DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/21/22): NBA DFS Lineups

November 21, 2022

NBA DFS sleepers and values plays for DraftKings and FanDuel on November 21, 2022. Juan Carlos Blanco gives you his top NBA DFS picks and lineup targets.

We're set for a big eight-game Monday slate that features Hawks-Cavaliers and Warriors-Pelicans clashes as centerpieces.

There are some very good options in favorable matchups across each price point on the salary cap at each position, setting up what should be a fun night of lineup construction for both cash games and tournaments.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 11/21/22. Remember to monitor the NBA injury report as the slate can completely change before lineups lock, which is at 7:00 pm ET tonight. Good luck, RotoBallers.

DraftKings and FanDuel Guards - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Stephen Curry - PG, GSW at NOP ($10,600 DK; $10,400 FD)    

Curry is averaging over 55 fantasy points per game over his last six on either site, shooting 55.9 percent, including 47.7 percent from distance, over that span. The elite sharpshooter has been most productive fantasy-wise on the road, where he's averaged just under 60 fantasy points on either site.

Monday, Curry will be in the middle of what should be a particularly fast-paced game against a Pelicans team that's allowed over 46 fantasy points per game to ones on either site and that just surrendered 43.5 percent three-point shooting in its most recent contest. Moreover, CJ McCollum, who Curry should be matched up against often, has allowed an elevated 38.7 percent success rates on shots of 20-24 feet against him.

Tyrese Haliburton - PG, IND vs. ORL ($9,400 DK; $9,100 FD)

Haliburton has been on quite the tear of late, averaging just under 50 fantasy points per game on either site over the last four. He's shooting an elite 49.3 percent overall on the season, including 40.4 percent from distance while taking a career-high 15.1 shot attempts per game.

Haliburton produced 59.5 DK/59.8 FD points against this same Magic squad on Saturday night as well, and Orlando checks into Monday's rematch allowing the seventh-highest offensive efficiency rating to point guards (27.9), along with at least 50 fantasy points per game to the position on either site.

Anfernee Simons - PG/SG, POR at MIL ($7,400 DK; $8,100 FD)

Damian Lillard will sit out Monday's game with the calf injury he picked up Saturday night against the Jazz, which will naturally boost Simons' already impressive usage. Simons went off for over 40 fantasy points on both sites, including one performance over 50, in two games Lillard missed earlier in the season, and he's sporting a massive 32.7 percent usage rate with his teammate off the floor overall this season.

The fact the Bucks are allowing the sixth-highest offensive efficiency rating (24.1) to shooting guards and over 41 fantasy points per game on either site to the position only serves to boost Simons' stock, especially at his modest salaries.

ALSO CONSIDER: Jalen Suggs - PG/SG, ORL at IND ($6,300 DK; $6,600 FD)

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Jayson Tatum - SF, BOS at CHI ($10,600 DK, $10,200 FD)

Tatum has averaged over 55 fantasy points per game in two prior encounters with the Bulls this season, and that impressive figure has been accomplished despite atypically poor 38.9 percent shooting during that sample. The ultra-talented forward is averaging over 50 fantasy points per game on either site as well and should be in line for another one of his top-end performances Monday, considering Chicago's ongoing issues slowing down power forwards.

The Bulls are still allowing the fourth-highest offensive efficiency rating to power forwards (30.9), along with over 49 DK points and over 46 FD points per game to the position. It's also worth noting Tatum has been a better three-point shooter on the road (35.9%), while the Bulls are conceding an NBA-high 47.7 percent three-point success rate in the last three and 38.8 percent three-point shooting at home overall.

Lauri Markkanen - PF, UTA at LAC ($7,800 DK; $7,700 FD)

Markkanen has been the linchpin of the Jazz's outstanding season thus far, putting up just 40 fantasy points per game on either site with averages of 22.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists across 32.5 minutes per contest. Markkanen is also shooting an elite and career-best 54.4 percent, including 36.9 percent from distance, and he scored 37.3 DK and FD points in his one prior encounter with the Clippers this season.

