NBA DFS Picks For FanDuel 10/27/21

When I posted my last article on Monday, I stated that I hoped to start the week off with a bang, and that is exactly what we did. The lineup for Monday finished with 353 points, which smashed all formats for a good return of profit. Unfortunately, that didn't carry over yesterday with the Joel Embiid and Kristaps Porzingis duds. The main slate for tonight features 10 total games, so there will be plenty of options to build your lineup around. Although there are a lot of options, I still expect there to be some chalk based on injuries and the mispricing of players such as Russell Westbrook and Damian Lillard. Let's jump in to the breakdown of the NBA main slate on FanDuel for tonight!

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Top Play:

Russell Westbrook (PG/SG - $8400) -

Russell Westbrook may come in as the highest owned player of any slate so far on the season, and this is a ten game slate. LeBron James has already been ruled out for tonight's contest, and Anthony Davis is listed as questionable. It doesn't matter to me if AD plays or not, I will be locking Russell Westbrook in my lineups. Although he struggled to start the season, Westbrook saw a massive spike in usage with LeBron James out last night, which resulted in a 63 FD point performance in his overtime win over the Spurs. Also, Westbrook will have a "revenge" game of sorts, as the Lakers are playing the Thunder tonight. At a price of $8400, there is no way you can skip over Westbrook tonight, even if he was 100% rostered.

Best Value:

Malik Monk (SG - $4200) -

Malik Monk drew the start for the Lakers last night with LeBron James out, so it will be expected that he will draw the start again tonight. Monk wasn't the most productive in that game, as he produced 26 FD points, but that was still good enough for a 6x return on value. I see that same production as a floor for Monk tonight, as he was able to draw 38 minutes in that game, so you would expect 30+ again from him tonight. The fact that AD is listed as questionable for tonight only makes Monk a more enticing play at a super cost efficient price of $4200. I am looking to target the Lakers tonight, and I would suggest that you do the same.

Main Player Pool:

Point Guard:

Russell Westbrook (PG/SG - $8400)

Damian Lillard ($8200)

Davion Mitchell ($3800)

Other great plays: Trae Young ($9000), LaMelo Ball (8200), Tyrese Haliburton (PG/SG - $6000), Devonte' Graham (PG/SG - $5800), Reggie Jackson (PG/SG - $5600)

Shooting Guard:

Bradley Beal (SG/PG - $8700)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker (SG/SF - $6100)

Malik Monk ($4200)

Other great plays: James Harden (SG/PG - $10000), Fred VanVleet (SG/PG - $7700), Devin Booker ($7500), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SG/PG - $7100), Josh Giddey ($5700), De'Anthony Melton (SG/PG - $5500), Gary Trent (SG/SF - $4600)

Small Forward:

Jimmy Butler (SF/SG - $8900)

Gordon Hayward (SF/SG - $6400)

Kent Bazemore (SF/SG - $3900)

Other great plays: Kevin Durant (SF/PF - $11000), Jayson Tatum (PF/SF - $9400), Khris Middleton (SF/SF - $8200), Anthony Edwards (SF/SG - $8000), Kelly Oubre (SF/PF - $5700), Chris Duarte ($5600), Scottie Barnes (SF/PF - $5300), Lu Dort (SF/SG - $4800), Franz Wagner (SF/SG - $4700)

Power Forward:

Giannis Antetokounmpo (PF/SF - $11200)

Anthony Davis (PF/C - $10500 - if he plays)

Damontas Sabonis (PF/C - $9600)

Other great plays: Jaren Jackson (PF/C - $6700), John Collins (C/PF - $6400), Wendell Carter (PF/C - $5700), Bobby Portis (PF/C - $4800), Jae Crowder (PF/SF - $3900)

Center:

Jonas Valanciunas ($7500)

Deandre Ayton ($6800)

Mo Bamba (C/PF - $6300)

Other great plays: Bam Adebayo (C/PF - $8100), Jarrett Allen (C/PF - $7500), Clint Capela ($7200), Evan Mobley (C/PF - $6400), Mason Plumlee ($5900), DeAndre Jordan/Dwight Howard ($3800 - if AD is ruled out)

Cover Picture Attribution: Tim Shelby from Arlington, VA, US, Russell Westbrook 2012 USA, CC BY 2.0