DraftKings NBA Picks May 1

After a day off, the NBA Playoffs are back, and so are the DraftKings tournaments! One of the Eastern Conference semifinals start tonight, and we have a Game 7 in the West. Will that affect the performance?

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Yesterday the money line was at 259.25 DraftKings points yesterday. My lineup was done it by the Clippers being steamrolled by Utah. Chris Paul was way under value!

The winning lineup was a three way tie at 327.5. Isaiah Thomas had the best game of anyone today with Marcin Gortat and DeAndre Jordan also having good games. This was the day to have several solid players. With Thomas, or course.

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PG: Tony Parker ($5,300): It’s playoff time, so the geriatric Spurs are playing more. Parker has benefitted from more playing time. Not only that, he was a driving force in the series against Memphis. Parker averaged 21.8 DraftKings points per game against Houston in the regular season. He should still be able to hit 5x value with increased playing time.

SG: James Harden ($10,900): Harden’s ankle seemed to be bugging him in the last couple of games against the Thunder. The Rockets have been off since Tuesday, so the Beard should be well rested. He averaged 60.8 DraftKings points per game against the Spurs this year. Harden is worth paying for tonight.

G: Kyrie Irving ($7,700): Irving averaged 38.4 DraftKings points in three games against Toronto this year. Irving is the catalyst of this offense. He actually fared better with Kyle Lowry in the lineup than without, so this looks like a good opportunity for Irving.

UTIL: DeMar DeRozan ($8,300): DeRozan averaged 46.9 DraftKings points in three games against Cleveland this year. The Cavs are finally healthy, but I still don’t really see anyone that can really guard DeRozan. He needs to be on for the Raptors to make this a series. His success against them this year has me comfortable using him.

SF: Norman Powell ($5,400): Powell is a risky play, but I don’t think that Toronto is going to move him back to the bench just yet. He was as non-factor in Game 6 against the Bucks, but they also didn’t need him. I’m curious to see how he holds up against LeBron James, but for this price, I will take the chance. I don’t trust anyone below him, and I can’t afford anyone above him.

PF: Patrick Patterson ($2,600): Patterson was big off the bench against the Bucks, but the Cavs are much stronger up front. There is a chance that DeMarre Carroll is the larger contributor this seires. Even P.J. Tucker could be that guy. Right now though, Patterson is the safer option.

F: Trevor Ariza ($4,800): Ariza wasn’t much of a factor against the Thunder, but he did average 29.7 DraftKings points against the Spurs this year. Judging regular season numbers is not an indicator of playoff successes, but it’s all we have to go on until we see how this series is going to unfold. Right now, Ariza looks cheap.

C: Tristan Thompson ($4,700): Thompson had a solid series against Indiana, and he should be able to against Toronto as well. He averaged 26.8 DraftKings points per game against the Raptors this year. That put him comfortably above 5x value.

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