The NBA DFS Big Board is a one-stop shop for building lineups. It gives each player on the slate a Points Rating, Value Rating and Leverage Rating on a scale from 1 to 100, which allows you to easily decipher some of the top options on the slate. There are plenty of key players sidelined on Wednesday’s 11-game slate, which makes it a stars-and-scrubs kind of night. Let’s dive into some of the NBA daily fantasy rankings using the Big Board and Awesemo’s NBA Projections.
NBA Daily Fantasy Rankings & Big Board Projections
Joel Embiid, C, Philadelphia 76ers: DraftKings Points Rating: 96 | FanDuel Points Rating: 96
Embiid carries a bit more risk than some of the other stud options on the slate. He has battled knee soreness basically all season, and the team gave him the night off in their last outing. That said, his upside is immense Wednesday against the Bulls. The 76ers are going to be without Tobias Harris due to health and safety protocols, and Ben Simmons remains away from the team. Embiid has played 178 minutes with both players off the court since the start of last season, and he has posted an absurd 46.2% usage rate. Even more absurdly, he has averaged 2.06 DraftKings points and 2.04 FanDuel points per minute over that timeframe. That means he can clear 60 fantasy points in this matchup, even if he does not see more than 30 minutes of playing time.
Embiid’s projections are not quite as high as guys like Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic, but he is cheaper than all three players. That could make him the superior option.
Svi Mykhailiuk, SG/SF, Toronto Raptors: DraftKings Value Rating: 97 | FanDuel Value Rating: 76
Mykhailiuk is popping as an elite value on DraftKings, and he deserves some consideration on FanDuel as well. The Raptors will be without Scottie Barnes on Wednesday, and Mykhailiuk could be poised for a large workload in his absence. He logged 34.8 minutes in his last game and responded with 33.75 DraftKings points, and Mykhailiuk has averaged 0.97 DraftKings points per minute this season. That is an elite mark for a player in this price range, and Awesemo projects him for more than 30 minutes on Wednesday’s slate. Mykhailiuk has the second-highest optimal lineup percentage in the Boom/Bust Probability tool, and his projected ownership is reasonable. That makes him a tough fade.
Ivica Zubac, C, Los Angeles Clippers: DraftKings Value Rating: 96 | FanDuel Value Rating: 92
The Clippers are not providing as much injury value as some of the other teams on Wednesday’s slate, but Zubac is still an outstanding option. He was dreadful in his last game, finishing with just 9.25 DraftKings points, but he played just 12.5 minutes. He had played at least 22.1 minutes in each of his previous three games, so that performance stands out as an outlier. Awesemo projects Zubac for 26.7 minutes against the Timberwolves, who have been an elite fantasy matchup for centers this season.
Zubac also stands out in the Awesemo Player Prop tool. It gives him a 70% chance of hitting the over on his scoring prop and an 87% chance of hitting the over on his rebounding prop, making both wagers extremely profitable.
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