NBA DFS Picks For Fanduel 5/5/21

On almost any slate, 353 points would be good enough to put you into the upper-echelon of cashing in nearly any contest - yesterday was not one of those slates. Although I had many excellent plays in my lineup, the mediocre performances from Rozier, Craig, and Holmes kept me from cashing on the extremely high scoring slate. For today, we have a nine game slate with a healthy amount of options at all price tiers. In particular, there is plenty of value with the Rockets who will be very depleted tonight. As I say everyday, the top plays and my lineup core can change with injury or rest news, so make sure to stay up to date. Let's dive into the breakdown of the NBA main slate on Fanduel today!

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Top Play:

Delon Wright - $5,200:

The Kings will be without De'Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton again tonight, which means that Delon Wright will draw the start and play quality minutes. In the same situation, he was able to explode for 60 FD points across 36 minutes last night. It would be foolish of you to expect that production again, but he is far too cheap for his role at just $5,200. Delon Wright will be very chalky, but I wouldn't try going contrarian on this play. Delon Wright is my top play of the slate and is a lock for my line.

Best Value:

The Houston Rockets:

The Houston Rockets have a laundry list of players who have been ruled out for tonight's contest, so it will be easier to tell you who is active. The only active players for them are Kelly Olynyk, Kevin Porter Jr., Kenyon Martin Jr., DaQuan Jeffries, Armoni Brooks, Avery Bradley, and Anthony Lamb. D.J. Augustin is listed as questionable, and Christian Wood and Danuel House are doubtful. Of the active players, only Olynyk and Porter Jr. are above $5,000, so any of the others are in play for the title of best value. The entire team is playable in DFS, but it will be tricky to determine who to take.

Main Player Pool:

Point Guard:

Russell Westbrook - $11,200

Ja Morant - $7,000

Delon Wright - $5,200

Other great plays: Damian Lillard - $9,200, Jrue Holiday - $7,800, Ben Simmons - $7,200, Cole Anthony - $5,800, R.J. Hampton - $5,700, T.J. McConnell - $5,700 (if Malcolm Brogdon/Edmond Sumner are ruled out), Raul Neto - $4,400, Austin Rivers - $3,600

Shooting Guard:

Terence Davis - $3,800

Armoni Brooks - $3,800

Avery Bradley - $3,500

Other great plays: Bradley Beal - $9,100, Caris LeVert - $8,400 (better if Malcolm Brogdon is ruled out), Devin Booker - $8,000, CJ McCollum - $7,700, Jordan Clarkson - $6,500, Marcus Smart - $6,200, Dillon Brooks - $5,500, Evan Fournier - $5,300, Grayson Allen - $3,600, Torrey Craig - $3,600

Small Forward:

Kevin Porter Jr. - $6,900

Bojan Bogdanovic - $5,700

Anthony Lamb - $3,500

Other great plays: Michael Porter Jr. - $7,700, Buddy Hield - $7,300, Kyle Anderson - $6,200, Mikal Bridges - $5,800, Cedi Osman - $5,500, Keldon Johnson - $5,000, DaQuan Jeffries - $3,900, Cameron Johnson - $3,700, Maurice Harkless - $3,700

Power Forward:

Giannis Antetokounmpo - $11,400

Moritz Wagner - $4,900

Kenyon Martin Jr. - $4,700

Other great plays: Damontas Sabonis - $10,300 (better if Malcolm Brogdon is ruled out), Jayson Tatum - $10,100, Julius Randle - $9,700, Tobias Harris - $7,500, Kevin Love - $5,900, Daniel Gafford - $4,600, Aaron Gordon - $4,300, Jaden McDaniels - $3,900

Center:

Joel Embiid - $9,600 (more of a GPP play)

Richaun Holmes - $6,600

Robert Williams - $5,400

Other great plays: Rudy Gobert - $8,400, Jarrett Allen - $7,500, Jusuf Nurkic - $6,700, Deandre Ayton - $6,300, Mo Bamba - $6,200

Core/Lineup:

As of now, my core is Delon Wight ($5,200), Kevin Porter Jr. ($6,900), and Robert Williams ($5,400). I would recommend getting some Rockets value into your lineup as well.

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