FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 10/27/21 Tuesday's card was wild when LeBron James got ruled out right before lock, and it looks like we're going to be in for another crazy one here. Every NBA slate is like that, though, and it's always tough to know what to expect. In any case, our projections have been on point, and we have a bunch of pieces we like for this slate. Without further ado, let's kick things off with a triple-double machine! 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 Russell Westbrook FD - $8400 DK - $9300 Opponent - OKC Proj Pts FD - 50.94 DK - 53.47 There have obviously been some growing pains in Westbrooks's first week with the Lakers, but this dude is too good to be this cheap. We're literally talking about a guy averaging 23.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 9.8 assists, and 1.7 steals since 2016! That's a five-year sample size of ridiculous numbers, and he won't stray too far away from those averages no matter who he plays with. What's even crazier is this price drop, with Russ sitting between $11,000 and $12,000 for most of that time. That means his price is impossible to avoid, and we absolutely love that this is the second half of a back-to-back set. That means a nicked-up LeBron James or Anthony Davis could sit, which would open up even more stats for Russ. He's starting to find it, too, averaging 20.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 10 assists over his last three games. Not to mention, Westbrook will surely be hungry against the OKC team that made his name. Jalen Suggs FD - $5300 DK - $5000 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 30.2 DK - 31.17 Picking rookies has volatility attached to it, but this Orlando team has a ton of value. Suggs has been doing a lot of ball-handling for them, averaging 12.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. That might not sound special, but it equates to a 23-point average. That's really all you can hope for from a $5K player, especially with this rookie shooting just 28 percent from the field. That means he'll inevitably get better, and we genuinely believe he'll be the...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Tuesday, 10/26/21 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.   Point Guard Stephen Curry FD - $10400 DK - $11000Opponent - OKCProj Pts FD - 56 DK - 59 Curry has picked right up where he left off last season, carrying the Warriors on his shoulders and shooting the lights out of the building. He’s come out of the gate scoring 31 points on 23 shots and 12 three-point attempts per game. The usage is unreal, the efficiency is up there with the best ever, and opposing defenses don’t have much in the way of answers when it comes to his off-ball movement and laser accuracy from beyond the arc. The price is way up, but the Thunder stink and it’s tough to imagine them really slowing him down at all in this matchup. Luka Doncic FD - $10900 DK - $10900Opponent - HOUProj Pts FD - 56.79 DK - 61.32 In his second game of the season, Luka got back to doing what he does best, scoring in every possible way across the stat line. In 39 minutes (the Mavs really wanted to win this one), Doncic poured in 27 points, 12 assists, and nine rebounds. The efficiency, especially from three (2-10) left something to be desired, but beggars aren’t going to be choosers here. When dialed in and controlling the offense, few players have the same upside as Doncic and he draws a great matchup against a weaker Rockets’ team on Tuesday. Shooting Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander FD - $7100 DK - $8100Opponent - GSProj Pts FD - 43.41 DK - 44.69 It looks like if the Oklahoma City Thunder can keep games close, Shai is going to play a lot of minutes. That former part though is going to be the question all season. Can OKC stick close enough in games? They aren’t a very good team and that could be tough sledding. But when Shai gets the minutes, he’s very effective and these prices, especially the one on FanDuel, he’s almost sure to pay them off. Last game against the Sixers SGA played 39 minutes, took 19 shots, and finished with 29 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. The points and minutes were probably a little high, but even some...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Monday, 10/25/21 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. Point Guard Lonzo Ball FD - $6200 DK - $7100Opponent - TORProj Pts FD - 35.56 DK - 35.93 The Bulls’ uniform suits Lonzo well so far this season. He’s already averaging more than 35 minutes a game for Chicago and putting it up across the stat line with 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, and five assists per game with four defensive stats per to boot. It’s just offering such a high floor at these price points and it’s hard to imagine him getting buzzed off at these prices because of how diversified his stat lines have become. On FanDuel he’s a tough fade in cash games especially because of how defensive stats are overweighted there. Reggie Jackson FD - $5600 DK - $6500Opponent - PORProj Pts FD - 31.48 DK - 33.44 He hasn’t had a tremendous fantasy impact to start the season, but there are a couple of factors at play. For starters, he’s shooting well under his career averages through the first couple of games. Jackson is just 31% from the field despite being a 45% career shooter. And he’s also been just 35% from three despite shooting over 40% over the last two seasons. This should round out with time and we are getting him a little cheaper now because of it. I think the FanDuel price is right in line with where it should be and the matchup against Portland is a really good one for the guard. If Jaylen Brown is out again then Dennis Schroder (FD 5500 DK 5600) would make a good play once again. Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $10000 DK - $9500Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 53.53 DK - 57.13 It’s been something of an inauspicious start to the season for Harden who has struggled a bit with consistency and is turning the ball over a bunch. But the Nets draw a great matchup against the Wizards in the back-to-back on Monday and this is a spot for him to really put up numbers. Brooklyn has the highest implied total on the slate and one has to assume the assist numbers will tick up for Harden as he gets used to some of...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/16/16 Playoffs Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with MLB Optimal Lineups, Projections and Player Cards. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL as well! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy. Toronto Raptors at the Cleveland Cavaliers Analysis Could these two teams be coming into this game with more different post-season experiences thus far? The Raptors have played fully 6 more games than the Cavaliers over the same stretch of time, and are missing their starting center. They've been in back to back rock fights, reserving really any good play until game 7 of the Heat series, when their guards finally went off. So am I crazy for saying I don't hate Toronto's chances to at least keep it close in these games? The Cavs are relatively weak when it comes to back-court defense, and the Raptors went out and got Demarre Carroll specifically for match-ups like LeBron. The Raptors shouldn't need to rely on Valanciunas' low post scoring here, and Biyombo is actually a welcome defensive presence down low for them here. Top Plays Lebron James LeBron nearly averaged a triple double in the last two games of the Hawks series, and while the Raptors play quite a bit more slowly than the Hawks, the Hawks make up for some of their fast play by having the 2nd highest defensive efficiency in the league. When healthy, Carroll is a tougher defender than anyone who guarded LeBron on the Hawks, but he isn't. I don't know that LeBron has huge upside here, but he seems awfully safe. Kyrie Irving Kevin Love The other two Cleveland stars are simply underpriced, here. The Raptors were the toughest match-up in the league for opposing point guards this season, but that didn't stop Goran Dragic from nearly leading the Heat to a win in the 2nd round. Irving should be able to show up in the 5x points per dollar range, here. But I really love Love here. I love love Love. Valanciunas being out means the Cavs can afford to play Love at the 5, and that would make it extremely tough for Biyombo to keep track of him on the perimeter....

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 5/15/16 Playoffs Now’s your chance to get DFSR Pro with MLB Optimal Lineups, Projections and Player Cards. Or try a free trial of our base package with projections for every player. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA and NHL as well! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. We've also launched a Stats and Research Page, which includes a lot of the individual statistics that we use to make our projections. It's free! Enjoy. Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors Analysis The series that just wouldn't die. Like the zombies in a horror movie, just when you think you have put them down and are free and clear, they wake back up and keep on coming. From a viewing standpoint, this series has only been enjoyable if you are a fan of Miami or Toronto (and even then I'm not so sure). Things changed just a tad in game six when Miami went super small to start the game, running Deng and Winslow together in the 4/5. That sped up their pace with Richardson coming off the bench to play major minutes. The Heat went total small ball and likely will again for the deciding game. It proved effective against the slower Raptors. Top Plays Goran Dragic - FD 6400 DK 6400 Opponent - TOR FD Proj. Pts - 32.98 DK Proj. Pts - 34.54 We got God Mode Dragic in game 6, and if the Heat are going to try and small-ball the Raptors to death, he's going to need to do a lot once again in game 7. It worked so well that I can't imagine why they'd get away from it, and while I don't think you can count on him for 20+ shots and 7x points per dollar on these prices, he'll be super involved once again. Dwyane Wade - FD 8300 DK 8400 Opponent - TOR FD Proj. Pts - 39.18 DK Proj. Pts - 39.79 If you think Wade is playing any fewer than the very most upper end of his minutes tonight, you're nuts. Wade played as hard as I've seen him go all season in game 6, and his complete 22/6/5/3/2 line was good for 5x points per dollar on these prices. The Raptors don't have anyone that really wants to cover him (especially if DeRozan has to handle so much offensive load), and I'm getting the popcorn and preparing for another big game. On...