Saahil Sud, formerly Maxdalury, talks about best practices for selecting point guards (PGs) in daily fantasy (DFS).

1. Course 5: NBA Strategy
Point Guard Selection
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Lesson Overview
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I. Point guard selection fundamentals
II. Advanced point guard research tips

3. I. PG Fundamentals

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Key Elements
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Stat Notes
Minutes Recent minutes will tell how much opportunity is available
Pace Teams who run will have more chances to score
Usage Rate Point guards control team usage rates
Assist/Turnover Ratio Very important with turnovers subtracted on FD
Defense vs. Position All-in-one matchup indicator, featured in RotoQL app
Def. Personal Fouls Is the defender prone to giving up free points?
Value When players are injured, use projected minutes to find value

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Fantasy Production
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Position Average FD Points*
Point Guard 39.5
Shooting Guard 35.3
Small Forward 36.3
Power Forward 41.74
Center 42.93
* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season from Rotogrinders

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Scoring System
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Stat DK Points FD Points
2-point FG +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
3-point FG +3.5 PT +3.0 PT
Free throw +1.0 PT +1.0 PT
Rebound +1.25 PT +1.2 PT
Assist +1.5 PT +1.5 PT
Steal +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
Block +2.0 PT +2.0 PT
Turnover -0.5 PT -1.0 PT
Double-double +1.5 PT N/A
Triple-double +3.0 PT N/A
Lineup
8 players (PG,
SG, SF, PF, C,
G, F, Util)
9 players (PG,
PG, SG, SG, SF,
SF, PF, PF, C)
● Point guards tend to have the ball in their hands
○ More opportunities
● Can rack up both assists and turnovers.
○ Avoid low AST / TO ratio
● Double doubles are more prevalent - points and
assists

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Avg stats put up by PG against every NBA team*
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* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season
from Rotowire

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True DvP vs Defensive Rating & Pace
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* Data from 2015-2016 NBA season from Fantasy Labs
DR - opponent team’s defensive rating or points allowed per 100 possessions
Pace - possessions per game

9. II. PG Research Tips
for Lineups

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Z-score
10Source: Wikipedia
● Z-score or standard score is the number of standard deviations a value is above the the average;
z-scores can be positive, zero or negative.
● For sports, the z-score measures how much a player’s performance deviates from the average
● Because z-scores are normalized, we will use them compare different positions like centers and
guards.

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Z-Score by Position
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Source: Rotoworld
Note: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season

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Top 25 Z-Scores for Point Guards
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Source: numberFire

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PG-Usage
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Source: Rotoworld
Note: data is from FanDuel’s 2014-15 NBA Season
9-cat-z-scores
Usage (%)

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NBA Lineup Example
14* Data Provided from DraftKings