While the Clippers have excellent numbers against small forwards this season, but Paul George (knee) could sit out Monday's game. Additionally, Markkanen was able to shoot 55.6 percent versus Los Angeles in that one prior game and the big man has yet to really be slowed -- he's scored over 30 DK points in 14 of 18 games and has eclipsed the mark in 13 of 18 on FD as well.

Franz Wagner - SF, ORL at IND ($7,200 DK; $7,100 FD)

Wagner put up 43.3 DK/40.5 FD points against the Pacers on Saturday night, going 9-for-17 from the field, including 5-for-9 from three-point range. The second-year wing has shown considerable improvement in multiple categories thus far this season, and he's shooting a highly efficient 49.2 percent overall. Wagner is averaging 32.8 DK/31.6 FD points per game for the season, and he should be in a good position to outpace his still-reasonable salaries again Monday.

The Pacers come in allowing over 43 fantasy points per game on either site to small forwards, along with the sixth-highest three-point shooting percentage (38.1%) and a robust 115.8 points per home game. Additionally, Buddy Hield, who Wagner could duel with plenty Monday, is giving up an elevated 41.6 percent success rate from attempts of 20-24 feet away, a range from where Wagner is already shooting an impressive 38.9 percent.

ALSO CONSIDER: Julius Randle - PF, NYK at OKC ($8,400 DK; $7,800 FD)

DraftKings and FanDuel Centers - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL vs. POR ($12,400 DK; $11,300 FD)

Giannis' inclusion as a high-end suggestion speaks for itself, and his matchup against the Trail Blazers sets up particularly well. The big man is averaging 56.7 DK/54.6 FD points per game, and he's putting up a career-high 20.9 shot attempts per contest.  Antetokounmpo should be able to get the best of his matchup against Jerami Grant on plenty of occasions, who he'll enjoy a three-inch height advantage over.

Portland is allowing just under 44 fantasy points per game to power forwards, and Giannis is averaging just under 60 fantasy points per game at home thus far this season. The Blazers have also been especially susceptible to giving up points in the paint of late -- they've surrendered 55.3 per contest in the last three -- which certainly bodes well for Antetokounmpo's prospects overall.

Bol Bol - ORL at IND ($6,900 DK; $6,700 FD)

Bol has been outstanding while holding down a starting job, putting up 14.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks while shooting 61.4 percent, including 44.4 percent from three-point range. The big man had no trouble with this matchup versus the Pacers on Saturday night, either, putting up 42.3 DK/41.2 FD points across 34 minutes while recording his fourth straight multi-block performance.

Bol is averaging 28.7 DK/27.8 FD points per game for the season as well, and Indiana has allowed the ninth-highest offensive efficiency rating to power forwards (28.5), along with the fourth-most rebounds in the last three games (56.7) and sixth-most blocks per contest for the season (5.7).

Ivica Zubac - LAC vs. UTA ($6,300 DK; $5,900 FD) 

Zubac is averaging a career-high 11.1 rebounds per contest and draws a matchup against a Jazz squad surrendering the eighth-most rebounds per road game (54.4). Utah is also conceding the fourth-highest offensive efficiency rating to centers (34.4) as well as the third-most rebounds per contest to the position (15.4). Zubac also checks in with tallies of 11, 15 and 18 boards in three of the last five contests, and although he's been in a bit of a scoring slump during that span, conditions could be ripe for a resurgence on that front Monday.

Zubac may take the floor without Paul George (knee), a scenario in which he's averaging 11.1 points (compared to 9.5 for the season). The Jazz are also allowing over 60 fantasy points per game on either site to centers, and they've given up an NBA-high 57 points in the paint per game, an area of the floor where Zubac racks up just under 75% of his scoring.

ALSO CONSIDER: Jarrett Allen, CLE vs. ATL ($6,700 DK; $6,900 FD)

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