Celebrate your holiday Monday with a huge day of NBA basketball by building your DFS fantasy basketball lineup with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a jam-packed day of NBA basketball. In all there are ten games on the schedule today with six this afternoon and four more tonight. In this versionĀ of my FanDuel Daily Picks, you can find my afternoon lineup on the final slide along withĀ my full analysis ofĀ the options in tonightās four-game slate.
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The marquee game of the night tips off at 8:00 PM ET on TNT as the Warriors and Cavaliers meet in their second rematch of last yearās NBA Finals. FanDuelās lineups will actually lock 30 minutes before that as the Nets and Raptors start the evening slat at 7:30 in Toronto. At 8:30, the Celtics are in Dallas to face the Mavericks, and the final game of the night is a nice Western Conference matchup between the Rockets and the Clippers tipping off at 10:30 PM also on TNT.
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.Ā Ā Iāve collectedĀ my favorite playersĀ for todayās contestsĀ on the following slides inĀ my FanDuel daily picks. At each position, youāll find Ā aĀ slide for high-salary options and a slide for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two optionsĀ with a few extras 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.
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 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 as well as my ābonusā lineup for this afternoonās contests.
In this post, all salary references and references to āfantasy pointsā refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring. Ā If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, 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 Check back before the 7:30 roster lock to makeĀ sure there are no surprise injuries, inactives, or opportunities that should affect your lineup.
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Itās time to get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for this Monday, January 18.
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