FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 30

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In today’s FanDuel daily picks, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) takes on the New York Knicks and forward Kristaps Porzingis (6). Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

FanDuel focuses on seven games in tonight’s main DFS fantasy basketball competitions, and you can find who should be in your lineup in today’s FanDuel daily picks.

On the eve of New Years Eve, the NBA has a ten-game schedule spread throughout this Friday, December 30. The main FanDuel competition for tonight, though focuses on a more manageable slate of seven games starting with a four-game tip-ff at 8:00 PM ET. Since there are still plenty of stars and sleepers to take a look at from those 14 teams in tonight’s “main” competition, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides to see who I think you should get in your lineup for tonight’s contest.

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FanDuel decided to break up tonight’s games into two separate competitions with an “early only” slate of three games followed by seven games that start at 8:00 PM ET or later. That 8:00 tip time gives owners an extra hour to tweak their lineups before everything locks as four games get started all at the same time. The featured game in the four-game wave is on NBATV as the Wolves welcome the Bucks, but there are also good matchups as the Knicks visit New Orleans, the Clippers take on the Rockets, and the Pistons face the Hawks. At 8:30, the Spurs host Portland, followed at 9:00 by the Nuggets and 76ers meeting in Denver. The night wraps up with the Mavericks finishing out their back-to-back by visiting the Warriors in Oakland.

One thing to always check as you get your lineup together is which teams are playing in back-to-back games which can result in atypical rotations or one-sided games. Tonight, the Mavericks and 76ers are playing for the second night in a row while the Clippers, Rockets, Bucks, and Knicks are on the front half of their back-to-back set with another game tomorrow.

With 14 teams in action, there are a lot of starters, sleepers, and stars to be aware of as you assemble your DFS fantasy basketball roster. To see who I think are the top options based on form and matchup, scroll through my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. 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 my relative confidence in 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. This post isn’t a place to find a copy-and-paste lineup since there are plenty of places that will sell you access to their picks. In this free daily post, I suggest you build your own customized team with the players that you like the most. As always, you’re welcome to check out my lineup and use it as a place to get started.

Just one more quick 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.

With those introductory comments out of the way, let’s get started with today’s FanDuel daily picks by checking out the big-salaried PG who make sense in tonight’s action.