NBA DFS has a seven-game slate on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. These are the early morning Top 5 NBA DFS Picks for DraftKings and Fanduel. Be sure to dive into the NBA DFS Rankings, Cash Picks, and Player Pool or the GPP Picks and Player Pool afterward. And of course, the Rise or Fall NBA DFS Projections, ownerships, player ratings, and data are a good place to start for daily fantasy sports.
Top 5 NBA DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks
DraftKings NBA DFS Target – Joel Embiid, C, PHI @ WAS O/U 234
Embiid is looking to return to action after missing the All-Star game and yesterday’s game due to covid protocols. I’m counting on the big man to pick up his fantasy rampage tonight.
Embiid has averaged 67 DK points over his last three games, he’s averaged 59 DK points in his last three games against the Wizards, and he’s the highest rated player in the Team Rise or Fall NBA DFS Study hub for DraftKings. Stuff him in your lineups so he can stuff the stat sheet for you.
DraftKings NBA DFS Target – Jimmy Butler, SF, MIA @ CHI O/U 219.5
Here’s some very simple analysis: The Miami Heat are good when Jimmy Butler plays and average to bad when he’s out. He does a little of everything for the team and is the glue that holds them together. The straw that stirs the drink. The, nevermind, you get the point.
Butler is averaging 58 DK points over his last three games and grades out as the second highest rated player in our NBA DFS Study hub. I’m not too big on “revenge game” narratives but he is squaring off against one of his former teams tonight.
FanDuel NBA DFS Target – Rudy Gobert, C, UTA vs HOU O/U 226.5
Gobert faces off a Houston team that doesn’t have much in the way of a big man or center. The Rockets used to have PJ Tucker spend some time at the five, but he’s no longer with the team.
Gobert is averaging 43 FD points over his last three games and grades out as the second highest rated player in the our NBA DFS Study hub for FanDuel. The only thing that slows Rudy tonight will be a blowout, which is very possible.
FanDuel NBA DFS Target – Zion Williamson, PF, NO vs CLE O/U 229
Zion and the Pelicans got destroyed last night by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Williamson only put up 30 FD points, far below his three game average of 41 fantasy points. I’m looking for Zion to get back on track even if New Orleans loses again.
NBA DFS Lineup Winning Pick – Rudy Gobert, C, UTA vs HOU O/U 226.5
Believe it or not I hate when my winning pick is someone that I’ve already used above. I try to give you five different players everyday. But Gobert is popping in my early looks. The threat of a blowout is real, but Gobert will be fine if Houston can keep this game somewhat close into the fourth quarter.
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