The NBA playoffs continue Monday with a two-game slate. The Knicks will be hosting the Pistons and the Nuggets will be hosting the Clippers, both of which are Game 2s of their first round series. The slate begins at 7:30 PM EST and DraftKings continues to offer huge contests for DFS players. Below, I dive into three of my favorite DFS picks to consider for Monday’s NBA playoff two-game slate.
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PG, Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons at New York Knicks, $9,100
Cunningham can’t be ignored at this price tag. The guard was priced over $10K for most of the season and this is the cheapest Cunningham has been on DraftKings since November. The 23-year-old scored 45.5 FPTS across 39.1 minutes in Saturday’s Game 1 loss to the Knicks and Cunningham should see right around 40 minutes again in Game 2, with the Pistons looking to even this series up at one win apiece.
With a 33.6% usage rate and a 40.8% assist percentage, Cunningham is scoring 1.5 FPTS per minute this season. The candidate for Most Improve Player of the Year is averaging 51.8 FPTS per game in five matchups with New York this season and Cunningham is the top value on the slate at only $9,100.
SF/PF, OG Anunoby, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, $6,800
Anunoby flourished in the Knicks’ Game 1 comeback win over the Pistons on Saturday, posting 46.25 FPTS in a whopping 44.1 minutes of action. The forward essentially didn’t leave the floor and barring an unlikely blowout tonight – New York is only favored by 6.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook – Anunoby is a lock to see over 40 minutes again in Game 2. Especially in the playoffs, Knicks’ HC Tom Thibodeau has no remorse in playing his starters huge minutes and with the immense volume, Anunoby should effortlessly out produce this $6,800 price tag.
This season, Anunoby is amassing 0.9 FPTS per minute with a 20% usage rate and he has scored at least 36 FPTS in three of his four matchups with Detroit. Furthermore, as noted above, the Knicks are a 6.5-point home favorite for Game 2 on DraftKings Sportsbook and when competing as a home favorite this season, Anunoby is amassing 33 FPTS per game (nine games).
PF/C, Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers, $5,900
Similar to Anunoby, Gordon is way underpriced for his expected role. In Saturday’s Game 1 win overtime win vs. the Clippers, Gordon logged 45.5 minutes and finished with 39.5 FPTS. The veteran saw 40 minutes in regulation and Gordon should once again see this type workload Monday with Game 2 expected to be another nail biter. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Los Angeles is only favored by one point.
With every game pivotal for Denver recently, Gordon is generating 38.1 FPTS per game in his last four starts with a strong 24.6% usage rate. Plus, in spreads under five points this season, Gordon is supplying 35.5 FPTS per game (three games).
