NBA Daily Fantasy Picks Today
There are 5 games being played in today’s slate, with the Bulls and Pistons kicking this off at 3 PM ET. Currently, the Warriors and Celtics have the highest over-under total at 238.5, while the Nets travel to take on the Suns in what is projected to be a close game.
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Pascal Siakam | Toronto Raptors
FantasyData Projection: 44.6 | DraftKings Cost: $9700
Anthony Edwards | Minnesota Timberwolves
FantasyData Projection: 39.6 | DraftKings Cost: $8900
17.2% of Edwards’ fantasy scoring today is expected to come from rebounds. This year, he is averaging 7.1 three-point shooting attempts per contest. Anthony Edwards comes into the game with the 13th-best player efficiency rating amongst players in today’s slate of games. He is projected to be the 9th best option in terms of fantasy scoring. So far this year, he is averaging 23.7 points per game, which is good for the 3rd best mark among today’s players. Edwards has a season-long usage rate of 28.6%, which ranks 5th compared to today’s other players. He is the 2nd ranked option in terms of shot attempts per game and comes into today’s game with a price tag of $8900.
Deandre Ayton | Phoenix Suns
FantasyData Projection: 33.4 | DraftKings Cost: $7700
Deandre Ayton has the 18th-best points per game average at 17.3 and is projected to play more than 28 minutes today, which is above his season average. Ayton also has the 7th best player efficiency rating among players in today’s slate of games. He is currently 11th in effective field goal percentage (59.2%) in today’s slate and comes into today’s game with a price tag of $7700.0. For the season, Ayton has taken 14.5% of Phoenix’s field goal attempts and is averaging 9.7 boards per game; making him a good option to rack up rebounding points for your lineup.
Nikola Vucevic | Chicago Bulls
FantasyData Projection: 38.5 | DraftKings Cost: $11400
Nikola Vucevic has a price tag of $11,400 today. He’s made 7th most field goals per game and is ranked 12th overall among today’s options. Vucevic is up against the NBA’s 22nd-ranked defense at defending centers. This year, he’s taken 15.3% of Chicago’s field goal attempts and has a usage rate of 21.1% (23rd among today’s options). In terms of projected fantasy points, Vucevic is sitting 10th at 38.5 points. On this slate, he’s 4th in fantasy points per game, averaging 39.9 DFS points per contest. We’re anticipating him to finish the game with at least 32 minutes played. When looking at today’s options, Vucevic is the 12th-ranked option in terms of shot attempts per game.
Value DFS Players
Torrey Craig | Phoenix Suns
FantasyData Projection: 28.7 | DraftKings Cost: $4500
Our analytics show that Craig is predicted to make three-pointers at a rate of 40%. He’s the 10th-best option in terms of three-point shooting percentage for today’s games and we think he’s a good candidate to score more points than his season average of 8.5. Craig is coming into today’s game as the 35th-best option in projected fantasy scoring, but we have him outperforming his season-effective field goal percentage of 57.2% against the Nets. For the season, Craig is averaging 5.6 rebounds per contest, which is 14th best among today’s players. Our analysis shows that he’s a candidate to outperform his season-long field goal percentage of 50%.
Josh Hart | Portland Trail Blazers
FantasyData Projection: 26.6 | DraftKings Cost: $4900
We expect Hart to get 16.6% of his fantasy scoring from three-pointers today. He’s facing the 76ers, and we think he’ll shoot better from long range than his season average of 32.6%. We’re also projecting him to take more than his season average of 7 shots per game. For the season, he’s averaging 9.5 points per game, but we think he’ll do better than that today. Hart will cost you $4900.0, which puts him 47th in today’s slate.
Jaden McDaniels | Minnesota Timberwolves
FantasyData Projection: 24.6 | DraftKings Cost: $4800
Jaden McDaniels is currently seventh in effective field goal percentage (59.6%) among today’s slate of players. Our projections show McDaniels playing 30 minutes in this game, which is above his season average. We are projecting Jaden McDaniels to have a good shooting performance versus the Raptors, with his season average sitting at 52.8%. In terms of 3-point shooting, he has knocked down 39.5% of his looks from beyond the arc this year. Coming into today’s set of games, we are projecting him to be the 18th-best value at $194.7 per point. For the season, McDaniels is averaging 8.6 field goal attempts per game, and our projections show him getting some extra looks versus the Raptors.
Joe Harris | Brooklyn Nets
FantasyData Projection: 18.0 | DraftKings Cost: $4100
We see Joe Harris as a candidate to outperform his season-long field goal percentage of 37%. For the season, Harris is averaging 6.9 field goal attempts per game, and our projections show him getting some extra looks versus the Suns. Our analytics point to Joe Harris knocking down three-pointers at a rate of 40%, which is above his season average. Coming into today’s set of games, we are projecting him to be the 50th-best value at $228.2 per point. For the season, he is averaging 8.0 points per game, with our analysis pointing to him surpassing that mark. Harris will cost you $4100.0, placing him 60th in today’s slate.
