DraftKings NBA Picks October 24: Will Anyone Outscore Anthony Davis?

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DraftKings NBA Picks October 24

There are six games on our NBA Tuesday. For those of you wondering, the classic version is not late swap anymore like it was for baseball and the NFL. Much like FanDuel did, DraftKings has late lock only NBA tournaments. The huge drawback here is that the main tournaments are still 200x larger than the late swap ones. I am assuming from most of your feedback on Twitter that we are all fans of the late swap, so be sure to make note of that when choosing which tournaments to play in. Hopefully they will give us late swap players some larger tournaments. They wont have a choice if we stop filling the classic ones! But I understand the allure of a big payday.

Point Guards

Best Bets:

Damian Lillard ($8,400): Lillard is one of the more consistent DFS performers. that isn’t a bad thing. In fact, stabilizers, even in DFS lineups, can help propel you to big money. You need to have a couple of stable building blocks or everything comes tumbling down. Lillard is averaging 45.6 DraftKings points per game, good for 5.1x value. He is right where we need him to be.

D’Angelo Russell ($7,800): Russell is having a nice year in Brooklyn so far, picking up 39.2 DraftKings points per game, which is good for 5.2x value. Kyrie Irving isn’t hitting that mark. He is at 4.6x. I will save the cash and go with Lillard or Russell first.

Honorable Mention:

Jrue Holiday ($6,500): After two horrible games early on, Holiday had a strong game against the Lakers over the weekend. The Lakers aren’t the dumpster fire that they were last year, so maybe there is some merit to that line. If he can do it against Portland, I will declare him safe to use. At any rate, he may be able to hit 6x value tonight if you are willing to take a bit of a risk.

Jeff Teague ($6,200): Teague has easily his best game as a Timberwolf on Sunday, and it was against the Thunder of all teams. Now he gets a crack at his former squad tonight, which gives him added incentive. This looked like a case of the Timberwolves finally getting comfortable offensively after so many new additions in the offseason. If Teague is going to be that sure of himself and that aggressive going forward, I’m all over him at this price.

Dark Horses:

Darren Collison ($5,700): Collison has been given a new lease on life in Indiana, and he has responded in a huge way. His 5.9x value is second among point guards tonight to LouWill. That’s it. Collison is a great play against a Minnesota team that no longer has Rubio to defend opposing point guards. He is one of my favorite bargains of the evening.

D.J. Augustin ($5,100): Augustin put up 36.5 DraftKings points starting for Elfrid Payton over the weekend. With Payton out again, expect another 7x value from Augustin as the starter. There could be high ownership here, but the ceiling makes it worth it to use him anyway.

My picks: Collison(PG); Teague(PG), Augustin(G)

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Shooting Guards

Best Bets:

C.J. McCollum ($7,100): McCollum has picked up 39.8 DraftKings points per game so far, which is good for 5.6x value. He and Lillard both consistently meet value, so there is no shame in using both of them. New Orleans isn’t particularly strong on the perimeter either, so it should be another good game for the Portland guards.

Victor Oladipo ($7,200): Oladipo is the cheapest player in the top 15 players going tonight in points scored. He has averaged 40.6 DraftKings points per game, and is having the type of year in Indiana that many thought he could have in Oklahoma City. This is not a fluke. Oladipo has averaged 6x value thus far, and it’s not stopping anytime soon.

Honorable Mention:

Evan Fournier ($6,100): Fournier has clocked in at a cool 5.8x value in his first three games of the season. He struggled a little bit without Payton on the court, so I’m not as high on him as I would normally be, but I still expect him at 5x value or a little better.

Terry Rozier ($5,500): Both Rozier and Jaylen Brown are going to get more minutes with Marcus Smart out again, and Gordon Hayward out for the rest of the year. Rozier’s price rose $1,000 since his last game, but Brown’s is still $500 higher, and Rozier has had the better output in each of the last two games. Rozier isn’t as great of a bargain at this price, but he is still enough of one to use.

Dark Horses:

Lou Williams ($4,900): With Milos Teodosic out, it’s expected that LouWill will still stay in his bench role, he just may get more minutes from it. At any rate, it opens things up even more for the veteran, who was averaging 6.1x value on the season anyway. Williams is way too cheap for what he can give you on DraftKings right now.

Patrick Beverley ($4,800): It is expected that Beverley will be the starter for Teodosic going forward. Beverley picked up 30.5 DraftKings points without Teodosic in the last game, so he looks great at this price point. His upside is limited, but for this price, he still comes in at way above value.

My pick: Oladipo(SG), Rozier(G); Oladipo(SG), Williams(UTIL)

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Small Forwards:

Best Bets:

Aaron Gordon ($6,900): Gordon has been cleared to play tonight after practicing fully yesterday. Since Gordon wasn’t limited in practice, he shouldn’t have any limitations today. He was solid in the opener, and should be in line for an even better game against the Nets tonight.

Andrew Wiggins ($6,900): You may be wondering about the conspicuous absence of LeBron James. I can explain. The King is only averaging 4.8x value because his price is so high. This is by no means a bad number, but you can find better value elsewhere. You know you aren’t getting 48 DraftKings points from your value pick, but paying up for Davis and Cousins makes more sense right now. You can’t do that in a LeBron lineup. You can with Wiggins and his 5.3x value. He also hit 40 DraftKings points for the first time this season on Sunday, so he is trending in the right direction.

Honorable Mention:

Caris LeVert ($5,000): We saw flashes of what LeVert was capable of in his rookie season, but the Nets weren’t willing to push him. Now they are letting him go little by little, and the ressults have been outstanding. LeVert picked up 33.5 DraftKings points in his last game, and is only getting better. He wont fully realize his potential until the Nets fully let him go, but he is still a strong play at this price.

