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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-April 22

Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) defends the shot of Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs beat the Pistons 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) defends the shot of Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs beat the Pistons 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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The NBA Playoffs have three more Game 3’s on tap for this Friday night, so get your DFS fantasy basketball team ready for action with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.

Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) defends the shot of Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs beat the Pistons 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) defends the shot of Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) during the fourth quarter in game one of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs beat the Pistons 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

The Pistons, Celtics, and Grizzlies are playing for their season in many ways tonight as they look to avoid 0-3 deficits as they host the Hawks, Spurs, and Cavs. Ā Those three games give us a solid pool of NBA talent to pick from for DFS fantasy basketball today, so get your team in on the action by checking out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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We have another 7:00 PM ET roster lock tonight which for FanDuel which is when the Pistons and Cavs get things underway on ESPN. At 8:00 on ESPN2, the Celtics and Hawks tip off at TD Garden followed by the Grizzlies and Spurs at 9:30 in the final game of the night. Ā Do any of the home teams have a chance to get a win like Houston did last night? I think whether they win or not, we should at least get more competitive games, now that the lower seeds are at home.

Check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides to see the players I think deserve a look as you build your lineup tonight. My goal is to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home a win for your team. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need,Ā you’ll find two slides per position in this post–one 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 today’sĀ game.

I rank my picks each day 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). 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 today’sĀ competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check outĀ my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

In my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to ā€œfantasy 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 theĀ fantasy basketball hub.

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Let’s jump right in to tonight’s FanDuel daily picks starting with the expensive PG options who I think are worth a look.

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