PlayLine NBA Plays, Wednesday 4/25

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If you missed our original PlayLine article, I highly recommend you read it first. Awesemo did an outstanding job explaining how to create your own projections for these contests. I’ll be repeating a lot of that process here, in lesser detail.

Today, I’ll be projecting the expected points, rebounds and assists for James Harden tonight versus the Utah Jazz. Harden is one of three guys in the “Awesemo.com Presents: $1,000,000 Perfect Line Bonus + $2,500 GTD – You’re Awesome” tournament tonight on PlayLine.

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James Harden

Harden and the Rockets have the opportunity to close out the Wolves tonight, as their first round series is currently at 3 games to 1. The Rockets implied point total is slightly higher than their weighted season average, which makes me lean towards a bigger game for Harden. Below, you’ll fine Harden’s season averages and standard deviations.

Average: 30.4 points, 8.8 assists, 5.4 rebounds

Standard Deviations: 9.1 points, 2.9 assists, 2.7 rebounds

In general, you should be aiming to be within 1.5 standard deviations of the average. I would start my build in the following range:

Points: 21 to 40

Assists: 6 to 12

Rebounds: 2 to 9

Because of the implied total and the Rockets status as a big favorite, I’m leaning towards a bigger game from Harden. I’ll start in the area of 34-7-4 and work from there.

Author
Josh is Contributor for Stokastic.com where he hosts video and writes content regularly across the primary sports of MLB, NBA, and NFL as well as contributing to the development of models and projections for soccer. He originally started producing projections & articles for Reddit's r/DFSports in 2014 where he built a loyal following that brought him to where he is today. Josh is most known for his elaborate Excel spreadsheets, which he shares in all of his video content. You can find him on Twitter or hanging out in Stokastic's Premium Chalkboard. You can contact Josh by emailing [email protected].

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