NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/7/20 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. This includes only players with at least 15.0 FanDuel points per game in the simulated formats so far.
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 | Damian Lillard | James Harden | Danilo Gallinari | Daniel Theis | Ivica Zubac |
| 2 | Chris Paul | Jimmy Butler | Derrick Jones | Nerlens Noel | Rudy Gobert |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | Duncan Robinson | Gordon Hayward | Brandon Clarke | Mitchell Robinson |
| 4 | Kemba Walker | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Tobias Harris | Kawhi Leonard | Montrezl Harrell |
| 5 | Trae Young | Donovan Mitchell | Jaylen Brown | Bam Adebayo | Hassan Whiteside |
| 6 | Shaquille Harrison | Bradley Beal | Paul George | Jayson Tatum | Steven Adams |
| 7 | Shake Milton | Jordan Clarkson | Bojan Bogdanovic | John Collins | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 8 | Patrick Beverley | Marcus Smart | Joe Ingles | Al Horford | Enes Kanter |
| 9 | Tyus Jones | Lou Williams | Cedi Osman | Daniel Gafford | Tony Bradley |
| 10 | Russell Westbrook | Dillon Brooks | Rodney Hood | Larry Nance | Joel Embiid |
| 11 | Brad Wanamaker | Zach LaVine | Danuel House | Isaiah Hartenstein | Clint Capela |
| 12 | Darius Garland | Alec Burks | Kyle Anderson | Taj Gibson | Thomas Bryant |
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.
