NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/1/20 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 | George Hill | Khris Middleton | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Brandon Clarke | Rudy Gobert |
| 2 | Eric Bledsoe | Donte DiVincenzo | T.J. Warren | Ersan Ilyasova | Mitchell Robinson |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | Devin Booker | Tobias Harris | Richaun Holmes | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 4 | Trae Young | Pat Connaughton | Doug McDermott | Domantas Sabonis | Tony Bradley |
| 5 | Shaquille Harrison | Kyle Korver | Justin Holiday | John Collins | Joel Embiid |
| 6 | Shake Milton | Donovan Mitchell | Mikal Bridges | Al Horford | Clint Capela |
| 7 | De'Aaron Fox | Jordan Clarkson | Bojan Bogdanovic | Nemanja Bjelica | Brook Lopez |
| 8 | Tyus Jones | Jeremy Lamb | JaKarr Sampson | Daniel Gafford | Damian Jones |
| 9 | T.J. McConnell | Dillon Brooks | Joe Ingles | Cheick Diallo | Marquese Chriss |
| 10 | Malcolm Brogdon | Zach LaVine | Kent Bazemore | Taj Gibson | Cody Zeller |
| 11 | Ricky Rubio | Allonzo Trier | Kelly Oubre | Harry Giles | Gorgui Dieng |
| 12 | Jordan Poole | Alec Burks | Caleb Martin | Georges Niang | Wendell Carter |
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.
