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Slate Overview
SAS at NOP
Pelicans on four-game slide.
WAS at UTA
Wizards 4-13 on the road.
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Injuries to Monitor
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SAS - Jakob Poeltl (knee): Probable
Romeo Langford (elbow): Questionable
Keldon Johnson (hamstring): Doubtful
NOP - Larry Nance (Achilles): Questionable
Brandon Ingram (toe), Zion Williamson (COVID-19): OUT
WAS - Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Delon Wright (hamstring): Questionable
UTA - Collin Sexton (hamstring): Questionable
Kelly Olynyk (ankle): OUT
Elite Players
Guards
Tre Jones, Spurs 
($6,500) at Pelicans
Jones is averaging 14.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals through the last 10 games, including five with more than 30 DK points and a high of 57.5. He also averaged 9.0 points, 9.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals across two previous meetings with the Pelicans.
Bradley Beal, Wizards 
($8,100) at Jazz
Beal has a favorable matchup against the Jazz, who give up the league's second-most points per game to opposing shooting guards. He recorded 27 points, six rebounds, six assists and a steal in the last outing and averages 23.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.1 steals on the season.
Forwards/Centers
Lauri Markkanen, Jazz 
($8,300) vs. Wizards
Markkanen is averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in the last 10 games, including two where he exceeded 50 DK points. He also averages 6.7 three-point attempts per outing and should do well against a Wizards team that gives up the league's third-highest shooting percentage from long range.
Kyle Kuzma, Wizards, ($8,700) at Jazz
Kuzma is averaging 23.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists through 10 games, and he went over 50 DK points in the last two. He turned in 40.5 DK points in a prior meeting with the Jazz and should prosper again, as they give up the league's seventh most points per game, including a league-high 55.7 points in the paint.
Jonas Valanciunas, Pelicans 
($6,000) vs. Spurs
Valanciunas produced 73 DK points in the last outing and is averaging 15.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 10 games. He has to step up in the absence of Zion Williamson and should flourish against a Spurs team that gives up a league-high 26.9 points per game to centers.
Expected Chalk
CJ McCollum, Pelicans ($7,500) vs. Spurs
McCollum has to shine as the top offensive option while both Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are sidelined. He delivered 31 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for a total of 56 DK points in the last outing and should excel against the Spurs, who give up a league-high 119.5 points per game.
Value Picks
Jose Alvarado, Pelicans ($3,400) vs. Spurs
Alvarado is averaging 11.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in his last 10 outings and should do well against the Spurs, who allow opponents to shoot a league-high 38.9 percent from long range.
Dyson Daniels, Pelicans ($3,300) vs. Spurs
Daniels is averaging 6.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and just under a steal per game over the last 10, including one outing where he totaled 39.5 DK points. He will also see extra playing time as the Pelicans are shorthanded.
Trey Murphy, Pelicans ($4,800) vs. Spurs
Murphy topped 19 DK points in eight of the last 10 games, including three over 30 and a high of 39.8. He should do well against the Spurs, who allow opponents to shoot an average of 50.5 percent from the field.
Herbert Jones, Pelicans ($4,200) vs. Spurs
Jones averages 10.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game and reached at least 23 DK points in two of the last three. He is up for a boosted role while the Pelicans are shorthanded and is also likely to have a favorable matchup if Keldon Johnson is sidelined for the Spurs.
Zach Collins, Spurs ($4,900) at Pelicans
Collins continues to deliver solid play off the bench, averaging 9.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists over his last 10 outings. He has a favorable matchup against the Pelicans, who are shorthanded in the frontcourt.
