FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Helper: Wednesday 10/30/19
If you're new to daily fantasy basketball -- maybe you started your DFS journey during the MLB or NFL seasons, or maybe basketball is your sport and this will be your first year giving it a shot -- you're in for a treat. The NBA scene changes hugely on a week-to-week, day-to-day, and -- depending on injury news -- even a minute-to-minute basis, making every slate a unique one that requires an ever-changing approach.
With so much changing so quickly, we're here with plenty of tools to help you out. We have daily projections, a matchup heat map, a lineup optimizer, and a bunch of other great resources to help give you an edge.
We'll also be coming at you with this primer every day, breaking down a few of the day's top plays at each position.
Let's take a look at who you should target on today's main slate.
The Slate
| Away | Home | Over/ Under |
Home Spread |
Away Total |
Home Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Rockets | Washington Wizards | 231.5 | +8 | 119.75 | 111.75 |
| Phoenix Suns | Golden State Warriors | 229.5 | -5 | 112.25 | 117.25 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Boston Celtics | 223.5 | +3 | 113.25 | 110.25 |
| Charlotte Hornets | Sacramento Kings | 223.0 | -7 | 108.00 | 115.00 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Philadelphia 76ers | 223.0 | -7.5 | 107.75 | 115.25 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Oklahoma City Thunder | 221.5 | +1 | 111.25 | 110.25 |
| Indiana Pacers | Brooklyn Nets | 219.0 | -3.5 | 107.75 | 111.25 |
| Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | 218.0 | +2 | 110.00 | 108.00 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Utah Jazz | 216.5 | -2.5 | 107.00 | 109.50 |
| Detroit Pistons | Toronto Raptors | 213.5 | -9 | 102.25 | 111.25 |
| New York Knicks | Orlando Magic | 209.5 | -9 | 100.25 | 109.25 |
Shooting Guard
The top of the pool at shooting guard is pretty loaded, with James Harden ($11,000) and Bradley Beal ($9,500) squaring off in the game with the night's highest over/under (231.5) and Devin Booker ($8,500) and D'Angelo Russell ($8,400) in the game just below that (229.5).
Those four grade out top-six in my adjusted value projections among shooting guards, so it's a good night to spend up. Harden in particular has a high floor and ceiling combination, given his 36.7% usage rate. The other three rank as Russell, Beal, and Booker in my projections, but you can't go wrong building any of them into your lineups tonight.
My preferred salary-saving options are Josh Richardson ($6,000) against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Buddy Hield ($6,700) against the Charlotte Hornets, and Terrence Ross ($4,300) against the New York Knicks. Richardson and Hield project for more than 30 minutes at reasonable prices with 20.0% usage rates or better (Richardson is at 20.0% and Hield is at 25.2%)
Ross has played 23 minutes in consecutive games with 19 shot attempts combined in them. He is numberFire's third-best shooting guard value.
Core Plays: James Harden, D'Angelo Russell, Buddy Hield
Secondary Plays:
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