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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 12

By Zachary Thompson

Feb 19, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams (2) is congratulated by guard Nicolas Batum (5) after scoring during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Charlotte won 98-95. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 19, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams (2) is congratulated by guard Nicolas Batum (5) after scoring during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Charlotte won 98-95. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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There are some great DFS fantasy basketball options tonight in the NBA’s nine games, so stock your lineup with my DraftKings daily picks.

Feb 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates with teammate guard Jrue Holiday (11) after making a three point shot during the fourth quarter. Davis scored 59 point at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pelicans defeated the Pistons 111-106. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) celebrates with teammate guard Jrue Holiday (11) after making a three point shot during the fourth quarter. Davis scored 59 point at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pelicans defeated the Pistons 111-106. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports /

While college basketball is dominating the headlines, the NBA continues to push into the stretch run as well with ten games today and nine in the main DFS competition tonight. If you’re getting a DraftKings team ready for the full NBA night, check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides to find the players that I think are ready to help you to a DFS victory .

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The first games of the night tip off at 7:00 PM ET after a matinee in Dallas featuring the Pacers and Mavs this afternoon. The first wave of games tonight includes the Rockets traveling to Charlotte in a game that should be one of the most high-scoring of the night, the Heat finish a tough back-to-back by heading to Toronto, and the banged-up76ers welcome the Pistons.  At 7:30, the Hawks take on the under-manned but still winning Grizzlies while the Pelicans visit Milwaukee to face the Bucks.  In the ABC primetime matchup of the week, the Spurs welcome in Oklahoma City at 8:30 in a possible playoff series preview. At 9:30, we get a game  between two teams who are currently outside the playoffs but trying to battle their way in to a playoff spot as the Nuggets host the Wizards. The night wraps up with a pair of games from the West Coast as the Magic head to Portland and the Warriors welcome in the Suns.

With 18 teams taking the floor in tonight’s competition, there are lots of great options to pick from for you fantasy lineup. To see my favorite players and how I’m building my personal lineups, 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. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, you’ll find two slides per position in this post–one with high-salary options and one with high-value options. Each slide contains at least two options 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. At this point in the season, rest and injuries are starting to keep players out of games on a regular basis. It’s vital that you stay tuned throughout the day or at least check in before tip-off to catch nay last minute inactives or players who are going to bet on opportunity to step up due to injuries to other players on their team.

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 DraftKings 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.

With those preliminaries out of the way, let’s get rolling with today’s DraftKings Daily picks.

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