NBA DFS Picks: FanDuel Simulation Games 4/5/20

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FanDuel NBA DFS Sim Sports Rules

  • Players are randomly assigned stats from a game they played during the 2019-2020 season.
  • Only players who have scored fantasy points in at least 15 games will be included in the pool.
  • The opponent matchups in each slate are irrelevant for the simulations.
  • Only games where players scored more than zero points will be available to be assigned stats, No DNPs or Late Scratches.
  • Scoring Example: LeBron James draws a 23 – he will get assigned the stats and Fantasy Points from the 23rd game he played this season: 65.4. Each player will be assigned a different random game.
  • Again listed matchups do not matter.

NBA DFS Picks: Top Tier

Luka Doncic – PG – $10,900

When the NBA season was put on pause, Luka Doncic was in the midst of an outstanding sophomore campaign. Currently he is sixth in the league with 28.7 points per game, seventh with 9.1 3-point attempts per game, fourth with 8.7 assists per game and a league-leading 14 triple-doubles. In his 56 games this season, he has scored at least 60 FanDuel points nearly a quarter of the time.

Russell Westbrook – PG – $10,300

Keep in mind that Russell Westbrook has a 49% chance (26 of 53) to post more than 50 FanDuel points. Half of those games are 59 fantasy points or more. As long as we survive the 20% chance of him scoring fewer than 40 FanDuel points in this format, we will have a tremendous building block.

James Harden – SG – $11,200

We will be paying top dollar to employ James Harden in our Sunday lineups as his price tag is exceeded by only Giannis Antetokounmpo – $11,600. Through 61 games this season, Harden exceeded 65 FanDuel points in 17 of them or 27.8% of the time. In those outings, he averaged an astounding 73.4 fantasy points.

Andre Drummond – C – $9,800

Go big or go home in this game format needs to be our mantra. While Andre Drummond does have some duds, he also surpassed 49 FanDuel points in 27 of 57 games or nearly half of his appearances. Even more enticing are his 11 games where he tallied at least 59 fantasy points for an average of 66.1 in those outings. That is a 19% chance at a monster score.


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NBA DFS Picks: Mid Tier

LaMarcus Aldridge – PF – $7,300

There is a little game theory with this recommendation considering enough gamers have been disappointed by LaMarcus Aldridge that they are likely to hesitate when adding him to their lineups. The 34-year-old veteran is still averaging a tick above his career fantasy-point production. While he has 10 of his 53 games with fewer than 25 FanDuel points, but nearly a third of his outings have resulted in 44 FanDuel points or more.

Kevin Love – PF – $6,800

This is a favorable price when we realize it is based off of Kevin Love’s 34.4 FanDuel point average for the season. In the simulations, we do not have to worry about a late scratch or a back-to-back rest day. Love topped 35 fantasy points in 32 of 56 games or a cool 57% of the time. In 15 of those, he reach 40 fantasy points with a 47.5 average.

Dennis Schroder – PG – $5,900

Any slate where Dennis Schroder is available is one where he will be on at least two of my five lineups in the FanDuel NBA simulation contest. He is reasonably price as well as safe with at least 27 FanDuel points in 57% of his games. There is upside as well with 22 chances to get a game log with at least 34 fantasy points. That means a third of the time we have the chance of landing on one of those gems were he averaged over 40 FanDuel points.

NBA DFS Picks: Value Tier

Christian Wood – PF – $4,900

Per the FanDuel rules, only games where players scored more than zero points will be available to be assigned stats, no DNPs or Late Scratches, which means we can avoid those two outings in Christian Wood‘s game history where he had negative points. In 22 of his 60 games, Wood compiled more than 34 FanDuel points which gives us a one-in-three chance at fantasy goodness whenever he is in the player pool.

Daniel Theis – PF – $4,600

In the value tier we are going to get a lot of hit-or-miss players. Daniel Theis actually topped 25 FanDuel points in over half of his outings, so more often than not he will be a positive addition to our rosters. In nearly one-third of his showings, he surpassed 30 FanDuel points, which makes him someone worth rotating through our five entries.

Jordan McRae – SG – $4,100

In 25% of his games, Jordan McRae compiled fewer than 11 FanDuel points, but in nearly a quarter of them, he topped 25. We also have an 11% chance of at least 40 fantasy points courtesy of his time spent with the Wizards.


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Eric "EMac" MacPherson won the 2007 Fantasy Baseball grand prize (trip for two to the MLB All-Star game) in the Roto format on ESPN. He won again in 2008, this time in the H2H format. As one of the early adopters of daily fantasy sports, EMac has been providing content for baseball and basketball as well as both professional and college football since 2012 for a variety of websites including DraftKings Playbook, FanVice, RotoWorld, Daily Fantasy Bootcamp, and RotoGrinders. He is well into his third decade of fantasy sports and has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Follow him on Twitter @EMacDFS or contact EMac by emailing [email protected].

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