DRAFTKINGS NBA PROJECTIONS

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Positions
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SG
SF
PF/C Giannis Antetokounmpo $11.2k YES MIL IND 7
63.0
5.63
225.5 110
C Nikola Jokic $11.8k YES DEN LAC 11
62.5
5.30
225.5 114
PG Luka Doncic $10.8k YES LAL MIN 9
56.5
5.23
215.5 110
PG Cade Cunningham $9.4k YES DET NY 14
49.5
5.27
220.5 106.5
SF/PF LeBron James  Q $9.7k YES LAL MIN 6
48.0
4.95
215.5 110
PG James Harden $9.0k YES LAC DEN 26
47.8
5.31
225.5 111.5
C Karl-Anthony Towns $9.5k YES NY DET 18
47.3
4.97
220.5 114
SG Anthony Edwards $8.7k YES MIN LAL 16
45.3
5.20
215.5 105.5
PG Tyrese Haliburton $8.3k YES IND MIL 23
45.0
5.42
225.5 115.5
SF/PF Kawhi Leonard $8.4k YES LAC DEN 21
44.8
5.33
225.5 111.5
PG Jalen Brunson $8.5k YES NY DET 11
44.3
5.21
220.5 114
C Ivica Zubac $7.8k YES LAC DEN 23
42.0
5.38
225.5 111.5
PF Pascal Siakam $7.0k YES IND MIL 6
38.3
5.46
225.5 115.5
SF/PF Josh Hart $7.4k YES NY DET 16
37.0
5.00
220.5 114
PG/SG Jamal Murray $7.6k YES DEN LAC 2
36.8
4.84
225.5 114
PG/SG Austin Reaves $7.2k YES LAL MIN 9
36.8
5.10
215.5 110
PF/C Julius Randle $7.1k YES MIN LAL 14
35.3
4.96
215.5 105.5
C Myles Turner $6.1k YES IND MIL 12
33.5
5.49
225.5 115.5
C Rudy Gobert $6.7k YES MIN LAL 7
33.5
5.00
215.5 105.5
C Jalen Duren $6.6k YES DET NY 4
32.5
4.92
220.5 106.5
SF/PF OG Anunoby $6.9k YES NY DET 16
32.3
4.67
220.5 114
SF Michael Porter Jr. $6.5k YES DEN LAC 28
31.0
4.77
225.5 114
PF/C Bobby Portis $5.0k MIL IND 7
30.8
6.15
225.5 110
SG/SF Mikal Bridges $6.2k YES NY DET 4
29.8
4.80
220.5 114
PF Aaron Gordon $6.1k YES DEN LAC 1
29.5
4.84
225.5 114
PF Tobias Harris $5.9k YES DET NY 4
28.5
4.83
220.5 106.5
SG/SF Norman Powell $6.0k YES LAC DEN 19
28.0
4.67
225.5 111.5
SG/SF Christian Braun $5.6k YES DEN LAC 11
27.0
4.82
225.5 114
PG/SG Andrew Nembhard $4.5k YES IND MIL 23
25.3
5.61
225.5 115.5
SF/PF Ausar Thompson $5.5k YES DET NY 14
25.0
4.55
220.5 106.5
PG Kevin Porter Jr. $4.3k MIL IND 12
24.8
5.76
225.5 110
C Brook Lopez $5.8k YES MIL IND 17
24.5
4.22
225.5 110
SF/PF Kyle Kuzma $5.7k YES MIL IND 11
24.5
4.30
225.5 110
SF/PF Rui Hachimura $4.5k YES LAL MIN 6
24.3
5.39
215.5 110
SG/SF Aaron Nesmith $4.1k YES IND MIL 15
23.5
5.73
225.5 115.5
SF/PF Jaden McDaniels $4.7k YES MIN LAL 20
23.5
5.00
215.5 105.5
PF/C Naz Reid $5.1k MIN LAL 14
23.0
4.51
215.5 105.5
PG Russell Westbrook $6.3k DEN LAC 2
22.0
3.49
225.5 114
SG/SF Malik Beasley $5.1k DET NY 8
22.0
4.31
220.5 106.5
PG/SG Donte DiVincenzo $4.2k MIN LAL 13
21.5
5.12
215.5 105.5
SG/SF Bennedict Mathurin $4.8k IND MIL 15
21.0
4.38
225.5 115.5
PG Mike Conley $3.8k YES MIN LAL 13
19.8
5.20
215.5 105.5
PF/C Obi Toppin $4.3k IND MIL 6
18.8
4.36
225.5 115.5
PG/SG Kris Dunn $3.5k YES LAC DEN 26
18.3
5.21
225.5 111.5
PG T.J. McConnell $4.0k IND MIL 23
18.3
4.56
225.5 115.5
PF/C Dorian Finney-Smith $4.2k LAL MIN 28
18.3
4.35
215.5 110
PG/SG Dennis Schroder $5.0k DET NY 14
18.3
3.65
220.5 106.5
PG Ryan Rollins $4.8k YES MIL IND 12
17.5
3.65
225.5 110
SG/SF Nickeil Alexander-Walker $3.6k MIN LAL 16
17.5
4.86
215.5 105.5
SG/SF Bogdan Bogdanovic $3.8k LAC DEN 19
16.5
4.34
225.5 111.5
SG/SF Taurean Prince $4.0k YES MIL IND 23
16.5
4.13
225.5 110
SG/SF Tim Hardaway Jr. $4.0k YES DET NY 8
16.5
4.13
220.5 106.5
C Isaiah Stewart $3.7k DET NY 4
16.3
4.39
220.5 106.5
SG/SF Gary Trent Jr. $3.9k MIL IND 23
15.8
4.04
225.5 110
PF Derrick Jones Jr. $3.4k LAC DEN 10
14.0
4.12
225.5 111.5
PG/SG Miles McBride $4.6k NY DET 11
14.0
3.04
220.5 114
C Mitchell Robinson $3.8k NY DET 18
13.8
3.62
220.5 114
SF/PF Peyton Watson $4.5k DEN LAC 28
12.5
2.78
225.5 114
C Jaxson Hayes $4.0k YES LAL MIN 10
12.3
3.06
215.5 110
PF Jarred Vanderbilt $3.1k LAL MIN 28
11.5
3.71
215.5 110
PG/SG AJ Green $3.4k MIL IND 12
10.5
3.09
225.5 110
PG/SG Gabe Vincent $3.8k LAL MIN 9
10.0
2.63
215.5 110
SF Ronald Holland II $3.3k DET NY 14
9.5
2.88
220.5 106.5
C Ben Simmons $4.0k LAC DEN 23
8.8
2.19
225.5 111.5
PF/C Nicolas Batum $3.1k LAC DEN 10
8.0
2.58
225.5 111.5
PG/SG Cameron Payne $3.7k NY DET 11
5.3
1.42
220.5 114
C Thomas Bryant $3.2k IND MIL 12
4.0
1.25
225.5 115.5
SG/SF Jordan Goodwin $3.4k LAL MIN 1
3.3
0.96
215.5 110
PG/SG Jalen Pickett $3.2k DEN LAC 2
2.8
0.86
225.5 114
SG/SF Landry Shamet $3.0k NY DET 4
1.5
0.50
220.5 114
SF Jaylen Clark $3.0k MIN LAL 20
0.5
0.17
215.5 105.5
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Reliable NBA DFS Projections

