Yahoo NBA Expert Picks: Thursday, April 5th

Each day when there are two or more NBA games, our daily fantasy basketball experts will provide their top plays for Yahoo. These picks will help you find the best values and top overall plays to build a foundation for all types of contests. Our top-ranked experts will also provide the reasons for their picks, so you can make informed decisions when setting your lineups.

Thursday, April 5th

Today, we have a six game slate with no teams on the second half of a back-to-back. Let’s have a look at some of my favorite plays.

Point Guard

PG: Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets, $25
Jamal Murray has been playing good basketball and getting large minutes with Gary Harris out of lineup and the Nuggets fighting for their playoff lives. He’s also been extremely consistent, as he’s averaging 36.2 fantasy points per game over his last 13 games. The Wolves struggle to defend the point, as they rank 19th in DVP vs. the point guard position and they struggle to defend spot up shooters. It makes sense that Murray has great history vs. them this year, as he’s averaged over 41 fantasy-points per game vs the Wolves this season. Murray also has extremely positive home splits and just looks like a lock to me for tonight.

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Chris Kirkwood (aka kirkdiese) graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Economics. He’s been steadily climbing the DFS rankings since 2014, and in 2015, decided to pursue it full time. A 2016 FanDuel WFBC finalist and 2019 DraftKings FBWC runner-up ($350,000 prize), Chris is consistently one of the top-ranked Grinders in the industry. He considers NBA, MLB, and MMA his best DFS sports and makes a habit of watching every NBA game with his dog Phil (named after Phil Ivey). Follow Chris on Twitter – @Kirkdiese