FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 6

Get ready for a huge Wednesday night of fantasy basketball with my FanDuel daily picks highlighting the best DFS NBA plays of the day.

Jan 4, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison (7) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Last night was one of the highest scoring DFS fantasy basketball nights that I can remember in a long time. High scores from last night’s limited slate resulted in scores near 400 at the top of most contests on FanDuel while 300 which is usually close to the cash was left out in the cold. Tonight, hopefully we can keep finding all the fantasy points as the schedule expands from just four games last night to a busy 11-game slate tonight. As you build your lineup for this Wednesday, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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We get going tonight at 7:00 PM ET as usual as the Eastern Conference gets us started with five games between conference rivals tipping at either 7:00 or 7:30. ESPN’s coverage will be focused on South Beach where the Heat will host the Knicks, but there are some other nice matchups between teams with playoff aspirations as the Celtics host the Pistons, the Pacers head to Orlando, and the Cavs try to avenge their only home loss of this season as they take on the Wizards in Washington. At 8:00, the Western Conference jumps into the fray with the Pelicans hosting Dallas and the Nuggets traveling to Minnesota. The only inter-conference game features the Hornets traveling to the desert to take on the Suns who are hoping that a bowling outing can help break up their team’s nine-game losing streak. The final game of the night tips off at 10:00 as the Blazers and Clippers meet in what should be a great game in Portland.

With 11 games getting ready to go tonight, there are definitely plenty of options to pick from as you assemble your roster. I’ve picked some of my favorite plays of the day for my FanDuel daily picks which you can find on the following slides. There is a slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options at each position, and on each slide you’ll find at least two players with a few extras thrown in wherever possible. I base my picks on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonight’s game. This year, I also have started to rank my picks using stars after each selection. For a full explanation of the rating system check out the last slide of this post, but the simplified version is more stars=more confidence. Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into a pair of lineups for tonight’s contests.

In this post, 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 our fantasy basketball hub.

If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our Fansided fantasy coverage, you can leave them at the bottom of the page in the comments section. For an even quicker response, you can almost always find me on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. Remember, FanDuel still doesn’t support late-swapping, so you won’t be able to adjust your roster after the first games start at 7:00. If you were an owner like me who was stuck with J.J. Barea last night, you know this is something FanDuel needs to get fixed.

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There are lots of options to get to this Wednesday, so lets get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for today.

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