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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 1

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 30, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) celebrates after making a three point shot during the second half of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans won 105-103. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 30, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson (33) celebrates after making a three point shot during the second half of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans won 105-103. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /
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Monday night basketball means its time to get your DFS fantasy basketball game in gear with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.

Nov 8, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA welcomes February with a solid nine-game slate for this Monday night, February first. While the Warriors have the night off after back-to-back games, there is still plenty of drama and star-power to get us through the evening. To find the stars and sleepers I think deserve a place on you DFS fantasy basketball team, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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The first game of the night features LeBron James and the Cavs taking on Paul George and the Pacers which starts the competitions at 7:00 PM ET. At 7:30, the Pistons and Nets face off in Brooklyn while at 8:00, three games get underway as the Pelicans host Memphis, the Thunder host the Wizards, and the Hawks take on the Mavericks.  At 8:30, Orlando visits San Antonio followed at 9:00 by Raptors-Nuggets and Bulls-Jazz.  The final game of the night features DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings hosting the Bucks, but Cousins is considered questionable after leaving Friday’s game with a sprained left ankle.

Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, and Orlando are on the second night of back-to-back games while Toronto and Milwaukee are on the front half of their back-t0-backs.  Fatigue can sometimes mess with rotations, but is just one thing to consider as you make your selection from the 18 teams in action tonight.  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.

In January, I  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 more confidence. 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 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. Also on Twitter, I’ll give you the latest injury and availability news as we get ready for the action this evening.  If you’ve played DFS for a while, you know those last minute injury updates can sometimes make or break your evening.

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 start off the month right with a big DFS win with the shlep of these DraftKings daily picks.

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