PrizePicks for December 15

Last Friday was the long-awaited return of the NBA (preseason) and with it, a flurry of success for FTN Daily subscribers in the Discord chat. Over the first few days of basketball, that success has not been limited to just a single site. There’s no shortage of outlets to look for different kinds of fantasy action, and after being introduced to PrizePicks a few months ago, it has quickly become a part of my DFS routine As the exhibition games roll along into the regular season, I will be by a few times a week to discuss what’s on the board on the app that is quickly becoming one of my favorite spots to get some hoops action.

PrizePicks is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. The format is simple. PrizePicks will set fantasy point lines for select players and then you choose between two and five players to go over or under their given projection. Naturally, the more players you put into your parlay, the larger the payout. You can enter a “Power Play,” where you must get every pick in your parlay correct to get paid out. Another option is a “Flex Play,” where your payout changes depending on the number of picks you got correct.

• Two player “Power Play” entry pays 3x and “Flex Play” pays 2x for both correct and 0.5x for one correct
• Three player “Power Play” entry pays 5x and “Flex Play” pays 2.25x for three correct and 1.25x for two correct
• Four player “Power Play” entry pays 10x and “Flex Pay” pays 5x for four correct and 1.5x for three correct
• Five player entries are only eligible for “Flex Plays” and pay out 10x for five correct, 2x for four correct and 0.4x for three correct

PrizePicks’ first game Tuesday locks at 7:30 p.m. ET. Note that these lines can shift throughout the day leading up to lock just like a spread or moneyline on a game. Tag me in the PrizePicks Discord channel up until lock if you want a second pair of eyes on a parlay you’re considering or for help on lines that may have changed since this writing.

Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.

Dec. 15 PrizePicks

NBA

• Ben Simmons (25.0 points) — OVER
• Joel Embiid (26.0 points) — OVER
• DeMar DeRozan (25.5 points) — UNDER
• LaMarcus Aldridge (27.0 points) — UNDER
• John Wall (28.5 points) — OVER
• De'Aaron Fox (30.0 points) — UNDER

Favorite combination

• John Wall (o28.5), De'Aaron Fox (u30.0)
  • Power Play Payout: 3x

Favorite longshot five-way flex play of the day

I’m not a huge fan of doing the largest offering of a five-way parlay on a daily basis, but if I was to run one out there on PrizePicks Tuesday, here’s what I would throw in.

• John Wall (o28.5), De'Aaron Fox (u30.0), Joel Embiid (o26.0), DeMar DeRozan (u25.5), LaMarcus Aldridge (u27.0)
  • Flex play payout: 10x for five correct, 2x for four correct, 0.4x for three correct