FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Sunday, 1/2/22 Yesterday was one of the best days of basketball all year! We had the Chicago and Detroit buzzer-beaters happen with minutes of one another, and that all happened before Golden State and Utah did battle. Nights like that help you remember how great the NBA can be at times because there have been a lot of dark moments recently due to the COVID breakout. In any case, it has me rejuvenated and ready to break down this Sunday card! Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our MLB Optimizer, and NHL Projections as well. 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. Point Guard Chris Paul FD - $7800 DK - $7400 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 42.88 DK - 43.55 Stacking against the Hornets is one of the most profitable propositions in NBA DFS right now. Playing at the second-fastest pace is one thing, but ranking 28th in defensive efficiency and dead-last in points allowed makes them the best matchup in the NBA. All of that puts many of these Phoenix players in play, with CP3 looking like one of the best values. We say that because he's below $8K on both sites and has performed well above that price tag. In fact, Paul is providing a 39-point average for the season, scoring at least 34 DK points in all but nine games this season. That floor feels guaranteed in this sort of matchup, but 40-50 DK points seem like the most likely outcome. Jalen Brunson FD - $7500 DK - $7700 Opponent - OKC Proj Pts FD - 39.11 DK - 40.04 We're slightly hesitant to ride Brunson here if Luka Doncic returns, but it really shouldn't matter with Kristaps Porzingis being rested for this game. KP is really the only one taking usage away from Doncic and Brunson, with JB running a lot of the offense over the last three weeks. Jalen has scored at least 34 DraftKings points in each of his previous seven games, generating a 40-point average in that stretch. That's hard to overlook from a player in this price range, and it feels like JB will start next to Doncic with Porzingis sitting here. Oklahoma City is far from scary, too, owning one of the worst rosters in the NBA. LeBron James is stealing the spotlight...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 12/29/21 If you're a fan of chaos, NBA DFS is the perfect vocation for you. It was already crazy before this little term called "COVID protocols," but it's turned into absolute madness since then. If you played a drinking game where that term was mentioned, you'd probably be wasted by the third paragraph of this article! In any case, it does leave a ton of value on the table, and we're here to try to break it down for you guys! With that in mind, let's get into it! Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our MLB Optimizer, and NHL Projections as well. 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. Point Guard Jalen Brunson FD - $7400 DK - $7900 Opponent - SAC Proj Pts FD - 42.16 DK - 43.27 Man, this price is getting somewhat crazy, but Brunson has earned every bit of it. He's been a great player coming off the bench behind Luka Doncic, but he's been playing at an All-Star level when starting for Luka. In fact, Brunson has scored at least 29 DraftKings points in all 14 starts he's made, averaging 38 fantasy points per game in that span. That's what you expect from an $8K player, and it's clear that he's just taking on the monster Doncic usage being left behind. The matchup against Sacramento might be the best part of this, though, with the Kings ranked 29th in defensive efficiency and points allowed. Payton Pritchard FD - $6200 DK - $5000 Opponent - LAC Proj Pts FD - 28.83 DK - 31.01 Pritchard has been stuck near the end of the bench for most of his career, but he's always been solid when given the opportunity. The COVID crisis is the perfect time for him to get one of those chances, starting on Monday in the absence of Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder. In the last two games without those guys, PP averaged 20 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists en route to 40 DK points per game. You can't ask for any more from a player in this price range, and he should continue to get a monster workload with so many Boston players sidelined. We also don't mind that the Clippers own a 25th OPRK against opposing PGs. Ja Morant is sitting around $9K...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Sunday, 12/26/21 The superstars were out on the Christmas Day slate, and all of them performed admirably. It was one of the first times we had players return from COVID protocols, and that's going to make DFS even crazier. It was challenging to navigate when players were landing on it, but it will become even more volatile with players going both ways through the revolving door. We feel like we have a good read on what's going on, though, so let's go ahead and get into it! Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our MLB Optimizer, and NHL Projections as well. 