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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 5

By Zachary Thompson

Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) are in today's FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll (5) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) are in today's FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /
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Monday got you down? Get in the game for tonight’s massive 11-game DFS slate with these FanDuel daily picks.

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) will face the Cavs for the third time this season in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) will face the Cavs for the third time this season in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Yesterday, the NBA had just four games on the schedule, but they’re back to fill up Monday night with 11 games on a very busy night. With 22 teams giving us a ton of options for today’s FanDuel daily picks, there are a lot of ways to build your roster tonight and get the work week off to a good start.

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The NBATV game of the night tips off at 8:00, but FanDuel competition start at 7:00 when the Nuggets roll into Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. Three games start at 7:30–Cavs @ Raptors, Wizards @ Nets, and Thunder @ Hawks. The NBATV  game features the Celtics in Houston to face the Rockets at 8:00 while at the same time the Blazers are in Chicago, the Spurs visit the Bucks, and the Grizzlies take on the Pelicans.  At 8:30, the Mavericks host the Hornets, and we close the night with two games in Cali as the Lakers host Utah and the Warriors welcome the Pacers. The  Pelicans, Pacers, and Thunder are on the second night of their back-to-backs, while the Blazers are the only team playing tonight who have a game set up tomorrow.

With 22 team’s of options, there are many of different ways to assemble your fantasy lineup. I’ve selected my top options on the next few slides for today’s 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 each day in my FanDuel daily picks, 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 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.

It’s time to get underway with tonight’s FanDuel daily picks starting with a look at the best expensive Point Guards to consider.