NBA DFS Expert Survey: NBA Finals Game 3 - Thunder vs. Pacers
Our panel of experts is here to give you their NBA DFS advice for the upcoming featured slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know Neil Orfield’s favorite Captain? Or Taylor Smith’s hot take? Find out below!
NBA DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for NBA Finals Game 3 – Thunder vs. Pacers
DraftKings
Who are your three favorite Captains, ranked in order?
ncorfield8k: Pascal Siakam, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams
TJ Zwarych: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard
tcsmith031: Tyrese Haliburton, Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
FanDuel
Who are your three favorite MVPs, ranked in order?
ncorfield8k: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pascal Siakam, Jalen Williams
TJ Zwarych: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard
tcsmith031: Tyrese Haliburton, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams
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What’s one rule/setting that you’re going to use in our NBA DFS optimizer (LineupHQ) or NBA DFS Sims tool (SimLabs)?
ncorfield8k: LineupHQ > Build Rules > CPT Max Exposure %: 30
TJ Zwarych: LineupHQ > Groups > +New Group > Players to use: 1 – 1 > Players in group: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – MVP/CPT
tcsmith031: LineupHQ > Player Pool > Bennedict Mathurin – CPT/MVP > Mn%: 20
What is your hottest take for this game?
ncorfield8k: Pascal Siakam has 50+ fantasy points.
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Andy Means (aka meansy53) was a walk-on with the esteemed Duke University basketball team for 3 years before graduating in 2004. He also has a Master’s in Accounting from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business and has been playing DFS since 2014. He has qualified for multiple Live Finals and displays his extensive basketball knowledge as a host of our top show – NBA Crunch Time. In the summer of 2022, Andy took over the role of Premium Content Director for the RotoGrinders Network, overseeing the vast array of content that is created on RotoGrinders, ScoresAndOdds, and FantasyLabs. Follow Andy on Twitter – @ameansy
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