Saturday is another jam-packed night of DFS fantasy basketball with nineĀ games on the schedule, so build your team with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.
On the eve of Selection Sunday, college basketball will get plenty of attention throughout the day, but donāt overlook the NBA that also has an over-stuffed schedule today with nineĀ games on tap for tonight. You ca get in on the action tonight by building your DFS fantasy basketball team for one of the many FanDuel competitions. To help you find the best options, Iāve put together my FanDuel daily picks for this Saturday on the following slides highlightingĀ who I think is in a place to help you and why I think theyāll step up.
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The first games of the night get started at 7:00 PM ET which is when rosters for the day will lock in place. Ā Hopefully we have a good idea at that point whoās in and whoās out since FanDuel still doesnāt support late-swapping. Ā The first wave of games starting at 7:00 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 76ers welcome the Pistons. Ā At 7:30, the Hawks take on the under-manned but still winning Grizzlies while the Pelicans visit Milwaukee. Ā In the ABC game of the night, the Spurs welcome in Oklahoma City at 8:30 in a possible playoff series preview followed at 9:30 by a game between two teams who are currently outside the playoffs but trying to battle their way in toĀ 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 so many teams in action, there are a ton of great options to pick from for you fantasy lineup. To see my favoriteĀ players and how Iām building my personal lineups, 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 a win for your team tonight. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need,Ā youāll find two slides per position in this postāone withĀ high-salary options and one withĀ high-value options. Each slide contains at least two optionsĀ 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 customized 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 FanDuelĀ 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. As we get to this point in the season, there are a number of fantasy-impacting injuries and rest situations to keep an eye on heading into tonightās games. Iāll keep you up to date on Twitter with updates throughout the day and definitely be online in the final hour before rosters lock.
If you find myĀ picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketballĀ posts each morning, the easiest way to find the FanDuelĀ daily picks is to drop a bookmark on ourĀ fantasy basketball hubĀ or follow on Twitter where Iāll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.
Letās get going with my FanDuel daily picks from a very busy night in the NBA.
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