NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/16/20 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 | George Hill | James Harden | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jarrett Allen | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Luka Doncic | Khris Middleton | Derrick Jones | Brandon Clarke | Rudy Gobert |
| 3 | Seth Curry | Jimmy Butler | Tobias Harris | Kawhi Leonard | Mitchell Robinson |
| 4 | Eric Bledsoe | Donte DiVincenzo | Paul George | Bam Adebayo | Montrezl Harrell |
| 5 | Ben Simmons | Delon Wright | Tim Hardaway | John Collins | DeAndre Jordan |
| 6 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Duncan Robinson | Dorian Finney-Smith | Maxi Kleber | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 7 | Kyrie Irving | Devin Booker | Mikal Bridges | Al Horford | Tony Bradley |
| 8 | Trae Young | Donovan Mitchell | Bojan Bogdanovic | Kristaps Porzingis | Joel Embiid |
| 9 | Shake Milton | Bradley Beal | Jonathan Isaac | Larry Nance | Dwight Powell |
| 10 | Patrick Beverley | Jordan Clarkson | Joe Ingles | Isaiah Hartenstein | Clint Capela |
| 11 | Tyus Jones | Evan Fournier | Cedi Osman | Taj Gibson | Karl-Anthony Towns |
| 12 | Jordan McLaughlin | Lou Williams | Kelly Oubre | Cheick Diallo | Brook Lopez |
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.
