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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 18

By Zachary Thompson

January 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) scores a basket against Miami Heat during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
January 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) scores a basket against Miami Heat during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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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.

December 25, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30, left) dribbles the basketball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) 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 Stephen Curry (30, left) dribbles the basketball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) 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 /

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 version of my FanDuel Daily Picks, you can find my afternoon lineup on the final slide along with my full analysis of the options in tonight’s 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 year’s NBA Finals. FanDuel’s 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.  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 as well as my “bonus” lineup for this afternoon’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.  Check back before the 7:30 roster lock to make sure there are no surprise injuries, inactives, or opportunities that should affect your lineup.

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.

It’s time to get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for this Monday, January 18.

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