FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 25

Today’s FanDuel daily picks highlight some of the great DFS fantasy basketball stars and sleepers to get in your lineup on this Thursday, February 25.

Feb 24, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left) talks with guard Stephen Curry (right) during the first half against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

The NBA has a solid six-game slate this Thursday which is actually quite a bit on what is typically a lighter night of the week. There’s no lack of star power tonight to be sure with Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, and Damian Lillard headlining the six games on tap for tonight. As you blend those stars with the sleepers you need to balance their salaries, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides for the players I think you should consider getting on your roster for tonight.

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The schedule gets underway and rosters will lock at 7:00 PM ET as the Warriors complete their Florida Swing with a stop in Orlando to complete their back-to-back. The Celtics and Bucks tip off at 7:30 in what should be a high-scoring game, and then the TNT double-header gets underway with the Pelicans and Anthony Davis visiting Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and the Thunder in OKC. At 9:00, there is some fantasy value to steal from a matchup of two bad teams as the 15-42 Nets face the 14-43 Suns in Phoenix. The final two games of the night feature some much better teams, though, with the Blazers hosting the Rockets in a matchup of teams fighting for the playoffs while the Spurs complete their back-to-back with a trip to Utah to take on the surging Jazz who are also now in the playoff hunt.

With those dozen teams taking the floor, there are some big names to choose from as well as some value bargains you can’t miss. To find the options I think are the best plays for tonight, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. My goal is to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home the cash tonight. In this post, 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 to show the strength of the pick. 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 a point-per-dollar basis). 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 tonight’s competition. I suggest you build your own team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to see my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

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. As everyone who owned Derrick Rose was reminded last night, FanDuel still doesn’t support late-switching, so your whole roster is set once the first games tip at 7:00. To do all you can to avoid the sting of a zero, check in on Twitter beforehand where I’ll tweet the latest injury and availability news while also letting you know of any roster adjustments that I’m forced to make.

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Time to get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for today starting with a few high-priced point guards.

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