Filling In Your Saturday NBA Lineups
Here are theScore's sample daily fantasy lineups for Saturday, April 16:
Cash Game Without UTIL
POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
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PG | Patrick Beverley (HOU) | at GS |
PG | Jeff Teague (ATL) | vs. BOS |
SG | Klay Thompson (GS) | vs. HOU |
SG | Avery Bradley (BOS) | at ATL |
SF | Kevin Durant (OKC) | vs. DAL |
SF | Trevor Ariza (HOU) | at GS |
PF | Serge Ibaka (OKC) | vs. DAL |
PF | Dirk Nowitzki (DAL) | at OKC |
C | Andrew Bogut (GS) | vs. HOU |
The PG combo of Beverley and Teague is uninspiring but sufficient. Thompson and Durant both come with high upside, while Ariza and Ibaka are common cash game plays. Bogut provides a cheap shot at a double-double.
GPP Without UTIL
POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
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PG | Russell Westbrook (OKC) | vs. DAL |
PG | Shaun Livingston (GS) | vs. HOU |
SG | James Harden (HOU) | at GS |
SG | Monta Ellis (IND) | at TOR |
SF | Michael Beasley (HOU) | at GS |
SF | Kent Bazemore (ATL) | vs. BOS |
PF | Draymond Green (GS) | vs. HOU |
PF | Lavoy Allen (IND) | at TOR |
C | Dwight Howard (HOU) | at GS |
Livingston and Beasley should benefit from the high scoring and open style of their matchup. Bazemore and Howard comes with manageable price tags while providing a dash of upside. Allen is a shot in the dark, but the Pacers could look to score down low against Jonas Valanciunas. Harden and Westbrook need no explanation.

Cash Game With UTIL
POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
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PG | Kyle Lowry (TOR) | vs. IND |
SG | Avery Bradley (BOS) | at ATL |
SF | Paul George (IND) | at TOR |
PF | Draymond Green (GS) | vs. HOU |
C | Steven Adams (OKC) | vs. OKC |
G | Klay Thompson (GS) | vs. HOU |
F | Harrison Barnes (GS) | vs. HOU |
UTIL | Deron Williams (DAL) | at OKC |
Lowry, George, and Green are three high-priced options that come with steady floors. Complementary pieces in Bradley, Thompson, and Williams possess mid-tier prices and each come with legitimate upside. A trio of Warriors may limit one another's production, but that high scoring matchup should allow all three to return cash game value.
GPP With UTIL
POS | NAME | OPPONENT |
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PG | Russell Westbrook (OKC) | vs. DAL |
SG | DeMar DeRozan (TOR) | vs. IND |
SF | Kevin Durant (OKC) | vs. DAL |
PF | Draymond Green (GS) | vs. HOU |
C | Bismack Biyombo (TOR) | vs. IND |
G | Kyle Korver (ATL) | vs. BOS |
F | Thabo Sefolosha (ATL) | vs. BOS |
UTIL | DeMarre Carroll (TOR) | vs. IND |
Westbrook and Durant should both excel against Dallas. Green averaged nine points, nine rebounds, and 9.3 assists against Houston this season - look for a triple-double. The final four are all bargain plays with Korver and Carroll being the most unstable. Their value is closely tied to 3-point shooting.