NBA DFS Picks Breakdown on DraftKings and FanDuel (Friday, Oct ...

Friday features an 11-game slate starting at 7 p.m. ET.Let’s dive into some of the top plays on the slate using the FantasyLabs tools and metrics.Also, don’t forget that for large-field tournaments, you can utilize our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 300 lineups, or use our Lineup Builder if you like to hand-build your lineups.Note: Projections and Leverages Scores/Ratings may change throughout the day after this article is posted. He finished the game with 14 points, nine assists, and six assists.The Warriors will continue to play without Draymond Green, who has led the team in assists for seven of the last eight seasons. Tonight will be a more difficult matchup against the Cavaliers, who led the league in Defensive Rating last season, but Gilgeous-Alexander has proved to be matchup-proof.Keep him to your tournament lineups only, but Gilgeous-Alexander is a strong contrarian play.Donovan Mitchell’s game-winning 3-pointer Wednesday night was part of a big day for the Cavaliers shooting guard. This is an exploitable matchup for Smart, who will likely have a bounce-back game after the slow fantasy start to his season.With point guard and shooting guard eligibility on both DraftKings and FanDuel, Stephen Curry surprisingly didn’t do much besides score in their last game, as he had 27 points but only five rebounds and one assist. The Heat should be a difficult matchup for most players, but Tatum has seemed to thrive playing against the team in South Beach.In four games last season, Tatum averaged 30.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Last year he averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, so expect a bounce back tonight, especially in this spot against the Spurs, who ranked last in Defensive Rating last season. He had two 20-point games, while in the other two games, he failed to score double-digit points.Smith Jr. has the highest projected ownership on FanDuel at power forward and the second-highest on DraftKings behind Jackson Jr. His salary is very inviting, especially in this matchup that has a 226-point total. He leads all players in projected Plus/Minus and has an 86% Bargain Rating.Sharpe had a strong preseason finishing his last two games averaging a double-double with 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Despite the addition of Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs still had a very poor Defensive Rating and played at a high Pace last game, just like they did all of last season.Friday features an 11-game slate starting at 7 p.m. ET.Let’s dive into some of the top plays on the slate using the FantasyLabs tools and metrics.Also, don’t forget that for large-field tournaments, you can utilize our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 300 lineups, or use our Lineup Builder if you like to hand-build your lineups.Note: Projections and Leverages Scores/Ratings may change throughout the day after this article is posted. Tonight will be a more difficult matchup against the Cavaliers, who led the league in Defensive Rating last season, but Gilgeous-Alexander has proved to be matchup-proof.Keep him to your tournament lineups only, but Gilgeous-Alexander is a strong contrarian play.Donovan Mitchell’s game-winning 3-pointer Wednesday night was part of a big day for the Cavaliers shooting guard. This is an exploitable matchup for Smart, who will likely have a bounce-back game after the slow fantasy start to his season.With point guard and shooting guard eligibility on both DraftKings and FanDuel, Stephen Curry surprisingly didn’t do much besides score in their last game, as he had 27 points but only five rebounds and one assist. The Heat should be a difficult matchup for most players, but Tatum has seemed to thrive playing against the team in South Beach.In four games last season, Tatum averaged 30.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Last year he averaged 12.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, so expect a bounce back tonight, especially in this spot against the Spurs, who ranked last in Defensive Rating last season. He had two 20-point games, while in the other two games, he failed to score double-digit points.Smith Jr. has the highest projected ownership on FanDuel at power forward and the second-highest on DraftKings behind Jackson Jr. His salary is very inviting, especially in this matchup that has a 226-point total. He leads all players in projected Plus/Minus and has an 86% Bargain Rating.Sharpe had a strong preseason finishing his last two games averaging a double-double with 14 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.