DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – April 18

The NBA playoffs continue with three games on the schedule on Tuesday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.

There are three Game 2s on Tuesday and all three have great storylines for tonight. The first game of the night is the Bucks at the Raptors, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bucks took Game 1 behind a dominant effort from Giannis Antetokounmpo, and partially due to a terrible effort from Kyle Lowry. This has led to a much lower price for Lowry on Tuesday…can he turn it around in Game 2?

At 8:00 p.m. ET, the Bulls are at the Celtics. The Bulls, also, were upset winners on the road in Game 1. The Celtics were dealing with the emotion of Isaiah Thomas’ sister’s death … did distraction play a part in their lackluster effort? Or are the Bulls a legitimate threat to take out the top seed in the East? For the Celtics to bounce back, Thomas will need another good game with more support from his teammates.

Finally, at 10:30 p.m. ET the Jazz are at the Clippers. The Jazz lost their best player in the first minute of Game 1, but still hung around and upset the Clippers on a Joe Johnson buzzer beater. Will Johnson resume his role as an impact guy in a throwback role, or was he a one-hit wonder? And will Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan do a better job exploiting a vulnerable Jazz interior defense now that they’ve had the time to prepare for Rudy Gobert’s absence?

My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.

Important note: Every day, the goal of this post is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building a customized lineup for yourself. If you want to see an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.

To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel.  In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ProfessorDrz or find me on my home turf of The Hoops Lab.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.