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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 17

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 16, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) dribbles against Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey (24) during the second half at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz won 109-82. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) dribbles against Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey (24) during the second half at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz won 109-82. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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My FanDuel daily picks for this Sunday night’s four NBA games can help you finish the weekend out with a win.

Jan 15, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA wraps up a busy sports weekend with four games on the schedule for tonight. Since most DFS fantasy basketball competitions will focus on those games and not include the Suns-Timberwolves matinee, this post will include just picks from the night games. The eight teams in action give us some solid fantasy basketball options, though, so check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides to see the plays I like the most for tonight.

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Sunday night games sometimes start a little earlier, but we get our typical 7:00 PM ET roster lock tonight.  At 7:00, the Heat continue their long road trip with a stop in Oklahoma City while at the same time the Mavericks get a chance to be the first team to beat the Spurs at home this season as the two Texas rivals meet in San Antonio.  At 8:00, the Pacers are in action visiting Denver, and we finish out the night with a Rockets-Lakers matchups from LA.

With those eight teams in action tonight there are several different ways you can go go build your lineup and plenty of star power to consider.  I’ve collected my favorite players for today’s contests on the following slides in my FanDuel daily picks. At each position, you’ll find  a slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two options with a few extras thrown in where possible.  I base each pick on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonight’s game.

This month, 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 short version is “more stars=more confidence.” On the final slide of the post, you can see my recent results at each level of confidence.  Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my 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 find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy.  At this point in the season, many of the star players are dealing with injuries, so make sure to check before the rosters lock at 7:00 to see if you need to make any adjustments based on availability. I’ll let you know on Twitter if my lineups need to be adjusted.

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.

Let’s jump into tonight’s preview as we get rolling with today’s FanDuel Daily picks.

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