NBA DFS · Monday, November 2, 2026

NBA DFS picks for Monday, November 2, 2026

This slate locked Mon 7:00 PM ET. These are the picks StatWarrior published before lock, kept unchanged. The Actual column is each player's DraftKings fantasy points from the official box scores.

DraftKings · Main slate · 11 games.

How these picks scored

  • Top values: 2 of 10 met or beat their projection; they averaged 42.6 DraftKings points against 53.4 projected.
  • Highest projections: 1 of 8 met or beat their projection; they averaged 40.6 DraftKings points against 57.3 projected.

One day is a small sample; the track record grades every slate over the last 30 days.

Top values (points per $1K)

Best projected points per $1,000 of salary, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjValueActual
Cooper Flagg
SF · DAL vs SAC
$9,60065.36.80x32.0
Anthony Davis
PF · WAS vs ORL
$8,60054.66.35x45.8
Tyrese Maxey
PG · PHI vs CHI
$9,00057.16.35x55.5
Joel Embiid
C · PHI vs CHI
$8,90056.46.33x28.0
Alperen Sengun
PF/C · HOU vs BOS
$8,70054.16.22x59.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
PG/SG · ATL vs IND
$7,20044.66.19x55.5
Trae Young
PG · WAS vs ORL
$8,10050.06.17x33.8
Evan Mobley
PF/C · CLE vs OKC
$7,90048.76.16x36.3
Donovan Mitchell
SG · CLE vs OKC
$8,40051.66.15x41.8
Karl-Anthony Towns
PF/C · NYK vs BKN
$8,50051.56.06x38.5

Highest projections

Highest projected points on the slate, as published before lock
PlayerSalaryProjCeilingActual
Cooper Flagg
SF · DAL vs SAC
$9,60065.3106.332.0
Victor Wembanyama
C · SAS vs UTA
$11,10060.097.540.3
Tyrese Maxey
PG · PHI vs CHI
$9,00057.193.055.5
Joel Embiid
C · PHI vs CHI
$8,90056.491.928.0
Domantas Sabonis
C · SAC vs DAL
$9,50055.991.223.8
Jayson Tatum
SF/PF · BOS vs HOU
$9,90054.689.240.0
Anthony Davis
PF · WAS vs ORL
$8,60054.689.445.8
Alperen Sengun
PF/C · HOU vs BOS
$8,70054.188.359.3

Stack ideas

Teams whose top players projected the most points together
TeamProjectionImplied team total
PHI vs CHI160.1124.4
CLE vs OKC140.9116.9
SAC vs DAL134.1111.6
WAS vs ORL133.6111.2
HOU vs BOS130.9110.3

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