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NBA DFS: Studs, scrubs, and duds on DraftKings and FanDuel Feb. 1

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Top star players, best value picks, and guys you should stay away from on February 1 in NBA DFS on DraftKings and FanDuel.

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

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

How this works:

7 p.m. ET: New York at Indiana, Miami at Orlando
8 p.m. ET: Golden State at Cleveland, Brooklyn at Washington
8:30 p.m. ET: Philadelphia at Boston, Atlanta at Dallas
9 p.m. ET: Charlotte at San Antonio
10 p.m. ET: LA Lakers at Sacramento
10:30 p.m. ET: Utah at Portland

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

Trae Young (at DAL – $10,300 on DK; $9,900 on FD): Trae is putting up big numbers at the moment and the Mavericks are on a back to back. And they’re without Luka, which hurts their rhythm as a team in a big way. Numbers are not a problem with Trae and a triple double is always a possibility. He won’t hurt you and the ceiling is high.

Bradley Beal (vs BKN – $9,900 on DK; $9,600 on FD): I’m here for snubbed Bradley Beal. Especially with this matchup. He’s another guy with triple double potential and he’s in takeover mode with his scoring. I’m not doubting Beal right now. He might lead the Wizards to the playoffs. Alright, I won’t go that far.

Spencer Dinwiddie (at WAS – $7,400 on DK; $7,100 on FD): There has to be one player on the Nets who delivers against the Wizards. It’s going to be Kyrie or Dinwiddie. Maybe Kyrie has fit in and taken a step back a bit. Or maybe he’ll takeover this game. But I believe Dinwiddie at least won’t hurt you with the matchup and if Kyrie has laid back, the ceiling is higher. But grab one of Kyrie or Dinwiddie.

Kristaps Porzingis (vs ATL – $7,200 on DK; $7,200 on FD): No Luka means a lot of Porzingis. And it’s a great matchup against the Hawks, who you shouldn’t be fooled by on defense just because they beat the Sixers. He’s at a great salary given the opportunities. I also love DeRozan based on his recent output and matchup.

Jayson Tatum (vs PHI – $7,100 on DK; $7,500 on FD): This is Tatum’s matchup. He always seems to do well against Philadelphia and I’m always convinced it’s because of the draft. This is the one matchup where Tatum is guaranteed value unless the Sixers can stop his mentality.