FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 1

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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) and guard DeMar DeRozan (10) both make sense in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Start your new year with some DFS fantasy basketball success by building your lineup for this Sunday around these FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA starts 2017 with five New Year’s Day games that are in play for DFS fantasy basketball. Since the NFL is wrapping up its regular season, the NBA doesn’t tip off any games until 6:00 PM ET tonight. The handful of games tonight don’t have the star power that was on display last night, but there are still some good FanDuel daily picks who can help you build your lineup that will start your new year with a win.

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Three of the five games on the schedule tonight tip right at 6:00 PM ET which is when rosters will lock for the night. The Spurs are in Atlanta to face the Hawks, the Pistons are visiting the Heat in Miami, and the Pacers welcome in the Magic. An hour later at 7:00, Portland heads to Minnesota where they’ll face the Timberwolves, and in the final game of the day, the Lakers host the Raptors at 9:30. None of today’s ten teams are on the second night of back-to-back games and only the Magic are turning around and playing again tomorrow.

With 10 teams to choose from tonight, 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 ground rules in place, let’s dive into tonight’s FanDuel daily picks starting with the PG to consider.