DraftKings’ main NBA DFS slate for Sunday starts at 6:00 PM ET and features four games. DraftKings continues to offer huge contests for DFS players and below, I dive into two of my favorite bargain plays for this slate.
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SG/SF, Terrence Shannon Jr., Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings, $3,200
With both Anthony Edwards (foot) and Mike Conley (Achilles) out Friday vs. the Warriors, Shannon Jr. posted 23.5 FPTS across 30 minutes off the bench. Both Edwards and Conley will remain out Sunday and Shannon Jr. gets a much easier matchup vs. the Kings, who rank 27th in defensive rating, compared to the Warriors, who rank fourth.
Shannon Jr. isn’t the greatest fantasy asset, scoring 0.7 FPTS per minute with a 16.2% usage rate this season, but with around 30 minutes of work tonight, the veteran should surpass five-times value and he is a solid punt play for all formats. For the three occasions Shannon Jr. has logged over 20 minutes this season, he is producing 21.8 FPTS per game.
C, Zach Collins, Chicago Bulls vs. New Orleans Pelicans, $3,500
Collins just made his season debut three games ago after missing the start of the season with a wrist injury and the versatile big man came alive his last time out, posting a near double-double of 31.5 FPTS across 19.5 minutes off the bench Friday vs. the Hornets. Collins is the Bulls’ primary backup center and he should see roughly 20 minutes of action again tonight vs. the Pelicans, who are a terrific matchup for big men. This season, New Orleans ranks 27th in defensive rating and it is allowing the seventh-most points in the paint.
Chicago carries the highest implied team total on the slate at 125.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook and Collins is a compelling, cheap way to gain a piece of the Bulls that should score over 20 FPTS. This season, Collins is amassing 1.0 FPTS per minute with a 15.7% usage rate.
