NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/5/20 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 | Anthony Davis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Damian Lillard | Jimmy Butler | LeBron James | Daniel Theis | JaVale McGee |
| 3 | Chris Paul | Donte DiVincenzo | Danilo Gallinari | Nerlens Noel | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Eric Bledsoe | DeMar DeRozan | Derrick Jones | Jarrett Allen | Dwight Howard |
| 5 | Kemba Walker | Duncan Robinson | Gordon Hayward | Christian Wood | Hassan Whiteside |
| 6 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Pat Connaughton | T.J. Warren | Kawhi Leonard | DeAndre Jordan |
| 7 | Kyrie Irving | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jaylen Brown | Ersan Ilyasova | Nikola Jokic |
| 8 | Shaquille Harrison | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Paul George | Bam Adebayo | Steven Adams |
| 9 | Patrick Beverley | Kyle Korver | Doug McDermott | Richaun Holmes | Enes Kanter |
| 10 | Monte Morris | Bradley Beal | Justin Holiday | Domantas Sabonis | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| 11 | Jamal Murray | Evan Fournier | Will Barton | Jayson Tatum | Mason Plumlee |
| 12 | De'Aaron Fox | Marcus Smart | Jonathan Isaac | Paul Millsap | Jakob Poeltl |
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.
