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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 5

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Get the weekend rolling with tonight’s ten NBA games and my FanDuel daily picks for DFS fantasy basketball this Friday, February 5.

Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) gets a high five from his teammates guard Kyrie Irving (2) and forward Kevin Love (0) after scoring during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Hornets win 106-97. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /

After a light night last night, the NBA has ten games set up for tonight including a nice double-header on ESPN with a pair of Conference rivals.  The 20 teams taking the floor give us plenty of options as we build our DFS fantasy basketball teams for tonight’s games. To see the players who I think can help you the most, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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At 7:00 PM ET the Pacers and Hawks get us started on ESPN while at the same time the Hornets host the Heat, the Magic welcome in Chris Paul and the Clippers, and the Wizards welcome in the 76ers. At 7:30 three more games tip off featuring Kings-Nets, Grizzlies-Knicks, and Celtics-Cavaliers.  As we move tot eh West, the Nuggets host the Bulls and the Jazz host the Bucks in a pair of inter-conference matchups at 9:00, and the night closes out with a 9:30 tip-off in Dallas as the Mavericks and Spurs meet in a Lone Star state rivalry.

With those 20 teams giving us plenty of stars and sleepers to choose from, it’s a good way to start the fantasy basketball weekend. To see who I think are good plays tonight, 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.

Last month, I  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 in short, more stars means more confidence. On the final slide of the post, you can see my recent results 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’ll answer any questions I can leading up to tip-off and also keep you up to date on any late-breaking injury news before FanDuel locks its rosters for the night at 7:00 PM ET.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful 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.

Time to get going with our Friday FanDuel daily picks by looking at a few of the top-priced PG.

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