DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 19

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Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) is in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a handful of games lined up for this Thursday, so check out FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks as you start to get your DFS fantasy basketball team together.

This Thursday, the NBA has a solid five games lined up highlighted by a TNT double-header featuring the injury-depleted Knicks taking on the Wizards in the early game and the Clippers in their first game after losing Chris Paul (again) to injury taking on the T-Wolves. With ten teams in total taking the floor, there are lots of options to consider for DFS fantasy basketball and you can find the best player of the night in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The TNT double-header doesn’t tip off until 8:00, but the DraftKings contests start at 7:00 when the Cavaliers welcome in the Suns. At 7:30, the Mavs are in Miami to face the Heat in the other early game before TNT tips off with the Wizards and Knicks from Madison Square Garden in a matchup of the only two teams playing for the second night in a row. At 8:30, there is some nice value to check out in the Nuggets visiting the Spurs before the night closes out with the second TNT game which features the Timberwolves in LA to take on the CP3-less Clippers. While only the Knicks and Wizards are on the second night of a back-to-back, the Mavericks are the only team in action tonight who are scheduled to play again tomorrow.

With 50 starters and some important subs to take a look at tonight, there are plenty of ways to build a team for tonight. To see who I think you should consider based on current form and tonight’s matchup, scroll through today’s DraftKings 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 DraftKings daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to DrafftKings pricing and scoring. If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, you can always 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 rolling with tonight’s DraftKings daily picks starting with the best PG to target from the top of the salary structure.