NBA DFS Showdown Expert Survey: NBA Finals Game 5 - Pacers vs. Thunder

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-06-16 17:25:32 Premium Content Part of the product NBA DFS

Williams of the Thunder

Our panel of experts is here to give you their NBA DFS advice for the upcoming featured slate by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know Noto’s favorite Captain? Or headChopper’s hot take? Find out below!

NBA DFS Showdown Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for NBA Finals Game 5 – Pacers vs. Thunder

DraftKings

Who are your three favorite Captains, ranked in order?

headChopper: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pascal Siakam, Jalen Williams
TJ Zwarych: Andrew Nembhard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Pascal Siakam
tcsmith031: Andrew Nembhard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton

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What’s one rule/setting that you’re going to use in our NBA DFS optimizer (LineupHQ) or NBA DFS Sims tool (SimLabs)?

headChopper: SimLabs > Settings > Contest Field: Large Field > Results Range: High > Lock: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – CPT/MVP > Exclude: Tyrese Haliburton > Advanced > Simulation Weight: Medium > Projection Weight: Medium > Ownership Weight: Low > Upside Weight: Low > Correlation Weight: 0 > Get Lineups

TJ Zwarych: LineupHQ > Groups > +New Group > Players to use: 1 – 1 > Players in group: Andrew Nembhard, Andrew Nembhard – CPT/MVP

tcsmith031: LineupHQ > Player Pool > Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – CPT/MVP > Mx%: 10 > Jalen Williams – CPT/MVP > Mx%: 10

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