NBA Fantasy Tips Wednesday January 21st 2015

Injury Report – Top Daily Fantasy Sports NBA Injuries and Illnesses of Note

-Lamarcus Aldridge, Portland Trailblazers

Injuring his thumb in the second quarter of the Blazers' 98-95 victory against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night Lamarcus Aldridge (thumb) has an upcoming MRI to determine when he may be able to return to. Evaluated Tuesday by a hand specialist it was announced Lamarcus will not play Wednesday, and the Trailblazers have given no timetable for his return. Aldridge should also be considered highly questionable for Thursday's game versus the Boston Celtics.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Damian Lillard

Wesley Matthews

Thomas Robinson

Meyers Leonard

-Tobias Harris, Orlando Magic

Already sitting out the last 5 games Tobias Harris (ankle) has not had any drawbacks to his ankle sprain rehab, and has stated it is feeling stronger. Despite taking shots and going through individual workouts there is still no set date for his return. While this news is encouraging we need to keep an eye on Tobias' playing status as the team has made no official announcement on when he will be back exactly.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Channing Frye

Nikola Vucevic

Elfrid Payton

Victor Oladipo

-Luol Deng, Miami Heat

Not making the team flight Luol Deng (illness) will not travel with the Miami Heat for Wednesday's game against the Charlotte Hornets due to feeling under the weather. Even thought he played 29 minutes last game it appears Luol will need some rest before taking the basketball court again. While his sickness and soreness does not appear to be anything sever he should be considered questionable for Friday's game as well.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:

Chris Bosh

Dwyane Wade

Danny Granger

Shawne Williams

3 Friday Daily Fantasy Sports Matchup's To Focus On:

Houston @ Golden State - Over/Under 217.5 (GS -8)

Two of the highest scoring and fast paced teams meet tonight when the Houston Rockets visit the Golden State Warriors which is always a great opportunity to pick lots of NBA daily fantasy points. With both teams having some of the most potent scoring in the league there should be no shortage of NBA daily fantasy points in this contest. With a spread for the home team only -8 the game should remain close enough throughout the game to where all star and hot players will see a full load of minutes. It is of note also that during the Warriors blowout of the Nuggets on Monday they played many players off the bench and have been spreading there playing minutes around to many different players.

Golden State Players To Watch:

Stephen Curry

Klay Thompson

Houston Players To Watch:

James Harden

Dwight Howard

Donatas Motiejunas

Oklahoma City @ Washington - Over/Under 204.5 (WSH -1.5)

Scoring 111 points against the Sixers last game it is clear the Washington Wizards are capable of putting up points which is always a good thing for building our daily fantasy sports NBA lineups. As Oklahoma comes off a tough game with the Miami Heat last night the Wizards should be able to push the pace against weary legs. With the high over / under total and the close point spread of 1.5 we can expect this to be a highly contested affair with plenty of NBA daily fantasy sports points up for grabs.

Washington Players To Watch:

John Wall

Marcin Gortat

Bradley Beal

Oklahoma City Players To Watch:

Kevin Durant

Russell Westbrook

Reggie Jackson

Portland Trailblazers @ Phoenix Suns - Over/Under 211 (PHO -6.5)

This will be more an injury play game then anything. The Trailblazers are a team that rely heavily on the scoring of only a few players one of them being the now injured Lamarcus Aldridge (thumb). With aldridge sitting out against an already high scoring team (The Suns put up 115 points against the Lakers in there last game) this might be a great opportunity to focus on some stars that may be in a good situational spot due to the missing Portland star power forward. Look for Lillard and Matthews to be shooting more then they already due against the weak guard defense of Phoenix and look for maybe Markieff Morris to have a big game at power forward against the now weakened front court of Portland. Spread is close and over / under is also high in this game shaping it up for a great spot to pick up daily fantasy sports points.

Portland Players To Watch:

Damian Lillard

Wesley Matthews

Thomas Robinson

Meyers Leonard

Phoenix Players To Watch:

Markieff Morris

Goran Dragic

Isaiah Thomas

Its shaping up to be another night in NBA daily fantasy sports so make sure to get your lineups built and get ready to have some fun! Have you created your NBA daily fantasy sports lineups for today yet? What better time then now! Lets also always be sure to remember that the NBA is high variance with lots of changing variables before game time so it is always best to watch news reports and player and game alerts up until tip off to make sure no key information is being missed. Enjoy the games tonight!

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