FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Saturday, 12/7/19 Friday night was full of wild games and we're back at it here! Unfortunately, we only have five games ahead of us and we could be looking at another night full of blowouts. In fact, we don't have a single spread within six points and we have four of the five games posting a spread at 9.5 points or higher. That means raw points will be critical and that's why we'll offer up a good mixture of studs and value plays. In addition, we'll go ahead and avoid recommending anyone from the DAL-NOP matchup, which takes place before the main slate. With that in mind, let's get into our plays! 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 Ricky Rubio FD - $7600 DK - $6800Opponent - HOUProj Pts FD - 35.26 DK - 35.5 The point guard selections on this slate are very volatile, so let's go with a consistent guy like Rubio. The Spaniard is actually in the midst of one of his best seasons ever, averaging 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. If you take out the three games where Rubio was dealing with injury, he's actually scored at least 30 DK points in all of the other 13 outings while averaging just shy of 40 fantasy points per game. That's huge against a Houston club who sits third in pace and 25th in points allowed.  De'Anthony Melton FD - $5500 DK - $5200Opponent - UTAProj Pts FD - 26.58 DK - 25.9 Many people will pivot to Tyus Jones in the absence of Ja Morant because Jones will be starting but Melton is the sharper play. Memphis finally became privy to that in the last loss, starting Melton in the second half. It's really no surprise when you see his production, with Melton averaging 33 DK points per game across 26 minutes of action over his last three fixtures. That's all you can ask for from a $5,000 player and he should continue to see a big role as long as Morant remains out.  If you're playing the early slate, it's impossible to avoid Luka Doncic against a bad Pelicans defense.  Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $12100...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Friday, 12/6/19   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 Ish Smith FD - $4300 DK - $3600 Opponent - MIA Proj Pts FD - 27.11 DK - 27.22 Ish was huge chalk on Thursday night, as he filled in for the injured Isaiah Thomas. With Thomas nursing this calf strain I'd imagine they are just giving him a couple of nights off, and if they do, this is far too cheap for a guy who is truly running the point for 30+ minutes near minimum prices. It's a simple price and opportunity mismatch, and he's a must play everywhere if Thomas sits again. Spencer Dinwiddie FD - $8500 DK - $8200 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 42.61 DK - 43.97 Dinsanity rages on, as Dinwiddie has essentially stepped into the role that Kyrie vacated. He's averaged 20+ shots and 22 points from the field in the last three games, and some tough shooting luck from his teammate is all that's kept him away from being up near double digit assists as well. Charlotte is stone cold terrible, ranking fourth worst in the league in defensive efficiency with no back-court defense to speak of whatsoever. The Nets are only 2.5 point favorites here, so a tight game should yield lots of minutes and possessions for Dinwiddie to do his thing. Also considered: Terry Rozier and Jamal Murray as interesting midrange options. Patty Mills is an interesting big tournament option off the bench for the Spurs.   Shooting Guard Jimmy Butler FD - $9100 DK - $8100 Opponent - WAS Proj Pts FD - 44.64 DK - 43.46 Butler has been a DFS beast in his last two games, topping 37 minutes and 52 fantasy points in each of them, a feat that's particularly noteworthy because he still topped both of those figures in a game that the Heat lost by 21 to the Celtics. Tonight he'll grab a far cushier match-up with the Wizards, who as of this very moment are the literal perfect match-up, playing the league's fastest pace and the worst defensive efficiency. What's more, the Wiz have been good enough on offense that they are actually hanging with teams, so a blowout shouldn't...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Thursday, 12/5/19   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 Lonzo Ball FD - $5800 DK - $5300 Opponent - PHO Proj Pts FD - 31.75 DK - 32.84 After a long stretch of injuries it seems as though Ball is finally back playing his 32 minute rotations, which means he should just be too cheap here. During the 5 game stretch that he played 31-35 minute rotations earlier this season Ball averaged 35.3 fantasy points a game, and only his erratic rotations since have driven his price downward. Phoenix isn't the all-world match-up that they have been in the past, but they still play a top 11 pace with a defensive efficiency in the bottom half of the league. Ball seems like a solid value as a result. Isaiah Thomas FD - $5200 DK - $5200 Opponent - PHI Proj Pts FD - 25.72 DK - 27.89 I won't pretend like this play is risk free, but Thomas played 34 excellent minutes against the Magic his last time out, and it sure looks like he will get plenty of usage with all of the injury woes in Washington right now. The Wiz are really short on creators right now, and the 14 shots and 7 assists that Thomas managed against the Magic could be the norm going forward. If it is, he's about 20% too cheap on these prices, and I'm a buyer on a small slate. There are a lot of reasonable point guard options tonight, like Ricky Rubio, Ben Simmons, and even Russell Westbrook. I just think you'll want to pay up at other positions instead.     Shooting Guard James Harden FD - $12200 DK - $12000 Opponent - TOR Proj Pts FD - 62.22 DK - 65.28 It's a terrible match-up for Harden, but that's basically just giving us a discount on his true price right now. You follow basketball, so you're probably aware that Harden poured in 110 points from the field in his last two games. Sure, there was a double overtime game in there, but I mean, this sort of scoring is legitimately nuts. On a short slate I think he is still the premier payoff option even in a...

DFS NBA Podcast - FanDuel and DraftKings Plays for Wednesday 12/4/19 The DFSR crew is here for a big Wednesday of hoops action on FanDuel and DraftKings. They re rolling through all of the games talking lineups, injury news, value and much more. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our NBA, NFL and NHL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! They talk about Luka Doncic’s game and how he makes for such a safe payup option. They discuss bench chalk hitting or failing this season and have some examples of guys to discuss tonight coming off the bench. It’s a packed podcast with thoughts on every...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday, 12/4/19 After a slow DFS night on Tuesday, we're back at it with a 10-game schedule here. What's fascinating is that we have all 10 games with a spread of seven points or fewer. That's awesome with so many blowouts recently and that should make things easier on us. 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 De'Anthony Melton FD - $4400 DK - $4600Opponent - CHIProj Pts FD - 24.46 DK - 23.53 We have some studs later on, so let's begin with some value plays at point guard. While we didn't really expect to see Melton find himself into any of our articles this season, here we are. An injury to Ja Morant is what's really opened things up for him, as that has garnered Melton at least 23 minutes in back-to-back games. More importantly, that has led to him scoring at least 33 DK points in both of those outings, severely out-playing Tyus Jones. If he continues to play like that, look for him to get more minutes and possibly start ahead of Jones. We're also not concerned with a 19th-ranked Bulls defense either, as these two terrible teams should play a competitive game.  Emmanuel Mudiay FD - $3500 DK - $3200Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 21.91 DK - 22.87 With Mike Conley missing this game because of a hamstring issue, Mudiay should find himself as the starter. That's big news for a stat-stuffing player like this, as Mudiay was a solid fantasy option for the Knicks last season. He's actually always been a solid fantasy producer which is evident when you see that he's averaging 14.4 DK points in 15.3 minutes a game this season. That's a fantasy point-per minute player, which would equate to 25 DK points if he plays the 25 minutes that we anticipate. That would be huge for a player in the $3,500-range, making him a candidate to reach 7X value pretty easily.  Luka Doncic (FD 12500 DK 11600) is also in consideration with his absurd form but it's going to cost you a fortune.  Shooting Guard Donovan Mitchell FD - $8000 DK - $7100Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 41.67 DK...