After a London showcase, the NBA has five games on tonightās slate, so check out my DraftKings daily picks to build your daily fantasy basketball roster.
There are five games on this Thursday night in the NBA which is a busy schedule on a typically slow day of the NBA week. Ā The ten teams taking the floor give us a solid foundation for daily fantasy basketball rosters in tonightās competitions. Ā Check out my DraftKings daily picks to see who I think is in the best place to succeed and produce big nights for your fantasy basketball team.
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The first game of the day actually starts this afternoon as the Magic and Raptors meet in London in one of the NBA Global Games. Ā Tonightās five games start at 7:00 PM ET which is when most of the DraftKings competitions get underway. Ā The first game of the night is theĀ Bulls and 76ers followed by a pair of games starting at 8:00. TNT will cover the marquee game of the night as the Cavs travel to San Antonio to take onĀ the Spurs who are 22-0 at home so far this season. Ā The other 8:00 game is a solid matchup too between theĀ Pistons and Grizzlies. Ā The two Western Conference matchups start at 9:00 as the Kings and Jazz finish off their back-to-backs with a meeting in Utah. The second game of TNTās double-headerĀ and the final game of the day featuresĀ another team with a great home court advantage as the Warriors host the Lakers at āThe O.ā
With those 10Ā teams in action, there are definitely solid playsĀ to build your team around. Iāve collectedĀ my favorite selectionsĀ for tonightās contestsĀ on the following slides inĀ my DraftKingsĀ daily picks. There is aĀ slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options at each position. On each slide youāll find at least a couple of selectionsĀ with a few extra options thrown in where possible.Ā I base each pickĀ on the currentĀ form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonightās game.
Since the start of 2016, 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 theĀ short version is āmore stars=more confidence.ā OnĀ the final slide of the post, you can see my recent resultsĀ at each level of confidence. Ā Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how Iām putting together the best of my picks into my lineups for tonightāsĀ contests.
In this post, all salary references and references to āfantasy pointsā refer to DraftKingsĀ pricing and scoring. Ā If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on ourĀ fantasy basketball hub.
If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our Fansided fantasyĀ coverage, you can leaveĀ them at the bottom of the page in the comments section. Ā For an even quickerĀ response, you can find me throughout the day onĀ TwitterĀ @FansidedFantasy. Ā Iāll get you all the latest injury news and any lineup updates on Twitter leading up to theĀ 7:00 tipoffĀ and be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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With those pregame ceremonies out of the way, itās time to get rolling with todayās DraftKings daily picks.
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