FanDuel Lineup Play and Strategy for Tuesday, November 19th

This article is part of our FanDuel NBA series.

We’re set for a solid six-game slate Tuesday, a slightly bigger ledger than usual for the second night of the week. There isn’t a long list of short-term injuries, but the few that are do involve some of the biggest names in the NBA.

Slate overview

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Specified spreads/totals are from FanDuel Sportsbook and current as of Tuesday 11/19 at 1:00 a.m. ET:

Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (-5.5) (O/U: 232.0)

Charlotte Hornets at Brooklyn Nets (-3) (O/U: 222.5)

Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies (-4) (O/U: 225.5)

New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks (-10.5) (O/U: 220.5)

Oklahoma City Thunder (-8.5) at San Antonio Spurs (O/U: 222.5)

Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers (-11) (O/U: 232.0)

We have a mixed bag in terms of expected competitiveness of the games. It’s encouraging to see three lines of 5.5 points or fewer, and it’s worth noting that the Pelicans-Mavericks spread could also narrow some if Luka Doncic is announced as unavailable due to his knee injury.

The Cavaliers-Celtics projected total is the most encouraging of the night, though it matches the Jazz-Lakers, as Cleveland and Boston are expected to have a much better chance of a wire-to-wire matchup as the defending champions strive to be the No. 1 team to put a blemish on the Cavs’ record.

Injury situations that must be monitored

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Luka DoncicDAL (knees): Doubtful

If Doncic were to sit out, Kyrie Irving would see a big boost in usage, while Quentin Grimes, Jaden Hardy and Spencer Dinwiddie would likely handle point guard duties between them.

Nikola JokicTHE (personal): PLAYABLE

If Jokic sits out a third straight game, Dario Saric will likely get a fresh start after averaging 28.8 FD points in his first two games in Jokic’s place.

Victor WembanyamaSAN (knees): Doubtful

In Wembanyama’s likely absence, Zach Collins will likely draw another start, while the rest of the starting five enjoy increased usage opportunities.

Other notable injuries:

Yes MorantMEM (hip): OUT

Chet HolmgrenOKC (hip): OUT

Zion WilliamsonNOP (hoarding): OUT

Dejounte MurrayNO (hand): OUT

CJ McCollumNOP (Thigh): OUT

Kristaps PorzingisBIM (foot): OUT

Zach EdeyMEM (Ankle): OUT

Aaron GordonTHE (calf): OUT

Mark WilliamsCHA (foot): OUT

Jeremy SochanSAN (thumb): OUT

Walker KesslerUTA (hip): OUT

Caris LeVertCLE (knees): Doubtful

Payton PritchardBIM (thumb): PLAYABLE

Marcus SmartMEM (disease): Doubtful

Rui HachimuraLAL (Ankle): Doubtful

Three MenCHA (back): DISSAYABLE

Anthony DavisLAL (foot): PROBABLY

Elite players

We have seven players with five-figure salaries on Tuesday’s board – Nikola Jokic ($12,500), Victor Wembanyama ($11,700), Luka Doncic ($11,600), Anthony Davis ($11,200), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($10,800), Jayson Tatum ($10,300) and LeBron James ($10,000).

If Jokic returns from his two-game absence, he should certainly be well-rested and will look to build on the 86.1 FD points he produced his most recent time on the floor Nov. 10.

Wembanyama looks highly unlikely to play, but should he unexpectedly suit up, he would be looking to build on a four-game stretch in which he has scored 56.3 to 71.2 FD points.

If Doncic can bounce back from his one-game absence, he looks to surpass 50 FD points for his third straight injury-free game.

Davis is enjoying a season reminiscent of his Pelicans heyday, posting 64.4 and 56.3 FD points in his last few contests.

SGA now has an average of 50.3 FD points per game on the season and has numbers between 52.5 and 82.1 FD points in three of his last four games, which coincides with the contests that Chet Holmgren has missed so far with his hip injury.

Tatum has scored at least 41.8 FD points in seven straight games and is starting to accumulate some rest after a very busy start to the season, as Tuesday’s game is just the Celtics’ second in the last six days.

LeBron dropped to 33.9 FD points in 37 minutes against the Pelicans on Saturday, but had scored 48.2 to 67.4 FD points in his previous eight games.

Expected Chalk

Other likely chalk games include:

LaMelo BallCHA ($9,600)

Ball has scored at least 43.8 FD points and as many as 54.8 in six straight games, the type of production and consistency that should make him very reliable in his paychecks.

Donovan MitchellCLE ($9,400)

Mitchell will play a key role in tonight’s marquee matchup and scored 58.1 to 60.6 FD points in the three games before taking a rest day on Sunday, which should leave him especially fresh for this matchup.

Kyrie IrvingVALLEY ($8,900)

Kyrie scored a modest 32.2 FD points despite Doncic’s absence in the Mavs’ most recent game on Sunday, but his ceiling is obviously much higher and he can take the floor without his star player in the backcourt again.

Jalen WilliamsOKC ($8,800)

Williams has also seen increased usage since Holmgren’s injury, posting 45.5 to 64.7 FD points in three of the four games the big man has missed so far.

Brandon IngramNOP ($8,600)

Ingram continues to command a salary out of proportion to his current expanded role, as he has scored 51.3 and 53.8 FD points in the last two games without Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum available, while in average has 24.5 shot attempts and 37.5 minutes per

Key values

Jrue HolidayBOS vs. CLE ($5,600)

Holiday sat out Saturday’s game against the Raptors for treatment of a knee injury, but he does not carry an injury designation for Tuesday’s showdown with the Cavaliers and should be plenty rested considering his last time on the floor was Wednesday. Holiday scored 39.2 FD points in that game against the Nets, his first time over 30 FD points since Opening Night against the Knicks. The veteran guard has another 29.3 FD points tally this season and averaged a solid 24.8 FD points in the seven games preceding his season-best effort against Brooklyn. The Cavaliers have been around the middle of the pack defending point guards, but they have surrendered 38.5 percent three-point shooting to singles. Cleveland has also allowed the third-most points (27.3) and a league-high 5.2 made threes to PGs over the past seven games, further brightening Holiday’s outlook.

Trey MurphyNOP at DAL ($5,400)

Murphy was just starting to get into a rhythm after playing three games into a delayed season debut when he sat out Saturday’s game against the Lakers with a hamstring injury. However, the talented guard is off the injury report ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Mavericks and is coming off of scoring 32.1 FD points in his last game against the Nuggets on Friday. While Murphy’s shooting is still a bit rusty, the fact that he will have plenty of increased usage opportunities with McCollum and Williamson still out for New Orleans, and the fact that Dallas is allowing 48.3 FD points per match to strikers, him very worth considering. to his salary.

D’Angelo RussellLAL vs. UTA ($5,000)

Russell is admittedly best back for tournament play as he has been a bit inconsistent in his bench role. Consider, however, that this is a salary you’ll never see attached to the talented point guard, who is already averaging 32.4 FD points since his move to the second unit. Russell has been cleared of an illness that bothered him his last time on the floor Saturday, and he faces a Jazz team that allows the fourth-highest offensive efficiency rating to point guards (29.6) and the fifth-highest to bench players (47 ,2), together with 58.3 FD points per match to singles in the last seven contests.

ALSO CONSIDER: Scotty PippenMEM vs. THE ONE ($5,800); Devin VassellSAN vs. OKC ($5,700); Zach CollinsSAN vs. MEM ($5,400)

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