PrizePicks for January 8

What’s up my PrizePicks people? Hope you’ve been playing along this week, and if not there’s no better time to hitch your wagon to this daily article than Friday’s 10-game slate. There’s a lot of outstanding news that we need to react to as it comes in throughout the day so keep your eyes glued to the FTN Daily NBA Discord for updates. But even as we wait to get the full picture of everyone’s availability, there are a good amount of attractive props on the board early this morning at PrizePicks. Let’s get right into it.

If you’re new here, you may be wondering just what the heck is PrizePicks? There’s no shortage of outlets to look for different kinds of fantasy action as we begin the new season, and after being introduced to PrizePicks a few months ago, it has quickly become a part of my DFS routine. This season, I will be stopping by every 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

Friday’s first game locks at 7 p.m. ET on PrizePicks. 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.

My 2020-21 PrizePicks record

Picks overall: 41-28
Favorite combos: 12-7
Longshot 5-way parlays:

10x: 2
2x: 3
0.4x: 1
No cash: 1

Jan. 8 PrizePicks

NBA

Derrick Rose (28.0 points) – UNDER
Russell Westbrook (49.4 points) – OVER
Jaylen Brown (38.0 points) – OVER
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (37.0 points) – OVER
Darius Bazley (27.0 points) – OVER
Mitchell Robinson (30.0 points) – OVER
Brandon Ingram (42.0 points) – OVER
James Harden (55.0 points) – UNDER
Cole Anthony (26.0 points) – OVER
Caris LeVert (43.0 points) – OVER
Giannis Antetokounmpo (52.0 points) – OVER

Favorite combinations

Caris LeVert (o43.0), Cole Anthony (o26.0)
Jaylen Brown (o38.0), James Harden (u55.0)
Darius Bazley (o27.0), Mitchell Robinson (o30.0)

Power play payout: 3x
Flex play payout: 2x for two correct, 0.5x for one correct

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 Friday, here’s what I would throw in

Caris LeVert (o43.0), Cole Anthony (o26.0), Jaylen Brown (o38.0), Darius Bazley (o27.0), Mitchell Robinson (o30.0)
- Flex play payout: 10x for five correct, 2x for four correct, 0.4x for three correct