NBA DFS Picks: Tue 24th
There are 7 games on Tuesday’s NBA slate of action. The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat square off in what is projected to be a tight one in Miami. While the Clippers and Lakers cap things off in Los Angeles with a 10:00 PM ET start time. Currently, the highest over-under total belongs to the Bulls and Pacers (236.5).
Check out last week’s article here.
Studs DFS Player
Julius Randle | New York Knicks
FantasyData Projection: 45 | DraftKings Cost: $10000
Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers
FantasyData Projection: 42 | DraftKings Cost: $8800
Donovan Mitchell currently accounts for 23.9% of Cleveland’s field goal attempts. With a season-long usage rate of 32.5%, he ranks 3rd compared to other players today. This season, Donovan Mitchell is averaging 35.7 minutes per contest, putting him in 8th place among today’s players. He comes into today’s game as the 4th best option in projected fantasy scoring. On this slate, he is 9th in fantasy points per game, at 44.4 DFS points per contest. In terms of three-point shooting percentage, Mitchell is the 22nd-best option for today’s games. We are projecting him to be the 31st best value at $207.5 per point coming into today’s set of games.
Paul George | Los Angeles Clippers
FantasyData Projection: 42 | DraftKings Cost: $8600
George is averaging 23.1 points per game, which is 20th best. He is expected to get 17.8% of his fantasy scoring from rebounds. Our analysis shows that he will have some additional opportunities to score against the Lakers, with a projected 16 shot attempts. His rating of 23.8 makes him the 16th best player in terms of scoring efficiency. The Lakers have the 20th-ranked defense, so he should be able to take advantage. George averages 17.4 field goal attempts per game, putting him at 24th today. In terms of 3-point shooting, he has made 38.6% of his shots from beyond the arc this year.
Jimmy Butler | Miami Heat
FantasyData Projection: 38 | DraftKings Cost: $7600
Jimmy Butler’s current field goal percentage of 51.6% ranks 26th among today’s players, but today could be a strong shooting performance for Butler as our analysis has him finishing with an effective field goal percentage above his average of 57%. Throughout the season, Jimmy Butler has taken 16.0% of his team’s field goal attempts, and his salary has decreased by 6.7% over his past three games. We are anticipating him to finish the game with at least 31 minutes played. Butler is expected to pick up 18.8% of his fantasy scoring off rebounds; this season, he is averaging 33.9 minutes per contest, which ranks 19th among today’s players.
Value DFS Player
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Denver Nuggets
FantasyData Projection: 22 | DraftKings Cost: $4600
Today’s game will see Kentavious Caldwell-Pope take the court with a price tag of $4600.0. Caldwell-Pope has put together an above average shooting performance this season, averaging 47.3%. We are anticipating Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to end today’s game with 22.6 fantasy points, placing him 46th among today’s players. Coming into today’s set of games, we are projecting him to be the 24th best value at $203.7 per point. He is a good three-point shooting option, averaging 4.4 attempted threes per game; for the season, Caldwell-Pope is averaging 2.1 made three-pointers per contest. We are anticipating him to finish the game with at least 29 minutes played.
Reggie Jackson | Los Angeles Clippers
FantasyData Projection: 22 | DraftKings Cost: $3400
Reggie Jackson comes into today’s game with a price tag of $3400. His salary has decreased by 28.1% over his past three games, averaging $3600 over that span; however, we are anticipating him to finish the game with at least 24 minutes played. Jackson has a season-long usage rate of 21.0%, which is 30th compared to today’s other players. Even with this low usage rate, we project him to be the best value at $151.3 per point because he should be able to take advantage of the league’s 28th-ranked defense against his position.
Ayo Dosunmu | Chicago Bulls
FantasyData Projection: 19 | DraftKings Cost: $3700
We are projecting Ayo Dosunmu to have more than 7 shots per contest and end today’s game with 19.4 fantasy points, which would rank him 65th among today’s players. His value is projected to be $190.8 per point, which would make him the 12th best value today. Dosunmu has cost an average of $3666 over his last three games. His current field goal percentage of 50.3% is 29th among today’s players, but we expect him to shoot better than his season three-point shooting average of 33%. Dosunmu will cost you $3700, placing him 82nd in today’s slate.
Nicolas Batum | Los Angeles Clippers
FantasyData Projection: 16 | DraftKings Cost: $3600
The Clippers will be taking on the Lakers, who are ranked 2nd in possessions per game. Batum has outperformed his fantasy scoring projection in 54.3% of his games this season. We are anticipating Nicolas Batum to end today’s game with 16.6 fantasy points, placing him 84th among today’s players. Coming into today’s set of games, we are projecting him to be the 40th best value at $216.2 per point. He should be able to take advantage of the league’s 24th ranked defense at defending his position. For today’s games, Batum is the 21st best option in terms of three-point shooting percentage and is currently 26th in effective field goal percentage (58.5%) in today’s slate.
