The experts seems to be settling into a groove now for the NBA season. The overall grades and scores this week were stronger than they were the opening week of the NBA season. Also notice that the “sleeper” from one day often becomes a consensus pick the next day (or whenever that player plays again). A few examples this week were players like T.J. McConnell, Evan Fournier and Kristaps Porzingis.
In this article, I will give a brief recap of each day we gathered and graded the experts, including how the Industry Consensus picks did, highlighting which experts were at the top for the day and which players were only called out by one or two experts, but produced an “A+” grade. I will also review the overall standings, highlighting the top experts so far this season. You can view the full NBA Overall Standings here.
As a reminder, we are currently gathering selections and publishing the NBA Industry Consensus articles each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday during the NBA season, so be sure to check back about an hour or so before the first game tips off to get a look at the consensus picks for the day.
On to the grades!
Week in Review
Tuesday (Nov 3)
Tuesday night featured a fairly short slate with only seven games. Overall the grades were down on Tuesday, however the players being touted at the top of the list who were selected by at least six experts all finished with a grade of “C” or higher.
Industry Consensus Picks
The Industry Consensus picks finished in the middle of the pack on Tuesday in 5th place out of 9 experts graded with a DailyOverlay score of 3.47.
A+ – Andre Drummond, Kyle Lowry, Evan Fournier
F – DeMarre Carroll
Top Experts of the Day
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 5.30) finished with 4 “A+” grades out of 10 picks with key player selections of Andre Drummond, Kenneth Faried, Evan Fournier and Kyle Lowry.
#2) Rotogrinders NBA Grind Down (Score: 5.00) had 7 out of their 9 selections receive a grade of “B” or higher. Key selections included: Andre Drummond, Evan Fournier and Kyle Lowry.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Lou Williams (DailyRoto)
A+ – Nikola Vucevic (MoxyBall-MoxyList)
A+ – Dwight Powell (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Kenneth Faried (FantasyTeamAdvice, FanSided)
A+ – Toney Douglas (FanSided)
Wednesday (Nov 4)
Wednesday night featured a 10 game slate. The experts performed very well on Wednesday posting some of the highest scores of the season so far.
Industry Consensus Picks
The Industry Consensus picks put up a solid DailyOverlay score of 5.21, but that was only good enough to finish 9th out of 12 experts graded.
A+ – Russell Westbrook, Evan Fournier, Kosta Koufos, Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Nik Stauskas, Kent Bazemore
F – Nikola Vecevic
Top Experts of the Day
#1) FantasyBasketball101 (Score: 7.40) posted an excellent score, receiving 3 “A+” grades out of 5 selections. Key picks included Kent Bazemore, Evan Fournier, Festus Ezeli and Matthew Dellavedova.
#2) Rotogrinders Expert Tourney Picks (Score: 7.29) finish in the second spot. They had 4 “A+” grades out of 7 selections with key picks including Chris Paul, Ty Lawson, Monta Ellis and Jonas Valanciunas.
Sleepers of the Day
Too many to name them all, so here are just a few of the cheaper value plays…
A+ – TJ Warren (FanSided)
A+ – TJ McConnell (RotoGrinders 6-pack)
A+ – Kristaps Porzingis (FantasyAlarm, FanSided)
A+ – Harrison Barnes (FanSided)
A+ – Thaddeus Young (FanSided)
Friday (Nov 6)
Friday night in the NBA featured a 10 game slate. Another strong night by the experts, where the top consensus plays that were selected by 8 or more experts all received a grade of “B” or better, including value plays such as T.J. McConnell and Marcus Thornton.
Industry Consensus Picks
The Industry Consensus picks were solid on Friday, finishing in 7th place out of 11 experts with a strong DailyOverlay score of 6.29.
A+ – Marcus Thornton, Stephen Curry, Marcus Morris, Anthony Davis, Bradley Beal, Brook Lopez, James Harden, Festus Ezeli, Kristaps Porzingis, Jarrett Jack, Darren Collison, Draymond Green
F – Evan Fournier, Greg Monroe
Top Experts of the Day
#1) Rotogrinders 6-pack (Score: 8.00) topped the expert’s list on Friday with 4 out of 6 selections receiving an “A+” grade, including Harrison Barnes, Dewayne Dedmon, Nik Stauskas, and Anthony Davis.
#2) DailyRoto (Score: 7.48) had a very strong day with 14 out of 21 selections receiving an “A+” grade. Key selections included Jarrett Jack, Bradley Beal, Trevor Ariza, Clint Capela and Dewayne Dedmon.
Sleepers of the Day
Too many to name them all, so here are just a few of the cheaper value plays…
A+ – Ian Mahinmi (DailyOverlay-Double Stuffed)
A+ – Jerami Grant (FanSided)
A+ – Clint Capela (DailyRoto, DailyOverlay-Double Stuffed)
A+ – Jordan Hill (DailyFantasySportsRankings, FanSided)
A+ – Wil Barton (FanSided)
Overall Leaderboard
We now have two weeks in the books for the NBA season and the top of the overall standings looks very similar to how it did after the first week. You can view the full NBA Overall Standings here.
Remaining in the top spot is RotoGrinders NBA Grind Down (Score: 6.03), who only finished in the top 2 one day this week, but continued to provide solid picks all week. Out of their total of 63 selections this season, 29 of them have received an “A+” grade.
Moxyball-MoxyList (Score: 5.40) holds the second spot in the overall rankings again this week despite not finishing in the top 2 on any given day this week. They have provided a total of 66 selection receiving an “A” or better grade out of 124 picks.
Third place is occupied by a new site this week, as DailyRoto (Score: 5.32) had a strong week including a second place finish on Friday to help them move into the top three overall. They have provided 53 “A+” or “A” graded picks so far this season out of 108 selections.
The Industry Consensus picks (Score: 4.93) are currently in 7th place and performing well, especially with the most frequently selected players each day.
Let’s see which experts can make the grade this week in the NBA!
