NBA DFS Expert Survey: Friday, April 4th

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-04-04 22:38:31 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

Our panel of experts is here to give you their NBA DFS advice for the upcoming slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know headChopper’s favorite tournament play? Or Noto’s favorite salary saver? Find out below!

NBA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Friday, April 4

Who is your favorite player to spend up for in cash games?

Notorious: Deni Avdija
Dean78904: Tyrese Haliburton
tcsmith031: Deni Avdija
TJ Zwarych: Deni Avdija

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What is your preferred tournament format (e.g. large-field, single-entry) to play on this slate? How do you plan to beat that field of opponents? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?

Notorious: I prefer small-field and single-entry tournaments. While there are plenty of expensive options to choose from tonight, my favorites are Deni Avdija and Josh Giddey. They just so happen to be facing each other, which makes for a great mini stack in a game with a total of 238 points. Both players have topped 60 fantasy points in 3 of their last 8 games.

Dean78904: We have another slate with a lot of potential blowouts, tanking teams, and currently questionable players. I don’t know who will be sitting out for the Pacers, but I’d expect to have one of Tyrese Haliburton or Myles Turner in every lineup (especially if Pascal Siakam sits out). I also don’t know what the Blazers will look like as they are playing the back half of a B2B and have yet to submit an injury report, but POR/CHI is looking like the best environment for a potential game stack.

tcsmith031: I’ll stick with single-entry GPPs tonight. Deni Avdija remains a very difficult fade even at his elevated salaries, so that’s chalk I’ll gladly eat once again. Pairing him with Josh Giddey or Coby White looks like a great way to stack what looks like the best game of the night. I prefer a balanced build as of now, so I’m likely to fade anyone above $10,000.

TJ Zwarych: I’ll only be playing one lineup in single-entry tournaments, and I plan to stack up DET/TOR as well as POR/CHI, while X’ing a few of these games out entirely. The only teams I plan to target outside of the four previously mentioned are Utah and Indiana.

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