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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 28

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 25, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) argues an officials call during the fourth quarter of a game against the Houston Rockets at the Smoothie King Center. The Rockets defeated the Pelicans 112-111. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 25, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) argues an officials call during the fourth quarter of a game against the Houston Rockets at the Smoothie King Center. The Rockets defeated the Pelicans 112-111. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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TNT’s double-header feature two of today six NBA games giving us 12 teams to pick from for today FanDuel daily picks for DFS fantasy basketball.

Jan 13, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) shoots the ball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. New Orleans defeated Sacramento 109-97. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) shoots the ball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) during the third quarter at Sleep Train Arena. New Orleans defeated Sacramento 109-97. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

There are a dozen teams taking the floor tonight in the NBA with some interesting matchups highlighted by a potential matchup of “The Brow” and “Boogie” in the Big Easy. There are some nice stars and sleepers to consider for your fantasy basketball team, so check out my FanDuel daily picks for my favorite options for this Thursday, January 28.

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There are two games that start of the night at 7:00 PM ET which is when FanDuel will lock in your roster for the night.  The Pacers host Atlanta in an Eastern Conference matchup while the Wizards welcome in the Nuggets who are finishing up their back-to-back after losing last night in Boston. At 8:00, the TNT double-header gets started with the Raptors and Knicks while at the same time two other games tip off as the Bucks visit Memphis and the Pelicans face the Kings. The nightcap in the TNT double-header and the final game of the day takes place in LA where the Lakers host Jimmy Butler and the Bulls.

Even with the lightest schedule of the week so far, there are plenty of fantasy basketball options to choose from tonight. To see who I’m targeting, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. You’ll find two slides per position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two selections with extras thrown in where possible.  I base each pick on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonight’s game.

This month, I also have started to rank my picks using stars after each selection. For a full explanation of the rating system, check out the last slide of this post, but the short version is “more stars=more confidence.” On the final slide of the post, you can see my results for the last three weeks at each level of confidence.  Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for today’s contests.

In this post, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on our fantasy basketball hub.

If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our Fansided fantasy coverage, you can leave them at the bottom of the page in the comments section.  For an even quicker response, you can find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. I’m finishing up my own West Coast swing today and I’ll be on a red eye back to Boston tonight.  I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get on Twitter with injury updates before tip-off tonight, but I’ll do my best to update lineups if necessary.  Tomorrow I’ll be back in my normal routine and be able to stay more on top of your Twitter questions.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful for today and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning, the easiest way to find the FanDuel daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy basketball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

Let’s get going with today’s FanDuel daily picks starting at the point guard spot where there are only a few high salary options.

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