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NBA Friday Draftstars DFS Preview and Projections for April 11, 2025

Draftstars Australia's NBA Friday DFS contest begins at 9:05am AEST on April 11, 2025, and Fantasy Insider has crunched the numbers for every player on the slate to help you create winning line-ups.

A handy Draftstars cheat sheet is crucial for NBA fantasy players. This DFS preview is designed to help you put together your fantasy teams for Draftstars' NBA contests and enhance your season-long fantasy line-ups on April 11 and beyond.

Featured NBA Games

Draftstars' NBA Friday slate includes these match-ups:

  • Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans
  • Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks
  • Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks

Fantasy Insider, renowned for its world-class DFS tools and projections since 2015, employs the same machine learning models as Stats Insider to produce some of the most reliable DFS projections available.

With the latest NBA fantasy insights and DFS strategies from Fantasy Insider, you're set to win in more NBA fantasy contests.

 

Cheat Sheet and Projections

We've reviewed every player from every team to help you find the best choices on Friday's slate.

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL, C/PF) $25,140 67.2 2.7
Value Elfrid Payton (NOP, PG) $8,030 31.7 3.9
Fade Ty Jerome (CLE, PG) $17,150 30.5 1.8
Cheapie Lester Quinones (NOP, SG) $6,440 24.4 3.8

According to Fantasy Insider's DFS model, our "stud" is the highest projected scorer across the slate, while "value" picks provide the most "bang for your buck," meaning they're expected to perform well relative to their salary.

Conversely, a "fade" is a player considered to offer lower value for money, based on their expected score relative to their salary. For budget-conscious strategies, "cheapie" options refer to the best value players at lower price points not already mentioned.

In fantasy sports, understanding value—assessing a player's potential output against their salary—is crucial, as players scoring high relative to their cost are key in crafting the optimal line-up.

The "Pts/$1K" metric shows the predicted points for every $1,000 of a player's salary. A higher number indicates better value, making it easier to spot players who could outperform their cost.

Positional Breakdown

PG (Point Guard)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Cade Cunningham (DET) $18,920 51.5 2.7
Value Elfrid Payton (NOP) $8,030 31.7 3.9
Fade Ty Jerome (CLE) $17,150 30.5 1.8
Cheapie Cameron Payne (NYK) $6,510 20.3 3.1

SG (Shooting Guard)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Anthony Edwards (MIN) $17,640 51 2.9
Value Lester Quinones (NOP) $6,440 24.4 3.8
Fade Dennis Schröder (DET) $10,800 20.3 1.9
Cheapie Jamal Cain (NOP) $6,140 21.9 3.6

SF (Small Forward)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Desmond Bane (MEM) $14,580 42.6 2.9
Value Jamal Cain (NOP) $6,140 21.9 3.6
Fade Ausar Thompson (DET) $14,060 26.1 1.9
Cheapie Keion Brooks (NOP) $8,930 29.6 3.3

PF (Power Forward)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) $25,140 67.2 2.7
Value Karlo Matkovic (NOP) $9,250 30.8 3.3
Fade Ausar Thompson (DET) $14,060 26.1 1.9
Cheapie Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (NOP) $9,390 26.7 2.8

C (Center)

Selection Player Salary Proj. Pts Pts/$1K
Stud Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) $25,140 67.2 2.7
Value Karlo Matkovic (NOP) $9,250 30.8 3.3
Fade Jarrett Allen (CLE) $15,200 28.8 1.9
Cheapie Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (NOP) $9,390 26.7 2.8

Conclusion

In DFS, creating an optimal line-up requires understanding key concepts and metrics. When building your NBA Friday teams, consider starting with a value player like Elfrid Payton. To secure one of the highest projected scorers, Giannis Antetokounmpo is a strong option. If you're looking for budget-friendly choices to free up salary cap for more studs, take a look at our cheapie options, including Lester Quinones.

On the other hand, according to our model, Ty Jerome is one of the worst value options on the slate, suggesting you might want to limit exposure to him if putting together multiple line-ups.

Ready to go? Draftstars' NBA Friday slate closes at 9:05am AEST on Friday. ENTER NOW!

As with all NBA DFS contests, whether you start with our studs or build around our value picks, leveraging Fantasy Insider's data-driven NBA fantasy news and strategies, combined with your own research, can enhance your chances of winning in the NBA Friday slate. The unique insights here can help you balance star power, value and budget management when you make your NBA DFS line-ups.

For the latest projections and optimised NBA Friday line-ups, check out the Fantasy Insider Cruncher on Draftstars! It's free to use when you're logged in.

 

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Fantasy Insider

Fantasy Insider has been providing world-class DFS tools and projections since 2015. Its advanced player projections are based on the same machine learning models that Stats Insider uses, making them some of the strongest DFS projections in the world.

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