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NBA DFS Projections & Optimizer Picks Today | April 6
High-End Tier
Joel Embiid ($11,500) has the highest projection on the slate despite a tough matchup with the Heat, who play at the second-slowest pace in the league and rank ninth overall in defensive rating. Embiid is projected for 35% ownership, an 18% chance of booming and 35% chance of optimality, per the Stokastic Boom/Bust Tool.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ($10,200) has a nice leverage score on the high end as the Thunder take on a Jazz team ranked 25th in defensive rating and 12th in pace of play. Gilgeous-Alexander is projected for 33% ownership, a 24% chance of booming and 38% chance of optimality.
Mid-Tier
Wendell Carter Jr. ($6,000) has a solid value score against a Cleveland team that is normally stout defensively but is missing all of its key players. Carter is projected for 18% ownership, a 25% chance of booming and 18% chance of optimality.
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Kevin Knox ($5,200) has a great leverage score for the extremely shorthanded and tanking Trail Blazers as they take on the equally shorthanded and tanking Spurs. Knox is projected for just 4% ownership, a 13% chance of booming and 9% chance of being optimal.
Value Tier
Ricky Rubio ($3,100) leads a long list of great value plays on the Cavaliers, who will be without all of their usual starters as they take on the Magic. Rubio is projected for 72% ownership, an 86% chance of booming and 68% chance of optimality.
Cedi Osman ($3,400) is projected for 74% ownership, an 86% chance of booming and 68% chance of optimality.
Cleveland’s Mamadi Diakite ($3,000), Raul Neto ($3,000), Robin Lopez ($3,000), Lamar Stevens ($3,700), Isaiah Mobley ($3,000), and Dean Wade ($3,800) are all among the top point-per-dollar options as well.
Utah’s Luka Samanic ($3,900) and Damian Jones ($4,100) should see extended run, with Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen out against the Thunder.
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