NBA Sim Sports Picks for 7/12/20 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. 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 | George Hill | James Harden | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jarrett Allen | DeAndre Jordan |
| 2 | Eric Bledsoe | Khris Middleton | Derrick Jones | Christian Wood | Jonas Valanciunas |
| 3 | Ben Simmons | Jimmy Butler | Tobias Harris | Brandon Clarke | Joel Embiid |
| 4 | Spencer Dinwiddie | Donte DiVincenzo | Luke Kennard | Bam Adebayo | Clint Capela |
| 5 | Kyrie Irving | Duncan Robinson | Kent Bazemore | Richaun Holmes | Brook Lopez |
| 6 | Trae Young | Dillon Brooks | Caleb Martin | John Collins | Marquese Chriss |
| 7 | Shaquille Harrison | Zach LaVine | Joe Harris | Al Horford | Cody Zeller |
| 8 | Shake Milton | Alec Burks | Danuel House | Nemanja Bjelica | Gorgui Dieng |
| 9 | De'Aaron Fox | Wesley Matthews | Kyle Anderson | Isaiah Hartenstein | Wendell Carter |
| 10 | Tyus Jones | Langston Galloway | Josh Jackson | Harry Giles | Alex Len |
| 11 | Russell Westbrook | Buddy Hield | Jae Crowder | Skal Labissiere | John Henson |
| 12 | Jordan Poole | Bogdan Bogdanovic | Harrison Barnes | Jaren Jackson | Tyson Chandler |
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.
