After the Eastern Conference held its first play-in games last night, it’s the Western Conference’s turn today. The featured game of this entire play-in tournament takes place tonight, with the Golden State Warriors facing the Los Angeles Lakers. The league has been hyping up the matchup of Stephen Curry and LeBron James for a bit, so you can bet it will be a true playoff atmosphere tonight. You can make the game that much more interesting by getting in on the NBA fantasy action by making some Monkey Knife Fight picks.
If you are not into two-game slates on salary cap-based NBA DFS sites, Monkey Knife Fight could be a good alternative for you. MKF is offering a ton of different prop contests for this Warriors – Lakers game, as well as contests for other sports as well. There are props for users to pick fantasy points, actual points, rebounds and more. You will be competing only against yourself. Also, the payout increases with contests that require more picks.
While there are far too many contests to include them all in this article, let’s take you through some of the best NBA fantasy Monkey Knife Fight picks to make for the Warriors vs. Lakers play-in game.
Monkey Knife Fight NBA Fantasy Picks | Warriors vs. Lakers
It is important to note that much like odds update throughout the day, contests at MKF also switch and change. So if you like these NBA picks below, it’s wise to jump on them quickly.
More or Less — Pick More/Less For Each Player | Prize: 2.5x
In this Monkey Knife Fight NBA fantasy contest, it is a simple more/less pick for four players. Pay attention to the categories, as it is a different stat for each player.
Stephen Curry: More than 36.5 points
LeBron James: More than 8.5 assists
LeBron’s assist prop feels like a lock. While this isn’t a series, he almost always operates as the facilitator in the first game of the playoffs. Here are his assist totals of his last five opening playoff games: 16, 12, 13, 11 and seven. As for Curry, he believes he is the league MVP, though he will likely not win it. This is a stage for him to make a statement and continue dominating on the floor. It is scary to think that four of his last seven games have gone for over 36 points, with one other game being exactly 36. Stars come to play in the playoffs, and Curry should put on a show.
Rapidfire — Draft Winner of two Matchup Categories | Prize: 3x
In this Monkey Knife Fight game type, you are picking which of two players will score higher in a stat category. One player gets a handicap, much like the spread in a typical NBA game bet. If you pick all three matchups correctly, you win three times your entry fee.
Points: Stephen Curry vs. LeBron James (+10.5)
Assists: Draymond Green vs. Dennis Schroder (+2.5)
Building off of the information from the previous contest, we can create a game narrative to pick this contest. As stated previously, Curry is going to shoot lights out while LeBron acts as a facilitator first, so Curry seems likely to score more than 11 points more than LeBron. Green should rack up the assists on many of Curry’s shots. For the Lakers, Schroder will operate off ball more often than usual, so he will have less opportunity for assists.
NBA Fantasy Picks: Stephen Curry, Draymond Green
More or Less — Pick More/Less For Each Player | Prize: 5x
We are again picking more/less in stat categories for three different players to earn five times your entry fee.
LeBron James: More than 8.5 assists
Andrew Wiggins: More than 20.5 points
Anthony Davis: More than 9.5 rebounds
On the Lakers’ side, there have been injuries coupled with their stars playing reduced minutes. This keeps their averages down, which is what these Monkey Knife Fight contests are partially based off of. LeBron’s assists were already discussed above. Davis has grabbed double-digit rebounds in three of his last five games, and he should be more active in this meaningful game. He also is a mismatch on the boards. Whether it’s relevant or not, Davis also has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 14 of his last 15 games against the Warriors. As for Wiggins, he averages 20.9 points per 36 minutes without Kelly Oubre on the floor, and Oubre is out tonight. Wiggins will be the second scoring weapon on the Warriors in this game.
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