DeMarre Carroll ($5,000): Carroll is a familiar face in a new place that is putting on quite a show in Brooklyn. Carroll has averaged 6.2x value in the first three games of the season, eclipsing 5.5x value in every game. He will get all the run he can handle in Brooklyn, so look for the production to continue. The price will catch up eventually, but it isn’t there yet.

Dark Horses:

Joe Ingles ($4,700): Ingles continues to get good run in Utah. His 6.5x value on the season is teh best of any player going tonight. The best part about this is that all three of his games have been within six DraftKings points of each other, so he has a high floor. He is the rare value play that wont kill your lineup even if he doesn’t go off.

Evan Turner ($4,300): Turner is a rarity in the DFS world. His DraftKings point output has actually had a minor increase every game, yet his price is down $1,200 from opening night. This means that no one is playing him! Turner is a solid player, and gets starter’s minutes in Portland. You all can sleep on him if you want. I’m giving him a shot tonight. Al-Farouq Aminu has put up great value as well, but it is skewed by one huge game. I’m buying Turner’s consistency.

My pick: Carroll(SF), Turner(F); Wiggins(SF)

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Power Forwards

Best Bets:

Anthony Davis ($10,900): If it weren’t for the other-worldly start of Giannis Antetokounmpo, we would all be talking about Davis. His “disappointing” game was 57 DraftKings points against a tough Memphis frontcourt in the opener. Overall, Davis is averaging 64.3 DraftKings points per game at a cool 6.1x value. If you are spending big on one player, it’s really hard to fade Davis, especially against Portland.

Blake Griffin ($9,000): Griffin has still been a quality fantasy player when he can stay on the court. He has in the early going, putting up 102.5 DraftKings points in two games. That puts him at 5.2x value, which is about what we look for in his price range. Again, it’s hard to fade Brow for anyone, but if you are scared off by high ownership (Giannis was at 49% last night), Griffin is a suitable fade.

Honorable Mention:

Kristaps Porzingis ($8,500): I wonder how Porzingis is still this cheap. He has put up 97.8 DraftKings points in two games, good for 6.2x value even at this price! His production likely wont be much behind Griffin’s, so if you are taking the step down from A.D., Prozingis seems like a better fit. Of course, with all of the good bigs in action tonight, I will likely load up on forwards anyway. Porzingis is more expensive than the traditional F play, but there are ways to make it work.

Trevor Booker ($5,800): Booker has turned into a double-double machine now that the Nets are giving him consistent minutes. Booker has averaged 5.5x value so far this season, and is showing no sings of slowing down or of being a fluke. He is more consistent than Markkanen, but he may not have the upside just because of how much Markkanen plays.

Lauri Markkanen ($5,700): Markkanen has gobbled up a lot of the extra minutes like a Hungry Hungry Hippo. It’s not like he’s all fluff. The rookie has picked up 60 DraftKings points in two games, which is good for 5.3x value even at this price. He was more of a value before, but Markkanen is still a solid play at this cost.

Dark Horses:

Domantas Sabonis ($4,600): Sabonis has come up huge for the Pacers with Myles Turner out. Turner has already been ruled out again tonight, so Sabonis is going to be in my lineup at least for one more game. He played well even with Turner in, but 6x value is his floor when he starts.

Ed Davis ($3,400): With the injury to Noah Vonleh, Davis has earner more run that he will likely get all season. Davis has responded with an average of 6.2x value. Of course, that tips the scales at 21.1 DraftKings points per game at his price. This is still a valuable punt if you hit on the guy you are spending big money on. Of course, it’s going to be hard to cram all these forwards in our lineups.

My pick: Ed Davis(PF); A. Davis(PF), Sabonis(F)

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Center:

Best Bets:

DeMarcus Cousins ($10,500): Cousins has been nearly as good as the Brow in the early going. He is averaging 59.1 DraftKings points per game, good for 5.7x value. If you can sneak both in against Portland, you could be in for a good night. The Blazers are slightly better in the interior than last year, but not much.

Nikola Vucevic ($8,300): Vucevic has given more production dollar for dollar than most in the league in the early going. Vuce has a lofty 52.2 DraftKings points per game average, checking in right at 7x value. Brooklyn is still weak on the inside, making it hard to justify paying up for Cousins with Vucevic putting up these kinds of numbers.

Honorable Mention:

DeAndre Jordan ($7,000): Jordan’s elite rebounding ability keep him a regular in my lineups. DraftKings doesn’t care about his awful foul shooting or his bouts of inefficiency. The rebounds just keep piling up. That gives him a better floor than many of his peers (such as Gobert) and makes him a solid, albeit with limited upside, play.

Robin Lopez ($5,800): The cupboards are pretty bare in the Windy City. They are even more bare because the infighting on the team lost them two more big men. That means RoLo is playing until he passes out, which has allowed him 5.7x value on the season. If you go cheap here, you can pay up at a lot of other places. Lopez is a really nice value right now.

Dark Horses:

Kyle O’Quinn ($4,200): O’Quinn is getting most of his run at center this year. He is making the most of his time in games, averaging 6x value on the season. O’Quinn is cheap enough that he doesn’t need to give you a lot to hit value. However, if you need the money, he doesn’t have to take up a forward spot.

Al Jefferson ($3,800): The veteran is seeing decent minutes with Myles Turner out. this is strictly a value play. Jefferson has limited offensive ability left, and isn’t as good of a defender as he once was. He isn’t going to hit 30 DraftKings points, but if you need to go cheap and are looking for solid value, AlJeff is waiting.

My pick: Vucevic(C), Cousins(UTIL); O’Quinn(C)

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