FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Thursday, 10/24/19 After a wild mega-Wednesday slate, we see a slight return to sanity with a three game primetime slate on Thursday. It's not without intrigue, though. The two front-runners for MVP in 2018 go head to head in Houston, Kawhi returns to Golden State to pour salt on their wounds, and... Atlanta and Detroit are playing as well? Sure, why not. Let's get to 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 Stephen Curry FD - $10500 DK - $9400Opponent - LACProj Pts FD - 49.21 DK - 52.12 Much has been made about how the Warriors will look without Klay and Durant this season, but I think I have a pretty good idea. It involves Curry shooting the ball an absolute ton, and making an MVP run on the back of gaudy offensive numbers. You're seeing a slight uptick in price over last year's numbers, but the usage uptick should more than make up for it. When Durant, Klay, and Curry shared the court last season Curry's usage was 25.4%. When he sat? That number jumped to a staggering 41.5%. Now, it shouldn't sit that high this season with D'Angelo Russell's arrival and the simple unsustainable nature of such a pace, but one thing is clear: this man is shooting the rock. I love him in the Warriors' home opener. The rest: I'm not running Reggie Jackson with Derrick Rose in town. I'm not running Russell Westbrook until I see how the heck that Rockets offense is going to look. Trae Young costs $9,000 and averaged 36 fantasy points last year. So, yeah, I'm just going to play Hill and Curry in all likelihood.     Shooting Guard Khris Middleton FD - $7600 DK - $6900Opponent - HOUProj Pts FD - 38.06 DK - 39.45 With Brogdon gone and Bledsoe out of the picture, it's pretty much going to be the Giannis and Middleton show. Both of them averaged better than 34% usage with Bledsoe and Brogdon off the court last year, and that's how they're getting started with things this season. Of the two, Middleton is super cheap at a very tough position today. So, I am pretty sure he'll wind up making...

DFS NBA Podcast - FanDuel and DraftKings Plays for Wednesday 10/23/19 It’s the first big NBA slate of the season and the DFSR has you covered on their DFS NBA Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings. 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! A two-game slate on Tuesday saw an overtime affair between the Pelicans and Raptors along with a comeback win for the Clippers over the Lakers. Now we get a full, eleven game, run with plenty of offseason turnover and new situations to break down. The guys go game-by-game through the schedule, breaking down the cash versus GPP plays and highlighting some of the better matchups. They discuss Karl-Anthony Towns as the premiere big-money play against a Nets team that’ll likely still struggle to contain opposing bigs. There’s also discussion about the Celtics this season without Kyrie Irving or Al Horford, the Dallas duo of Luka Doncic, the completely turned over Knicks and even wading into some of the bad teams for DFS...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Wednesday 10/23/19 After a shorter two-game slate to start the season, Wednesday feels like the day things really tip off with 11 games across the league. There are plenty of ways to speculate on minutes and new roles in what's a turned over league. Let's go through some cash game plays for FanDuel and DraftKings.   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 Terry Rozier FD - $7000 DK - $7300Opponent - CHIProj Pts FD - 35.61 DK - 36.57 The Hornets are going to be terrible, of that there is little doubt. They lost Kemba Walker in the offseason and got only really a max-contract Terry Rozier back in *return*. This is going to be a rough season for the Charlotte fan(s). But it doesn’t mean we can’t get DFS value going from a bad team. Rozier was their “prize” from free agency. He led the team in usage for the preseason which isn’t surprising and that should be the case over the course of the year as well. We don’t have a fantastic idea of what his stats will look like now that he’s out of Boston and is the focal point of the offense. But if the plan is for him to take over even like 75% of Walker’s shots from last season, or something like 14-15 shots at least, then he has major upside on these prices. Again, you can play players from bad teams and maybe the only thing we are fading with Rozier is the blowout. De'Aaron Fox FD - $8600 DK - $7700Opponent - PHOProj Pts FD - 40.45 DK - 40.21 The Kings have a team they think can make a playoff push this season, and I can’t say I doubt them. They put pieces together in the offseason that signal a push toward “respectability” with guys like Harrison Barnes (overpaid), Trevor Ariza (overpaid) and Dewayne Dedmon (nice piece). But for all of their signings, those minutes won’t cut into Fox at all who actually could see a tick up in court time this season. He played 31 minutes per game last season and I wouldn’t be shocked for that go up a couple. He averaged 17 points, seven assists...

DFS NBA Podcast - FanDuel and DraftKings Plays for Opening Night Tuesday 10/22/19 Basketball is officially back and the DFSR crew is already in midseason form with their DFS NBA Podcast for FanDuel and DraftKings. 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! It’s a two-game slate for FanDuel and DraftKings with some big matchups to start the season. The bummer is that Zion Williamson won’t make his debut for the Pelicans after it was reported he would miss 6-8 weeks with a meniscus tear. But the Pelicans still have plenty of firepower with Jrue Holiday, Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball. They’ll take on a Toronto Raptors team that lost Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green in the offseason but is actually still a rather projectable unit. Pascal Siakam is looking close to a cash game lock on this slate and other Raptors like Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet and even O.G. Anunoby could make for safe and reliable options at their current price points. The second game between the Lakers and the Clippers should make for a great one as well. The Lakers bring in Anthony Davis in the offseason to compliment Lebron James and with the additions of Avery Bradley and Danny Green, this is a new-look purple and gold squad. Davis could be something of a chalk play on both sites with Javale Magee an interesting option at center. On the Clippers’ side, the guys discuss Kawhi Leonard making the move to LA, Montrezl Harrell possibly playing even more this season and some other pieces that could make for DFS...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Tuesday 10/22/19   Basketball is back baby! Before a big Wednesday of hoops, we get a two-game slate to tip things off. Following the craziest offseason of all-time, we have an almost completely new NBA to figure out. Superstars teamed up, franchises went through major overhauls and there's an entire new landscape in the league. But we've got you covered during what could be a tumultuous beginning of the year.   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 Patrick Beverley FD - $5100 DK - $5000Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 27.45 DK - 27.58 Beverley hasn’t ever been much of a scorer, often defaulting to an elite on-ball defender who lets others take over the offense. It’s been a role that’s suited him and earned him a three-year payday in the offseason from the Clippers. But his role could be expanded to start this season. The Clips shipped off Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Danilo Gallinari for essentially Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, but the latter will sit the first ten games. While PG's absence isn't a one-to-one comp for opportunity, one has to assume Beverley’s role and rotations are uber-safe for the Clippers to start the season. We could even see a slight uptick in his usage and he’s been a knock down three-point shooter (40%) over the last two seasons. He’s coming at reasonable prices for a higher minutes floor on this opening slate and I don’t love some of the pay up options at point guard. Fred Vanvleet FD - $5600 DK - $4800Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 31.87 DK - 32.37 For a team that won a championship and then promptly lost its best player, we actually have a pretty good idea of Toronto’s plan this season. That’s because last year we saw plenty of this club without Kawhi Leonard. The latter missed 22 regular season games and the rest of the team more than picked up the slack. VanVleet often drew the start and it looks like FVV will enter the starting lineup this season alongside Kyle Lowry. With Leonard off the court last season VanVleet saw roughly a 5% tick up in usage and the minutes should be incredibly safe to start...