Daily Fantasy Basketball 2015: NBA DraftKings Ideal Lineup for April 23

According to NBA.com, home teams are 13-3 through the first 16 games of the NBA playoffs. 

The sky-high home win percentage will likely regress toward .500 with the underdogs hosting the next two games in each series. But, at least so far, it's been a noticeable advantage to play in a familiar gym in front of the home crowd. 

According to this article, with statistics substantiated by NBA.com, home teams should continue to "hold court" throughout this postseason.

I'm targeting guys who'll sleep in their own beds for Thursday night's Draft Kings ideal lineup.

Position	Player	Opponent	Price
Point Guard	Tyreke Evans	vs. GSW	$7,400
Shooting Guard	Khris Middleton	vs. Chi	$6,000
Small Forward	Quincy Pondexter	vs. GSW	$5,300
Power Forward	Anthony Davis	vs. GSW	$10,900
Center	Tyler Zeller	vs. Cle	$3,900
Guard	Leandro Barbosa	@ NO	$3,000
Forward	Ersan Ilyasova	vs. Chi	$5,500
Utility	Draymond Green	@ NO	$7,900

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Tyreke Evans

Evans had a solid statistical season as the de facto point guard in New Orleans. According to statmuse.com, Evans averaged over 37 fantasy points a night after Jrue Holiday got injured. 

Tyreke played much better in home games. On average, Evans scored six more fantasy points per game at home than he did on the road. 

Tyreke Evans was hurt and missed most of Game 1 of this series. He was questionable for Game 2, but he still played 41 minutes and relied on a complete floor game to score 43 fantasy points. Very few point guards can score just 16 points, miss five free throws and still give a quality fantasy performance.  

Per statmuse.com, the Warriors play the fastest pace in the league. They actually play (slightly) faster in road games, and their defense suffers. The Dubs allow 2.3 more points per 100 possessions on the road than they do at home.

For evidence that Tyreke matches up well with the best team in the league, look no further than his 34-point, eight-rebound, five-assist night in a home overtime loss to Golden State on December 14.

Caution: one humongous caveat to that game, Anthony Davis did not play.

Anthony Davis vs. Draymond Green

In my opinion, this has been the most fun positional matchup of the opening round. Davis and Green are both improving young stars who'll both eventually claim some individual hardware. 

Davis has a legitimate shot at being voted MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP before his career withers. Green lacks the build and offensive gifts to warrant anything more than a future Defensive Player or Sixth Man of the Year award. 

Right now, it's just fun to watch both guys give maximum effort on each end of the floor on every possession. Per statmuse.com, Davis and Green are third and fourth in minutes per game in these playoffs despite not having played in any overtime games. 

Both have made the most of their minutes. According to DraftKings, the Brow has scored more than 50 fantasy points in four straight contests. Draymond scored 51 fantasy points in Game 1 and followed it with 45 fantasy points in Game 2.

The Pelicans will continue to ride their biggest star. In response, Steve Kerr feels he has no choice but to counter with his best defensive weapon. 

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