NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/12/20 on FanDuel
During this downtime in the sports calendar, FanDuel has been innovating a lot of different ways to get some daily fantasy sports action.
One of those includes NBA Sim Sports, a format that looks pretty much identical to the usual FanDuel offering. The only twist is that the games won't be played live. Players will instead be assigned a random game from one of their top 25 historical comparisons based on numberFire's algorithm.
Late-scratches and other games missed by players won't come into effect. Scores roll out throughout the slate for a bit of a sweat.
The best part? It's free to enter.
Here are some potential standout picks.
Best Values
Because player similarities are tied to numberFire's player evaluations, it makes sense to dig into those efficiency metrics to uncover possible value.
Here are the best positional values based on a player's given FanDuel salary versus his nERD score.
For the most part, this is going to be a list of studly, efficient players, but exercise caution with some lower-tier names who happen to pop in terms of efficiency.
| Rank | PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hill | James Harden | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Anthony Davis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Eric Bledsoe | Khris Middleton | LeBron James | Brandon Clarke | Rudy Gobert |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | Jimmy Butler | Derrick Jones | Kawhi Leonard | Mitchell Robinson |
| 4 | Trae Young | Donte DiVincenzo | T.J. Warren | Ersan Ilyasova | JaVale McGee |
| 5 | Shaquille Harrison | JJ Redick | Tobias Harris | Bam Adebayo | Montrezl Harrell |
| 6 | Shake Milton | Duncan Robinson | Paul George | Richaun Holmes | Dwight Howard |
| 7 | Patrick Beverley | Pat Connaughton | Doug McDermott | Domantas Sabonis | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 8 | De'Aaron Fox | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Justin Holiday | John Collins | Tony Bradley |
| 9 | Tyus Jones | Kyle Korver | Brandon Ingram | Al Horford | Jaxson Hayes |
| 10 | Jordan McLaughlin | Donovan Mitchell | Bojan Bogdanovic | Nemanja Bjelica | Joel Embiid |
| 11 | Russell Westbrook | Jordan Clarkson | Jonathan Isaac | Daniel Gafford | Clint Capela |
| 12 | T.J. McConnell | Evan Fournier | JaKarr Sampson | Isaiah Hartenstein | Karl-Anthony Towns |
The author of this article has no involvement with the NBA Sim Sports simulations powered by numberFire and has no knowledge of the results of tonight’s contest.
