NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/20/20 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 | Khris Middleton | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Nerlens Noel | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Chris Paul | Jimmy Butler | Danilo Gallinari | Jarrett Allen | Rudy Gobert |
| 3 | Luka Doncic | Donte DiVincenzo | Derrick Jones | Christian Wood | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Seth Curry | Norman Powell | OG Anunoby | Brandon Clarke | Chris Boucher |
| 5 | Kyle Lowry | Delon Wright | Pascal Siakam | Kawhi Leonard | DeAndre Jordan |
| 6 | Eric Bledsoe | JJ Redick | Paul George | Bam Adebayo | Nikola Jokic |
| 7 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Duncan Robinson | Tim Hardaway | Richaun Holmes | Steven Adams |
| 8 | Kyrie Irving | Terence Davis | Brandon Ingram | John Collins | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 9 | Trae Young | Devin Booker | Dorian Finney- Smith | Rondae Hollis- Jefferson | Tony Bradley |
| 10 | Patrick Beverley | Fred VanVleet | Will Barton | Maxi Kleber | Jaxson Hayes |
| 11 | Monte Morris | Shai Gilgeous- Alexander | Mikal Bridges | Paul Millsap | Dwight Powell |
| 12 | Jamal Murray | Donovan Mitchell | Bojan Bogdanovic | Serge Ibaka | 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.
