DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Monday 12/20 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 - $7700 DK - $7700 Opponent - HOU Proj Pts FD - 39.29 DK - 40.85 The Bulls are playing on a back-to-back here but it comes after a week break thanks to health and safety protocols. They looked good in their return to the court yesterday beating the Lakers and Ball was a big part of that win dropping 19 points. For fantasy, the price is going up but he has been consistent averaging 15 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 5.6 assists while adding some defensive upside with 1.5 blocks and steals. Put it all together and he is averaging over 35 fantasy points per game in that stretch which is a solid floor for tonight and in a matchup vs. the Rockets who rank 24th in defensive efficiency and 1st in pace, there is also a ton of upside here. Reggie Jackson FD - $6100 DK - $7600 Opponent - SA Proj Pts FD - 33.49 DK - 37.35 The price is on the rise here, especially on DraftKings where he has hit a season-high but I am not too concerned on this smaller slate. He comes in hot dropping 15 or more points in eight straight games and has averaged over 30 fantasy points per game over his last 10. He and the Clippers now get a plus matchup on Monday as the Spurs come to town ranked 19th in defensive efficiency and also run the 6th fastest pace. While still in play, Jackson isn't a must on DraftKings but on FanDuel, at a price in the low $6K range, he is in play in all formats. Shooting Guard Donovan Mitchell FD - $8500 DK - $9700 Opponent - CHA Proj Pts FD - 46.5 DK - 49.93 Like Jackson, this is another huge price differential as Mithcell's price has taken a huge jump on DraftKings to almost $10K making him GPP only, at best. This play is much more about FanDuel tonight as the price remains in the mid $8K range. This game does have blowout potential but making me feel better about is the fact Utah has been involved in five blowout wins(20+ points)...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Saturday 12/18/21 Before we get started, know that this slate is already pretty odd. We have a couple of teams that are fully punting their games and sitting superstars. Other teams have players in protocols (or both) and will be working with different lineups. I addressed the two biggest situations to look out for in their own section.  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 Jrue Holiday FD - $9300 DK - $8200Opponent - CLEProj Pts FD - 47.41 DK - 50.37 The Bucks are still going to be without Giannis Antetokounmpo in this game which should, once again, provide a big opportunity to Holiday. The Bucks lost in overtime on Friday without Giannis of Chris Middleton and it remains to be seen if they decide to limit Jrue here because he ran 44 minutes in all. Fantasy-wise, he was everything you wanted, dropping 40 points while adding five rebounds and assists each. The price moved some on both sites, but not enough especially on DraftKings. If he’s starting tonight, even if Middleton is back then I think you have a pretty easy play here. Donovan Mitchell FD - $8300 DK - $9300Opponent - WASProj Pts FD - 44.01 DK - 47.73 It looks like Utah is going to be without Mike Conley in this game and, in the past, that has meant a usage uptick for Donovan Mitchell. With Conley off the court this season, Mitchell has a 35% usage rate and the assist rate ticks up about 6% as well. I think we are going to have plenty of ways to save on this slate and there aren’t a ton of top-end payoffs on either site. With that in mind, we are likely locked into just playing some higher floor guys and rounding out the salary on the lower end. That’s the case with Mitchell here who is in a good spot. The next two positions are shorter because I'm going to address a ton of guys all at once that qualify at SG and SF with the Nets and Warriors.  Shooting Guard Franz Wagner FD - $6000 DK - $6700Opponent - BKNProj Pts FD - 35.74 DK - 37.81 Wagner played a lot on Friday evening because...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Friday 12/17/21 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 Kyle Lowry FD - $7000 DK - $7800Opponent - ORLProj Pts FD - 40.49 DK - 44.65 Gabe Vincent FD - $4900 DK - $4900Opponent - ORLProj Pts FD - 29.03 DK - 31.67 The Heat might get Tyler Herro back for this game, but they are still going to be without Jimmy Butler. Miami has had to run Lowry a lot of minutes in the short term with the team thin in the backcourt. That could be the case again and this time he faces off against an Orlando team that ranks second-to-last in defensive efficiency while playing the sixth-fastest pace. That’s a perfect intersection of speed and incompetence that we are looking to target in DFS. Lowry has double-digit shot attempts in each of the last four games and has 10+ assists in two of them. This is such a good spot and his FanDuel price hasn’t moved enough. Meanwhile, Gabe Vincent has stuck in the starting lineup with Butler out and Herro still coming