FanDuel Best NBA DFS Picks: Thunder vs. Nuggets 11/6/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a look at this game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.

FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules

Here are the single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be the star, pro, and flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The pro player will accumulate 1.2x the standard fantasy points value.

The final two flex positions will receive the standard points value. Having stated that, it is important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a FanDuel single game contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my FanDuel picks for tomorrow evening’s Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets matchup.

FanDuel NBA DFS Picks

MVP-Nikola Jokic, Center, Denver Nuggets $16,500

Denver center Nikola Jokic was the leader in the paint that the Denver Nuggets needed to advance to the 2023 NBA playoffs. Let’s take a look at Jokic’s game data from the 2023 NBA regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 79 games that Nikola Jokic played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA regular season, Jokic averaged a rather impressive 26.4 points, 12.4 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.9 blocks a game.

Now that we have determined how Nikola Jokic played in 2023, let’s shift our focus to this season. In the seven games that Nikola Jokic has played for the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Jokic is averaging a massive 63.94 FanDuel points a game.

In the Denver Nuggets dominating 129-103 win over the Utah Jazz three days ago, Nikola Jokic played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Jokic accumulated 27 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists, and one steal in the Nuggets defeat of the Utah Jazz.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Nuggets victory over the Jazz just mentioned, Nikola Jokic accumulated a whopping 57.7 FanDuel points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the MVP position for a FanDuel NBA single game contest.

Earlier today, the Denver Nuggets officially announced that talented forward Aaron Gordon has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s game. I think the absence of Aaron Gordon will allow Nikola Jokic to flourish in the paint.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

In summary, I fully expect Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic to post quality fantasy numbers in tomorrow’s regular season matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. For that specific reason, I am backing Stephen Curry at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel NBA DFS contest.

Star-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Guard, Oklahoma City Thunder $15,500

In the seven games that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA regular season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 25.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks a game.

I fully expect Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to continue his outstanding play versus the Denver Nuggets tomorrow evening.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (FanDuel price noted): Chet Holmgren, Center (Oklahoma City Thunder) $13,500: Michael Porter, Guard (Denver Nuggets) $12,000.