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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-April 6

By Zachary Thompson

Apr 5, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) and guard C.J. McCollum (3) walk up the court during the fourth quarter of the game against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 115-107. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 5, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) and guard C.J. McCollum (3) walk up the court during the fourth quarter of the game against the Sacramento Kings at Sleep Train Arena. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Sacramento Kings 115-107. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Check out my DraftKings daily picks as you get your fantasy basketball lineups ready to roll for tonight’s eight great matchups.

Feb 1, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) guards Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Cavaliers won 111-106 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) guards Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Cavaliers won 111-106 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

With just about a week left in the NBA regular season, it’s crunch time for many of the teams as they try to spring to the finish.  Tonight, there are eight games in the NBA including several that have serious playoff implications.  Regardless of if your team is in or out of the playoffs, you can get in on the action with a good DFS fantasy basketball lineup for tonight with the help of my DraftKings daily picks which can be found on the following slides.

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All the competitions start tonight at 7:00 as the Cavs visit the Pacers while the Pistons are in Orlando.  The Pacers and Pistons are currently #7 and #8 in the Eastern Conference and enter tonight separated by just 0.5 games in the standings. Also at 7:00, in a game with much fewer playoff implications the Wizards host the Nets.  At 7:30, the other New York team tips off as the Knicks host the Hornets while at the same time the Pelicans finish their back-to-back road games by traveling to Boston to face the Celtics. At 9:30, one of the best matchups of the night features an important Lone Star state showdown as the Mavs host the Rockets. Right now, Dallas is in seventh in the Western Conference, one half-game ahead of Utah and one full game ahead of the Rockets.  Those three teams are battling for the last two playoff spots and tonight’s game could shake up the order if Houston can get a big road win.  The team just ahead of those three teams is the Trail Blazers who are two games up on Dallas and hosting the Thunder tonight at 10:00 in what would be a first-round matchup if the season ended today. The night wraps up with the second half of the Los Angeles home-and-home as the Clippers and Lakers meet for the second night in a row at STAPLES Center.

With those 16 teams taking the floor, there are a lot of situations to consider for my DraftKings daily picks tonight. To see the players that I think can help you to a big win, 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 new-look fantasy basketball hub.

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It’s time to tip off my DraftKings Daily picks for tonight starting with some big-name PG options you should take a look at for your lineup tonight.

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