off the bench when healthy. He’s played 30+ minutes in each of the last three games and even put up 26 points on 8-16 shooting last time out. Those shot attempts were on the high side, but they came in a close win over the Sixers on Wednesday, which is a good sign. The price has ticked up some but I think we are still in good shape considering the matchup. And he’s shown he can add some assists and rebounds as well. This is lining up for him to be a cash game value. Shooting Guard Jrue Holiday FD - $8200 DK - $7900Opponent - NOProj Pts FD - 44.94 DK - 48 The Bucks are without some key players in this game against the Pelicans, most importantly Giannis Antetokounmpo who is in the protocols right now. Jrue should see plenty of minutes in this game and is coming off a 26 point, 14 assist performance against the Pacers the other night. That one was without Middleton as well, who should be back tonight. But no Giannis and Bobby Portis means plenty of usage to go around against a New Orleans team ranked...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Thursday 12/16 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 Patty Mills FD - $6500 DK - $6600 Opponent - PHI Proj Pts FD - 29.52 DK - 33.15 The price has taken a big jump here which does have to do with the size of the slate but can also be contributed to how well he has been playing for the Nets. Mills is coming off arguably his best game of the season where he attempted a season-high in minutes(43), shots(20), and points(30). The opportunity for a similar performance is definitely in the cards tonight as James Harden and Bruce Brown are once again out of the lineup. The matchup is also pretty decent as the 76ers have fallen to 19th overall in defensive efficiency as they have given up 100+ points in five of their last six games. Fire up Mills in all formats. Derrick Rose FD - $6200 DK - $6300 Opponent - HOU Proj Pts FD - 34.95 DK - 36.58 One of the issues and major decisions we will have to make tonight is at the guard position as half of them are out and the other half seem to be in bad matchups, potential blowouts, or reaching peak pricing on a small slate. Rose only checks one of those boxes as his price has reached a season-high but the good news is that he gets a tremendous matchup as the Rockets are 24th in defensive efficiency and lead the league in pace. Rose has been up and down and is by no means safe at these prices but is coming in hot in the short term with 30+ fantasy points in back-to-back games and has double-digit shot attempts in six straight. He is a multi-category contributor and if this game stays close like I think it will, he should be able to churn out another 30+ point performance putting him in play in all formats. Shooting Guard Armoni Brooks FD - $4500 DK - $5400 Opponent - NY Proj Pts FD - 30.87 DK - 33.51 Eric Gordon FD - $5700 DK - $5600 Opponent - NY Proj Pts FD - 22.32 DK - 25.1 I would imagine most people aren't thrilled with Brooks right...

DFS NBA Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - Wednesday 12/15/21 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 Jalen Brunson FD - $6200 DK - $6700Opponent - LALProj Pts FD - 36.51 DK - 39.33 Luka Doncic has already been ruled out for this game and, once again, the sites didn’t factor that into Jalen Brunson’s price. With Luka off the court this season, Brunson has a 25.6% usage rate, the second-highest on the team in that scenario. He just takes over the bulk of the offense making this a very easy play. Sure, last game it was 25 minutes and the run got burned off, but that was in the blowout over the Hornets. He still got in 13 points and eight assists. Against the Lakers, who’ve struggled on defense this season, it seems like an easy play to roster him considering the workload he should get in a close game. Jrue Holiday FD - $8000 DK - $7500Opponent - INDProj Pts FD - 39.86 DK - 42.92 Over the last couple of seasons, Jrue Holiday has a 29% usage rate when Giannis is off the court. He becomes one of the focal points of the offense when the Bucks are forced to go in a different direction. And that’s going to be the case on Wednesday against the Pacers. Plus, there’s a chance that Khris Middleton misses this one with the issues around his hyper-extended knee. This would all line up for Jrue to be a chalk play here on this slate considering the Bucks are coming in a bit compromised. I don't think we need to overthink this move all that much considering the circumstances.  Shooting Guard Armoni Brooks FD - $4800 DK - $5500Opponent - CLEProj Pts FD - 31.03 DK - 33.52 Eric Gordon’s been ruled out of this game along with Kevin Porter Jr. and the Rockets are probably already in a load of trouble. Brooks will get the start here at the wing though he’ll have some ball-handling responsibilities as well considering how thin the Rockets are in that department right now. He got hurt last game which cut into some of his run, but when given the opportunity, he’s been awesome at these prices this season. Prior to last game, over...