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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 31

By Zachary Thompson

March 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) moves the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye (9) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
March 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Cole Aldrich (45) moves the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers forward Channing Frye (9) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Get your DFS fantasy basketball team assembled and ready to roll out this Thursday with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.

Mar 24, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) drives to the basket during the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center. Brooklyn won 104-95. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2016; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Sean Kilpatrick (6) drives to the basket during the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center. Brooklyn won 104-95. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA closes out the month with a solid six-game slate this Thursday, March 31. With a dozen teams in action, there are plenty of stars and sleepers to consider for your DFS fantasy basketball lineup tonight.  To see the players I think are in too good a place to pass up, check out my FanDuel daily picks from all of tonight’s action.

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The games tonight get off to a fast start with three 7:00 PM ET tip-offs starting the night off right.  The Pacers host the Magic, the Cavs try to avenge their loss to the Nets, and the Rockets welcome in the Bulls in those three 7:00 starts.  At 8:00, the Nuggets visit New Orleans as both teams try to scramble to fill out their rotation amidst a host of injuries. At 9:30 the Thunder host the Clippers who will be resting their stars, and the night closes out with a game that has playoff implications for both conferences as the Blazers host the Celtics.

With LA resting stars, the Pelicans injury outbreak, and several important playoff games, it should be an interesting fantasy basketball night.  To see the options that I think can deliver for you 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. 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 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. I will make sure to keep you up to date on any changes to availability throughout the day, and let you know if I need to tweak my lineups at all before tonight’s rosters lock at 7:00.

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.

There are plenty of options from the dozen teams in action tonight, so let’s jump in to today’s FanDuel daily picks.

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