NBA DFS Expert Survey: Monday, April 28th

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-04-28 20:13:34 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 Monday, April 28

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

Notorious: Bam Adebayo
headChopper: Bam Adebayo
TJ Zwarych: Bam Adebayo (FD) / Tyler Herro (DK)

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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: Jimmy Butler is now expected to play, so I had to switch my answer up a bit. I am focusing on small-field and single-entry contests. My plan of attack is to be overweight on 3 players in particular from the Heat — Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, and Davion Mitchell. All 3 have played well in the series without the Heat being very competitive. They now face a win-or-stay-home Game 4. All 3 should play as many minutes as they can.

headChopper: Even with a small slate, I am running multiple lineups in the large-field flagship GPPs. I want to be overweight on team-stacking in my builds. This slate feels like if one of these four teams has a big offensive game, it could be enough to win a GPP, considering all the strong defense we’ve seen in the playoffs so far. So I’m dedicating a portion of my lineups to team-stacking—something I generally don’t do in NBA.

TJ Zwarych: Since it’s a small slate, I’ll just be playing 1 lineup in single-entry contests. On both sites, the Heat stand out as significantly underpriced, as they look to do whatever they can to extend the series on their home court. I’ll be stacking them up while ignoring the appropriately priced Cleveland side (if Darius Garland plays), and then I will fill in with a few pieces from HOU/GSW.

Who is your favorite play (when considering price, matchup, roster construction, etc.) on the board and why?

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