NBA Daily Fantasy Helper: Sunday 2/11/18
If you're new to daily fantasy basketball -- maybe you started your DFS journey during the MLB or NFL seasons, or maybe basketball is your sport and this will be your first year giving it a shot -- you're in for a treat. The NBA scene changes hugely on a week-to-week, day-to-day, and -- depending on injury news -- even a minute-to-minute basis, making every slate a unique one that requires an ever-changing approach.
With so much changing so quickly, we're here with plenty of tools to help you out. We have daily projections, a matchup heat map, a lineup optimizer, and a ton of other great resources to help give you an edge.
We'll also be coming at you with this primer every day, breaking down a few of the day's top plays at each price point.
Let's take a look at who you should target on today's main slate.
Best of the Best
Karl-Anthony Towns (FanDuel Price: $9,300) - Towns has been a beast on the glass this season, ranking fifth in boards per game (12.1) and ninth in total rebound percentage (20.1%) while grabbing double-digit rebounds in 50 of 58 games this season. The dominance should continue on Sunday as his Minnesota Timberwolves face the Sacramento Kings, a team that has struggled to contain opposing centers due in large part to their bottom-three rank in rebound rate. The Kings give up the fifth-most FanDuel points to centers, and Towns has already exploited that weakness, dropping a season-high 72.8 FanDuel points on Sacramento back on December 14th.
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