NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/7/20 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 | Damian Lillard | Jimmy Butler | LeBron James | Anthony Davis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Chris Paul | Norman Powell | Danilo Gallinari | Nerlens Noel | JaVale McGee |
| 3 | Luka Doncic | Delon Wright | Derrick Jones | Jarrett Allen | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Seth Curry | Duncan Robinson | OG Anunoby | Kawhi Leonard | Dwight Howard |
| 5 | Kyle Lowry | Terence Davis | Tobias Harris | Bam Adebayo | Hassan Whiteside |
| 6 | Ben Simmons | Fred VanVleet | Pascal Siakam | Richaun Holmes | Chris Boucher |
| 7 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Paul George | John Collins | DeAndre Jordan |
| 8 | Kyrie Irving | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Tim Hardaway | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Nikola Jokic |
| 9 | Trae Young | Bradley Beal | Dorian Finney-Smith | Maxi Kleber | Steven Adams |
| 10 | Shaquille Harrison | Matt Thomas | Will Barton | Paul Millsap | Joel Embiid |
| 11 | Shake Milton | Lou Williams | Kent Bazemore | Serge Ibaka | Dwight Powell |
| 12 | Patrick Beverley | Danny Green | Jared Dudley | Al Horford | Clint Capela |
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.
