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NBA DFS: Studs, scrubs, and duds for November 1

By Jeremy Lambert

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 23: Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers smiles during a game against the Detroit Pistons on October 23, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 23: Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers smiles during a game against the Detroit Pistons on October 23, 2019 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – OCTOBER 23: Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers celebrates against the Detroit Pistons at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on October 23, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

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: Houston at Brooklyn, Cleveland at Indiana, Milwaukee at Orlando
7:30 p.m. ET: New York at Boston
8 p.m. ET Detroit at Chicago
9:30 p.m. ET: LA Lakers at Dallas
10 p.m. ET: Utah at Sacramento
10:30 p.m. ET: San Antonio at Golden State

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 (at BKN- $9,800 on DK; $10,200 on FD): The offense should be up in this game, which is no surprise given that neither team is playing defense at the moment. This is the game to stack on as plenty of guys should be well above value. Westbrook will be in line for another triple double and he’s doing it an an effective rate on top of that.

Andre Drummond (at CHI – $9,500 on DK; $10,100 on FD): Drummond could end up being the top scorer on the night given the matchup and the Pistons lack of options elsewhere, especially if Rose is going to miss this game as well. He’ll get another double-double and then some.

Domantas Sabonis (vs CLE – $8,700 on DK; $8,800 on FD): No Myles Turner means more Sabonis and that’s great news for DFS fans. Sabonis can put up big numbers, no matter the amount of minutes he gets. He’ll get more time at center without Turner, which helps his cause.

DeMar DeRozan (at GS – $7,200 on DK; $7,800 on FD): It’s a back-to-back for the Spurs, which I’m typically not a fan of, but the Warriors look absolutely out of it, especially on the defensive end. And now they don’t even have Curry to score and limit grab and go rebounds. The Spurs should be in for a huge night, led by DeRozan.

Kemba Walker (vs NY – $8,400 on DK; $8,700 on FD): Kemba had a big game the last time these two teams met and I expect nothing less in the rematch. The Knicks are better than anticipated early on but the Celtics have too much fire. I like Kemba more than names above him such as Love, Vucevic, and Russell.