FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Timberwolves vs. Lakers

The Timberwolves travel to California for a matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. Let’s take a look at this NBA game from a FanDuel perspective.

Prior to discussing the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers game, let’s review the rules for FanDuel single game contest.

FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules

Here are the single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be the star, pro, and flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The pro player will accumulate 1.2x the standard fantasy points value.

The final two flex positions will receive the standard points value. Having stated that, it is important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a FanDuel single game contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.

Here are my FanDuel Player Selections for tonight’s Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup.

FanDuel Player Picks

MVP-Anthony Edwards, $14,500

Last week, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl Anthony-Towns suffered a knee injury in a game with the Portland Trailblazers. Unfortunately for the Timberwolves, the injury will cause Anthony-Towns to miss the rest of the regular season. There is no doubt that losing the talented center to injury is a big blow to the Minnesota offense.

Which Minnesota player will see an increased role in the Timberwolves offense tonight with Anthony-Towns out? The recent data suggests that talented Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards will be the man that sees that increased role in the offense.

In the Timberwolves first game without Anthony-Towns on Thursday, Anthony Edwards accumulated 44 points, six rebounds, and three assists in the Timberwolves 113-111 win over the Indiana Pacers.

I noted in the rules section above how vital it is to select the correct MVP for your FanDuel lineup if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. Having stated that, I think Anthony Edwards fits the MVP narrative perfectly for this one game slate.

Star-Anthony Davis $15,500

How important is Lakers center Anthony Davis to the Lakers offense? In his last five games played, Anthony Davis has averaged an impressive 25.4 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.4 steals a game. I think it’s fair to say that the Los Angeles offense runs through the Lakers center.

It should also be mentioned that Anthony Davis will be facing a Minnesota Timberwolves defense that has clearly had issues allowing fantasy points to the center position this season. In the Timberwolves last seven games played, Minnesota is ranked a lowly 25th in total FanDuel points allowed a game (58.93) to the center position.

Pro-D’Angelo Russell $13,000

Two days ago, Los Angeles point guard D’Angelo Russell posted some outstanding offensive numbers in the Lakers 123-122 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Let me be more specific. Russell accumulated 44 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists in the Lakers win over the Bucks.

D’Angelo Russell draws a Minnesota defense tonight that has been generous in allowing fantasy points to the point guard position recently. In the Timberwolves last seven games played, Minnesota is ranked 22nd in total FanDuel points allowed a game (48.26) to the point guard position.

Full transparency, Los Angeles forward LeBron James missed the Lakers last contest versus the Bucks. There is no doubt that D’Angelo Russell’s role in the Lakers offense increased due to LeBron’s absence.

I highly recommend that readers pay close attention to the Lakers official injury report as tip-off approaches later today.

Flex plays I like this evening: Rudy Gobert $13,500: Austin Reaves $12,000: Jaden McDaniels $8,500: Nickeil Alexander-Walker $8,000.