Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives around Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto, left, in the first quarter during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, NFL optimal lineups, and our NHL Optimizer. Plus our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA or NFL? Be sure to read our free NBA and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy, and more. We've got you completely covered.
Opponent - LAC
Proj Pts FD - 43.48 DK - 47.98
Lillard’s price on both sites, but especially on FanDuel, is still set a bit low thanks to his early-season shooting woes. He was able to turn that around some last game, going 6-14 from beyond the arc in a win over the Lakers. It was a welcome sign considering this guy has been on the struggle bus so far. He was coming off a game in which he scored only four points, and on the season is shooting just 35% from the field and 25% from three. Both of those are, by far, career lows. But I do think it is mostly a blip, something that will regress back to his career numbers sooner than later. Such is the nature of the NBA especially with superstars like Lillard. Let’s keep buying low.
Opponent - POR
Proj Pts FD - 31.23 DK - 35.21
On only a three-game slate, some of the decisions are going to get a little tougher especially if there aren’t many ways to save on salary. Jackson provides a middle-tier option with a high enough floor to warrant a cash game play for sure. He’s playing major minutes for the Clippers, running 36 or more in each of his last four games (all LAC wins). In that stretch, he’s averaging 21 points and five assists. The 40% shooting from three isn’t totally out of bounds and I like the matchup here against Portland.
Opponent - MIL
Proj Pts FD - 28.69 DK - 31.9
Opponent - MIL
Proj Pts FD - 25.68 DK - 28.49
The Sixers have been a bit all over the place of late with Tobias Harris out, Joel Embiid resting on the front end of the back-to-back, and other role players dealing with issues. It’s meant a tough time figuring out their rotations or plans going into each game. On Monday, with Embiid out, the starters played a ton of minutes. Seth Curry has been able to provide much-needed scoring for this team and on the season has been one of the league’s best shooters. That cooled off over last two, but he’s still very fairly priced for what he can provide beyond the arc.
Meanwhile, Korkmaz got the start on Monday and ended up running 40 minutes in the loss. He took the second-most shots on the team with 16 and finished with 19 points. He needs to put the ball in the basket in order to hit fantasy value and that might be a bit tougher with Embiid back in action. But if the plan is to still play him a lot of minutes with the team banged up then I think you can take the risk here.
Opponent - PHI
Proj Pts FD - 59.14 DK - 62.39
Even on a three-game slate, you are going to want to find a way to fit Giannis into your lineup. The matchup isn’t the best one, but it’s just tough to fade some like Giannis here considering how he piles on fantasy points. His per-game scoring, rebounding, and assist numbers are right in line with last season, nearly identical almost. It’s uncanny just how consistent this guy is and, it goes without saying that he’s among the top (at worst) two players in the league right now. Making a fantasy case for him on a game-to-game basis is really just a matter of filling out a whole paragraph.
Opponent - POR
Proj Pts FD - 27.91 DK - 29.85
Batum is playing around 30 minutes a game for the Clippers right now, and getting up double-digit shots in the offense over the last four games. That’s been good for about 15 points per game though he’s running pretty hot from beyond the arc at 55%. The rebounds are there though to keep the floor high enough, pulling down about seven boards per game in the last week plus. If he can keep adding the defensive stats, a possibility in a game like this one, then I think he is a solid cash option on a smaller slate.
Opponent - PHI
Proj Pts FD - 32.21 DK - 34.25
The Bucks have dealt with all kinds of injury issues to start the season and are still going to be without Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez in this matchup. After working his way back from injury and ramping up his minutes, Portis joined the starting lineup last game. He was awesome, scoring 13 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and adding stats on the defensive end as well. The price hasn’t come anywhere close to correcting for this new opportunity and I suspect he’s a very popular play on this short slate. He should be considering he is now one of the best values out there.
Opponent - LAC
Proj Pts FD - 23.18 DK - 23.48
I think that we are going to want to get out of the power forward position on the cheaper side and Covington offers that kind of chance. He isn’t going to cost an arm or a leg on either site and the minutes should be in the low-to-mid 30s in a close game. He needs to make threes to hit value and that can be a riskier proposition. But if he can combine some scoring with defensive stats like steals then I think the floor is high enough. He matches up well against the guard and wing-heavy Clippers.
Opponent - ATL
Proj Pts FD - 44.23 DK - 45.55
The guy is just so darn solid that sometimes it’s easy to forget about him on a fantasy slate. Because he isn’t a high-volume scorer, it would appear that Gobert is overpriced. But that isn’t the case. He’s just a double-double machine who is averaging 15 points and 16 rebounds (a career-high) so far this season. The blocks are a bit down from his career average, but not to an alarming degree. With the double-double bonus on DK and the overweighting of defensive stats on FD, I think he’s still a value on both sites.
image sources
Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks & Projections Playing NBA DFS Nightly? Join one…
Week 9 NFL DFS plays for DraftKings and FanDuel
Packed slate of NBA action on FanDuel and DraftKings
Thursday night NBA picks for DraftKings and FanDuel
Daily Fantasy NFL Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Week 8 Sunday 10/27/24 Now’s…
A main slate of NBA DFS action on FanDuel and DraftKings.
