NHL FanDuel Picks for Sunday, December 23, 2018

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Optimal Lineup

Updated Throughout the Day

Optimal lineups are generated to demonstrate groups of players that work well together. This should be used only as a thought-starter for your lineups. This lineup may not conform to exact requirements of FanDuel (ie. players from one team), and may cross over multiple slates. For more detailed and customizable lineup generation, please use the NHL FanDuel Optimizer.

C Pierre-Luc Dubois
C Patrice Bergeron
W Andrei Svechnikov
W Cam Atkinson
W Taylor Hall
W Andreas Johnsson
D Morgan Rielly
D Nate Schmidt
G Garret Sparks
Salary $54,700
Expected Points 161.16

Player expected costs and values are calculated every thirty minutes throughout the day.

Centers

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Patrice Bergeron BOS $8,000 22.95 2.87
Auston Matthews OTT $8,500 22.70 2.67
John Tavares OTT $8,100 20.62 2.55
Aleksander Barkov CHI $7,500 18.91 2.52

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Patrice Bergeron BOS $8,000 22.95 2.87
Pierre-Luc Dubois TB $5,900 16.41 2.78
Kevin Hayes NYI $5,600 15.43 2.75
Auston Matthews OTT $8,500 22.70 2.67

Wings

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Cam Atkinson TB $7,300 23.00 3.15
Taylor Hall COL $7,600 21.46 2.82
Mitchell Marner OTT $8,000 20.94 2.62
David Pastrnak BOS $8,200 19.34 2.36
Claude Giroux NYR $7,400 19.11 2.58
Jonathan Huberdeau CHI $7,100 18.65 2.63
Evgenii Dadonov CHI $6,500 17.82 2.74
Kyle Palmieri COL $6,300 17.51 2.78

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Andrei Svechnikov WSH $4,000 12.73 3.18
Cam Atkinson TB $7,300 23.00 3.15
Andreas Johnsson OTT $3,700 11.37 3.07
Frank Vatrano CHI $3,800 10.90 2.87
Blake Coleman COL $4,100 11.63 2.84
Taylor Hall COL $7,600 21.46 2.82
Timo Meier ATL $6,000 16.65 2.78
Kyle Palmieri COL $6,300 17.51 2.78

Defensemen

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Morgan Rielly OTT $6,500 17.58 2.70
Seth Jones TB $6,000 14.23 2.37
Brent Burns ATL $6,800 14.22 2.09
John Klingberg SJ $5,900 13.49 2.29

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Morgan Rielly OTT $6,500 17.58 2.70
Erik Gustafsson STL $4,400 11.64 2.65
Calvin de Haan WSH $3,500 8.79 2.51
Sebastian Aho NJ $3,500 8.40 2.40

Goalies

Best Rating

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Garret Sparks OTT $7,600 23.87 3.14
Aaron Dell ATL $8,100 20.30 2.51
Sergei Bobrovsky TB $8,500 18.49 2.18
Henrik Lundqvist NYI $7,900 17.88 2.26

Best Values

Name Team Cost Expected Value
Garret Sparks OTT $7,600 23.87 3.14
Aaron Dell ATL $8,100 20.30 2.51
Henrik Lundqvist NYI $7,900 17.88 2.26
Sergei Bobrovsky TB $8,500 18.49 2.18

Picks are based on historical performance and match-up. Picks are updated regularly, but we advise that you keep up to date on late-day roster moves and injuries – those are not taken into consideration. Sports from the Basement provides no warranty on these suggestions and readers should make picks at their own risk. Sample lineups are provided as thought-starters, and are not intended for direct use.