Daily Fantasy NBA News and Injury Updates - 10/31/17

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What We're Waiting to Know

Domantas Sabonis is questionable to play with an upper respiratory infection

With Myler Turner out, Sabonis has taken advantage. He put up 30+ fantasy points in 3 of the last 4 games, so if he plays, he could be interesting. If Sabonis is out, the bulk of the minutes will go to Al Jefferson and T.J. Leaf. The match-up with the Kings isn't amazing, but both of these guys are super cheap and should get close to 25-30 minutes.

DeMarre Carroll is officially questionable to miss his 2nd straight game, but is leaning on the side of playing

Allen Crabbe is the man to own if Carroll is unable to go. He saw close to 30 minutes with Carroll out last game and now has a great match-up with the Suns. If Carroll plays, I'll likely ignore both him and Crabbe. This is a game you'll want exposure to, so pay attention to this situation.

Zach Randolph has been upgraded to probable to play

It looks like he'll go here, so that takes Skal Labissiere out of the top value tier. He's still in play against the weak Indy bigs, but he's not a must. On the off chance that Randolph sits this one out, you can plug Labissiere into every lineup. Willie Cauley-Stein will get his minutes either way, but is safer with Z-Bo out.

Every Lineup Guys

Andre Drummond FD - $9200 DK - $8200
Opponent - LAL
Proj Pts FD - 44.18 DK - 43.5

Nobody is ever a "must" in NBA at this price, but Drummond is in as good of a spot as ever. For one, he looks to have turned a corner. He's playing more minutes and looks a lot more lively on the court. Even when he gets into foul trouble, he's bouncing back and playing 20 minutes in the 2nd half. He's been over 45 fantasy points in 4 straight contests and hasn't had a total meltdown yet, which happened about twice a week last season. He also sees the defense of Brook Lopez, who is quite possibly the worst rebounding center in the league. They will go back and forth on the scoreboard, but Drummond will obliterate him on the boards. I would be surprised if he doesn't get to 20 boards, assuming the game stays close. Drummond is pretty expensive and while it's hard to ever call him "safe", this is as close as it can get. He's a mainstay in my lineups.

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