Similar to a QB/WR Stack in football, you greatly increase your lineup scoring upside if you can hit on a game stack of two players who get hot on any given night in the NBA. Game Stack of Two Players from a Projected High Pace Game Generally, I will target anybody who is above $8500 here so we can lock in at least one star player into our lineup. This is similar to the typical DvP stats, but I like being able to combine the players primary & secondary positions into one number for each matchup. By looking at both the season long and the last 2 week trends we can get an understanding of whether a team has been defending a particular position poorly due to a recent injury or lineup change. The Ease stats I use come from the Basketball Monster website and it represents the stats allowed by each team relative to their previous opponents’ strength. Play at DraftKings and use promo code SGP for a deposit bonus up to $500 Start with a Stud that has an “Easy” Matchup For NBA, I will focus more on Cash Games and will report mainly on the flowchart’s results in those contests. Just like we did for football this year, I am going to try to walk you through a way to develop a consistent approach to building an NBA DFS lineup every night. However, this league is not without its disadvantages nightly “Load Management”, lineups decisions not being made until 30 mins before tip-off, and a chance for any blowout games to adversely affect your star player’s scoring. The NBA has a lot to offer when it comes to the DFS scene including many contest types every night, large player pool with tons of variance, and chance for explosive 10x Value nights.
With the NFL season nearly in the rear view mirror (one heck of a Super Bowl still left), it’s time to start digging in deeper to the NBA Daily Fantasy landscape. Daily Fantasy Plays for Wednesday, January 22