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NBA DFS – Studs, Scrubs, & Duds (10/28)

By Jeremy Lambert

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Welcome to Studs, Scrubs, and Duds; FanSided’s daily fantasy NBA lineup helper.

Here’s what’s on the slate for tonight:

7 p.m. ET: Indiana at Detroit, Chicago at New York
7:30 p.m. ET: Philadelphia at Atlanta, Orlando at Toronto
8 p.m. ET: Oklahoma City at Houston, Cleveland at Milwaukee
8:30 p.m. ET: Portland at San Antonio
10 p.m. ET: Utah at Phoenix, Denver at Sacramento
10:30 p.m. ET: Charlotte at LA Clippers

How this works:

Studs: Top high salary picks that you can build your lineup around.
Scrubs: Value players looking for a big night or consistent options to help fill out your lineup.
Duds: Players to avoid given their high salary and/or poor matchup.

Five players are picked on each slide, positions are not applicable, and both DraftKings and FanDuel salaries are listed.

Studs

Russell Westbrook (vs OKC – $9,400 on DK; $10,900 on FD): Harden will find his shooting stroke eventually. But with Westbrook facing his former squad, though not in OKC, Harden might look to defer a bit more. There’s no ill will between Westbrook and the Thunder, but Russ wants to attack and win, and I’m sure he’s feeling a little angry at how things ended this offseason. It’s either going to be beautiful or tragic for Russ. I’ll bet on beautiful.

Andre Drummond (vs. IND- $9,300 on DK; $10,300 on FD): The last time Drummond met the Pacers, he put up 32 points and 23 rebounds. Maybe he doesn’t get those same numbers again, but he’s a proven handful against them and severely undervalued on DK given that he’s nearly an automatic double-double.

Pascal Siakam (vs ORL – $8,700 on DK; $8,700 on FD): Siakam has proven that he can handle the load without Kawhi and that’s been a big boost to his value. He’s below guys like Steph, Gobert, and Randle on FD. DK has him at around the right salary, but that doesn’t mean you should shy away from him. He’ll get it done against an inconsistent Orlando squad.

Brandon Ingram (vs GS – $7,500 on DK; $8,500 on FD): At this point, I’m taking anyone against the Warriors defense. The only concern is a blow out, but the Pelicans defense might be bad enough to keep the Warriors in it. Ingram is coming off a great game where his shooting touch was on full display. If Holiday is out, Ingram will be the go-to option once again and there’s good reason to think he’ll get his against the Warriors.

Malcom Brogdon (at DET – $6,900 on DK; $7,600 on FD): The Pacers aren’t playing as well as fans had hoped, but Brogdon has proven to be a great option for them, running the offense while Oladipo is out. It’s a heavy night on stars so getting someone on the lower end of the list can swing your league. Brogdon has the potential to put up numbers with the best of them.