FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Sunday 8/9/20 Head on over a 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 Kemba Walker FD - $5700 DK - $6100 Opponent - ORL Proj Pts FD - 33.91 DK - 35.17 Kemba was given the all clear to play 30 minutes against the Thunder, but the Celtics wound up not needing his services in the blowout. He'll presumably have the same minutes later (or higher) against the Magic, and that means he's still a little under-priced. It's not a phenomenal match-up against the Magic by any means, but Walker is probably 10% too cheap for his underlying talent in 30+ minutes per game, and you can expect him to have solid cash game ownership here. Reggie Jackson FD - $3800 DK - $5500 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 22.98 DK - 24.35 R-Jax got another start on Saturday and performed admirably, compiling 25.9 FanDuel points against the Blazers in a full run of minutes. While the Clippers seem to be proceeding cautiously with their core pieces, they seem to be perfectly fine letting Jackson handle the primary ball handling duties while they moonwalk into the playoffs. The DraftKings price has caught up a little bit, but the FanDuel price is begging you to partake here, and the match-up with Brooklyn is as good as it gets on this slate. Also considered: Kyle Lowry if you need a safer option. Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $10800 DK - $11300 Opponent - SAC Proj Pts FD - 62.59 DK - 65.12 Rule number one as we head toward the end of the season is that you need to sniff out teams that are still trying. The Rockets seem to qualify there, with Harden topping 33 minutes in each of his bubble games so far. While he was playing slightly more than that in close games during the season, the added benefit of Westbrook likely missing this game means we're getting a huge usage bump to offset our minutes losses. Harden is about $1200-$2200 cheaper than he's been with Westbrook sidelined earlier this season, and I expect him to pay these prices handily in a great match-up with Sacramento. Bogdan Bogdanovic FD - $5400 DK - $5300 Opponent - HOU Proj...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Saturday, 8/8/20 Head on over a for your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA FanDuel and DraftKings optimizer, our NFL 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 Malcolm Brogdon FD - $6600 DK - $6900 Opponent - LAL Proj Pts FD - 34.02 DK - 35.03 Brogdon has looked locked in after his unplanned vacation, and has paid these prices handily in two of his three games in August. He came close in a tough match-up against the Magic as well. Today he'll draw the Lakers, and it's important to set aside regular season defensive metrics when analyzing this match-up. The Lakers have had trouble with quick point guards all season, and their best wing defender in Avery Bradley hasn't helped matters. I love Brogdon's floor, even if his ceiling isn't outrageously high. Monte Morris FD - $4400 DK - $4400 Opponent - UTA Proj Pts FD - 24.92 DK - 24.66 Morris has been somewhat hit or miss since filling in for Jamal Murray, but the prices remains low enough that I'm still intrigued. He was bad against the Trail Blazers, but topped 30 FanDuel points in his two previous games against Portland and San Antonio. Malone behaved unpredictably with the minutes against the Blazers, and has stated that his main goal is to keep his key pieces healthy for the playoffs. But given how short they are on ball handlers I still think the plan is to leave Morris out there for 30+ minutes. At these prices, that's a good value. Keep a close eye on the Miami Heat. Kendrick Nunn has already been ruled out, which would normally make it an ideal situation for Goran Dragic, but he's also listed as questionable. Whether it's Dragic or Herro, someone is going to get a lot of minutes and usage here. Also considered: Damian Lillard on his current minutes and volume, but it's obviously a very scary match-up. Still, he's a reasonable option if you find yourself with money left over. Shooting Guard Paul George FD - $7700 DK - $8000 Opponent - POR Proj Pts FD - 43.73 DK - 45.2 The price just hasn't moved on George, and our projection system and lineup optimizer are puzzled. I understand if the minutes were a potential unknown heading into the bubble, but four games in...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Friday, 8/7/20 The last couple of days have really started to resemble the end of season nonsense we see from teams as the playoffs approach. It's led to a lot of punt plays and some weird, deadline decisions. Head on over a 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 De'Aaron Fox FD - $8000 DK - $7600Opponent - BKNProj Pts FD - 45.3 DK - 45.6 The Kings beat the Pelicans on Thursday which keeps them in the hunt for the eighth seed in the West (along with all the other teams in this position). Even on the single game slate, Fox was a clear play yesterday and he didn’t disappoint with 30 points and 10 assists in the win. He’s playing major minutes in close games since entering the bubble, running 35 or more in regulation over the last four games. That’s seen him average 28 points and seven assists and now he’ll face a defensively compromised Nets’ team that just got 149 points hung on them by the Celtics. Shake