DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 8

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After two straight games of crazy-high production across the board, It hike the DFS fantasy basketball world should return to a more normal rate of scoring tonight with six solid games on the schedule for tonight. The six games ready to roll tonight don’t feature any major injury situations or players resting that we know of yet which is what has created the value and star-power that has resulted in so much scoring lately. Late scratches have changed things the last few days, though, so make sure to stay tuned throughout tonight’s games to adjust if necessary. We do get 30 minutes extra before tip-off time since competitions start at 7:30 PM ET tonight. Check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides to see who I think is ready to give you a big night tonight.

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The basketball action starts tonight at 7:30 with the only all-Eastern Conference matchup of the day as the Raptors host the Nets in Toronto in their third meeting of the season. At 8:00, the Timberwolves host the Spurs in a matchup of two teams that lost the first game of their back-to-back last night on the road. There are two games that tip off at 9:00 with the Knicks heading to Denver and the Hawks continuing their trip to the West as they take on the Jazz in Utah. At 10:00, we get the battle of two star PG’s as Damian Lillard and the Blazers host John Wall and the Wizards, and the night closes out with the Magic in LA to take on the Lakers in what should be a entertaining and high-scoring finale to the evening.

With those six matchups to break down, there are some nice stars and valuable sleepers to consider for your lineup tonight. To see the players I think are the best options for tonight, check out my DraftKings 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 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. Make sure to check back all night just in case their are late scratches, and take full advantage of DraftKings allowing you to make last-minutes changes to your roster since each player locks into place at the beginning of his game instead of at the beginning of the night (like on FanDuel).

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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 8

By Zachary Thompson | Mar 8, 2016

There are a dozen teams taking the floor tonight which sets up a big night of DFS Fantasy Basketball, so build your team with the help of my DraftKings daily picks.