FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Monday 8/31/20 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. Heat (6) vs. Bucks (-6) Round two starts for the Bucks and the Heat after they made it through round one with relative ease over the Magic and Pacers respectively. This will be an interesting, defensively sound matchup between the number one and number 11 defenses in the NBA this season. In terms of cash game builds, things probably need to start with Giannis Antetokounmpo (FD $11500 DK $11400) who comes in as big money consideration along with James Harden. I prefer Giannis here. Though he’ll get different looks, including a lot of Bam Adebayo, his floor is probably too tough to fade on a short slate. He averaged a mind-bogglingly efficient 31 points, 16 rebounds, and six assists in just 32 minutes in the five, round one games against the Magic. Foul trouble bit him in game five and he still put up a 28/17 line. Again, things will get tougher against the Heat, but he’s Giannis should be the priority in cash games especially if the minutes tick up with the games getting tighter and more important. On the shorter slate, Khris Middleton (FD $6800 DK $7900) did see a price drop on FanDuel where he’s definitely in play in cash. He had an up-and-down round one with back-to-back 21-point, 10-rebound games to close it out. But he also dropped just two in game two. He’s going to have to have a big series for the Bucks here and I think the minutes are set to tick way up. He’s a little expensive on DraftKings, but the FanDuel price makes him a play for sure. Even on a short slate, it’s tough to find a ton to love value-wise on the Heat. They play the number one defense in basketball for starters which makes it an uphill climb at many of their current price points. But there are a couple of targets here. Goran Dragic (FD $6500 DK $6600) had a fantastic first-round running with the starters averaging 23 points, five assists, and four rebounds on 34 minutes per game. He’s still coming at a mid-tier value play on a slate short on punts. And one has to assume...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Saturday, 8/29/20 On Saturday the NBA will finally play the games that NBA players sat out on Wednesday, so we are going to run Doug's article from Wednesday since all the plays are exactly the same. As a quick editorial note from the staff and owners here at DFSR: we stand by the NBA players and support their right to work (or not) as they see fit. As fans, we're hoping for basketball. As people, we acknowledge that there's nothing more American than peaceful protest. 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. Magic (14) vs. Bucks (-14) The Magic were able to hold it moderately close in game four until the Bucks pulled away late. That left regular rotation starter minutes for the key DFS plays in this game, something we really need to consider going into Wednesday’s slate. As I said in the last picks, if Giannis Antetokounmpo (FD $11300 DK $11300) is going to play 33-34 minutes then you just need to play him at these prices. He’s averaging a cool 31 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists through the first four on 33 minutes per game. No game has really gotten out of hand, a credit to the Magic, and at this point we probably just need to roll him in cash games. It’s just such a tough fade considering the Lakers/Blazers game could get out of hand in its own right. The rest of the Bucks? Man I don’t know. Khris Middleton (FD $6600 DK $7800) was pretty chalky last game and it was looking grim until he turned things around later in the game. He still got up 19 shots, but the price continues to be a little steep for a guy who can definitely disappear for stretches in the Bucks’ system. On the Magic side, Nikola Vucevic (FD $8600 DK $9200) went off in game four when Clifford ran him max minutes (38) and he piled in 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. One would have to imagine, short of an all-out blowout he would see similar run in this game as well. Evan Fournier (FD $5300 DK $5400) is a guy our system has wanted to kind of play throughout this series,...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Tuesday, 8/25/20 With some series coming to a quick end, Tuesday is just a two-gamer. But that just means we can salivate even more over the Dallas-Clippers' series. Let's break down a fun two-game slate 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. Mavericks (6.5) vs. Clippers (-6.5) Well Sunday was really something huh? After a late Kristaps Porzingis scratch and the series maybe hanging in the balance, Luka Doncic (FD $11000 DK $11000), a gimpy ankle, put up a performance for the ages, with 43 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists capped off by a buzzer-beater three in OT to win it. It was spectacular. Our projection system ultimately landed on Doncic for cash games and we rode it at very low ownership. It paid off. After Sunday’s game, I doubt folks put on the fade again. He could now be the highest-owned player on this two-game slate and that would be correct. He’s averaging a triple-double through the first three four games with a 30/10/10 line. That’s incredible considering the defenders he’s facing. All Luka again on this slate. Trey Burke (FD $4400 DK $4500) got the start for Porzingis and crushed value in his 37 minutes (including OT) with 25 points, five rebounds and two steals. If he got the nod again, Burke would be a near-must value for the slate which could end up very much with a stars and scrubs approach. Even at only 16 minutes, Boban Marjanovic (FD $4200 DK $3800) is still a DraftKings consideration seeing as how he doesn’t need much court time to hit value at that price. On the other side of the ball, stacking Doncic with Kawhi Leonard (FD $10400 DK $10000) is the high-floor move for this slate. Seeing as how Paul George is struggling so much, Kawhi led the team in shots again with 22 (including 10 trips to the line) and poured in 32 points, nine rebounds and four assists. He hit 42 minutes in regulation and you have to assume the Clippers will go the full load again not wanting to face an elimination game in game six. Speaking of Paul George (FD $7500 DK $8200), the price is way down on...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Monday, 8/24/20 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. Bucks (-13.5) vs. Magic (+13.5) After losing in game one, the Bucks have imposed their will over the Magic with decisive wins in game two and game three. I’m still worried about blowout minutes on both sides of this game which does make it riskier in cash. Giannis Antetokounmpo (FD $11500 DK $11100) still has such a high floor because he does just about everything for this team. He’s averaging 31 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists per game in this series, playing no more than 34 in any of them. I’d still be comfortable running him out in cash all things considered. But the rest of this team is probably priced out considering some of the middle tier options we have elsewhere in other games. Bledsoe doesn’t play enough minutes, while Middleton and Lopez are just too expensive at this point considering how many of the team’s fantasy points Giannis gobbles up. Meanwhile, the Magic remain unexciting considering the defense they are facing in this series. If Aaron Gordon remains out, Gary Clark (FD $4400 DK $4100) is probably still a cash game consideration on the price alone. He played 35 minutes on Saturday with six points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. This is a dude who needs every minute to get there fantasy-wise. After that, things are looking pretty grim. It’s still tough to trust the D.J. Augustin production off the bench and now that Milwaukee is totally dialed in on defense the Magic have very little hope of putting up robust fantasy lines. I’m mostly avoiding this game. Rockets (-3) vs. Thunder (+3) The Thunder pulled out a crazy OT win against Houston on Saturday, grabbing some late scores and then completely taking over the extra five minutes. Going into Monday, there’s a lot to like about some of these OKC guys. First off, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (FD $7000 DK $7400) played 43 minutes in regulation (48 total) and took the third-most shots on the team with 18. You have to love the run for SGA and if he’s a candidate for 40+ with the Thunder shortening their rotations, then he’s definitely a cash play on this...

FanDuel NBA Picks and DraftKings NBA Picks - Friday, 8/21/20 With the playoffs starting to get a bit repetetive with how plays break down, we are going to start going game-by-game with values and considerations. We have more a positional breakdown from Wednesday's picks which will closely mirror these. Let's take a look at each game. 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. Raptors (-10.5) vs. Nets (+10.5) The Nets hung tough with the Raptors in game two, but ultimately Toronto pulled out the game to go up 2-0 in the series. The big news for the Nets here is that Joe Harris left the bubble for personal reasons and the team is left even thinner. Garrett Temple (FD $4900 DK $5100) is likely up for another set of huge minutes coming off a strong 21 points, three assists and three rebounds. He makes for a good value. Timothe Luwawu (FD $5100 DK $4600) joined the starting lineup in place of Radians Kurucs on Wednesday. He cooled off from three, going only 3-10 but this guy has been a flamethrower in the bubble, shooting 45% from beyond the arc on seven attempts per game. He still makes for a very good DraftKings play. And finally, for the Nets they’ve shown they can’t live with Jarrett Allen (FD $7400 DK $7100) off the court. He played more than 40 minutes in game two and is averaging 15 points and 13 rebounds through the first two games. Even though Nets played hard in game two, I’m very concerned with a potential blowout here. Brooklyn is just so thin no without Harris and already got beaten down in game one. Kyle Lowry (FD $8200 DK $7800) and Fred Vanvleet (FD $7900 DK $7600) have played a ton of minutes each in the first two games, but there could be a foot-off-the-gas situation happening here with Toronto with this series likely all but over. If looking for a cheaper play to round out lineups, OG Anunoby (FD $4800 DK $4600) is playing a lot still. Nuggets (-2) vs. Jazz (+2) After an overtime game in the first one, the Jazz won game two in fairly decisive fashion to bring the series even. After going absolutely bonkers in the first game, Donovan Mitchell...