NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/6/20 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 | Luka Doncic | James Harden | T.J. Warren | Brandon Clarke | Rudy Gobert |
| 2 | Seth Curry | Delon Wright | Tobias Harris | Domantas Sabonis | Mitchell Robinson |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | JJ Redick | Doug McDermott | Maxi Kleber | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 4 | Shake Milton | Devin Booker | Tim Hardaway | Al Horford | Tony Bradley |
| 5 | Tyus Jones | Donovan Mitchell | Justin Holiday | Kristaps Porzingis | Jaxson Hayes |
| 6 | Russell Westbrook | Jordan Clarkson | Brandon Ingram | Larry Nance | Joel Embiid |
| 7 | T.J. McConnell | Ben McLemore | Dorian Finney-Smith | Isaiah Hartenstein | Dwight Powell |
| 8 | Malcolm Brogdon | Jrue Holiday | Mikal Bridges | Zion Williamson | Derrick Favors |
| 9 | Jalen Brunson | Jeremy Lamb | Bojan Bogdanovic | Cheick Diallo | Boban Marjanovic |
| 10 | Ricky Rubio | Courtney Lee | JaKarr Sampson | Taj Gibson | Willie Cauley-Stein |
| 11 | Ja Morant | Allonzo Trier | Joe Ingles | Georges Niang | Gorgui Dieng |
| 12 | J.J. Barea | Alec Burks | Kelly Oubre | Jaren Jackson | Kyle O'Quinn |
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.