Daily Fantasy Fuel factors in a huge amount of variables to come up with our NBA projections. Minutes are key in NBA DFS, so we look at projected game scores, historical points per minute played, and who is likely to pick up minutes whenever injuries are announced. Not to mention a ton of other factors like rivalries and back-to-back night fatigue. We also believe in being fully transparent with our projections, so you can look back at previous weeks and see how accurate we were.

NBA Projection changes throughout the day

Injury news is critical to NBA projections, whether its for NBA DFS or for player props. Projections will change constantly throughout the day, with the biggest news and changes usually happening in the 60 minute leadup to the start of a slate. It's not uncommon for us to do 50+ updates in just the final 30 minutes before slate start alone. You have to stay on top of injury news to be succesful at NBA DFS and player props. Our projections always show the "last updated" timestamp at the top of the screen, so you can tell when we last refreshed our projections. Keep an eye on this timestamp to know how fresh the NBA player projections are. Sometimes during the day it might be there's no meaningful updates to report for hours, while as the day goes on they'll come fast and furious.

What factors go into NBA Player Projections?

While our exact algorithm and weighting is proprietary, there's a few key factors that go into our NBA Player projections. We start with a baseline that looks at player historical performance, usage, minutes, and fantasy points per minute. Layered on top of that, the matchup becomes key. Projected game score, pace, and defensive rankings are variables which nudge a players typical performance up or down. A game with a 238 total and a 1.5 spread is going to be high scoring and fast, while a game with a 216 total and 11.5 spread suggests a blowout and one-sided game. A slow paced game between two top-rated defences will typically result in lower relative projections compared to a fast-pace one.

Perhaps the most impactful to NBA DFS projections are going to be same-day injury announcements and starting lineup news. Having a key player like LeBron, Luka, or Jokic scratch out for the night with a suprise illness means that their usual 50+ FPTS are going to be up for graps among the rest of the team. It also means that someone who usually doesn't get the start is getting promoted to starter and is going to get that bump in minutes. Those $3000 price point guys who get called up for a big injury might end up having an 8x value night, put down 27 FTPS, and be the chalk play of the night. Our projections algorithm combined with statistical analysis techniques factors all of the above into our daily projections.

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