There are just five games scheduled to be played in the NBA on Tuesday, but the evening is loaded with star power, with Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thunder PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Warriors PG Stephen Curry all slated to be in action.
Below, we'll break down five of the top NBA DFS picks on PrizePicks for Tuesday, October 28, including Antetokounmpo and 76ers rookie G VJ Edgecombe.
NBA DFS Picks on PrizePicks For Tuesday, 10/28
Here are the top NBA DFS picks on PrizePicks for Tuesday. Player projections via the PrizePicks real money NBA game.
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Knicks Projection – 30.5 Points
- In his last game, Antetokounmpo scored 40 points across 33 minutes vs. the Cavaliers.
- The former two-time MVP has poured in at least 31 points in all three of his games this season.
- Giannis has a 36.1% usage rate, which comes on the heels of last year's 35.2%.
- After shooting 60.1% from the field last season, Antetokounmpo has shot 68.3% through his first three games.
- The Knicks will be missing one of their best interior defenders in C Mitchell Robinson (ankle), who has yet to make his season debut.
Heat PG Norman Powell vs. Hornets Projection – 22.5 Points
- Heat G Tyler Herro (ankle) has yet to play this season and could be out into December.
- Last season, Herro had a 28.0% usage rate and averaged 23.9 points per game.
- As a member of the Clippers last season, Powell put up 21.8 points per game and shot 48.4% from the field.
- Powell has scored at least 28 points in two of his first three games with the Heat.
- The Hornets have played at the fifth-fastest pace (106.00) in the league this season.
Kings G Malik Monk vs. Thunder Projection – 12.5 Points
- After logging 32 minutes per game in 2024-25, Monk hasn’t eclipsed 27 minutes in any of his first three games this season.
- Despite his reduced playing time, Monk has scored at least 15 points in all three outings.
- Helping his cause is the fact that the former first-round pick has shot 52.8% from the field and 63.2% from behind the arc.
- The Kings continue to be thin in their backcourt with G Nique Clifford (hamstring) out.
76ers G VJ Edgecombe vs. Wizards Projection – 10.5 Rebs+Asts
- Edgecombe has combined for at least 10 rebounds and assists in each of his first three games.
- The rookie has immediately been thrust into a prominent role, logging at least 39 minutes in all three games.
- The 76ers continue to play shorthanded with F Paul George (knee) out and C Joel Embiid (knee) on a minutes restriction.
- The Wizards have played at the second-fastest pace (108.00) in the league. That has contributed to them allowing the sixth-most rebounds and the seventh-most assists per game.
Wizards F Kyshawn George vs. 76ers Projection – 10.5 Rebs+Asts
- Against the Hornets on Sunday, George came away with 8 rebounds and 5 assists, despite scoring just 6 points.
- Wizards F Bilal Coulibaly (thumb) has yet to play this season and does not have a timetable for his return.
- George has started all three games this season and is averaging 31 minutes per night.
- With his boost in playing time, the second-year forward has posted at least 13 combined rebounds and assists in all three games.
Bucks G Cole Anthony vs. Knicks Projection – 10.5 Points
- Anthony will require some monitoring because he is listed as questionable with an illness.
- The Bucks are already thin at guard with Kevin Porter Jr. (ankle) out.
- In the one game he played without Porter this season, Anthony scored 23 points over 27 minutes off the bench versus the Raptors.
- In just 18 minutes per game with the Magic last season, Anthony averaged 9.4 points. Prior to that, he had averaged at least 11.6 points in each of his first four seasons in the NBA.
- The Bucks have played at the ninth-fastest pace (104.83) in the league.
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Tuesday’s five-game NBA slate is a star-studded affair. Antetokounmpo will look to put the Bucks’ scoring attack on his back again when the team hosts the Knicks. His teammate, Cole Anthony, could also provide a spark in the scoring department, but he’ll need to overcome an illness first to take the court.
Outside of that matchup, Edgecombe, Powell, and George will be among the players looking to extend their hot starts to the season.
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