DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 18

It’s a star-studded night in the NBA setting up a fun night of DFS fantasy basketball with my DraftKings daily picks.

Feb 25, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with guard Russell Westbrook (0) after scoring against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of a game at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Thunder 123-119. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Like last night, the NBA has eight games lined up for tonight starting at 7:00 PM ET and carrying us through the evening. Tonight’s games are packed with stars in good situations to succeed, so you’ll nee to be selective as you build your DFS fantasy basketball lineup. Getting the right blend of stars, sleepers, and midrange plays is always the key, and to help you find good options at every price point check out my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Two games tip off the action tonight at 7:00 as the 76ers host the Thunder and the Magic welcome in LeBron and the Cavs. At 7:30, the Raptors and Celtics meet at the Gahhhden in a matchup of the current #2 and #4 teams in the East. At the same time, there’s a clash of the titans in Detroit where Boogie Cousins and the Kings take on Andre Drummond and the Pistons. Two more games get underway at 8:00 when the Blazers finish their back-to-back in New Orleans and the Rockets hosting the Timberwolves in a defense-optional, high-scoring game in Houston. At 8:30, the Warriors head to Dallas where they picked up one of their few losses this season, and in the nightcap, the Lakers host the Suns at 10:30 in LA.

With those 16 teams in action, there are a lot of good options to consider. To see the players I think are ready to help you get a win 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. 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.

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Let’s start the weekend right with some big numbers from my DraftKings daily picks for tonight.

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