NBA DFS Expert Survey: Monday, April 21st

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-04-21 17:48:49 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 21

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

Notorious: OG Anunoby
headChopper: Jalen Brunson
TJ Zwarych: James Harden (FD) / Cade Cunningham (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: We are looking at 2 different slates tonight. On DraftKings, everyone feels underpriced, yet roster construction is difficult due to a lack of value. On FanDuel, roster construction is even more difficult because the superstars are correctly priced, and we still have a lack of value. I’d love to get to Nikola Jokic in tournaments, as he’s projecting for 10% ownership on DraftKings and 5% ownership on FanDuel.

headChopper: I’m going to run 50 lineups in the flagship GPP, so I’m building large-field GPP lineups. I want to be underweight on players who will gather extra ownership based on Game 1 results (like OG Anunoby and Tobias Harris) and overweight on guys who underperformed in Game 1 but have the track record to bounce back in this series (like Jalen Brunson).

TJ Zwarych: I’ll just be playing 1 lineup in single-entry contests. On a small 2-game slate, I’m finding it much easier to build on DraftKings than FanDuel. On DK, there are some salary-saving options I’m comfortable with, as Derrick Jones is near minimum price, and both Russell Westbrook and Norman Powell have great ceilings for their prices as well. On FD, there’s virtually no cheap value whatsoever, so I’ll try to stack up the Clippers’ and Knicks’ midrange pieces instead of spending up for any stars. Kawhi Leonard is the most expensive I’ll go on FD for tournaments, and even then, there’s a chance I may not go that high due to the lack of value.

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

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