NBA DFS Expert Survey: Saturday, February 8th
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 Saturday, February 8
Who is your favorite player to spend up for in cash games?
tcsmith031: Stephen Curry
Krayton: Stephen Curry
ncorfield8k: Stephen Curry
TJ Zwarych: Trae Young
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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?
tcsmith031: I’ll stick with a few single-entry GPPs. There’s a lot to like on the high end tonight, yet the pieces in the game with the highest total (OKC-MEM) aren’t projected to be popular. These are fast-paced teams with elite offenses, and I love the idea of correlating pieces on both sides at what should be limited ownership. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jaren Jackson Jr. are a couple of expensive plays on which I plan to be over the field.
Krayton: I will be sticking my usual single-entry contests on both sites tonight. So far, midday ownership projections seem to be fairly spread out. I am looking to utilize 2-3 higher priced guys who aren’t projected for big ownership, such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic, and Jalen Brunson. Naz Reid is a core play of mine tonight, and I like the idea of building around both him and Dyson Daniels or Trae Young to get exposure to ATL in a great matchup against WAS.
ncorfield8k: Large-field tournaments. This is a large slate with some impactful pieces still up in the air. Players need to be cleared to play with new teams for the first time, and there are several big Q tags. If some of the later Q tags (Edwards, Murray, Porter Jr., etc.) remain undecided when lock comes, I’ll push more of my players to the later window for potential late-swap opportunities.
TJ Zwarych: I’ll be playing 150 lineups tonight in large-field contests. My plan to play as much Atlanta, Washington, Golden State, OKC, and Denver as possible. There’s not a ton of cheap value to feel good about outside of the center position early in the day, but I’ll still do my best to get up to low-owned spends like Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Who is your favorite play (when considering price, matchup, roster construction, etc.) on the board and why?
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