Announcements

1) Welcome to our FREE NBA DFS Newsletter! It's playoff time and we can't wait to bring you some value. Below you will find:

- Some Quick Hitters on the days games.

- Our Playoff Blueprint, with DFS plays we like from various price ranges and some ideas for lineup construction strategy.

- Our Projection Tables, which offer a sneak peak at our FULL Player projections, which can be found in our AC+ NBA Newsletter.

- Monkey Knife Fight Plays of the day, you can learn more about Monkey Knife Fight here.

Good Luck Tonight! If you have any questions reach out to us on Twitter!

2) We are hosting the Official Standings for the Clockwork Sports NBA Playoff Challenge on our website! Compete for a chance to win $25 cash, Clockwork sports VIP access for the NBA finals, or an NBA TopShot moment! Learn more here.

QUICK HITTERS (5/31)

- Today's main slate features 2 games. Nobody is on a back to back.

- As of this writing, the game with the highest over/under is PHI v WAS at 230 points. The game with the lowest over/under is UTA v MEM at 226 points.

PLAYOFF BLUEPRINT

Welcome to our brand new section for the NBA Playoffs! This section will provide you with a full breakdown (or 'blueprint') of both players and strategies we like for tonight's games. Our goal is for this section to replace our usual 'Need to Know' and 'Core Plays' sections, as there is typically much less injury news in the playoffs and we want to focus in more on matchups and lineup construction!

Tonight's Lineup Construction: 

This sub-section will briefly breakdown lineup construction strategies to consider for tonight's slate. Are there high tier must plays? Is there a ton of cheap value? Should you go Stars and Scrubs? Etc.

Note: Since there are just 2 games tonight, I’ll be giving only 2 plays from each tier. Doing any more than that would result in me writing about players who I think won't perform well.

Boy oh boy do I hate a slate like this. There’s only 2 games, so virtually every player will be highly owned, and you’re not going to pull one over on the field tonight. It’s important to note that WAS is in a potential sweep situation, which could mean that they might take their foot off the gas pedal (EXCEPT RUSS, because he’s an absolute DAWG). Same could be said for PHI, who might rest some of their stars if the game gets out of hand early. The Jazz/Grizz game, though, should have far more fantasy value and far less variability in it. If, for example, the Jazz are up by 20 in the 4th quarter, the Grizzlies won’t mail it in, rather they’ll try to make a comeback because they’re still in the series. Keep that in mind tonight when picking your lineups.

Tier 1 ($8,000 +)

Each of the following tiers will provide our top 2-3 value plays (depending on how many games there are) of the night from within the specified price range. 

Note: We will be using DraftKings prices for the price-range classifications. This free newsletter will provide our second and third favorite play(s) from each tier! 

For our FULL PLAYOFF BLUEPRINT, which includes all our favorite plays from each tier, start your 1 week free trial of our AC Plus membership today!

2. Ja Morant ($8,400)

Ja has been playing great this series, and I only think he’ll continue to get more comfortable and confident as the playoffs go on (this is his first playoffs, so it’ll definitely take a couple games to adjust to the playoff intensity). Ja is also a gamer, and there’s no better opportunity to have a big game on a big stage than in a must-win game 4 tonight at home. He’s had 26, 24, and 47 this series, so you have to feel pretty good about his floor. JoVal has also been extremely ineffective in this series, therefore further opening up opportunities for Ja.

Tier 2 ($5,000-$7,900)

2. Tobias Harris ($7,300)

Tobias has quietly had a great fantasy series, and it’s because he’s made an effort to get on the glass heavily in this series. He averaged 6 rebounds during the regular season, but has logged 6, 9, and 13 in the first three games, respectively. If he continues to rebound the ball like that, it sets him up to have a pretty high floor, especially with the 20+ shots he’s been averaging in this series. He only had 19 and 20 in games 2 and 3, so I think he could have a big scoring night tonight as the Sixers try to boost his confidence before round 2, where they’ll definitely need him to score the ball well.

Tier 3 ($3,000-$4,900)

2. Royce O’Neale ($4,800)

Royce has quietly developed into one of the league's best 3 and d players, and it’s earned him heavy minutes night in and night out for this Jazz team. He’s locked in for those 30+ minutes, and since he’s in a similar situation to Grayson Allen where his entire team is filled with playmakers and ball movers, he’s able to get lots of open looks from three. Not to mention he also stuffs the stat sheet with defensive and rebounding stats, with the occasional high assist night as a result of Utah’s great ball movement and 3 point shooting. This is kind of a side note, but Royce O’Neale is one of the best “extra pass” players in the league, and it’s how he gets most of his assists.

For our FULL PLAYOFF BLUEPRINT, which includes OUR TOP PLAY from each tier, start your 1 week free trial of our AC Plus membership today!   

TODAY'S PROJECTION TABLES