NBA DFS Expert Survey: Thursday, December 19th
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 Thursday, December 19
Who is your favorite player to spend up for in cash games?
Notorious: Cade Cunningham
headChopper: Cade Cunningham
Dean78904: Cade Cunningham
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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 tournaments. This is a slate where we don’t really have to worry about ownership. Outside of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren from the early game, I will try to keep some flexibility open in my lineups to take advantage of late-breaking news.
headChopper: I’ll focus on mid-stakes contests with smaller fields and lower-entry maximums. My core will center around Kyrie Irving and Cade Cunningham, while rotating through different value pieces across lineups to build around those two anchors.
Dean78904: I will mostly focus on single-entry and smaller-field contests. If you are playing on FD and Scottie Barnes is playing, you absolutely must hit the lock button on him, as he is minimum salary. Even if he ends up like 95% rostered, that would be 5% too low. I’m just going to be extra selective as far as who makes my lineups. By the time everything settles, I’m expecting the slate to be fairly loose — meaning I don’t expect to roster anyone too ambitious where I need to build an elaborate what-if story to get a shaky player to 20-ish minutes.
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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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