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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 8

By Zachary Thompson

January 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Brown (3) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
January 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Brown (3) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ten NBA games give us plenty of players to pick from in today’s FanDuel daily picks as we get ready for a huge Friday of DFS fantasy basketball.

Dec 13, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) react after a play against the Utah Jazz during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) react after a play against the Utah Jazz during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are just two of the stars scheduled to be in action on a busy Friday night in the NBA with 20 teams taking the floor.  To see which stars and sleepers I think are ready to help you to FanDuel fantasy basketball success check out my Fanduel daily picks on the following slides.

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The first game of the night tips off at 7:00 PM ET giving us our typical roster lock time on FanDuel.  There is only one early game, and that comes to us from DC as the Wizards host the Raptors.  At 7:30 the Nets and Magic get underway in Brooklyn followed by the majority of the games in a five-game wave at 8:00. The national TV coverage starts at 8:00 focusing on the Cavs in Minnesota to face the Timberwolves.  At 8:30 and 9:30 are a pair of interconfertnce games as the Spurs host the Knicks and the Suns try to beat the Heat.  At 10:00 it looks like the Warriors will have Steph Curry as they take on the Blazers before the dynamic duo above lead the Thunder into LA in the final game of the day which tips off on ESPN at 10:30 PM ET.

With so many options to choose from, don’t get overwhelmed by the sheer number of possibilities, but focus on a few matchups you should be able to exploit. I’ve assembled 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 in short the more stars that are after a player the more confidence I have in the pick.  Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineup 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 find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. Make sure to check back in the 30 minutes leading up to 7:00 since FanDuel still doesn’t support late-swapping and will lock your roster in at 7:00.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful for today and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning, the easiest way to find the FanDuel daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy basketball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

Time to get rolling with this Friday’s FanDuel daily picks starting with these high-priced PGs.

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