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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 26

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 27, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) and guard Damian Lillard (0) high five after a basket against the Memphis Grizzlies during the fourth quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) and guard Damian Lillard (0) high five after a basket against the Memphis Grizzlies during the fourth quarter in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my DraftKings daily picks highlighting the best stars and sleepers for DFS fantasy basketball in tonight’s eight NBA matchups.

Jan 22, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Russell Westbrook (0) react during the second half against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 22, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Russell Westbrook (0) react during the second half against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a star-studded eight matchups for us on this Tuesday night including the Thunder making their annual trip to Madison Square Garden and DeMarcus Cousins trying to continue his reign of dominance out West.  The 16 teams taking the floor tonight give us a solid slate of options for DFS fantasy basketball, and you can start your lineup with my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The first two games of the night tip off at 7:00 PM ET when the Pacers and Clippers meet in Indiana and two of the worst teams in the league meet as the Suns visit the 76ers.  At 7:30, three more games get going as the Knicks host the Thunder, the Wizards and Toronto meet for the fourth time this season, and the Nets host the Heat.  The Bucks and Magic continue the Eastern Conference competitions at 8:00 before the focus shifts to the West Coast for the two late games  At 10:00, the Kings have to try and bounce back from last night’s brutal double-overtime loss as they visit the Blazers in Portland, and in the final game of the day the Lakers host the Mavericks.

It’s important to note that Miami, Orlando, Sacramento, and Washington play for the second day in a row tonight, so make sure to take that into consideration when assembling your lineups. To see who I like from those four teams and the other dozen teams taking the court, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides. You’ll find two slides per position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two selections with 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.

Since the start of 2016,  I also have been ranking 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 results for the last three weeks 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 today’s contests.

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’m at a conference this week away from my normal routine, but I’ll do my best to check Twitter as often as I can and get you updates as well on injury status of key players. I’ll also make sure to get you any lineup changes before the action starts at 7:00 PM ET.

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 going with today’s DraftKings daily picks where there are some high-priced stars and some high-value sleepers.

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