FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (4/14/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We've got an eleven-game slate for Wednesday. CHA, IND, LAC, MIA, OKC, and TOR are playing the second leg of a back-to-back.

There are two games at 7:00 pm (BKN @ PHI and CLE @ CHA), one game at 7:30 pm (SA @ TOR), three games at 8:00 pm (ORL @ CHI, NY @ NO, and LAC @ DET), two games at 9:00 pm (GS @ OKC and IND @ HOU), one game at 9:30 pm (DAL @ MEM), and the late-night hammers at 10:00 pm are WAS @ SAC and MIA @ DEN.

Here are my daily fantasy basketball lineup picks for FanDuel on 4/13/21. You can also check out today's DraftKings lineup picks. Keep an eye on Rotoballer’s injury news to stay up to date before lineups are locked.

FanDuel DFS Guards

De'Aaron Fox, PG - vs. WAS ($9,600)

Fox has scored at least 40 FD in the last five games with two over 50. He now gets one of the juiciest matchups in fantasy, the Washington Wizards, who play at the fastest pace in the league and are 26th in defensive efficiency. Against point guards, they boost the FPPM by 20.04% above league average.

Cory Joseph, PG - vs. LAC ($5,200) 

Joseph has started the last three games due to some injuries in the Pistons backcourt. Well, Dennis Smith Jr. is out again. In those three games, Joseph has contributed 48.5, 22.6, and 41.1 FD points in 31, 30, and 31 minutes. The usage rate has been 22, 11, and 27.

Bradley Beal, SG - at SAC ($8,500)

This game should be a track meet. Literally, as I doubt we see much defense played in this one. WAS is 1st in pace while SAC is 9th. WAS is 26th in defensive efficiency while SAC is dead-last. Against shooting guards, the Kings boost the FPPM by 9.1% above league average. Beal is averaging 1.29 FD points per minute and is coming off a 48.1 FD point performance against the Jazz.

Jalen Brunson, SG - vs. SA ($5,900)

Over the last eight games, Brunson has averaged 28.8 minutes and 11.3 shot attempts while garnering a 20.5 usage rate. He only started one of those games. He had a 6.9 FD dud three games ago, but outside of that, he scored at least 20 FD points in the rest with one over 30 and two games with 29.

Also consider: Russell Westbrook($11,200), Stephen Curry ($10,300), Malachi Flynn ($5,300), Zach LaVine ($9,000), D'Angelo Russell ($7,200)

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FanDuel DFS Forwards

Jimmy Butler, SF - at DEN ($9,300)

I'm not crazy about any of the high-priced options at small forward today so I'll go with Butler. The matchup isn't great as Aaron Gordon will likely be on him. With that said, he did put up 44.25 and 62.5 FD points against Orlando this season. To be fair, Gordon wasn't defending him all the time. Butler is one of the most consistent and all-around players in the game. He contributes in every category and garners a usage rate of around 25. If you plotted his fantasy points per game onto an EKG, doctors would be pronouncing the time of death. Over the last eight games, Butler has scored at least 40 FD points in seven of those contests with a 52.2 and 35.8 performance.

Maurice Harkless, SF - @ ATL ($4,000)

Be warned that Harkless could score 6 FD points. It's always within the range of outcomes because he's a low-usage player. With that said, he does contribute a little something in every category and has started the last three games, playing 20, 31, and 35 minutes. He's gone for 32.1 and 30.6 FD points in the two most recent games.

Christian Wood, PF - vs. IND ($7,500)

Wood is coming off a 50.5 FD performance against the Suns. He now gets the juiciest matchup for centers in the league, the Indiana Pacers, who boost the FPPM by 19.44% above league average. And that was with Myles Turner. Now it's Domantas Sabonis who slides down to center.

Daniel Theis, PF - vs. ORL ($4,000)

Over the last two games, Theis has played 27 and 28 minutes, contributing 24.8 and 33.9 FD points. He isn't starting but he's been getting significant run and often playing alongside Nikola Vucevic. Now he faces a tanking Magic team that boosts the FPPM by 8.85% above league average to power forwards.

Also consider: Julius Randle ($9,400), Kristaps Porzingis ($8,800), Domantas Sabonis ($8,800), Miles Bridges ($6,300), Darius Bazley ($5,500)

FanDuel DFS Centers

Joel Embiid, C - vs. BKN ($10,100)

Embiid averages a ridiculous 1.62 FD points per minute. Over the last five games, Embiid has scored at least 40 FD points in four with one a 55-FD performance. He's played fewer than 30 minutes in three of those contests and only played 31 and 32 minutes in the other two. He has 70-FD point upside. Now he faces a Nets team that boosts the FPPM to centers by 4.08% above league average.

Wendell Carter Jr., C - @ CHI ($6,000)

Carter has started the last seven games and averaged 29.4 minutes. The usage rate has been 20.8 and he's averaged 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, two assists, 1.1 steals, and one block. He's scored at least 30 FD points in five of the seven games with a high of 42.8. Mo Bamba is dealing with a hip injury and playing over 20 minutes a game. He could miss this game which could mean more minutes for Carter. Since arriving in Orlando, Carter has averaged 1.14 FD points per minute.

Also consider: Karl-Anthony Towns ($11,100), Goga Bitadze ($4,900)

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