DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 12

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) makes tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Tonight, the NBA has 14 teams looking to get the week off to a good start as they take the floor in their seven NBA games. There are some interesting matchups in the NBATV double-header tonight, but you’ll need to keep an eye on all seven games as you build your DFS fantasy basketball lineup. To scope out the stars and sleepers on the floor, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Tonight’s DraftKings contests will tip at 7:00 PM ET when the Hornets and Pacers get things started in Indiana. AT 7:30, two more Eastern Conference games tip off when the Raptors host the Bucks and the Heat welcome in the Wizards. The Miami-Washingotn contest is the first game of NBATV’s double-header. At 8:00, the Rockets and James Harden host the Nets in Jeremy Lin’s return to the lineup and return to Houston. In the final two games of the night at 10:30, the Lakers visit the Kings and the Blazers hit LA to face the Clippers in the second game of NBATV’s double-header. As you build your lineup, take not that the Lakers are the only team playing for the second day in a row, and all the teams playing tonight have a day off tomorrow with the exception of the Blazers who face Russell Westbrook and the Thunder tomorrow night in Portland.

Those 14 teams make up a solid pool of players for DFS fantasy basketball tonight, and there are definitely some stars and sleepers to check out for tonight’s contest. I have collected my favorite options for you to check out on the next few slides in 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 DraftKings daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to DraftKings pricing and scoring. If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, 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 tip off tonight’s DraftKings daily picks with a look at the best fantasy options from the top of the PG salary structure tongiht.

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 12

By Zachary Thompson | Dec 12, 2016

Get ready for a seven-game Monday night on the hardwood with today’s DraftKings daily picks to help you build your DFS fantasy basketball lineup.