Top star players, best value picks, and guys you should stay a way from on November 22 in NBA Daily Fantasy Sports on DraftKings and FanDuel.
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: Atlanta at Detroit, Charlotte at Washington
7:30 p.m. ET: Sacramento at Brooklyn
8 p.m. ET: Miami at Chicago, LA Lakers at Oklahoma City, San Antonio at Philadelphia
8:30 p.m. ET: Cleveland at Dallas
9 p.m. ET: Boston at Denver, Golden State at Utah
10:30 p.m. ET: Houston 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
Luka Doncic (vs CLE – $11,400 on DK; $12,100 on FD): You can’t stop Luka Doncic. You can only hope to contain him. And the Cavaliers won’t be able to contain. At this point, Doncic is a walking triple double with a high scoring output. And even if he doesn’t get the triple double, a double double feels guaranteed. He will likely end up as the top scorer once again.
Jimmy Butler (at CHI – $8,300 on DK; $9,700 on FD): It’s Butler against his old team and even if he’s three teams removed from the Bulls, he still remembers how that one ended. Even if he’s not scoring the ball well, he’s doing enough in other areas to make up the difference. The Bulls won’t have an answer for him as it should be an easy night at the office for Butler.
Paul George (vs HOU – $8,100 on DK; $8,600 on FD): George has done well in his handful of games as a Clipper. With Kawhi back in the lineup, there’s less pressure on George and he’s a better player off the ball, making life a little easier for him. The Rockets are weak against the position and I’m not sold on their overall defense just because they had weak matchups.
Donovan Mitchell (vs GS – $7,900 on DK; $8,700 on FD): Have you seen the Warriors defense? Mitchell should be able to get whatever he wants against this defense. The only real concern is a blowout and it could certainly happen. But you should take one of Gobert, Mitchell, or Conley. Mitchell just happens to be my favorite due to his high scoring potential, but Gobert will gobble rebounds.
Spencer Dinwiddie (vs SAC – $7,600 on DK; $7,500 on FD): The Kings are terrible against the position and Dinwiddie has been great with Kyrie out of the lineup. It also helps that he’s on the low end of the salary scale, giving him an easier avenue to play well over his value with a big scoring outlet. He should be in for a big scoring night.