NBA FanDuel Picks for Dec 26, 2021

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Point Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Ja Morant MEM $8,800 39.62 4.50
Derrick White SA $7,600 39.31 5.17
De’Aaron Fox SAC $8,200 35.36 4.31
Spencer Dinwiddie WAS $4,600 31.93 6.94

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Spencer Dinwiddie WAS $4,600 31.93 6.94
Aaron Holiday WAS $3,800 20.45 5.38
Derrick White SA $7,600 39.31 5.17
Frank Jackson DET $4,100 19.62 4.79

Shooting Guard

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Max Strus MIA $5,900 31.18 5.29
Josh Giddey OKC $7,200 30.17 4.19
Desmond Bane MEM $6,500 30.09 4.63
Yuta Watanabe TOR $4,400 20.83 4.73

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Svi Mykhailiuk TOR $3,500 18.74 5.36
Max Strus MIA $5,900 31.18 5.29
John Konchar MEM $3,800 19.15 5.04
Yuta Watanabe TOR $4,400 20.83 4.73

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Small Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Brandon Ingram NO $8,700 45.90 5.28
Saddiq Bey DET $5,600 30.06 5.37
Chris Duarte IND $5,300 24.45 4.61
Corey Kispert WAS $3,600 18.42 5.12

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Saddiq Bey DET $5,600 30.06 5.37
Brandon Ingram NO $8,700 45.90 5.28
Corey Kispert WAS $3,600 18.42 5.12
Chris Duarte IND $5,300 24.45 4.61

Power Forward

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Herbert Jones NO $5,400 20.02 3.71
Brandon Clarke MEM $4,600 17.41 3.79
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl OKC $4,100 16.88 4.12
Xavier Tillman MEM $4,200 16.52 3.93

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Dalano Banton TOR $3,500 14.93 4.27
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl OKC $4,100 16.88 4.12
D.J. Wilson TOR $3,500 14.38 4.11
Xavier Tillman MEM $4,200 16.52 3.93

Center

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Nikola Jokic DEN $11,200 53.77 4.80
Joel Embiid PHI $10,900 50.88 4.67
Nikola Vucevic CHI $8,400 34.99 4.17
Jakob Poeltl SA $7,500 32.32 4.31

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Steven Adams MEM $5,000 25.65 5.13
Nikola Jokic DEN $11,200 53.77 4.80
Joel Embiid PHI $10,900 50.88 4.67
Ivica Zubac LAC $5,300 23.98 4.52

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.