NBA DFS Picks 6 November: Fanteam, DraftKings, FanDuel & Yahoo

The Fanteam lineup is seven players (PG, SG, SF, PF, C and two UTIL) under a 90 cap, with at most seven from one team. The main slate covers ATL-WAS, CHA-BOS, CLE-PHI, DAL-UTA, LAL-POR, MEM-OKC, MIL-TOR, NOP-MIN and SAC-SAS. On Fanteam, value is projected points divided by salary, and around 3 is a normal return.

Top plays

Doncic and Wembanyama project highest, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gives the best return of the three at 3.04. I still would not treat him as automatic. Memphis has plenty of bodies to throw at him, and he will likely be the most-owned expensive name. On Fanteam, that matters less than on a big-field tournament, but it is worth knowing.

Tatum is the star I like most for the price. Charlotte has little that can guard him and its frontcourt is thin, and Knueppel and Grant Williams are both out according to the latest injury report. Flagg is my other pay-up. Utah is without Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jusuf Nurkic, so the rim is open for him.

Scottie Barnes has a strong projection at a fair price, but he is listed as questionable, and Kawhi Leonard is out. I would not lock him in until his status is clear. Jalen Johnson is also questionable. If Anthony Davis plays for Washington, I am not interested in Johnson because Washington has size and a defense that makes the matchup hard. His appeal only grows if Davis sits.

Value plays

Center is thin at the top, and that makes Rudy Gobert the cleanest value on the board. He is the best return at 3.58, and Minnesota is without Anthony Edwards according to the latest injury report. He will be popular, and I am fine with that. Donovan Clingan is the alternative if you want a bit more projection, and Portland is missing Ja Morant, Shaedon Sharpe and Vit Krejci.

Washington gives me two spots. Kyshawn George and Alexandre Sarr both return well, and I like Sarr in particular because his upside grows if Davis is out. Both depend on the Davis decision, so I would wait on it where I can. Malik Monk is the cheap play I would use to open salary for stars, and Sacramento is thin with Keegan Murray and Ben Simmons out. Castle is a fair mid-priced play in a game where Tobias Harris is out for San Antonio.

Fades

None of these are bad players. They are badly priced tonight. Each returns well below the 3 mark, and in a seven-man lineup that gap adds up. Derrick White and Trey Murphy III are the clearest cases at roughly 2.5. Murphy is listed as probable, so the issue is the price, not health. Brandon Miller and Austin Reaves are in better spots, but I would rather spend the same salary elsewhere.

DraftKings uses eight spots (PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G, F, UTIL) under a $50,000 cap. Value here is points per $1,000, and around 5 is par. Gobert at 5.98 and George at 5.91 lead the cheaper options. Kenrich Williams and Monk are the cheapest returns on the board. I would stay away from Myles Turner despite his number, because I think he is too heavily owned for his role, and Daniel Gafford is the center I would look at instead.

FanDuel uses nine spots (PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G/F, F/C and two UTIL) under a $60,000 cap, with value again measured per $1,000. Wembanyama projects 57.1 and Doncic 55.3, the top two on the site, although their salaries are not listed in our data yet. Among the cheaper plays, Kenrich Williams is the best return at 6.18. I am more cautious with Aday Mara, because there are many center options on the slate and I do not feel strongly about him.

Yahoo uses eight spots (PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, UTIL) under a $200 cap, with at most six players from one team. Value is a plain ratio, and anything above 1 beats the price. Wembanyama (1.02), Gilgeous-Alexander (1.01) and Flagg (1.12) all clear it among the top plays. Flagg is the best of those. The cheap end is led by Aday Mara at 2.41, with four Oklahoma City or Toronto-linked names on the list.