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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 7

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 5, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) dribbles the ball against Sacramento Kings small forward Rudy Gay (8, left) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 5, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard (2) dribbles the ball against Sacramento Kings small forward Rudy Gay (8, left) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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The NBA starts the week with seven games on tap for tonight, and you can get in on the DFS fantasy basketball action with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.

Mar 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) is defended by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the NBA game at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) is defended by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the NBA game at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /

There are seven games lined up for this evening in the NBA including the Warriors looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss in LA yesterday. While Golden State hosting Orlando is probably the most compelling storyline tonight, there are some nice games to take us up to that 10:30 tipoff and also provide us with a great pool of players to build our DFS fantasy basketball teams from. To see the players I like the most tonight, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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Lineups lock on FanDuel at 7:00 PM ET when the contests for tonight get under with three games tipping off. Paul George and the Pacers host Kawhi Leonard and the Spurs at 7:00 while the Hornets welcome in the Timberwolves and the Grizzlies visit Cleveland. At 8:00, two more games tip off as the Bulls and Bucks meet in an important Eastern Conference matchup, and “Boogie” and “The Brow” face off in the Big Easy. At 8:30, we get a possible playoff preview as the Clippers visit Dallas, and then at 10:30 the final game of the night features the Warriors looking to bounce back at home as they take on the visiting Magic who gave them a good game in Orlando two weeks ago.

With those 14 teams taking the floor, we have a good group of options to select our players from for our DFS fantasy basketball team.  To see the players I think are the best options 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 a win for your team tonight. To help you realize that goal, you’ll find two slides per position in this post–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 customized 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. It’s vital at this time of year to stay up to date on who’s in and who’s out on any given night, and with the Mavericks needing overtime last night who knows what Dallas will do against LA tonight. With players nursing injuries and needing rest, I’ll keep you up to date on the latest availability issues tonight leading up to the 7:00 roster lock. Twitter is the best way to monitor updates, but I’ll also do my best to update my lineup here if things change before tip-off.

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 FanDuel 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.

It’s time to start another week of FanDuel daily picks, so let’s jump in to tonight’s high-salary PG.

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