NBA Fantasy: DraftKings + FanDuel Projections & High-Upside Plays 4/21

In NBA DFS it is not as simple as rostering who the best play is. It’s imperative to consider the odds each individual player has of going off or busting. Nobody is a sure thing. With the Awesemo NBA DFS Boom vs. Bust Tool, it provides odds to help navigate range of outcomes for NBA daily fantasy. These are some of the NBA DFS picks on DraftKings and FanDuel that have the best NBA DFS projections of booming or busting, according to our tool.

*Candidates written up in the morning, so boom/bust percentages may change throughout the day.

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DraftKings + FanDuel Boom/Bust Projections | April 21

NBA Fantasy Picks: DraftKings + FanDuel Boom Candidates

Goga Bitadze vs. Thunder: $4,200 DraftKings/$5,400 FanDuel

56.7% DraftKings Boom/49.5% FanDuel Boom

Bitadze has the highest boom rating on both FanDuel and DraftKings. While this alone makes him worthy of writing up, there is also some info to discuss here. Bitadze is questionable to play because of an ankle injury, and it is unclear what the Pacers will do in the frontcourt if he’s out. Myles Turner, Domantas Sabonis and JaKarr Sampson are all out. This is what makes Bitadze himself a great play because there’s nobody else to soak up minutes. If he’s out, Oshae Brissett could get forced into extended minutes, which would make him a good value play. In addition to all these injuries, Doug McDermott and Jeremy Lamb are questionable. The Pacers are really banged up, so this situation will certainly have value when we get an injury report update.

Paul George vs. Grizzlies: $9,300 DraftKings/$9,400 FanDuel

25.6% DraftKings Boom/30.9% FanDuel Boom

It doesn’t come as a surprise that Kawhi Leonard is sitting out both ends of the Clippers’ back-to-back with a foot injury. It is common this season for either him or George to sit out when games are played on consecutive days. Oddly, the Clippers always list the injury as a foot issue in these situations. With Leonard out again, George is going to take on a bigger role on offense. When Leonard is off the court, George leads the Clippers with a 35.4% usage rate and he scores 49.54 DraftKings points per 36 minutes. Even with Leonard sitting, the Clippers are favored to win tonight, and for them to come away with a victory, George will have to carry the team.

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Russell Westbrook vs. Warriors: $10,900 DraftKings/$10,800 FanDuel

25.5% DraftKings Boom/33% FanDuel Boom

Westbrook is likely to record another triple-double tonight. The Wizards seemed destined to finish near the bottom of the Eastern Conference earlier in the season, and now they find themselves in playoff contention. Westbrook is the main reason why. He has turned it on for the second half of the season and is putting up monster fantasy performances. He has a triple-double in eight of the last nine games and the only times he missed this mark, it was by one assist. Due to these gaudy counting stats, Westbrook has over 50 DraftKings points in 20 of his last 21 games. There is nobody in DFS with a safer floor and more upside right now than Westbrook.

NBA Fantasy Picks: DraftKings + FanDuel Bust Candidates

C.J. McCollum vs. Nuggets $8,800 DraftKings/$8,100 FanDuel

82.8% DraftKings Bust/59.8% FanDuel Bust

After three strong games in a row, McCollum is about to take a step back. Damian Lillard is expected to play tonight after missing time because of a hamstring injury, and Jusuf Nurkic is going to play after resting last night. With these guys back in action, McCollum is going to lose out on usage and play-making duties. With his price up, he makes for one of the weaker per-dollar plays on the slate even though he’s found recent success.

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Greg Ehrenberg

Greg is a former stand up comedian who quit telling jokes to pursue a career in the world of DFS. He started playing fantasy sports in 6th grade when Greg and his friends would skip classes to meet in the bathroom for 20 team fantasy basketball drafts. Considering his current career path, it was the best education he could have asked for.