Celebrate Friday night in the NBA by building your DFS fantasy basketball team with the help of my FanDuel daily picks for the February 26.
Itās been a busy week in the NBA, and there are eight more tasty matchups to close out the work week tonight. With 16 teams taking the floor, we have plenty of options to consider as we build our DFS fantasy basketball teams. To see the players I think are lined up for success tonight, check out my FanDuel daily picks onĀ the following slides.
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We start tonight with five games pitting Eastern Conference foes against each other. Ā FanDuel rosters will lock at the typical 7:00 PM ET tipoff as the Wizards head to Philly to take on the 76ers and the Pacers host the Hornets. Ā At 7:30, the top two teams in the East square off as the Raptors and Cavs meet north of the border in Toronto. Ā At the same time in New York, the Knicks will take on the Magic who hung with the Warriors but ultimately became Golden Stateās latest victims last night. Ā At 8:00, in the final Eastern Conference game, the Bulls take on the Hawks in Atlanta in the first game of ESPNās double-header. Ā It should be a good, competitive game since the two teams currently sit sixth and seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Later in the evening, the attention shifts to the three Western Conference matchups on tap for tonight. Ā At 8:30, the Nuggets visit big D to take on the Mavericks followed at 10:00 by the Kings hosting the Clippers. The night wraps up with the Lakers and Grizzlies meeting in LA as the teams face off for the second time this week and serve as the nightcap for the DFS day as well as for the ESPN double-header.
With those 16Ā teams taking the floor, there are some big names to choose from as well as some nice sleepers to consider. To find the options I think are the best plays for tonight, check out myĀ 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, youāll find two slides per positionāone forĀ high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each slide contains at least two selectionsĀ with extras thrown in where possible. Ā I base each pickĀ on the currentĀ form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in tonightās game.
At the beginning of 2016, I Ā 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).Ā OnĀ 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 Iām putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for tonightās competition. I suggest you build your own team with the players you like the most, but youāre welcome to see my lineups and use them as a place to get started.
In this post, all salary references and references to āfantasy pointsā refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring. Ā If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on ourĀ fantasy basketball hub.
If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our Fansided fantasyĀ coverage, you can leaveĀ them at the bottom of the page in the comments section. Ā For an even quickerĀ response, you can find me throughout the day onĀ TwitterĀ @FansidedFantasy.Ā RememberĀ your entire lineup will lock on FanDuel at 7:00, so check back leading up to that time to see if there are any injury or availability updates that you need to factor in to your decisions. Iāll let you know the latest on Twitter and also give you updates if I have to adjust my lineup at all.
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Letās get going with Fridayās FanDuel daily picks starting at the point.
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