DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 31

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The NBA closes out the weekend and the month with a solid seven-game schedule today including two games at STAPLES Center. The matinee in LA features the Clippers and the Bulls, and the Lakers play in the late game as part of the six games in the main competition window for DFS fantasy basketball. My DraftKings daily picks for today are from those 12 teams in action at 6:00 PM ET or later providing us plenty of options as we build our lineups for tonight.

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There are two games scheduled to tip off at 6:00 PM ET when the competitions begin as the Heat welcome in the Hawks and the Magic and Celtics finish their home-and-home in Orlando. At 7:00, the Suns finish their four-game road trip as they head to Dallas and face the Mavericks followed at 7:30 by Steph Curry and the Warriors making their annual trip to Madison Square Garden to take on Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks. At 9:00, NBATV has the Blazers and T-Wolves in their third meeting of the season, and the final game of the day is back in LA where the Hornets take on the Lakers to wrap upthe evening.

The Warriors are the only team playing for the second day in a row today, so fatigue won’t be a factor for most teams. There are some good options to consider from Golden State as well as the other 11 teams taking the floor. To see who I like the most, 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.

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 in short, more stars means less risk. On the final slide of the post, you can see my results for the month of January 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 lineup for today’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. I will also try to answer any roster questions sent my way via Twitter and get you injury updates and availability adjustments leading up to the 6:00 starts tonight.

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With a dozen teams in action, it should be a good night of hoops, so let’s jump right in with today’s DraftKings daily picks.

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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 31

By Zachary Thompson | Jan 31, 2016

Close out the month with a DFS fantasy basketball win with the help of my DraftKings daily picks for Sunday, January 31.