,In NBA DFS and daily fantasy basketball as a whole, it is not as simple as rostering the best play appears to be. Gamers have to consider the odds each individual player has of going off or busting. Nobody is a sure thing. With the Awesemo NBA DFS Boom vs. Bust Tool, we have our own odds to help us navigate range of outcomes for NBA daily fantasy. These are some of the NBA DFS picks on DraftKings and FanDuel that have the best NBA DFS projections of booming or busting according to our tool.
*Candidates written up in the morning, so boom/bust percentages may change throughout the day.
Boom/Bust NBA Fantasy Projections | April 4
NBA DraftKings + FanDuel Boom CandidatesÂ
Stephen Curry vs. Hawks: $9,800/$9,000
13.8% DraftKings Boom/28.4% FanDuel Boom
Curry has had back-to-back solid NBA fantasy performances, scoring over 30 points in both games. He will likely operate with over 30% usage again today, putting up as many shots as he can handle. This matchup with the Hawks also has the closest spread of the day, with the highest-projected point total. That’s fantasy gold. The Warriors were embarrassed Friday without Curry, so expect him to put up a big performance, hoping to get his team back on track.
Christian Wood vs. Pelicans: $8,600/$8,000
15.6% DraftKings Boom/33.4% FanDuel Boom
John Wall is out for the Pelicans again today, which means the Rockets may look to Christian Wood to score often. With Wall, Eric Gordon, James Harden and Victor Oladipo off the floor for Houston this season. Wood is tied for a team-high 28.5% usage rate. On top of that, he could be facing a short-handed Pelicans team today after they have been dealing with numerous injuries. Wood can to fill up a stat sheet, as he has shown numerous times this season.
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Kevin Porter Jr. vs. Pelicans: $6,900/$6,000
7.9% DraftKings Boom/24.2% FanDuel Boom
Wood is tied for a team-high 28.5% usage rate with those players off the floor, but he is tied with Porter. Porter averages nearly nine assists per 36 minutes with those players out. Facing a poor defensive team like New Orleans (No. 28 in defensive efficiency), he could be in for a big NBA fantasy performance.
NBA DraftKings + FanDuel Bust Candidates
Jamal Murray vs. Magic: $8,200/$7,800
83.2% DraftKings Bust/65.8% FanDuel Bust
Murray has seen his price rise pretty high over the past week. At this current price point, he would have been a bust in four of his past six games, including two of the past three. His biggest issue today against the Magic is the obvious blowout risk. The Magic aren’t expected to keep it competitive against the Nuggets. This means Murray does not have to do much for Denver to get the win, and he may not play his full share of minutes.
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