NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/1/20 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. This includes only players with at least 15.0 FanDuel points per game in the simulated formats so far.
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 | Ben Simmons | Jimmy Butler | Derrick Jones | Daniel Theis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Kemba Walker | DeMar DeRozan | Gordon Hayward | Jarrett Allen | Mitchell Robinson |
| 3 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Duncan Robinson | Tobias Harris | Christian Wood | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Kyrie Irving | Devin Booker | Jaylen Brown | Brandon Clarke | DeAndre Jordan |
| 5 | Trae Young | Bradley Beal | Paul George | Kawhi Leonard | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 6 | Shake Milton | Evan Fournier | Mikal Bridges | Bam Adebayo | Enes Kanter |
| 7 | Patrick Beverley | Marcus Smart | Jonathan Isaac | Richaun Holmes | Joel Embiid |
| 8 | De'Aaron Fox | Lou Williams | Luke Kennard | Jayson Tatum | Clint Capela |
| 9 | Tyus Jones | Alec Burks | Kelly Oubre | John Collins | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| 10 | Jordan McLaughlin | Langston Galloway | Caleb Martin | Al Horford | Jakob Poeltl |
| 11 | Michael Carter- Williams | Terrence Ross | Joe Harris | Nemanja Bjelica | Nikola Vucevic |
| 12 | Derrick White | D'Angelo Russell | Kyle Anderson | Larry Nance | Thomas Bryant |
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.
