NBA DFS Expert Survey: Tuesday, April 22nd

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-04-22 18:25:02 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 Tuesday, April 22

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

Notorious: Tyrese Haliburton
headChopper: Tyrese Haliburton
ncorfield8k: Tyrese Haliburton

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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 and single-entry contests. My plan of attack tonight is to avoid the superstars priced above $10,000. I’d rather save some salary and take my chances with the likes of Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, and Anthony Edwards.

headChopper: Multiple lineups in large-field flagship GPPs is my preferred game type tonight. I like attacking the good players who didn’t perform well in Game 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t do much fantasy-wise because they didn’t need him, and Luka Doncic and LeBron James just got whipped by the Timberwolves. Partly because of those subpar performances, early projected ownership has these guys coming in lower than usual. I’ll gladly take a crack at each of them in multiple lineups, and that alone should be enough to get me different from the field.

ncorfield8k: Large-field tournaments – There are a lot of great mid-range options on the slate, and most of my lineups will be balanced. But there are also some intriguing value plays that could see more run than they saw in their respective Game 1s if the games play out differently (Scotty Pippen, Donte DiVincenzo, others), so I’ll be sure to mix in some stars-and-scrubs lineups. I like Luka Doncic as a contrarian pay-up option in those lineups.

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

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