DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 19
Tuesday’s DraftKings daily picks can help power you to a big night of DFS fantasy basketball with four NBA games on tap for tonight.
Although it seemed like it, not every team in the NBA played yesterday. With ten games on Martin Luther King Day, there were ten NBA teams that didn’t take the floor, but seven of them (along with New Orleans)will be in action tonight as we get back to work with four games on tonight’s schedule for our DFS fantasy basketball enjoyment. As you put together your lineup, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides to see the players I think will help you succeed tonight.
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Tonight’s action gets underway at 7:30 PM ET when the Bucks visit the Heat who are home after a long trip west. At 8:00, the Pelicans finish their back-t0-back as they face the Timberwolves in the Big Easy, and the night wraps up with two games starting at 9:00 as the Suns host the Pacers and the Thunder travel to Denver where Russell Westbrook will be going for his third straight triple-double. The Pelicans are the only one of tonight’s eight teams that also played yesterday while the Heat, Timberwolves, and Thunder are on the front side of their back-to-back as they turn around for another game tomorrow.
Fatigue is one factor to consider as you set your lineup for tonight, but there are lots of different ways to dissect tonight’s matchups. To see who I like the most, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides. 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.
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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 throughout the day on Twitter where I’ll do my best to get you all the developing injury situations and the latest on who is in and who is out of tonight’s games. If my lineups need to be adjusted I’ll update this post and also tweet out an update.
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There’s plenty to get to, so let’s get rolling with my DraftKings daily picks for this Tuesday night.
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