NBA FanDuel Picks for Jan 18, 2020

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Point Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Russell Westbrook HOU $9,400 48.58 5.17
Trae Young ATL $10,400 48.27 4.64
Damian Lillard POR $8,900 43.62 4.90
Ben Simmons PHI $9,300 43.57 4.69

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Jeff Teague ATL $4,500 24.04 5.34
Tomas Satoransky CHI $4,800 25.58 5.33
Chris Paul OKC $7,100 37.65 5.30
Ricky Rubio PHO $6,300 32.85 5.21

Shooting Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
James Harden HOU $11,500 49.65 4.32
Zach LaVine CHI $8,600 43.14 5.02
Devin Booker PHO $8,800 40.56 4.61
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC $7,700 38.96 5.06

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Marcus Smart BOS $5,100 32.41 6.36
Damion Lee GS $4,900 29.35 5.99
Bruce Brown DET $4,900 29.03 5.92
Josh Hart NO $4,300 23.80 5.53

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Small Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
LeBron James LAL $11,100 51.39 4.63
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL $11,800 48.90 4.14
Brandon Ingram NO $9,100 43.64 4.80
Pascal Siakam TOR $7,600 37.02 4.87

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Taurean Prince BKN $4,600 28.12 6.11
Joe Ingles UTA $5,600 30.54 5.45
Bojan Bogdanovic UTA $5,700 30.77 5.40
Alec Burks GS $5,200 27.20 5.23

Power Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Kawhi Leonard LAC $10,200 45.19 4.43
Jayson Tatum BOS $7,600 39.80 5.24
John Collins ATL $7,800 38.92 4.99
Julius Randle NY $8,000 37.47 4.68

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Kyle Kuzma LAL $4,700 26.44 5.62
Larry Nance CLE $3,800 20.71 5.45
Lauri Markkanen CHI $5,000 27.24 5.45
Aaron Gordon ORL $5,700 30.42 5.34

Center

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Andre Drummond DET $10,100 47.72 4.72
Rudy Gobert UTA $9,500 42.52 4.48
Nikola Vucevic ORL $8,700 41.27 4.74
Hassan Whiteside POR $9,200 40.31 4.38

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Marc Gasol TOR $5,000 29.35 5.87
Brook Lopez MIL $4,900 28.57 5.83
Tristan Thompson CLE $5,800 32.92 5.68
Enes Kanter BOS $5,100 27.22 5.34

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. Picks are updated regularly, but we advise that you keep up to date on late-day roster moves and injuries – those are not taken into consideration. Sports from the Basement provides no warranty on these suggestions and readers should make picks at their own risk. Sample lineups are provided as thought-starters, and are not intended for direct use.