FanDuel NBA Playoff Sunday DFS Value Plays, Don't Plays, & Rankings | Apr 19, 2026
5 players to look at and 5 to avoid for FanDuel
- Look at: strong L3 Actual Value (pts per $1k over last 3 games) plus positive Trend vs Season (% vs season average).
- Avoid: weaker L3 Actual Value plus negative Trend vs Season.
Note: Trend uses classic slate salary and recent-game stats.
FanDuel: Players to look at:
- Baylor Scheierman, SG, $3,600, BOS vs PHI, L3AV 7.76, Trend +130.5%
- Carter Bryant, SF, $3,500, SA vs POR, L3AV 7.72, Trend +186.9%
- Andre Drummond, C, $6,000, PHI vs BOS, L3AV 7.36, Trend +80.6%
- Chet Holmgren, C/PF, $7,100, OKC vs PHO, L3AV 6.93, Trend +42.1%
- Kevin Huerter, SF/SG, $3,700, DET vs ORL, L3AV 6.65, Trend +37.2%
FanDuel: Players to avoid:
- Marcus Sasser, PG, $3,500, DET vs ORL, L3AV 0.78, Trend -72.8%
- Collin Gillespie, PG/SG, $3,800, PHO vs OKC, L3AV 2.73, Trend -50.3%
- Alex Caruso, SF/SG, $3,800, OKC vs PHO, L3AV 2.31, Trend -44.6%
- Jaylin Williams, C/PF, $3,700, OKC vs PHO, L3AV 2.31, Trend -40.7%
- Derrick White, SG/PG, $6,700, BOS vs PHI, L3AV 2.77, Trend -46.6%
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FanDuel Top 20 (sorted by rank ascending), full data:
| # | Pos | Player | I | Salary | Proj PTS | Proj Value | L3 Actual Value | Trend vs Season | Team | Opp | H/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SG | Baylor Scheierman | - | $3,600 | 9.03 | 2.51 | 7.76 | +130.5% | BOS | PHI | H |
| #2 | SF | Carter Bryant | - | $3,500 | 9.13 | 2.61 | 7.72 | +186.9% | SA | POR | H |
| #3 | C | Andre Drummond | - | $6,000 | 27.01 | 4.50 | 7.36 | +80.6% | PHI | BOS | A |
| #4 | C/PF | Chet Holmgren | - | $7,100 | 33.90 | 4.77 | 6.93 | +42.1% | OKC | PHO | NA |
| #5 | SF/SG | Kevin Huerter | - | $3,700 | 13.81 | 3.73 | 6.65 | +37.2% | DET | ORL | NA |
| #6 | SG/SF | Jordan Goodwin | - | $4,600 | 23.66 | 5.14 | 6.10 | +26.2% | PHO | OKC | NA |
| #7 | SF/PF | Royce O'Neale | - | $4,000 | 18.42 | 4.61 | 6.04 | +16.6% | PHO | OKC | NA |
| #8 | SF/PF | Keldon Johnson | - | $4,000 | 18.83 | 4.71 | 5.98 | +33.9% | SA | POR | H |
| #9 | C | Paul Reed | - | $3,600 | 20.86 | 5.79 | 5.92 | +44.4% | DET | ORL | NA |
| #10 | SF/PF | Deni Avdija | - | $9,800 | 40.64 | 4.15 | 5.51 | +32.1% | POR | SA | A |
| #11 | SF | Kris Murray | - | $3,600 | 6.34 | 1.76 | 5.36 | +32.0% | POR | SA | A |
| #12 | SF/SG | Isaiah Joe | - | $3,600 | 10.80 | 3.00 | 5.32 | +10.7% | OKC | PHO | NA |
| #13 | SG/PG | Stephon Castle | - | $7,200 | 37.48 | 5.21 | 5.28 | +20.5% | SA | POR | H |
| #14 | PG | De'Aaron Fox | - | $7,000 | 33.99 | 4.86 | 5.27 | +20.5% | SA | POR | H |
| #15 | SF/PF | Sam Hauser | - | $3,700 | 17.84 | 4.82 | 5.15 | +22.1% | BOS | PHI | H |
| #16 | SG/PG | VJ Edgecombe | - | $6,800 | 34.16 | 5.02 | 5.10 | +12.7% | PHI | BOS | A |
| #17 | SG/SF | Duncan Robinson | - | $4,000 | 18.49 | 4.62 | 5.04 | +10.4% | DET | ORL | NA |
| #18 | C | Luke Kornet | - | $3,700 | 14.39 | 3.89 | 4.95 | +0.6% | SA | POR | H |
| #19 | SF/PF | Jalen Williams | - | $7,000 | 36.66 | 5.24 | 4.94 | +1.0% | OKC | PHO | NA |
| #20 | C/PF | Victor Wembanyama | - | $11,900 | 58.39 | 4.91 | 4.82 | +20.7% | SA | POR | H |
Note:
- L3 Actual Value: average pts per $1k of salary over each player's last three games (actual results)
- Trend vs Season: percent that the recent L3 average is above or below the season average
u/rbrad — 18 hours ago