FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks – Saturday, 12/21/19
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Saturday, 12/21/19 While it's the holiday season, these players have not been rewarded with health. We've been bombarded by injuries over the past couple weeks and it's opened up a ton of value on these last two slates. While it was mostly Toronto on Friday, we're going to take advantage of other injuries here. There are also two games being played before the 7ET slate but we're going to go ahead and avoid those since they're not a part of the main slates. With that in mind, let's get into it!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 Ben Simmons FD - $7900 DK - $8200Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 44.82 DK - 43.74 While Simmons is a guy who can disappoint, we absolutely love his athleticism in a matchup like this. Let's begin with that opposition, facing a Washington club who sits dead-last in both points allowed and defensive efficiency. That doesn't even take into consideration that they surrender the third-most fantasy points to opposing point guards and Simmons should be able to stuff the stat sheet at ease against these guys. That was evident in their last meeting, collecting 17 points, five rebounds, 10 assists and three steals on 80 percent shooting. George Hill FD - $4400 DK - $4400Opponent - NYProj Pts FD - 22.86 DK - 23.22 With Eric Bledsoe out for another week or so, Hill should continue to see big minutes at point guard. Over his last five games, Hill is averaging 24 DK points across 24.2 minutes of action. That equates to 5.5X value and it's scary to think how good he could be against this team if he reaches the 29 minutes he played in the most recent outing. The Knicks currently sit 25th in defensive efficiency and Hill could receive some extra run off the bench in what's expected to be a lopsided result. Dejounte Murray has been much better recently and remains in consideration in the $6,000-range. Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $11100 DK - $11600Opponent - PHOProj Pts FD - 61.48 DK - 64.28 Harden is always a good play and we have to love that his price dropped after a disappointing performance on Thursday. It...
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks – Friday, 12/20/19
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Friday, 12/20/19 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 Kemba Walker FD - $8000 DK - $8300 Opponent - DET Proj Pts FD - 44.53 DK - 46.38 With Smart and Heyward sidelined, the Celtics have called on Kemba to do even more than he had been doing, and Walker has responded. With 42, 44, and 62 fantasy points in his last three games, Walker is contributing across all categories. The only thing that can stand in Kemba's way here is the potential blowout risk, and while that is a material concern tonight, I still think that Walker has the ball in his hands enough to breeze past the banged up Pistons. Kendrick Nunn FD - $5800 DK - $6500 Opponent - NY Proj Pts FD - 30.23 DK - 30.93 Any doubts about Nunn's role with Winslow sidelined were quieted against the Sixers, as the electric youngster stayed out there for 41 minutes in regulation, chipping in a 26/4/5 line in the process. The DraftKings price has caught up a little bit, but the FanDuel price is still far too cheap for what we've come to expect from Nunn. It's also a fantastic match-up against the Knicks, who have the 4th worst defensive efficiency in the NBA this system. There are a lot of good plays across the board tonight, and Nunn is a great way to invest cheaply at point guard to get access to the good big money plays elsewhere. Keep an eye on Jeremy Lamb's status. If he misses it could open up a path for Aaron Holiday to rejoin the starting lineup. Shooting Guard Josh Richardson FD - $5400 DK - $5600 Opponent - DAL Proj Pts FD - 29.85 DK - 30 It's always nice when we can catch a guy whose price is too low for his current opportunity, and that's exactly what we have with J-Rich. He stayed out there for 33 minutes in regulation in his "revenge game" against the Heat, and at just $5,400 he's criminally cheap here. The Sixers are favored by 8.5 at home against the Luka-less Mavs, but I wouldn't worry much about the blowout, and I believe we see Richardson's price rise by at...
