NBA Fantasy Picks Today: DraftKings & FanDuel Fantasy Basketball Rankings

Tonight features a star-studded nine-game slate with eight players priced above $10,000 on DraftKings who are expected to play. Picking the correct studs will be a very important recipe to winning on DraftKings and FanDuel tonight. These four picks will be driven by our NBA DFS Rankings. As always with a large NBA slate, be sure to check the Awesemo NBA Starting Lineups page to see who is in, who is out and who is starting as news breaks, and look at our Awesemo projections before making NBA fantasy picks today for DraftKings and FanDuel lineups.

DraftKings & FanDuel NBA Fantasy Rankings Today

*Grades are ordered DraftKings, FanDuel. The initial grade indicates a player’s strength of output, with the value grade indicating their strength as a play in relation to their salary.

PG Spencer Dinwiddie — Grades: B, B | Values: A, A

Running it back with Spencer Dinwiddie after he posted a very mediocre game of seven points, seven rebounds and nine assists last night. He shot 2-for-9 from the field and only had 28.8 DraftKings points. Definitely a disappointing outcome, but Dinwiddie is popping in our NBA DFS Rankings as one of the best plays on the slate with a B grade and A value on both DraftKings and FanDuel. We now have a 10-game sample size of Dinwiddie playing without Bradley Beal this season. In those games, Dinwiddie is averaging 21.3 points, 8.3 assists, 43.7 DraftKings points per game and has a usage rate of 26.8 percent.

The Washington Wizards have fallen out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference right now as they have lost six straight games. Getting back on track does not get any easier as they play against the Philadelphia 76ers, who rank second in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are 10-point road underdogs implied to score just over 100 points tonight. The 76ers rank in the top 10 in defensive rating and in the bottom five of pace this season. Do not get carried away with the Wizards like we did last night, but continue to prioritize Dinwiddie who has shown incredible upside playing without Beal this season.

SF Cedi Osman — Grades: B, C | Values: A, A

After a short losing skid, the Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten back to their winning ways with nine victories in their last 11 games. They will try to keep the winning streak alive as they play without two of their starters once again tonight. Darius Garland and Lauri Markkanen are out, which will provide plenty of opportunities for the Cavaliers’ role players. Cedi Osman stands out the most, as he played 38 minutes without Garland and Markkanen last game and had a career-high 12 assists. Awesemo projects Osman to be the best value play on DraftKings and FanDuel tonight.

Not only is Osman projected very well, but he also is leading the way in our ownership projections as well as our boom/bust probability tool. Osman is projected to be the highest owned player on both sites while also having the highest boom percentage on both sites by a wide margin. Playing against the Houston Rockets certainly helps, as they are the worst defensive team in the league. They rank last in defensive rating, allowing a league-high 116.9 points per game, and also rank first in pace. Osman is the best play on the slate and impossible to ignore at this cheap price tag on both sites.

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PF Isaiah Jackson — Grades: C, B | Values: A, A

It is rare to see a player rise in price as quickly as Isaiah Jackson did on DraftKings and FanDuel. The price hike is deserved after posting a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds in his last game against the Clippers. Jackson shot 12-for-19 from the field and had 46.5 DraftKings points as he led the Pacers to a home victory. The reason Jackson performed so well is the Pacers are decimated with injuries to their frontcourt. Domantas Sabonis, Myles Turner and Goga Bitadze are all out tonight. Even point guard Malcolm Brogdon remains out for the eighth straight game.

Another player popping on the Pacers is guard Caris LeVert. He has been very streaky lately but does provide upside with all of these players out tonight. What makes both Jackson and LeVert more intriguing is the matchup against the Orlando Magic. They rank 23rd in defensive rating as they still hold the worst record in the league at 11-41. The Pacers are 4-point home favorites implied to score 113.75 points, which is the fourth-highest on the slate. The Magic also rank 24th in rebounding percentage this season. Jackson has a good chance at another double-double in this matchup.

C Nikola Jokic — Grades: A, A | Values: C, A

There are so many stud options on this slate but it is hard to get away from Nikola Jokic at the top of the board. Awesemo projects Jokic to lead the slate in fantasy points by a comfortable margin. He is the only player on FanDuel priced at $7,700 or higher that has a positive value. Jokic continues to lead the Nuggets in basically every statistic imaginable. He is averaging a career-high and league-high 1.83 DraftKings points per minute. Playing on a back-to-back is not all that concerning as Jokic is averaging a massive double-double with 26.7 points and 14.3 rebounds per game in that scenario.

This six-game road trip has treated the Nuggets well other than their loss last night. They play on the last leg of that stretch against the Jazz tonight. The Jazz have won and covered the spread in all three meetings with the Nuggets, but that will be put to the test playing without Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. In nine games without Gobert this season, the Jazz defensive rating drops from 108.5 to 122 per game. Jokic should have his way with the Jazz despite being 3-point road underdogs. Prioritize Jokic on FanDuel where he is the best pay-up option on the slate.

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