We've recaptured a bit of form of late with a few hits in a row, but there's no doubting the lines are a lot tighter than they were earlier in the season with less role changes etc going on, so I've been a bit less active as a result. Found one I like for today though, based partly on form and partly on a likely increase in usage courtesy of a big injury.
Sixers @ Bucks - Cole Anthony over 4.5 assists
Cole Anthony has been reasonably solid for the Bucks off the bench so far this season, though his efficiency has dipped the past few weeks after a strong start. His facilitating, however, has remained pretty steady, and he's had a good last few games in that regard with 5, 7 and 8 dimes in his past three. Overall on the season he averages 5.2, so already this line is a little low, but with the absence of Giannis I think Anthony is very likely to cruise past this line. The obvious guys to slot in more minutes with Giannis out are Portis, Kuzma and Sims, but I don't think the Bucks are going to be too keen to have two of them on the floor alongside Myles Turner for very long. More likely I think they'll play a smaller line-up for a lot of the game, with three proper backcourt/wing types (e.g Rollins, AJ Green, Trent Jr and Anthony), alongside a couple of those dopey bigs. I could be wrong, but I think there's a good chance that Anthony, who has been playing just under 20 minutes per game, sees closer to 25 or so tonight. Even notwithstanding any potential increase in minutes (and ball-handling responsibilities when he is on the floor), I think this line would be a little low given Anthony's last couple of games, but with both his form and greater opportunity tonight factored in, I like him to scoot past this number.
nice work this season
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