NBA Wednesday Draftstars DFS Preview for April 10, 2024

Draftstars Australia's NBA Wednesday DFS contest commences at 9:10am AEST on April 10, 2024, and Fantasy Insider has crunched the numbers for every player on the slate to help you make winning line-ups.

As you play NBA fantasy, it's crucial to arm yourself with a handy Draftstars cheat sheet to help you navigate the entertaining realm of fantasy sports. Wednesday's daily fantasy sports preview will help you put together your fantasy teams for Draftstars' NBA contests or your own season-long fantasy lineup for April 10 and beyond.

Featured NBA Games

Draftstars' NBA Wednesday slate features the following games:

• Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers
• Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings
• Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans
• Atlanta Hawks vs Miami Heat
• Utah Jazz vs Denver Nuggets
• Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics
• Memphis Grizzlies vs San Antonio Spurs
• Houston Rockets vs Orlando Magic
• Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons
• Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards
• Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks
• Phoenix Suns vs LA Clippers
• Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks
• Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors

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Cheat Sheet

We have run the rule over every player from every team to help you pick out the best choices on the slate!

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Nikola Jokic (DEN, C)	$24,670	77.1	3.1
Value	Timmy Allen (MEM, SF)	$6,000	23.9	4
Fade	Miles McBride (NYK, SG/PG)	$10,130	15.5	1.5
Cheapie	Peyton Watson (DEN, PF)	$6,110	23.6	3.9

According to Fantasy Insider's DFS model, our stud is the player who is expected to get the highest score across the whole slate.

The best value is the player who gives us the most bang for their buck, taking into account both their salary and how well we think they will perform.

Value is a very important concept in fantasy sports. A player’s value can be determined by comparing their salary with how many points they are expected to score. Players with a high expected score relative to their salary are called value plays and can play a crucial role in selecting the optimal line-up.

In this preview you can see a player's value under Pts/$1,000, where we show a player's predicted points per $1,000 of salary, with a higher number representing better value and vice versa.

Our fade, on the other hand, is the player whose salary and expected score make our model think they have the lowest value for money.

Need some budget options to fill out your line-up? See our cheapie options. These are our model's best-value cheapies that haven't already been mentioned for the upcoming slate.

Positional Breakdown

PG

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Luka Doncic (DAL)	$24,160	75.1	3.1
Value	Cameron Payne (PHI)	$6,830	24.5	3.6
Fade	Miles McBride (NYK)	$10,130	15.5	1.5
Cheapie	Russell Westbrook (LAC)	$9,710	30.5	3.1

SG

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Anthony Edwards (MIN)	$17,390	53	3.1
Value	Christian Braun (DEN)	$6,190	21.3	3.4
Fade	Miles McBride (NYK)	$10,130	15.5	1.5
Cheapie	Buddy Hield (PHI)	$8,730	29.9	3.4

SF

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Anthony Edwards (MIN)	$17,390	53	3.1
Value	Timmy Allen (MEM)	$6,000	23.9	4
Fade	Bruce Brown (TOR)	$10,110	19.7	1.9
Cheapie	Jack White (MEM)	$6,000	22.9	3.8

PF

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)	$24,880	60.4	2.4
Value	Peyton Watson (DEN)	$6,110	23.6	3.9
Fade	Bruce Brown (TOR)	$10,110	19.7	1.9
Cheapie	Sam Hauser (BOS)	$6,990	19.6	2.8

C

Selection	Player	Salary	Proj. Pts	Pts/$1,000
Stud	Nikola Jokic (DEN)	$24,670	77.1	3.1
Value	Luke Kornet (BOS)	$6,000	22.2	3.7
Fade	Jonas Valanciunas (NOP)	$10,860	18.3	1.7
Cheapie	Anthony Gill (WAS)	$6,350	20.7	3.3

Conclusion

When building your NBA Wednesday team(s), you may want to consider starting with a value player such as Timmy Allen. To secure one of the highest projected scorers on the slate, Nikola Jokic is an option, and if you need some budget options to help free up salary cap and add more studs, you might want to check out our cheapie options, including Peyton Watson.

Conversely, Miles McBride is one of the worst value options on the slate according to our model, taking into account his salary and projected performance, which may mean you want to limit your exposure to him if putting together multiple line-ups.

As with all NBA DFS contests, there is a variety of ways that you can tackle this slate. Whether you are looking to start with our studs, or build around our value picks, consider using Fantasy Insider's data-driven NBA fantasy news and NBA fantasy strategies, combined with some of your own research, to increase your chances of prevailing in the NBA Wednesday slate. The unique insights in this information can give you an edge when you make your NBA DFS lineups and play in NBA DFS contests.

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Ready to go? Draftstars' NBA Wednesday slate will close at 9:10am AEST on Wednesday. ENTER NOW!

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