NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/17/20 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 | Damian Lillard | Zach LaVine | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Anthony Davis | Nikola Jokic |
| 2 | Chris Paul | Jrue Holiday | LeBron James | Domantas Sabonis | Hassan Whiteside |
| 3 | Kemba Walker | Khris Middleton | Pascal Siakam | Jayson Tatum | Myles Turner |
| 4 | Kyle Lowry | Fred VanVleet | Brandon Ingram | Zion Williamson | Steven Adams |
| 5 | De'Aaron Fox | CJ McCollum | Andrew Wiggins | Serge Ibaka | Wendell Carter |
| 6 | Lonzo Ball | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jaylen Brown | Richaun Holmes | Brook Lopez |
| 7 | Jamal Murray | Buddy Hield | Gordon Hayward | Draymond Green | Derrick Favors |
| 8 | Malcolm Brogdon | Dennis Schroder | Will Barton | Jabari Parker | Marc Gasol |
| 9 | Eric Bledsoe | Devonte' Graham | Danilo Gallinari | Lauri Markkanen | Marquese Chriss |
| 10 | Derrick Rose | Marcus Smart | T.J. Warren | Blake Griffin | Cody Zeller |
| 11 | Terry Rozier | Norman Powell | Carmelo Anthony | Nemanja Bjelica | Dwight Howard |
| 12 | Tomas Satoransky | Damion Lee | Luke Kennard | Christian Wood | Enes Kanter |
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.
