DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 7

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) go head to head in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

Fantasy football is in it’s closing few weeks, but there are still tons of opportunities to get in on fantasy basketball with a new DFS fantasy basketball slate each night. Tonight is a busy one with 20 teams taking the floor in ten nice matchups. To help you get your lineup started each day, check out my DraftKings daily picks which you can find each day of the NBA season right here at FanSided.com.

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Tonight’s ten games start at 7:00 PM ET which is when you have to have your roster set. All lineups lock at that time which is when the first two games get started as the Pistons head to Charlotte and the Celtics head to Orlando (without Isaiah Thomas). At 7:30, the Nuggets visit the Nets and the Hawks host the Heat. The first game of a powerhouse ESPN double-header tips off at 8:00 with the Knicks hosting the Cavs while at the same time the Bucks host the Blazers and the Rockets welcome in the Lakers. At 8:30, the Mavericks take on DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings followed by the Suns taking on the Pacers at 9:00. The last game of the night is also the closing game of ESPN’s coverage highlighting the Clippers and Warriors in what should be a great game at STPALES Center. A handful of the 20 teams in action are on the second night of back-to-back games–the Heat, Pistons, Knicks, Magic, and Suns. On the other side of their back-to-back, the Nuggets, Warriors, and Blazers are all scheduled to be back in action tomorrow after their game tonight.

With so many players taking the floor tonight, there are tons of options to check out. To help you have a good place to start, I’ve put my favorites into the next few slides for today’s DraftKings 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.

Let’s get going with tonight’s DraftKings daily picks starting with the top high-priced PG plays on the board for this Wednesday, December 7.

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 7

By Zachary Thompson | Dec 7, 2016

Check out our Wednesday edition of DraftKings daily picks for the best DFS fantasy basketball plays from a busy ten-game NBA slate.