SG - $6000)

Coby White (PG/SG - $5700)

Mike Conley ($5700)

Other great plays: Luka Doncic (PG/SG - $10800), Trae Young ($9600), Ja Morant ($9500), Kyrie Irving (PG/SG - $8900), LaMelo Ball ($8200), De'Aaron Fox ($8000), Russell Westbrook ($7500), Dennis Schroder (PG/SG - $5700), Reggie Jackson ($5700), Jordan Clarkson (PG/SG - $5600), Gabe Vincent ($5000), Cory Joseph ($4400)

Shooting Guard:

James Harden (SG/PG - $10600)

DeMar DeRozan (SG/SF - $8500)

De'Anthony Melton (SG/PG - $4100)

John Konchar ($4000)

Other great plays: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SG/PG - $9000), D'Angelo Russell (SG/PG - $7600), Josh Giddey ($6500), Buddy Hield (SG/SF - $5800), Will Barton (SG/SF - $5700), Hamidou Diallo (SG/SF - $5600), Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/SG - $4500), Terence Davis (SG/SF - $4400), Ayo Dosunmu ($4200), Joe Ingles (SG/SF - $3700)

Small Forward:

LeBron James (SF/PF - $11000)

Jimmy Butler (SF/SG - $9100)

Anthony Edwards (SF/SG - $7700)

Scottie Barnes (SF/PF - $5500)

Other great plays: Jayson Tatum (SF/PF - $9800), Jaylen Brown (SF/SG - $8500), Khris Middleton (SF/SG - $8300), OG Anunoby (SF/SG - $6300), Kevin Porter (SF/PG - $6000), Franz Wagner (SF/SG - $5800), Saddiq Bey ($5600), Nassir Little ($5500), Chris Duarte ($5000), Isaac Okoro (SF/SG - $3800), Ziaire Williams ($3500)

Power Forward:

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/SF - $11300)

Robert Williams (PF/C - $7200)

Bobby Portis (PF/C - $6300)

Aaron Gordon ($5200)

Other great plays: Damontas Sabonis (PF/C - $9400), Christian Wood (PF/C - $7800), John Collins (PF/SF - $7400), Tobias Harris (PF/SF - $7400), Robert Covington (PF/SF - $6100), Marcus Morris (PF/SF - $5800), Jarred Vanderbilt ($5600), Keldon Johnson (PF/SF - $5300), Al Horford (PF/C - $5100), Precious Achiuwa (PF/C - $4500), Day'Ron Sharpe ($4500), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl ($3900)

Center:

Jusuf Nurkic ($7800)

Bam Adebayo (C/PF - $7700)

Evan Mobley (C/PF - $6600)

Onyeka Okongwu ($4900)

Other great plays: Nikola Jokic ($11500), Joel Embiid ($10500), Karl-Anthony Towns ($9500), Nikola Vucevic ($9200), Rudy Gobert ($8800), Jarrett Allen (C/PF - $7800), Jakob Poeltl ($6800), LaMarcus Aldridge (C/PF - $4400),

Cover Picture Attribution: Erik Drost, Evan Mobley, CC BY 2.0