NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/24/20 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 | Chris Paul | Norman Powell | LeBron James | Anthony Davis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Kyle Lowry | DeMar DeRozan | Danilo Gallinari | Daniel Theis | JaVale McGee |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | JJ Redick | Gordon Hayward | Nerlens Noel | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Kemba Walker | Terence Davis | OG Anunoby | Jarrett Allen | Dwight Howard |
| 5 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Devin Booker | Tobias Harris | Kawhi Leonard | Chris Boucher |
| 6 | Kyrie Irving | Fred VanVleet | Pascal Siakam | Richaun Holmes | DeAndre Jordan |
| 7 | Shake Milton | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Nikola Jokic |
| 8 | Patrick Beverley | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Paul George | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Steven Adams |
| 9 | Monte Morris | Bradley Beal | Brandon Ingram | Paul Millsap | Enes Kanter |
| 10 | Jamal Murray | Marcus Smart | Will Barton | Serge Ibaka | Jaxson Hayes |
| 11 | De'Aaron Fox | Lou Williams | Mikal Bridges | Al Horford | Joel Embiid |
| 12 | Jordan McLaughlin | Danny Green | Kent Bazemore | Michael Porter | Karl-Anthony Towns |
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.