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. Point Guard Tyrese Haliburton FD - $8200 DK - $8700 Opponent - MEM Proj Pts FD - 43.96 DK - 43.07 The Kings are one of the many teams amid a COVID breakout, and it's led to Tyrese's best stretch of his career. The absence of De'Aaron Fox has allowed Haliburton to run this offense, scoring at least 41 DraftKing points in all four games since Fox went into protocols. He's also averaging nearly 50 fantasy points per game in that span, stuffing the stat sheet at ease. That makes him worth it no matter the price, and we certainly don't mind that this is expected to be one of the highest-scoring games of the slate with a 226-point total. Hali went off in this matchup just last week, tallying 21 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists. Spencer Dinwiddie FD - $4600 DK - $6500 Opponent - PHI Proj Pts FD - 30.51 DK - 32.26 Dinwiddie has been dreadful for a month now, but this is the best possible spot for the former Buff. Much like the rest of the NBA, Spencer is stepping up due to COVID protocols, with Dinwiddie taking over this offense in the absence of Bradley Beal. With Beal off the floor, Dinwiddie ranks second on the team with a 26 percent usage rate, having his four best games of the year. In fact, Dinwiddie has at least 46 fantasy points in all four of those fixtures, posting a 52-point average in those outings. That's double his season average, and it's clear he's way more comfortable with Beal's monster usage sitting on the bench. That makes him the easiest play of the...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 12/22/21 If you love chaos, NBA DFS is the perfect thing for you. This is actually one of the craziest slates I've ever seen, with Toronto, Orlando, Sacramento, Atlanta, and Cleveland all having COVID breakouts. All of those clubs have a few of their best players missing, and we're surely going to draw value from those clubs. There are a million things we need to talk about, though, so let's go ahead and get into it! Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our MLB Optimizer, and NHL Projections as well. 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. Point Guard Tyrese Haliburton FD - $8100 DK - $8200 Opponent - LAC Proj Pts FD - 40.94 DK - 40.28 This price is getting a bit expensive, but Haliburton is worth every penny with the way he's playing. Like most of these recommendations, he's stepped into a significant role because of COVID protocols. The guys missing for Sacramento include De'Aaron Fox, Terence Davis, Marvin Bagley, and Alex Len. The Fox absence is the most important here, allowing Hali to hone in all the ball-handling duties. That has led to Tyrese tallying at least 42 DraftKings points in each of his last four games, posting a 49-point average in that span. That's a fantastic floor and an even more unbelievable average, making Hali one of the best pure plays on the board. Ricky Rubio FD - $6800 DK - $6200 Opponent - BOS Proj Pts FD - 34.96 DK - 36.17 Cleveland has been absolutely obliterated by COVID protocols, missing Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, Ed Davis, and Isaac Okoro for this game. While most of those guys are in the frontcourt, we believe Rubio will enter the starting lineup and force Cleveland to go small. That caters to Boston beautifully, and it should lead to Rubio getting 35 minutes of play. Ricky was putting up robust numbers in that role earlier this season, averaging 34 DraftKings points per game in the 13 outings he played at least 29 minutes. That looks like the floor here, and we expect his usage and rebounding to rise with so many players missing. Darius Garland is criminally-priced on FanDuel, sitting at just $7,200! Shooting Guard Buddy Hield FD - $5800 DK - $6900 Opponent - LAC Proj Pts FD - 33.35...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Sunday, 12/19/21 Head on over for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our MLB Optimizer, and NHL Projections as well. 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. Point Guard Damian Lillard FD - $8700 DK - $9700 Opponent - MEM Proj Pts FD - 43.02 DK - 44.93 I have a feeling Dame is going to be in this article a lot for the next month. I say that because Portland has dug themselves quite the hole, and Lillard is going to be asked to dig them out of it with C.J. McCollum sidelined. With him off the floor, Lillard has a 37 percent usage rate while averaging 1.4 DK points per minute since the beginning of last season. That's on full display in his recent form, averaging 50.5 DraftKings points per game across his last four outings. That's the old Dame we know and love, and it should be easy to duplicate against a 20th-ranked Grizzlies defense. Not to mention, Lillard has at least 36 fantasy points in each of his last nine matchups with Memphis. Tyrese Haliburton FD - $7700 DK - $6900 Opponent - SA Proj Pts FD - 40.41 DK - 39.8 The Kings are one of those teams amid a massive COVID breakout, and it looks like Haliburton is going to be the go-to ball-handler with so many players missing. De'Aaron Fox's absence is the most important, making Tyrese the de facto point guard. He's not the only one missing, though, with Alex Len, Richaun Holmes, Terence Davis, Marvin Bagley, and Davion Mitchell all expected to sit too. In the first game without all of those guys, Hali collected 21 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists in one of his best games of the year. That followed up a 42-point gem in the game prior, and it looks like he's back to his triple-double ways. Squaring off with San Antonio makes that even easier to accomplish, and we'll discuss that in the subsequent write-up. D'Angelo Russell has been crushing recently and remains a bit too cheap. Shooting Guard Buddy Hield FD - $5100 DK - $5900 Opponent - SA Proj Pts FD - 33.48 DK - 36.36 We foreshadowed how we want to exploit this Spurs matchup, so let's go ahead and dive into that. San Antonio currently sits 23rd in points allowed. That...