Sure, the NFL playoffs are still going on, but the NBA still has six games scheduled here today which means plenty of players to choose from for our Underdog Fantasy NBA picks. When looking over the matchups today it’s hard not to love the matchups between the Pacers/Suns with its 248.5 game total and competitive spread.
Underdog Fantasy NBA Top Picks – January 21
Haliburton returned to the Pacers lineup against the Blazers on Friday and picked up right where he left off, scoring 21 points with 17 assists. The addition of Pascal Siakam to the Pacers lineup gives Haliburton another legitimate scoring threat to play with and really his first true star player since coming to the Pacers. The total for tonight’s matchup between the Pacers and Suns is set at 248.5 with the Suns set as five-point home favorites. Haliburton is averaging 12.6 assists per game on the year and leads the league with 20.8 potential assists per game. His projection tonight is set at 12.0 which at the very least gives us a good chance to at least tie but I’m expecting him to finish with more than that this evening.
Pick: Higher 12.0 Assists
NBA rotations are so important, especially when it comes to the new trend of first quarter projections. Knowing when a player gets subbed out and who he is on the floor with can make or break whether or not a player can reach his first quarter projections or not. Using a site like https://popcornmachine.net/ lets us see that Devin Booker typically plays the entire first quarter of a game while the likes of Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant get subbed out. Booker playing the first 12 minutes of each game gives him an increased opportunity for him to hit his first quarter projections. As I mentioned above, this matchup against the Pacers has a 248.5 game total and is a nice pace up spot for Phoenix. Let’s ride the Booker first quarter point projection of 8.5 points.
Pick: Higher 8.5 1Q Points
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