Milton FD - $4700 DK - $5800Opponent - ORLProj Pts FD - 27.13 DK - 27.84 Get ready for a steady flow of Sixers here on this slate. That’s what happens when they lose Ben Simmons who accounts for so many stats over a nearly full minutes load. Simmons dislocated his knee on Wednesday and will miss considerable time going forward. Milton, already starting at the one for Philly, should see increased on ball time and shots as well. He gets usage and assist upticks with Simmons off the court this season. He’s continued to shoot the three ball well since entering the bubble, knocking down 50% of his attempts in the first three games. The price and relative bump in minutes and usage should make him a safer cash play on this slate. Emmanuel Mudiay FD - $3500 DK - $1400Opponent - SAProj Pts FD - 24.94 DK - 25.88 The Jazz have already announced that basically the entire starting lineup will sit on Friday with Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley, Royce O’Neale and Rudy Gobert already ruled out. That’s leaving up basically everything for the team of essentially unknowns to take over whatever stats are available. Mudiay is one...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 8/5/20 It's been a great restart. The games have been to the wire and our projections remain on point. Let's take a look at plays for FanDuel and DraftKings on Wednesday. Head on over a 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 Ben Simmons FD - $8000 DK - $8700Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 45.22 DK - 44.84 Shake Milton FD - $4300 DK - $5400Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 24.24 DK - 24.98 Technically, the Sixers have listed Simmons as playing their full-time power forward, but that’s not exactly a perfect description of how they are using him now. It’s definitely a hybrid role that has the ball in his hands at the top of high sets and still facilitating the offense to a certain degree. In the first game he piled on a 19 point, 13 rebound, four assist game against the Pacers. He struggled against the Spurs in the second game, but got burned off hard because of foul trouble. The matchup against the Wizards is too good to pass up at these prices though. A heavy transition game should help him and he’s simply coming too cheap. Meanwhile Milton has had a similar tale of two games with his own games. He was terrible against the Pacers but pulled it back around against the Spurs hitting the game-winner and finishing with 16 points and five rebounds. He, like Simmons, is coming too cheap for the opportunity and opponent. Dejounte Murray FD - $6500 DK - $6000Opponent - DENProj Pts FD - 33.34 DK - 32.67 He got run off minutes in the first Spurs’ restart game because of foul trouble, but the second two haven’t been any problem in that department with Murray running 34 and 29 respectively. His fantasy gift is contributing across every part of the stat line which considerably raises his floor and makes the ceiling up there as well. He put up a 21 point and 10 rebound game against the Grizz, with 13 points and 6 rebounds against the very long Sixers. He’ll now face an undermanned Denver team. I think the minutes stay in the low 30’s and it’s hard to imagine him hurting you at these prices outside...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Tuesday, 8/4/20 NBA's restart has been nothing but great basketball action. Let's talk Tuesday's picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Head on over a 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 - $9600 DK - $9400Opponent - PORProj Pts FD - 55.13 DK - 58.33 It’s unlikely, but the Rockets still have an outside shot at the two seed in the West, now trailing the Clippers by three games. And from the start of this thing, they’ve been going for it beating both the Mavericks and the Bucks. Westbrook is averaging 31 points, eight assists and eight rebounds though the first two, though one of those was an OT game. He’s still a relative value against the Blazers and this game has an absurd 243.5 over under, by far the highest of the day. It’s going to be a tough game to fade and stacking the Houston backcourt feels like a great way to start. Chris Chiozza FD - $4000 DK - $5300Opponent - MILProj Pts FD - 25.54 DK - 25.44 Tyler Johnson FD - $4000 DK - $6600Opponent - MILProj Pts FD - 20.93 DK - 21.3 The Nets had already basically decided to/ been forced to punt the restart. But they are taking it to a new (low) level on Tuesday with Caris LeVert, Joe Harris and Jarrett Allen all having been ruled out for this game against the Bucks. They might lose by 100. But someone has to play the minutes, especially in the backcourt. And that run should go to Tyler Johnson and Chris Chiozza. The former started for the latter on Sunday, but I suspect they both run the one and two on Tuesday. Again, the Nets are going to get obliterated, but I do think 30ish minutes for each even in a blowout is reasonable. And they are coming cheap. Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $11100 DK - $11300Opponent - PORProj Pts FD - 57.95 DK - 60.77 Like I said with Westbrook, this game is where we are going to start and stop with cash based almost solely on the total. Harden dropped a 49 point, nine rebound, eight rebound OT game against Dallas but struggled against the Bucks (even in...