FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 16

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) and Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) go head-to-head tonight in a meeting of two stars in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a jam-packed schedule for fantasy basketball players this Wednesday with 11 games tipping off tonight. There should be some very high-scoring matchups giving fantasy stars a chance to put up huge numbers. Two of the biggest stars to head to head as James Harden leads the Rockets back to where he career started as he takes on Russell Westbrook and the Thunder. To see who I like in that game and the other ten competitions tonight, chef out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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As usual, you’ll need to make your final selections before 7:00 PM ET which is when lineups will be locked in place as three games tip off in the East. The Wizards are in Philadelphia, the Pacers host the Cavs, and the Magic take on the Pelicans in the early games. At 7:30, three more games tip off as the Knicks take on the Pistons in New York, the Celtics face the Mavs in Boston, and the Bucks take on the Hawks in Atlanta. The headline game of the night between Westbrook and Harden tips off at 8:00 alone with their former teammate Kevin Durant taking on the Raptors in Toronto. At 9:00 the Suns and Nuggets face off in Denver, and in the final two games of the night the Clippers host the Grizzlies and the Kings take on the Spurs in a pair of games that are rematches from earlier this season. As far as back-to-back games go, the Hawks, Cavs, and Raptors all played last night and are in action again tonight while the Rockets, Bucks, Knicks, Sixers, and Wizards will all lace them up again tomorrow as part of Thursday’s give-game slate.

To help you sort through all the many options from the 22 teams in action tonight, I’ve put together my favorite fantasy plays on the next few slides in my FanDuel daily picks. My goal each day is to give you the information you need to build your own customized lineup to get you a win however you participate in DFS contests. In order to help you find what you need, I’ve separated my picks by position and price. You’ll find two slides per position–the first slide will feature the best high-salary options followed by some high-value options which cost less but still offer solid returns. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.

I rank my picks for each contest using stars after each explanation to show the relative strength of the pick. 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 a point-per-dollar basis). Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my personal lineup for today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

Just a reminder that in my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer 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 the fantasy basketball hub. If you have any questions or are looking for any updates as the games get closer, follow @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. I’ll also use that account to tweet out links when we add new stories to the fantasy basketball hub.

We have a lot of ground to cover in today’s FanDuel daily picks, so let’s get moving by looking at the high-priced PG’s.

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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 16

By Zachary Thompson | Nov 16, 2016

It’s going to be a wild Wednesday of DFS fantasy basketball, so get your team set up and ready to go with these FanDuel daily picks.