NBA DFS Picks 11 November: Fanteam, DraftKings, FanDuel & Yahoo

Fanteam uses seven players (PG, SG, SF, PF, C and two UTIL), a 90 cap and at most seven players from one team. Value here is projected points divided by salary, and around 3 is the benchmark.

Jokic leads our projections and has the best value of the premium group. Denver is implied for 118.2, and Memphis has several players out according to the latest injury report. He is the safest anchor I see tonight.

Doncic is the other premium play I like. The Lakers are the big favorite against a Milwaukee team without Myles Turner, who is out for rest according to the latest injury report. Quentin Grimes is also out for Los Angeles.

Wembanyama has the strongest matchup of the three on paper. The risk is that a blowout trims his workload late. I see that as a reason to pair him with cheaper pieces, not a reason to skip him, because the upside is still there if the game stays close.

Tatum is where I hold back. Paul George is out with illness according to the latest injury report, but Tatum is not on it, so lineups are not final. Boston is also on the second night of a back-to-back in Toronto, and at 2.80 he is the lowest-value play in the top group. I would rather take Gilgeous-Alexander at 17.0. Oklahoma City has a long list of absences, including Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell, so his role looks secure.

At big man, I prefer Towns to Davis. Towns is questionable according to the latest injury report with a sore calf, so I only want him if he is cleared. Davis has the better value number, but the matchup against Ivica Zubac does not appeal to me. Sengun is a clean alternative and Houston is missing both Steven Adams and Clint Capela.

Fanteam value plays

Pricing is tight and there is little cheap production, so I would spend where the role is clearest. Bane is the one I like most. Orlando is without Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and Jonathan Isaac according to the latest injury report, which leaves him as the main perimeter option. Curry is another name with a lot of usage available, with Jimmy Butler and Kristaps Porzingis among the Golden State players out.

Hartenstein is a sensible way to pay down at center, since Holmgren and Jaylin Williams are both out for Oklahoma City. Poeltl gets better if Collin Murray-Boyles, who is questionable with illness, does not play. Toronto is already without Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard.

Nesmith is cheap and obvious, and I would not treat him as a lock. Burries and Cissoko are the cheapest ways to free up salary for the stars. Portland has Ja Morant and Shaedon Sharpe out.

Fanteam fades

None of these are bad players. They are badly priced tonight. Queen and Bey are both near 10 in salary for a projection in the mid-20s, even with several Pelicans out. Jaquez is the same story, and Milwaukee has better-priced options in Burries. Pritchard would look better if Tatum sat, but I do not want to pay 10.7 for a possibility.

DraftKings uses eight players (PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G, F, UTIL) and a $50,000 cap. Value is points per $1,000, and 5 is a fair benchmark. The top three are Jokic at $11,500, Wembanyama at $11,800 and Doncic at $12,300, and I treat them as on Fanteam.

Sharpe tops the board, so he will be popular, and I do not see an edge over Poeltl or Wolf. If you want a different center, I would look at Poeltl, especially if Murray-Boyles is out.

FanDuel uses nine players (PG, SG, SF, PF, C, G/F, F/C and two UTIL) and a $60,000 cap. Centers dominate the value list again.

Ware benefits from Turner sitting for Milwaukee, and Wolf is the cheapest useful body on the slate. I like Queta as a lower-profile alternative to Sharpe, and Boston is thin up front tonight.

Yahoo uses eight players (PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, UTIL), a $200 cap and at most six players from one team. Value is a plain ratio, so 1.0 means a player returns his price. The stars cluster around 1.0, for example Wembanyama at 58 and Jokic at 56.

McCain is the cleanest of these because Oklahoma City is so short-handed. Walter has the second-best ratio, but I would use him sparingly. Fears is a fair price in a game with a high total, though Trey Murphy III is doubtful according to the latest injury report.