Daily Fantasy DraftKings and FanDuel NBA Picks - Monday, February 5, 2024

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Point Guard/ Shooting Guard

Tyrese Maxey FD - $9400 DK - $9100
Opponent - DAL
Proj Pts FD - 48.5 DK - 52

With Joel Embiid lost for the foreseeable future and maybe the season, the 76er's hopes now turn over to Tyrese Maxey to shoulder the load on the offensive end. While not having Embiid hurts bad, Maxey sees a massive bump in usage with the Philly center off the court. He leads the team at 33% and the assists actually climb as well.

Of course, opposing defenses will give him much more attention now, but we’ll have to live with that. At his current prices, on this slate, he makes for a pretty easy play.

Cam Thomas FD - $7200 DK - $6600
Opponent - GS
Proj Pts FD - 35.45 DK - 38.53

As of this writing, Jacque Vaughn hadn’t committed to Cam Thomas starting this game, but he has to, right? Cam is coming off a 40-point performance against the 76ers on Saturday and is among the very best points-per-minute scorers in the entire league. When he has it going, few others can put it in the basket like this guy.

No Ben Simmons in this game and the Nets will need all the ball handling and scoring they can get against the Warriors. I expect Cam Thomas to play a lot here.

Brandin Podziemski FD - $5700 DK - $5700
Opponent - BKN
Proj Pts FD - 32.91 DK - 36.06

Andrew Wiggins is doubtful for this game against the Nets, and that should mean Brandin Podziemski, once again, getting into the starting lineup. Podziemski started the second half of the last game against the Atlanta Hawks after being a popular play even coming off the bench. His price is way too low on both sites, considering he can score with this group and also rebounds the position rather well. He should be one of the chalkier plays on this slate.

Small Forward

Miles Bridges FD - $8500 DK - $8200
Opponent - LAL
Proj Pts FD - 44.63 DK - 47.87

Still, no LaMelo Ball for the Hornets, and that means most of the scoring and usage goes to Miles Bridges and Brandon Miller, who we will get to in a second. As long as the game is even moderately close, Bridges is playing close to, or over, 40 minutes while taking a ton of shots.

He’s put up 20 or more in six of the last nine games, averaging 23/8/3 over the last month plus. The last two games have been rough, but that’s only kept his price in check. I’m fine running him in cash again here.

Brandon Miller FD - $7300 DK - $6800
Opponent - LAL
Proj Pts FD - 37.05 DK - 39.84

Brandon Miller would seem to have officially arrived now as a rookie and his recent run is showing why the Hornets opted to draft him second last summer. Over his last four games, Miller has averaged 29 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks+steals on more than 36 minutes per game.

Those are borderline elite numbers for anyone, especially a rookie. Plus, the price hasn’t really come up to match at all, especially on DraftKings. He’s a great play here still and is worth stacking with Bridges in cash.

Strongly consider Kelly Oubre Jr. (FD 6700 DK 6500)

Power Forward/ Center

Tobias Harris FD - $8000 DK - $7400
Opponent - DAL
Proj Pts FD - 40.48 DK - 43.01

The other big fantasy “winner” of the Joel Embiid going down will be Tobias Harries who stands to also see a major uptick in production over the coming weeks and months. Harris has a 25.6% usage rate with Embiid off the court, up from 20.6% on the season.

The rebounds don’t jump up all that much, but the assists do some as well. Plus, it just stands to reason that he’ll be on the court more with the Sixers taking a major hit in the talent department. His DraftKings price, especially, is much too low.

Paul Reed FD - $6500 DK - $6200
Opponent - DAL
Proj Pts FD - 31.81 DK - 33.08

Paul Reed should continue to draw the start at center with Joel Embiid hurt, and has seen a price climb in the short-term. He’s not a total lock for major minutes at the five, considering Nick Nurse will run different combinations, and Mo Bamba is also here.

But he does have a double-double upside if everything breaks right, with double-digit rebounding games in two of his last five. This one is pressing against value, but I think we can still go there in the matchup against Dallas.

Jonathan Kuminga FD - $7500 DK - $7000
Opponent - BKN
Proj Pts FD - 37.68 DK - 40.34

Jonathan Kuminga has been one of the better fantasy contributors over the last couple of weeks after his move to the starting lineup. He’s going to stick there for sure and it’s even more locked in with Andrew Wiggins now doubtful. Over his last nine games. He’s averaging 24.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, and a couple of assists (some overtime games in there). I suspect he’s a popular play once again.