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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 9

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Evan Turner (11) dribbles against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Boston Celtics won 112-92. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Boston Celtics guard Evan Turner (11) dribbles against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Boston Celtics won 112-92. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA has a nice five-game slate for tonight, and you can get in on the DFS fantasy basketball action with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.

Feb 6, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) argues a call with official Brian Forte (45) while playing against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) argues a call with official Brian Forte (45) while playing against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA is celebrating Lunar New Year throughout the month and one of their big headliner games is the Warriors-Rockets matchup at ORACLE Arena tonight.  Expect to se plenty of Chinese characters (like those above) on uniforms tonight and some unique animals sprinkled throughout the advertising at the five games tonight as the Year of the Monkey begins.  The Rockets and Warriors are just two of the ten teams in action tonight which provide a solid slate of DFS fantasy basketball options.  To see the players I think you should target for tonight, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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There is an extra hour to finalize rosters tonight since the first games don’t tip off until 8:00 PM ET instead of the typical 7:00 start. Once they start they do get going quickly, though, with three games scheduled to tip off at 8:00. The Bucks host Boston in one of those contests while the Knicks play their first game since Derek Fisher was fired as they host the Wizards. The TNT double-header gets underway with the Spurs taking their talents to South Beach to face the Heat and concludes with the tasty Rockets-Warriors matchup at 10:30.  The only other game is a 8:30 tipoff between the Mavs and Jazz in a matchup of two teams that may end up fighting for the last few playoff spots in the Western Conference (currently the Mavs are #6 and the Jazz are #8).

To see the options I like for fantasy basketball from those ten teams, 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.

At the beginning of 2016, 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 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 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. I may be in and out this morning and afternoon on Twitter today since I’ll be digging out from the latest snowstorm to bury my New England home, but I’ll make sure I’m online from 7:00-8:00 for any last-minute lineup adjustments.  I’ll keep you up to date on any injury or availability updates throughout the day on Twitter as well.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful 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 starting with some pricey point guards for your consideration.

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