DraftKings and FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (11/2/22): NBA DFS Lineups

We're set up for a typically robust 11-game slate on one of the busiest nights of the week in the Association, giving us plenty of names to sift through when putting lineups together.

As is typical on a ledger of this size, there are spreads and totals all across the board, but we are blessed with a total of eight games of more than 220 points, certainly an encouraging sign for DFS purposes.

This article will provide you with my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for DraftKings and FanDuel on 11/2/22. 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

Ja Morant - PG, MEM at POR ($10,300 DK; $9,900 FD)    

Morant bounced back from a one-game absence against the Jazz on Monday night, shooting 12-for-18 from the field on his way to 37 points and a haul of 48.3 DK/46 FD points across just 31 minutes. The star point guard also has a pair of tallies of greater than 60 fantasy points on either site this season, and he could be poised for another breakout performance Wednesday night against a Trail Blazers squad that's allowing 40.0 percent three-point shooting to point guards and that won't have Damian Lillard available for Morant to have to worry about on the defensive end.

Jrue Holiday - PG, MIL vs. DET ($8,200 DK; $8,300 FD)

Holiday came through nicely as a mid-range suggestion in Monday's game against the Pistons, furnishing 52.8 DK/47.4 FD points across 37 minutes. That performance had been preceded by a 66 DK/66.4 FD-point effort versus the Hawks two nights earlier, and with another crack at Detroit on Wednesday and his DK salary actually having gone down $100, Holiday is right back in play. The Pistons have been generous to point guards all season, allowing NBA-high 37.1 percent offensive efficiency to the position, along with NBA-high 51.5 percent shooting.

Russell Westbrook - PG, LAL vs. NOP ($6,400 DK; $6,600 FD)

While there continues to be plenty of negativity around Westbrook in fantasy circles and hanging over his 2022-23 outlook overall, the raw numbers mostly tell a more encouraging story. Westbrook has come off the bench the last two games and the move seems to have suited him well, as he's scored over 30 fantasy points on either site on the strength of 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists while shooting a respectable 37.5 percent from distance. The Pelicans could facilitate a third straight solid showing, as they're ranked 19th in offensive efficiency surrendered to PGs (26.3 percent), as well as No. 25 in that category against second-unit players (46.5 percent).

ALSO CONSIDER: Paul George - SG, LAC at HOU ($9,800 DK; $9,000 FD); Davion Mitchell, SAC at MIA ($4,200 DK; $4,900 FD)

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DraftKings and FanDuel Forwards - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Jayson Tatum - PF, BOS at CLE ($10,000 DK, $10,300 FD)

Tatum has mostly been stellar to open this season, scoring under 40 fantasy points for the first time in his most recent contest against the Wizards on Sunday, and that was likely only because he logged just 27 minutes in the easy win for Boston. Tatum already has over 50 fantasy points on DK on three occasions, including a tally of 50.3 versus Cleveland two games ago. The Cavaliers have been tough in some aspects against power forwards, but they've also given up 49.5 percent shooting to the position, including 41.9 percent from three-point range.

Zion Williamson - PF, NOP at LAL ($8,700 DK; $8,300 FD)

Williamson returned from a two-game absence due to a hip injury looking all the way back to full health, as he put up a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double against the Clippers on Sunday that saw him net 49.5 DK/47.9 FD points. The big man's totals were actually the best of his four-game sample thus far this season, and he'll now draw a matchup against a Lakers team ranked in the bottom half of the league (No. 17) in offensive efficiency surrendered to power forwards (26.7 percent) while filling an integral role in a game that has one of the highest projected totals of the night (229.5 points) as of early Wednesday morning.

P.J. Washington - PF, CHA at CHI ($5,700 DK; $6,300 FD)

Washington delivered nicely as a value suggestion Monday, producing 43.3 DK/42.5 FD points across 37 minutes against the Kings. Washington has been on a scoring tear, averaging 29.5 points on red-hot 56.8 percent shooting, including 40.0 percent from three-point range, in the last two games. The surging forward could well be set up for another standout effort at extremely reasonable salaries Wednesday, as the Bulls are allowing the third-highest offensive efficiency to power forwards (32.7 percent), as well NBA-high 53.1 percent three-point shooting to the position.

ALSO CONSIDER: Harrison Barnes - PF, SAC at MIA ($4,900 DK; $4,900 FD)

DraftKings and FanDuel Centers - NBA DFS Lineup Picks

Pascal Siakam -  TOR at SAN ($9,500 DK; $9,500 FD)

Siakam continued his early-season tear at the expense of the Hawks on Monday, coming through as a high-end center suggestion with 61.5 DK/60.4 FD points in 35 minutes on the strength of a 31-point, 12-rebound double-double. The big man hasn't been under 40 fantasy points on either site yet, and it's unlikely that favorable streak is snapped Wednesday. Not only is Siakam's usage through the roof (career-high 19.1 shot attempts per game), but he's facing a Spurs squad that's ranked No. 27 in offensive efficiency allowed to centers (37.7 percent) while also conceding the second-most points (29.6) and rebounds (16.0) to fives.

Nikola Vucevic - CHI at CHA ($8,000 DK; $8,400 FD)

Vucevic has already had a couple of spike performances this season, which makes his salaries Wednesday very reasonable when considering the matchup is also elite. The big man has already eclipsed 45 fantasy points on either site on three occasions, including going over 50 on DK in two instances. The Hornets could well facilitate another one of his top-end performances, with Charlotte ranking No. 26 in offensive efficiency allowed to centers (34.4 percent)while allowing the fifth-most total rebounds per home game (58.0).

Brook Lopez - MIL vs. DET ($5,400 DK; $6,600 FD)

Lopez has been stepping up his game considerably in the absence of Khris Middleton (wrist), serving as an important complementary source of scoring with an average of 15.3 points per contest that's his highest since the 2016-17 season. Lopez is averaging a well-rounded 19.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per contest over his last three games while shooting 56.1 percent, including 36.8 percent from distance. He just put up 39.8 DK/FD points against this same Pistons squad Monday night, and Detroit could well facilitate another fruitful performance, especially considering the Pistons are surrendering a co-NBA-high 8.3 blocks per road game in addition to ranking No. 19 in offensive efficiency yielded to fives (32.3 percent).

ALSO CONSIDER: Jonas Valanciunas, NOP at LAL ($7,700 DK; $7,300 FD)

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