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 |
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1 | Luka Doncic | James Harden | Paul George | Jarrett Allen | Ivica Zubac |
2 | Seth Curry | Delon Wright | Tim Hardaway | Kawhi Leonard | Mitchell Robinson |
3 | Spencer Dinwiddie | JJ Redick | Brandon Ingram | Richaun Holmes | Montrezl Harrell |
4 | Kyrie Irving | Devin Booker | Dorian Finney-Smith | Maxi Kleber | DeAndre Jordan |
5 | Patrick Beverley | Bradley Beal | Will Barton | Paul Millsap | Nikola Jokic |
6 | Monte Morris | Lou Williams | Mikal Bridges | Michael Porter | Jaxson Hayes |
7 | Jamal Murray | Garrison Mathews | Kent Bazemore | Nemanja Bjelica | Dwight Powell |
8 | De'Aaron Fox | Ben McLemore | Kelly Oubre | Jerami Grant | Derrick Favors |
9 | Russell Westbrook | Jrue Holiday | Bruno Caboclo | Kristaps Porzingis | Mason Plumlee |
10 | Jalen Brunson | Courtney Lee | Joe Harris | Isaiah Hartenstein | Thomas Bryant |
11 | Ricky Rubio | Allonzo Trier | Danuel House | Zion Williamson | Boban Marjanovic |
12 | Landry Shamet | Torrey Craig | Keita Bates-Diop | Cheick Diallo | Willie Cauley-Stein |
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.