FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Wizards vs. Knicks 11/18/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks Game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single Game showdown 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.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one Game slate.

Here are my FanDuel picks for this evening’s Washington Wizards vs. New York Knicks matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-Jordan Poole, Guard, Washington Wizards $14,000

Washington guard Jordan Poole has been a key contributor to the Washington Wizards offense this season. Let’s review Poole’s recent Game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 12 games that Jordan Poole has played for the Washington Wizards in the 2024 NBA regular season, Poole is averaging 22.2 points. 2.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.6 FanDuel points a game.

More recently, in the San Antonio Spurs convincing 139-130 win over the Washington Wizards five days ago, Jordan Poole certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. Poole compiled a massive 42 points, two rebounds, six assists, and two steals in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Wizards.

Examining the data just presented more closely, Washington guard Jordan Poole compiled a massive 56.4 FanDuel points in the San Antonio Spurs victory over the Wizards.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

In summary, I think Jordan Poole is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in this this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA Showdown contest.

Star-Jalen Brunson, Point Guard, New York Knicks $15,500

How important has New York point guard Jalen Brunson been to the New York Knicks offense this season? Let’s take a look at Brunson’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 13 games that point guard Jalen Brunson has played for the New York Knicks in the 2024 NBA regular season, Brunson is averaging a robust 37.6 FanDuel points a game.

Last week, in the Indiana Pacers 132-121 win over the New York Knicks, Jalen Brunson played exceptionally well. More specifically, Brunson tallied 33 points, six rebounds, and ten assists in the Indiana Pacers victory over the New York Knicks.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Pacers win over the Knicks just mentioned, Jalen Brunson compiled a whopping 52.2 FanDuel points.

Additional flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Karl-Anthony Towns, Center (New York Knicks) $16,000: Alex Sarr, Forward (Washington Wizards) $10,000.