FanDuel NBA perfect lineup: Express slate
Wednesday, October 28 · Full Roster · 4 games · Locked at 8:00 PM ET
This slate locked at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, October 28, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 7:57 PM ET, are under them.
Next: the Main slate of Saturday, November 14 locks at 7:00 PM ET. Its projections are free to read.
The perfect FanDuel lineup of the Express slate scored 410.20 points for $58,100 of the $60,000 salary cap. The top score of the slate was Stephen Curry (GSW): 66.60 points for $7,200.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Jalen BrunsonPG · NYK @ CHI | $7,900 | 53.70 |
| SG | Ayo DosunmuSG · MIN vs GSW | $4,900 | 40.10 |
| SF | Jonathan KumingaSF · MIN vs GSW | $5,500 | 37.10 |
| PF | Zion WilliamsonPF · NOP vs DEN | $6,900 | 42.00 |
| C | Karl-Anthony TownsC · NYK @ CHI | $8,300 | 41.10 |
| G/F | Stephen CurryPG · GSW @ MIN | $7,200 | 66.60 |
| F/C | Jalen SmithC · CHI vs NYK | $5,200 | 46.70 |
| UTIL | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU @ MIL | $5,600 | 41.70 |
| UTIL | Caleb WilsonPF · CHI vs NYK | $6,600 | 41.20 |
| Total | $58,100 | 410.20 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen CurryPG · GSW @ MIN | $7,200 | 66.60 | 9.25 |
| 2 | Jalen BrunsonPG · NYK @ CHI | $7,900 | 53.70 | 6.80 |
| 3 | Nikola JokićC · DEN @ NOP | $12,000 | 47.60 | 3.97 |
| 4 | Jalen SmithC · CHI vs NYK | $5,200 | 46.70 | 8.98 |
| 5 | Zion WilliamsonPF · NOP vs DEN | $6,900 | 42.00 | 6.09 |
| 6 | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU @ MIL | $5,600 | 41.70 | 7.45 |
| 7 | Caleb WilsonPF · CHI vs NYK | $6,600 | 41.20 | 6.24 |
| 8 | Karl-Anthony TownsC · NYK @ CHI | $8,300 | 41.10 | 4.95 |
| 9 | Ayo DosunmuSG · MIN vs GSW | $4,900 | 40.10 | 8.18 |
| 10 | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ NOP | $8,100 | 38.20 | 4.72 |
The perfect lineup is the lineup with the most points that fits the salary cap and the roster rules of FanDuel. The points are our count from the final results. The site's own points can differ after a stat correction.
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Saturday, November 14
- Main slateFull Roster · 5 games · Locks at 7:00 PM ET
- DEN @ NOPNuggets at Pelicans · Single Game · Locks at 7:00 PM ET
- DAL @ CLEMavericks at Cavaliers · Single Game · Locks at 7:30 PM ET
Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola JokićC · DEN @ NOP | $12,000 | 62.5 | 5.21 |
| 2 | Karl-Anthony TownsC · NYK @ CHI | $8,300 | 44.0 | 5.30 |
| 3 | LaMelo BallPG · MIN vs GSW | $7,900 | 41.8 | 5.29 |
| 4 | Kevin DurantSF · HOU @ MIL | $8,000 | 41.6 | 5.20 |
| 5 | Jalen BrunsonPG · NYK @ CHI | $7,900 | 41.1 | 5.20 |
| 6 | Amen ThompsonSG · HOU @ MIL | $7,700 | 40.7 | 5.29 |
| 7 | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ NOP | $8,100 | 40.2 | 4.96 |
| 8 | Dejounte MurrayPG · NOP vs DEN | $8,000 | 36.8 | 4.60 |
| 9 | Stephen CurryPG · GSW @ MIN | $7,200 | 36.6 | 5.08 |
| 10 | Tyler HerroSG · MIL vs HOU | $7,600 | 34.8 | 4.58 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayo DosunmuSG · MIN vs GSW | $4,900 | 31.2 | 6.37 |
| 2 | Reed SheppardSG · HOU @ MIL | $4,500 | 26.6 | 5.91 |
| 3 | Draymond GreenC · GSW @ MIN | $4,200 | 24.2 | 5.76 |
| 4 | Jaden McDanielsPF · MIN vs GSW | $5,900 | 33.7 | 5.71 |
| 5 | Jonathan KumingaSF · MIN vs GSW | $5,500 | 31.3 | 5.69 |
| 6 | Mikal BridgesSF · NYK @ CHI | $4,400 | 25.0 | 5.68 |
| 7 | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU @ MIL | $5,600 | 31.6 | 5.64 |
| 8 | Rudy GobertC · MIN vs GSW | $5,700 | 31.6 | 5.54 |
| 9 | Tari EasonPF · HOU @ MIL | $5,400 | 28.9 | 5.35 |
| 10 | Karl-Anthony TownsC · NYK @ CHI | $8,300 | 44.0 | 5.30 |
Nikola Jokić (DEN) had the top projection of the Express slate: 62.5 FanDuel points for $12,000. Karl-Anthony Towns (44.0) and LaMelo Ball (41.8) were next. The top value was Ayo Dosunmu (MIN): 6.37 points per $1,000 of salary, at $4,900. The highest Vegas total was 240.5, in Nuggets at Pelicans (DEN @ NOP).
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Games
- DEN @ NOPDenver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans8:00 PM ETTotal 240.5 · DEN −4.5
- HOU @ MILHouston Rockets at Milwaukee Bucks8:00 PM ETTotal 226.5 · HOU −8.5
- NYK @ CHINew York Knicks at Chicago Bulls8:00 PM ETTotal 232.5 · NYK −6.5
- GSW @ MINGolden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves8:00 PM ETTotal 227.5 · MIN −4.5
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