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks – Thursday 12/19/19
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Thursday 12/19/19 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 Dejounte Murray FD - $6600 DK - $5700 Opponent - BKN Proj Pts FD - 35.42 DK - 34.58 Murray has been doing work on a points per dollar basis recently, and has recently been thrust into an expended role, playing 29 and 30 minutes in each of his last two games. He's been good for roughly 5x points per dollar in the games where he played 29+ minutes this season, and he'll have his best match-up of the season against the Nets here. Brooklyn has allowed the fourth most fantasy points per game to opposing point guards this year, and while Dinwiddie has been excellent offensively he is not the type of defender to scare us off Murray. Given that we are going to need money for other positions (more on those in a minute), I love Murray for cash games here. Rajon Rondo FD - $4600 DK - $4800 Opponent - MIL Proj Pts FD - 27.27 DK - 28 It's the marquee match-up of the season! With 8 losses between them, the Lakers and Bucks will face off for the first time this season, and are sure to pull out of all of the stops. Rondo has a tendency to rise to the occasion, and given that he's paid 6x+ points per dollar on his price in each of his last two games I sort of love him here. Milwaukee actually has some defenders to chase around Bron and Davis, but Rondo could go fairly unchecked, and I think he winds up with a lot of the ball-handling duties. Also considered: A number of guys. Patrick Beverley is a candidate to add more minutes. Spencer Dinwiddie looks pretty good. Russell Westbrook and George Hill don't look so bad, either. It's honestly hard to make a bad call at the position tonight. Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $11400 DK - $12400 Opponent - LAC Proj Pts FD - 62.04 DK - 65 Our system is embarrassed on behalf of the FanDuel pricing algorithm, though you might not be able to go up and get Harden on DraftKings. This is just a case where FanDuel is likely...
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks – Wednesday, 12/18/19
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 12/18/19 After a slow Tuesday night, we're back at it with nine games here. One thing that we love is the fact that no game has a double-digit spread. That's a DFS player's dream and it should make for a big scoring night. Without further ado, let's go ahead and get into it!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 Kemba Walker FD - $7600 DK - $7400Opponent - DALProj Pts FD - 41.12 DK - 42.64 These are some strange prices. Walker has done nothing but produce all season long and he should be $1,000 more on each site. In fact, Kemba is averaging 23.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists en route to over 40 DraftKings points per game. That alone is north of 5X value at this price and we love that he gets a matchup against an undersized Jalen Brunson. His form has been even better recently, averaging 44 DK points per game across his last eight fixtures. Jalen Brunson FD - $6000 DK - $6000Opponent - BOSProj Pts FD - 32.03 DK - 33.06 With Doncic out of the picture, Brunson is one of the best values plays on the board. That's about 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists out of the lineup which doesn't even include his 20-plus shots and 30 percent usage rate. Brunson is definitely keen on taking care of a good amount of that, scoring over 37 DK points in the two games Doncic has missed. Playing at least 32 minutes in both of those while receiving starts tells us that he's the go-to guy in his absence and we have to continue to use him until he gets closer to $7,000. Chris Paul is coming off the best game of his season and gets a super matchup against a bad Grizzlies defense. Shooting Guard Jrue Holiday FD - $8200 DK - $7800Opponent - MINProj Pts FD - 44.92 DK - 45.28 With Zion Williamson and J.J. Redick likely missing this game, Holiday should get a ton of shots, minutes and usage. While that's already been the case, we absolutely love that for a talented player like this. We're talking about a guy who's averaging more than...
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks – Tuesday, 12/17/19
FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Tuesday, 12/17/19 Welcome back lovers of games of skill! Tuesday night in the NBA brings us a six-game slate full of excitement and intrigue! We've got value plays, studs, and the will he or won't he drama of Anthony Davis all packed into one evening of hoops action! So why are we wasting time up here in the intro? Let's jump into the picks!! 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 Spencer Dinwiddie FD - $8300 DK - $7500 Opponent - NO Proj Pts FD - 41.31 DK - 42.45 We'll get things started with a little bit of "Din-sanity!" Spencer Dinwiddie and the Nets hit the Big Easy high off of a statement win against the Sixers at home on Sunday. Dinwiddie led the charge for Brooklyn with a game-high 24 points in just 29 minutes of play. It was his fourth-straight contest with that total. The Pelicans have been straight-up terrible defending against the point this season, allowing more fantasy points than any other team to the position. Of the four games that I have opening lines on as of this writing, this game promises to be the marquee matchup with a projected total of 230.5 and a mere 1.5 point differential. I'm expecting a big night for Dinwiddie and love him as a cash option. Trae Young FD - $10000 DK - $9900 Opponent - NY Proj Pts FD - 46.8 DK - 49.66 Last night, the theme at the point was to get in and get out on the cheap, not so tonight. Our NBA projection system loves the big money plays tonight and it's not hard to see why. Trae Young has exploded on the scene in his sophomore season, filling out the stat sheet night in and night out. In 36 minutes against the Lakers, he dropped 30 points, the third time in six games he has hit that total. Mix in six rebounds and seven dimes and we have the makings of a solid evening of fantasy production. The turnovers can be a problem, but that's not something to be overly concerned with against the Knicks. This is another game with a 1.5 point differential in the spread so anticipate a...