Hittin' The Nuts: Squirrelpatrol's NBA Lineup Advice for Tuesday, November 21st
Want to hit the nuts and take down 1st place in these massive contests posted by FanDuel and DraftKings? Who better to walk you through their favorite NBA DFS picks than Squirrelpatrol! Undoubtedly one of the best DFS players in the game today, Squirrelpatrol has accumulated 90+ Live Final seats, won the FanDuel 2021 World Fantasy Basketball Championship for $500,000, and most recently, took down the NFL Milly Maker in Week 2. Should we roster the chalk picks? How off-the-board should we get in large-field tournaments? Squirrel answers all of these questions and more below!
The NBA season continues on Tuesday with a very interesting 5-game slate where the IND/ATL game has a 251.5 total, higher than the other 4 games on the slate combined. OK, that math doesn’t quite add up, but the IND/ATL game is dominating the slate with its high projections and will be very difficult to get away from. The other 4 games – Toronto at Orlando tipping things off at 7:00 PM ET, the Cavaliers at Philadelphia at 7:30 PM ET on TNT, Portland visiting Phoenix at 9:00 PM ET, and Utah visiting the Lakers at 10 PM ET on TNT – all have totals at least 14 points lower than the IND/ATL game.
There are some injury situations to be aware of, with Caris LeVert listed as questionable for a Cleveland team that has already listed Donovan Mitchell as out, Malcolm Brogdon listed as questionable and possibly going to return for the TrailBlazers, and LeBron James listed as questionable for the Lakers. The UTA/LAL game has the 2nd-highest total of the night, so while it doesn’t jump off the page like the IND/ATL game, it’s worth considering a plan to play either LeBron or Anthony Davis along with various Utah value pieces and late swapping depending on whether LeBron plays. Let’s sort through the slate and figure out what to do with our DFS lineups.
NBA DFS Picks: Lineup Advice for Squirrelpatrol’s ‘Hittin’ The Nuts’ (November 21st)
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Who are the players I’m picking first for my squad? These guys are the first selections for both my cash game and tournament lineups, and I’ll sacrifice elsewhere, if need be, to ensure I get them in:
Trae Young
FanDuel: $9,200
DraftKings: $9,100
The Hawks are playing at home, where Trae has averaged 2.2 points per game and 0.5 assists per game more than on the road over the course of his career, and they have a 127.75 implied team total in a game with a 251.5 total. Most pieces of NBA DFS content today will start with Trae Young, this piece included. Trae should draw plenty of ownership listed at $9,200 or below on both sites, but I won’t look to get under the field.
Tyrese Haliburton
FanDuel: $10,300
DraftKings: $10,400
On the other side of the IND/ATL game, Tyrese Haliburton is a bit too easy to fit in alongside Trae in what quickly becomes a highly-projected game stack. Haliburton leads the league in assists per game (11.6), and Trae is 2nd with 11.1. No other player in the NBA averages above 9.3. Haliburton is easier to fit on FanDuel, where we play two PGs, but he is worth strong tournament consideration on both sites.
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