NBA Sim Sports Picks for 4/30/20 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 | Jimmy Butler | LeBron James | Anthony Davis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Luka Doncic | Norman Powell | Danilo Gallinari | Daniel Theis | Rudy Gobert |
| 3 | Seth Curry | Delon Wright | Derrick Jones | Nerlens Noel | Mitchell Robinson |
| 4 | Kyle Lowry | DeMar DeRozan | Gordon Hayward | Jarrett Allen | JaVale McGee |
| 5 | Kemba Walker | JJ Redick | OG Anunoby | Christian Wood | Montrezl Harrell |
| 6 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Duncan Robinson | Pascal Siakam | Brandon Clarke | Dwight Howard |
| 7 | Kyrie Irving | Terence Davis | Jaylen Brown | Kawhi Leonard | Chris Boucher |
| 8 | Patrick Beverley | Fred VanVleet | Paul George | Bam Adebayo | DeAndre Jordan |
| 9 | Tyus Jones | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Tim Hardaway | Jayson Tatum | Steven Adams |
| 10 | Jordan McLaughlin | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Brandon Ingram | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 11 | Michael Carter-Williams | Donovan Mitchell | Dorian Finney-Smith | Maxi Kleber | Enes Kanter |
| 12 | Derrick White | Bradley Beal | Bojan Bogdanovic | Serge Ibaka | Tony Bradley |
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.
