Welcome to the DFS Army NBA Free Squares article, where I will try to break down my favorite NBA Free Squares and Fanduel and Draftkings for Today’s NBA slate.
So what is a Free Square exactly? In DFS we define the Free Square as a player to build your lineups around. Generally, this player represents the closest we can find to a sure thing for the slate.
This column is all about trying to identify the free square for a particular slate. Often times, this will be a low-cost player who is thrust into a starting role and sure to make or exceed value. The type of player that allows us to load up the rest of our lineup with high salary studs. Occasionally it will be a high priced stud in a great spot. Each slate we will take a look at three or four players which represent great value on the day’s slate of games and choose the one which best represents the top value and floor play to earn the title of the slates Free Square
My NBA Free Squares for Today October 30th
Big Wednesday slate today with 11 games on the schedule. The highest implied team totals belong to the Rockets (119.25), the Warriors (116.75) and the Kings (116). While the three highest-priced players on DK are Giannis Antetokounmpo $10.8k, James Harden $10.1k and Joel Embid $10.0k.
(prices shown are Draftkings / Fanduel)
🎃 Eric Gordon – $3,900 / $4,500
Gordon has not put up a big fantasy game yet this year only averaging 16.1 DK points per game. However, he has played 36, 36 and 27 minutes in the first 3 games of this season so his role is locked in for the Rockets. Tonight the Rockets take on the Wizards in a game with a 230.5 total with the Rockets having the highest team total on the slate at 119.25. The Rockets are playing at the 4th highest pace in the league to start the year, while the Wizards are bottom 3rd ranked 20th so far. The slower pace of the Wizards doesn’t worry me too much here, this is still an elite spot for Gordon. In a game environment like this, I think Gordon can get going here, we have him projected for 25.56 in the Domination Station and I think he gets there tonight for only $3,900.
🎃 Nemanja Bjelica $4,400 / $4,900
It feels dirty to write him up so often but he just keeps finding his way into prime spots early in the season. The Kings are projected for 116 points tonight, 3rd highest on the slate, against the Hornets and Bjelica is coming off his best game of the season. He played 34 minutes, scored 12 points has 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal on his way to 34.7 DK points. The Hornets rank near the bottom third of the league against Versatile Forwards, so this is a solid spot for Bjelica. His price is reasonable on both sites but I’ll likely play him more on DK where he’s a little cheaper.
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🎃 Anthony Tolliver $3,200 / $3,700
Not a huge upside play here, but Tolliver is a guy that should help you get that extra stud in your lineup tonight on this big slate. With Zach Collins out for the Blazers, we should expect to see Tolliver in a similar role to his last game where he played 28 minutes. He scored 24.5 DK points in that game, which we should not expect nightly but it’s nice to know he has that ability when given the minutes. He’s super cheap on DK and FD tonight, so I’ll be using him to fit in more Harden, Giannis, Westbrook.
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AND 1 Top 3’s today
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James Harden owns the #1 AND1 rating tonight of 29.5. He gets a juicy matchup tonight against the Wizards and should be a key piece to build around tonight. Check out the Rest of the Top 3 at each position below. Mix in the Free Squares with these guys below when you build your lineup this evening.
PG – Russell Westbrook
Damian Lillard
Stephen Curry
SG – James Harden
Eric Gordon
Bradley Beal
SF – Giannis Antetokounmpo
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Evan Fournier
PF – Kevin Love
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Al Horford
Tobias Harris
C – Nikola Vucevic
Joel Embiid
Clint Capela
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