NBA Sim Sports Picks for 4/15/20 on FanDuel
During this downtime in the sports calendar, FanDuel has been innovating a lot of different ways to get some daily fantasy sports action.
One of those includes NBA Sim Sports, a format that looks pretty much identical to the usual FanDuel offering. The only twist is that the games won't be played live. Players will instead be assigned a random game from one of their top 25 historical comparisons based on numberFire's algorithm.
Late-scratches and other games missed by players won't come into effect. Scores roll out throughout the slate for a bit of a sweat.
The best part? It's free to enter.
Here are some potential standout picks.
Best Values
Because player similarities are tied to numberFire's player evaluations, it makes sense to dig into those efficiency metrics to uncover possible value.
Here are the best positional values based on a player's given FanDuel salary versus his nERD score.
For the most part, this is going to be a list of studly, efficient players, but exercise caution with some lower-tier names who happen to pop in terms of efficiency.
| Rank | PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Paul | James Harden | LeBron James | Anthony Davis | Rudy Gobert |
| 2 | Kemba Walker | DeMar DeRozan | Danilo Gallinari | Daniel Theis | JaVale McGee |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | Shai Gilgeous- Alexander | Gordon Hayward | Nerlens Noel | Dwight Howard |
| 4 | Shake Milton | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | T.J. Warren | Christian Wood | Steven Adams |
| 5 | De'Aaron Fox | Donovan Mitchell | Tobias Harris | Brandon Clarke | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 6 | Tyus Jones | Jordan Clarkson | Jaylen Brown | Richaun Holmes | Enes Kanter |
| 7 | Jordan McLaughlin | Bradley Beal | Doug McDermott | Domantas Sabonis | Tony Bradley |
| 8 | T.J. McConnell | Evan Fournier | Justin Holiday | Jayson Tatum | Joel Embiid |
| 9 | Michael Carter-Williams | Marcus Smart | Bojan Bogdanovic | Al Horford | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| 10 | Malcolm Brogdon | Danny Green | Jonathan Isaac | Nemanja Bjelica | Jakob Poeltl |
| 11 | Russell Westbrook | Garrison Mathews | JaKarr Sampson | LaMarcus Aldridge | Nikola Vucevic |
| 12 | Derrick White | Ben McLemore | Joe Ingles | Isaiah Hartenstein | Thomas Bryant |
The author of this article has no involvement with the NBA Sim Sports simulations powered by numberFire and has no knowledge of the results of tonight’s contest.
