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Tonight is shaping up to be one of the tougher days in DFS all NBA season. Typically, we'll put together a top-five list for each position, and then throw in five more players who have the potential to return solid value under $5,000, but it's pretty much impossible to to do that on a three-game slate like this.

Take small forward, for example. There are two absolute studs in LeBron James and Kevin Durant going head to head in one of the games. Then you have a really solid sub-$8,000 player in Nicolas Batum, plus one mid-tier player in Trevor Ariza, who clocks in at $5,600 amid a difficult season. Beyond those four, it's hard to project anyone at small forward for more than 15 points tonight. The Lakers start Kobe Bryant at the three, but he is listed as a SG for our purposes, and Terrence Ross for the Raptors falls into the same boat. There are hardly five players worth considering tonight, let alone enough to look for value.

There just aren't many options at the small forward position, and the rest aren't much better. Between the Rockets' and Lakers' fluctuating rotations and the top-heavy Cavaliers and Thunder, there just aren't a ton of opportunities for value. It will be tough to stand out in a tournament with such a relatively star-heavy night, but there is too much uncertainty to feel great about a cash game lineup. Your best -- and possibly only -- bet might be to go with an all stars-and-scrubs lineup and hope you hit on the right role players.

Thursday's Slate

Houston at L.A. Lakers
Fantasy points allowed: 426.7

If the rotations for both teams weren't such a mess, this would be a good game to stack tonight. There is upside here in what should be a high-scoring game with a lot of cheap plays, but predicting how the Rockets will use their frontcourt, or the Lakers their backcourt, is always tricky.

Toronto at Charlotte
Fantasy points allowed: 384.8

If Nicolas Batum's illness keeps him out, this is going to be a very interesting game. That could benefit Kemba Walker more than anyone, as he would likely be the only playmaker around for the Hornets.

Oklahoma City at Cleveland
Fantasy points allowed: 376.7

The marquee game of the night will see the Cavaliers missing Kyrie Irving, despite rumors that he was targeting tonight to return. Russell Westbrook could have an absolutely monstrous performance against the Cavaliers' backups, though Cleveland has been solid on defense this season.

Injury Report

SF Nicolas Batum $7,400 CHA vs. TOR (Illness) -- Questionable
P.J. Hairston ($3,500) could see more minutes

PG Kyrie Irving $7,900 CLE vs. OKC (Knee) -- Out
Matthew Dellavedova ($4,200) and Mo Williams ($4,700) will continue to see more minutes

SG Iman Shumpert $4,700 CLE vs. OKC (Groin) -- Out
JR Smith ($5,100) will see more minutes

Positional Rankings

PG

1. Russell Westbrook $10,800 OKC @ CLE
2. Kyle Lowry $8,900 TOR @ CHA
3. Patrick Beverley $4,200 HOU @ LAL
4. Jordan Clarkson $5,600 LAL vs. HOU
5. Kemba Walker $7,900 CHA vs. TOR

SG

1. James Harden $10,800 HOU @ LAL
2. JR Smith $5,100 CLE vs. OKC
3. Kobe Bryant $6,800 LAL vs. HOU
4. Terrence Ross $3,600 TOR @ CHA
5. DeMar DeRozan $7,700 TOR @ CHA

SF

1. Trevor Ariza $5,600 HOU @ LAL
2. LeBron James $10,300 CLE vs. OKC
3. Kevin Durant $10,300 OKC @ CLE
4. Nicolas Batum $7,400 CHA vs. TOR
5. PJ Hairston $3,500 CHA vs. TOR

PF

1. Serge Ibaka $6,200 OKC @ CLE
2. Kevin Love $8,200 CLE vs. OKC
3. Cody Zeller $3,900 CHA vs. TOR
4. Marvin Williams $4,800 CHA vs. TOR
5. Luis Scola $4,500 TOR @ CHA

C

1. Dwight Howard $7,400 HOU @ LAL
2. Bismack Biyombo $4,000 TOR @ CHA
3. Roy Hibbert $5,000 LAL vs. HOU
4. Enes Kanter $4,900 OKC @ CLE
5. Spencer Hawes $3,600 CHA vs. TOR