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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 10

By Zachary Thompson

Mar 8, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) dribbles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 8, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) dribbles in the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng (5) at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my FanDuel daily picks for the best DFS fantasy basketball plays from tonight’s four solid NBA matchups.

Dec 2, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) and guard Kyle Lowry (7) battle Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) for a rebound during the second half at Philips Arena. The Raptors defeated the Hawks 96-86. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) and guard Kyle Lowry (7) battle Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) for a rebound during the second half at Philips Arena. The Raptors defeated the Hawks 96-86. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

After last night’s nine-game fantasy basketball bonanza, the schedule settles down a little bit tonight with just four games on the schedule for this Thursday highlighted by a TNT double-header.  Whether you’ll be locked into both nationally televised games, focusing on just one, or unable to catch either, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the hoops tonight including putting together your DFS fantasy basketball team. To help you know the players to target for tonight, check out my FanDuel daily picks from tonight’s games on the following slides.

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Lineups lock tonight at 7:30 when an interesting Eastern Conference game tips us off as the Hawks head north of the border to take on the Raptors. This could potentially be an opening round playoff series preview since Toronto is #2 right now in the Eastern Conference while the Hawks are currently lined up at #5. The TNT coverage starts at 8:00 as the Spurs host the Bulls in San Antonio followed in Game Two by Lebron and the Cavs finishing their back-to-back with a matchup at STAPLES Center against the Lakers.  The other game on the schedule tonight is a Western Conference battle of two teams who are out of the race as the Suns visit Denver to take on the Nuggets.

With those eight teams in action there’s a nice blend of stars and sleepers to consider for tonight.  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. With Jimmy Butler already ruled out, there aren’t a ton of injury questions for tonight although I’ll keep you up to date on any late-breaking lineup news 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 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.

Time to get rolling with my FanDuel daily picks for this Thursday starting at the all-important point guard position.

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