ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Monday, Feb. 27 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues.
We just witnessed another NBA weekend rife with amazing scoring performances, such as Damian Lillard's 71-point opus and Malik Monk's career-best 45 in an overtime epic, and dramatic comebacks in national games orchestrated by the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. And yet, on this Monday morning, fantasy managers should pay the most attention to a rookie center for the Charlotte Hornets.
The trade deadline finally cleared a runway for development for Mark Williams, the Hornets' top pick out of Duke. Not only did Charlotte upset the Miami Heat on Saturday, but Williams set career highs in scoring (18) and boards (20) in just his sixth professional start.
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Ahead of tonight's schedule, we find Williams in free agency in 83% of ESPN leagues and priced at just $5,900 on DraftKings in an ideal matchup with a Detroit Pistons team allowing 55.7 fantasy points per game to opposing pivots.
It's not often that we find such a light four-game slate on a Monday, so it's important to recognize the scarcity of quality of streaming options and pursue them earlier in the day ahead of your competition. Names such as Williams, Josh Richardson (89% available), and Marvin Bagley III (88%) ring out ahead of Monday's
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