The Toronto Raptors lost much more than just Game 1 of 2022 NBA playoffs versus the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. They also potentially lost three rotation players, including two starters in Scottie Barnes (ankle) and Gary Trent Jr. (illness). Along with Thaddeus Young (thumb), all three are doubtful for Monday’s Game 2 at 8:30 p.m. ET, forcing daily Fantasy basketball players to look elsewhere on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. Perhaps Nick Nurse will go deep down the bench and give someone like Yuta Watanabe some playing time, which would put him onto the NBA DFS radar.
Watanabe only saw garbage time in Game 1 but he did start a game earlier this year when both Trent Jr. and Barnes did not play. In that Dec. 26 contest, Watanabe had the game of his life with career highs in both points (26) and rebounds (13). He’s one of the few outside threats on Toronto’s bench, so is Watanabe worthy of factoring into your NBA DFS strategy? Before you lock in your NBA DFS picks for Monday’s playoff action, be sure to check out the NBA DFS advice, player rankings, stacks and top daily Fantasy basketball picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.
McClure is a DFS professional with nearly $2 million in career winnings. He’s also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.
This allows him to find the best NBA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NBA DFS player.
On Sunday, McClure listed Celtics guard Marcus Smart in his top NBA DFS lineup pool on both DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Smart finished 20 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. His performance returned 42.25 points on DraftKings and 40.4 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their…
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