NBA Sleeper Picks Player Predictions (1/7)
Welcome to NBA Sleeper Picks! Sleeper’s newest offering promised plenty of entertainment and action, and they delivered. We will break down our top three picks for tonight's NBA action. Similar to fantasy sports, the goal in Sleeper Picks is to draft a team of players based on who you think will perform better than the field. But with NBA Sleeper Picks, you pick teams of 2-8 players from multiple teams based on your preferences and predict whether those players will score more or less than a predetermined amount. There are a number of ways to play and a variety of strategies to employ, and we’ll guide you through the process each week. Here are our top NBA Sleeper Picks for today’s games.
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NBA Sleeper Picks Player Predictions (1/7/25)
Regular season record: 98-45
Anthony Edwards (G/F – MIN): OVER 19.5 points (alt line)
Ant-Man must have heard the TNT desk because he has been on a tear since their comments, following up his career-high 53 point performance with a 37 point outing last night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Ant-Man is still shooting far too many threes, but when he is hitting them at a high clip and mixing it up enough to keep defenses on their heels, who cares? Edwards is going to go back into passive mode sooner or later, but concerns over whether or not he will even crack the 20 point barrier have dissipated. However, we still need to see more before we start tapping his full lines again. Edwards has scored fewer than 20 points in seven of his 17 games since the start of December, so there is no rationale for hitting an outlandish 26.5 as opposed to the 19.5 alt line despite the decreased multiplier. Hit the More on Ant-Man for Tuesday night Sleeper Picks.
LeBron James (G/F – LAL): OVER 19.5 points (alt line)
LeBron continues to defy father time and has seemingly found his groove again after a poor month-long stretch from mid-November to mid-December, during which he scored 20 or fewer points in seven of his 10 games played. LeBron has scored 21 or more points in each of his last seven games, with five of them being of the 28+ point variety. The Lakers take on the short-handed Mavericks tonight, so we could see a more passive LeBron due to no Luka Doncic or Kyrie Irving on the other side, but he should still be able to hit the 20 point mark if he is active. The King is dealing with a foot injury but is expected to play and receive a full complement of minutes, barring a blowout, of course. Light up the More on LeBron for Tuesday night basketball.
Amen Thompson (G/F – HOU): OVER 7.5 rebounds (alt line)
Amen is back from suspension and has been inserted into the starting lineup due to Jabari Smith’s injury. Amen has averaged 15.2 points and 10.6 rebounds in his last six games and should be a steady contributor on the glass now that he has a consistent role. Thompson is one of the best rebounders in the league, regardless of whether he is at his natural point guard position or tapped as a wing or even a four. Amen managed just eight rebounds against Washington back in November, but with an expanded role, he should be well clear of the eight he needs for the alt line tonight. Tap the More on Thompson for Tuesday night's NBA action.
Writers note: The lines are constantly changing on Sleeper (and sometimes expiring), so there is a high probability that one or all of the numbers may no longer be the same when you open your app. There are excellent values when they are first posted, with the only catch being that they are not all released at the same time. Vigilance could provide a solid return on investment this season, literally.
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