NBA DFS Value Plays for Tuesday, October 20 (DraftKings)
OG Anunoby (NYK) is the top value on the Tuesday, October 20 DraftKings main slate: 32.8 projected points for $5,300, or 6.19 points per $1,000. Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK, 5.96) and Dylan Harper (SAS, 5.86) are next.
Value here is projected DraftKings points per $1,000 of salary, among players the SPAGS model projects for at least 20 points. A cheap player with a small projection is not a value play by this measure.
Every projection is a SPAGS model estimate from the October 20, 3:29 PM ET run of the Splash Play NBA model. This page updates each time the main-slate numbers are run, and NBA projections move with every injury report, so check the time above before you build.
Value plays by points per dollar, Oct 20
| # | Player | Salary | SPAGS proj | Pts/$1K | Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OG Anunoby | $5,300 | 32.8 | 6.19 | PF | NYK |
| 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns | $7,800 | 46.5 | 5.96 | PF/C | NYK |
| 3 | Dylan Harper | $5,100 | 29.9 | 5.86 | PG/SG | SAS |
| 4 | Jalen Brunson | $7,600 | 44.0 | 5.79 | PG | NYK |
| 5 | Ausar Thompson | $5,200 | 29.2 | 5.62 | SF | DET |
| 6 | Payton Pritchard | $5,400 | 29.6 | 5.48 | PG/SG | BOS |
| 7 | Jayson Tatum | $9,000 | 49.3 | 5.48 | PF | BOS |
| 8 | Victor Wembanyama | $10,500 | 57.2 | 5.45 | C | SAS |
| 9 | Jalen Duren | $6,500 | 34.7 | 5.34 | C | DET |
| 10 | Isaiah Hartenstein | $4,900 | 26.1 | 5.33 | C | OKC |
| 11 | Chet Holmgren | $5,900 | 31.3 | 5.31 | PF | OKC |
| 12 | De'Aaron Fox | $6,100 | 32.0 | 5.25 | PG | SAS |
| 13 | Stephon Castle | $6,800 | 35.1 | 5.16 | SG | SAS |
| 14 | Julian Champagnie | $4,300 | 22.0 | 5.12 | PF | SAS |
| 15 | Josh Hart | $6,200 | 31.7 | 5.11 | SG/SF | NYK |
| 16 | John Collins | $4,700 | 24.0 | 5.11 | PF/C | DET |
| 17 | Joel Embiid | $8,100 | 41.0 | 5.06 | C | PHI |
| 18 | Cade Cunningham | $9,500 | 47.9 | 5.04 | PG | DET |
| 19 | Cason Wallace | $4,600 | 23.1 | 5.02 | SG/SF | OKC |
| 20 | Jalen Williams | $6,600 | 33.0 | 5.00 | SF | OKC |
| 21 | Mikal Bridges | $5,700 | 28.3 | 4.96 | SF | NYK |
| 22 | Paul George | $6,300 | 31.2 | 4.95 | SF/PF | BOS |
| 23 | LeBron James | $7,500 | 36.9 | 4.92 | PF | PHI |
| 24 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | $10,200 | 49.9 | 4.89 | PG | OKC |
| 25 | Derrick White | $7,000 | 33.3 | 4.76 | PG/SG | BOS |
25 players, ranked by projected DraftKings points per $1,000 of salary.
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How to use the board
Value frees salary for the expensive players you want. It does not make a player a good play by itself: a low salary often reflects a real doubt about his minutes. When a starter is ruled out, the players who take his minutes are usually the best values on the slate, and they appear here only after the numbers are run again.
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NBA DFS value plays FAQ for Oct 20
Who are the top NBA DFS value plays for Tuesday, October 20?
OG Anunoby (NYK) at 6.19 projected points per $1,000 for $5,300, Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) at 5.96 projected points per $1,000 for $7,800 and Dylan Harper (SAS) at 5.86 projected points per $1,000 for $5,100 lead the DraftKings main slate by SPAGS projection per dollar, as of October 20, 3:29 PM ET.
What counts as an NBA DFS value play?
A player whose projected DraftKings points are high for his salary. This board ranks projected points per $1,000 among players projected for at least 20 points.
Where can I get DraftKings NBA DFS projections and simulations?
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How are these NBA DFS projections made?
They are SPAGS projections from the Splash Play NBA model, built by Chris Spags, in DraftKings scoring.
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