We have eight games on the slate across the Association and I’ll focus my entries mostly on two — the Phoenix Suns vs Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons vs Houston Rockets.
Stars included for Monday, January 20 are Devin Booker, Cade Cunningham, and Alperen Sengun.
DraftKings NBA Pick6 Picks for today
The first three picks are our favorite plays for a 3-player lineup. If you want to play a 6-player lineup, use all six stat projections below.
🔼 Devin Booker More Than 27.5 Points
🔼 Alperen Sengun More Than 20.5 Points
🔼 Cade Cunningham More Than 8.5 Assists
🔼 Walker Kessler More Than 11.5 Rebounds
🔽 Caris LeVert Less Than 11.5 Points
🔽 Bogdan Bogdanovic Less Than 9.5 Points
Click on each pick to read full analysis.
DraftKings NBA Pick6 fantasy basketball lineup for January 20
Devin Booker 27.5 Points: MORE
Devin Booker is absolutely on fire. He’s balled out for more than 27.5 points in five straight, scoring 35, 37, 35, 30, and 34. While Book wasn’t facing the best opponents such as Atlanta, Washington, and Charlotte, you cannot ignore how he’s playing right now.
Sure, the Phoenix Suns are playing the Cleveland Cavaliers this afternoon, but guess what? The Kentucky product also torched them last season, averaging 33.5 points per game in two appearances. Booker will keep it up and put on another show here.
Alperen Sengun 20.5 Points: MORE
Alperen Sengun is a key cog for the Houston Rockets and a huge reason they’re a legitimate contender. The big man is averaging 19.4 PPG, which has shot up to 21.1 in nine January contests. Sengun has posted more than 20.5 points in three of his last five and even finished with 20 points in one of those misses.
Houston takes on the Detroit Pistons today and Sengun erupted for 27 against them earlier in the campaign. Plus, he averages 22 ppg against Eastern Conference opponents. Sengun is feeling it offensively and that will continue.
Cade Cunningham 8.5 Assists: MORE
The Pistons have already surpassed last season’s win total and you can thank Cade Cunningham for a lot of that success. Across the board, the former first-overall pick is putting in work in 2024-25, and his playmaking has especially stood out of late.
The fourth-year guard is averaging 9.4 assists and he’s dished out more than 8.5 in three of his last four. On Saturday, he had 11 against the Suns, and just last week, Cunningham compiled 17 versus Toronto. While the Rockets are solid at defending the passing lanes, he had nine assists against them this season already.
Walker Kessler 11.5 Rebounds: MORE
Walker Kessler is a huge man and his strongest attribute is undoubtedly rebounding. The Utah Jazz center is averaging a career-best 11.3 boards per game. Kessler is dominating the glass lately, bringing down more than 11.5 rebounds in four of his last six appearances.
The 23-year-old has a chance to do damage again tonight as Utah faces the lowly New Orleans Pelicans, who are 27th in opponent rebounds allowed.
Caris LeVert 11.5 Points: LESS
While we’ve seen Caris LeVert with bigger roles in past years, he’s simply a depth guy for the Cavs. And while the guard is usually quite productive as a second-unit option, LeVert is struggling immensely to score.
The 30-year-old has finished with less than 11.5 points in four consecutive outings and six of his last seven. LeVert merely scored two points on Saturday versus Minnesota in 25 minutes of action. This is a brutal stretch and I don’t see it ending quite yet.
Bogdan Bogdanovic 9.5 Points: LESS
Bogdan Bogdanovic has only played in 20 games this season and he hasn’t been great when available. The Serbian is averaging 10.5 points on 32% shooting from downtown. Bogdanovic has posted less than 9.5 points in three straight appearances and five of seven.
The Atlanta Hawks clash with the New York Knicks today at Madison Square Garden and they held the 32-year-old to just seven points on December 11 in the Big Apple. He’ll have another quiet one.
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