NBA

Overview

Pick6 is a peer-to-peer daily fantasy sports (DFS) contest variant offered by DraftKings. Build a lineup, also known as your “Pick Set”, by choosing 2 or more players and selecting whether you believe they will outperform their stat projections. Compete in contests against other users’ Pick Sets and win prizes by making the required number of correct picks.

The entries you compete against are determined by the number of picks you decide to make in your Pick Set (your “Pick Level”). Your Pick Set will only compete against entries of the same Pick Level. The pool of available athletes and their associated stat projections is called a “Pick Group”.

For NBA, the player must log at least one (1) second of official play time on the floor to be considered as having met the minimum play requirements.

If a player does not meet the minimum play requirements in their game, all picks associated with that player will be scored as void, regardless of selecting more or less for the pick.

If a Pick Set has one or more void picks and all of the remaining non-void picks in the Pick Set are correct, the Pick Set will win the minimum guaranteed payout in the sport and pick level of the non-void picks, in Pick6 Credits, less any cash winnings.

If a Pick Set has all but one void pick and that remaining non-void pick is correct, the player will get back their entry fee in Pick6 Credits.

If a lineup has all void picks, the player will get their entry fee back in Pick6 Credits.

DraftKings uses statistics from third-party providers, such as, but not limited to, STATS, LLC, for the purposes of providing game results and real-time entertainment value to its end users. DraftKings may change third-party providers from time to time without notice. For more information, please contact DraftKings customer service at support@draftkings.com.

Live scoring updates are strictly for the enjoyment of DraftKings customers. DraftKings’ official scoring validation process begins once all games within the Pick Group are final. This process ensures that DraftKings’ scoring matches official stat providers when contest results are finalized and paid out.

Once contests are finalized, a Pick Set status will change to “Completed”, and the Pick Set will move from the Live tab to the Recent tab on the My Picks page.

On occasion, official scorers may issue a stat-correction after games have ended and the official scoring validation process has completed. These corrections are rare, but can occur days after a game is played. Therefore, any changes to official scoring that occur after contests have been finalized will not impact those finalized contests. Conversely, if a correction needs to be made after contests are finalized due to a bug with the data feed or the finalization process, while extremely rare, the finalization process (including payment) may be reversed and redone correctly.

Pick stats and their more/less outcomes are intended to align with final game box scores at the time of Pick6 payouts, independent of contest payout timing for other DFS formats in the same sport and involving the same games. While rare, it is possible for a final stat amount on Pick6 to differ with other DFS formats based on when contests from each format were finalized and paid out.

Note: The official scoring validation process is solely to ensure that DraftKings contest results are determined based on official scoring. Delays during this process may occur as a result of data collection or other technical difficulties. DraftKings will not attempt to make judgments on scoring rulings.

A Prize Tier is defined as the amount of picks correct and the resulting award for an entry finishing with that number of correct picks. For example, a Prize Tier in a contest could award $500 split among all entries that got 6/6 picks correct and $200 split among all entries that got 5/6 picks correct.

What Happens if No One Finishes in a Prize Tier?

If no entry meets the requirements for an individual Prize Tier posted within a contest, DraftKings will award that tier's prizes to the highest (most picks correct) Prize Tier. If no entries finish in any posted Prize Tier, entries with the highest number of correct picks in that contest will be declared the winners and awarded an equal share of the contest’s guaranteed prize pool. In the event no entry has a single correct selection, no winner can be declared and DraftKings will refund all entry fees.

Example Scenarios for When No Entries Qualify for a Prize Tier

The table below explains what course of action DraftKings will take in the event that 0 entries qualify for a posted Prize Tier. The example contest is a 6-Pick Level contest with the following prize structure:

• $500 split among all entries with 6/6 picks correct.
• $200 split among all entries with 5/6 picks correct.
• $100 split among all entries with 4/6 picks correct.
• Entries with 0/6, 1/6, 2/6, or 3/6 picks do not win a prize.

All scenarios assume the non-mentioned payout tiers have at least one qualifying entry. For example, “No entries with 6/6 correct” assumes there are entries that got 5/6 and 4/6 correct.

Eligible Pick6 Pick Sets must contain players representing at least two different teams.

Once a player is selected, they cannot be selected again for a different pick in the same Pick Set. For example, an NBA player can be picked for 3-pointers made OR turnovers, not both.

Stat projections can change after they have been posted. The projections at the time you submit your Pick Set are the projections your picks will be scored against.

DraftKings reserves the right to add or remove picks to a Pick Group at its discretion after the initial group of picks has been published. 

Pick groups will only contain athletes from one sport. In other words, as an example, it is not possible to have an NBA pick and an NFL pick in the same Pick Set. Picks must be made within the same Pick Group. The Pick Group is a particular set of games and available picks. To change Pick Groups, there is a filter on the Home pick experience.

Pick Sets may not be edited after they’ve been submitted.

If the scheduled start time for a game changes after contests for a Pick Group containing that game become available, DraftKings will take measures to ensure the change is reflected on the pick experience. In the rare case that a game starts before the scheduled start time, all players within that game will become locked as soon as our feed reflects that the game has begun. Additionally, any contest entries that were made after the real-life start time of the game will result in those Pick Sets being disqualified and entry fees refunded.

In the event that a game is canceled or postponed & rescheduled to a time within the original scoring period, the game will be included in the Pick Group and picks listed to play in that game can be graded as either a win or a loss (subject to minimum play requirement).

If a game is rescheduled for a time OUTSIDE the original scoring period, the game will be removed from the Pick Group. Picks from that game will be graded as void.

The scoring period for NBA is defined as the timeframe between the scheduled start of the first game within the Pick Group and 11:59 PM ET on the day after the last scheduled game within the Pick Group.

DraftKings may choose to adjust the scoring period for a Pick Group at its sole discretion to accommodate schedule changes any time before 12:00 AM ET on the day after the Pick Group is scheduled to start.

DraftKings may move a Pick Group or a game’s start time if it is known that a game will be starting at an earlier or later defined time than originally announced.

Games are "known" to be canceled or postponed once their status is updated as such by DraftKings’ NBA stats provider(s).

DraftKings may move the start time of a game if the NBA has given an official definitive new start time and the original start time of the game has not yet been reached. Games with a “delayed” start (due to weather or otherwise) that have no definite new start time will stay on their original start time.

If canceled or rescheduled games result in a Pick Group including zero active games, all contests for that Pick Group will be canceled and refunded.

If the NBA declares a game "suspended" then the statistics generated before the game is suspended will count in Pick Groups containing said game. Any statistics generated outside the scoring period will not be included. The scoring period for NBA is defined as the timeframe between the scheduled start of the first game within the Pick Group and 11:59 PM ET on the day after the last scheduled game within the Pick Group.

In the event that a game is suspended due to an injury or other “Force Majeure” type instance (determined at the sole discretion of DraftKings), and the game does NOT continue by 11:59 PM ET on the day after the last scheduled game within the Pick Group, then the following applies:

• If the Pick Group involves two or more games, all stats accrued up until the time of stoppage will count towards the grading of picks.
• If the game is part of a single-game set, the following will apply:
  • If the suspension occurs in the first half of the game, the Pick Group will be refunded.
  • If the suspension occurs at halftime, or in the second half of the game, the Pick Group will be paid out as scored at the time of suspension.