NBA Sim Sports Picks for 5/23/20 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 | Kyle Lowry | Khris Middleton | LeBron James | Daniel Theis | JaVale McGee |
| 3 | Eric Bledsoe | Donte DiVincenzo | Gordon Hayward | Kawhi Leonard | Montrezl Harrell |
| 4 | Ben Simmons | Norman Powell | OG Anunoby | Ersan Ilyasova | Dwight Howard |
| 5 | Kemba Walker | JJ Redick | Tobias Harris | Jayson Tatum | Chris Boucher |
| 6 | Shake Milton | Terence Davis | Pascal Siakam | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | Nikola Jokic |
| 7 | Patrick Beverley | Fred VanVleet | Jaylen Brown | Paul Millsap | Enes Kanter |
| 8 | Monte Morris | Pat Connaughton | Paul George | Serge Ibaka | Jaxson Hayes |
| 9 | Jamal Murray | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Brandon Ingram | Al Horford | Joel Embiid |
| 10 | Russell Westbrook | Kyle Korver | Will Barton | Michael Porter | Derrick Favors |
| 11 | Brad Wanamaker | Marcus Smart | Jared Dudley | Jerami Grant | Mason Plumlee |
| 12 | Alex Caruso | Matt Thomas | Bruno Caboclo | Isaiah Hartenstein | Brook Lopez |
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.
