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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 18

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 9, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) high fives guard Kyle Lowry (7) after a score against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Raptors won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) high fives guard Kyle Lowry (7) after a score against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half at Wells Fargo Center. The Raptors won 108-95. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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A huge day of NBA basketball is on tap this Monday, and you can get your DFS fantasy basketball roster set with the help of these DraftKings daily picks.

December 25, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11, right) shoots the basketball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23, left) in the fourth quarter of a NBA basketball game on Christmas at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 89-83. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
December 25, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11, right) shoots the basketball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23, left) in the fourth quarter of a NBA basketball game on Christmas at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 89-83. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has an appropriate celebration lined up for today’s  Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I agree with this NBA.com preview that bills today as the second national basketball holiday, and hope you get a chance to enjoy  some or all of the ten games on the schedule with four on national TV. In this version of my DraftKings Daily Picks, I’ll focus on the four games tonight, but you can find my afternoon lineup on the final slide of the post as well. 

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The headline game of the day tips off at 8:00 PM ET on TNT as the Warriors and Cavaliers meet in their second rematch of last year’s NBA Finals. The nighttime contest on DraftKings starts 30 minutes before that game with a 7:30 tip-off between the Nets and Raptors in Toronto as the Raps play their first game back in North American after a quick trip to the UK.  In the other two games of the night, the Celtics are in Dallas to face the Mavericks at 8:30, and the last game of the night is a nice Western Conference matchup between the Rockets and the Clippers tipping off at 10:30 PM in the second game of TNT’s double-header.

With those eight teams in action this evening there are several different ways you can go go build your lineup and plenty of star power to consider.  I’ve collected my top options on the following slides in my DraftKings 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 gist of it 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 as well as my “bonus” lineup for this afternoon’s games.

In this post, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to DraftKings pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for FanDuel, 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.  I’ll also keep you up to date on Twitter with the latest injury and lineup news so that you have the latest info as you finalize you picks for however you choose to play this Monday.

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 DraftKings 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 get started with my DraftKings daily picks for tonight’s games and remember this afternoon’s lineup is at the end of the post as well.

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