Two Game 1ās of the Conference Finals start off the week with a flourish in the NBA Playoffs, so get your fantasy basketball lineup set for Monday and Tuesday with my FanDuel daily picks.
Unless youāre a Spurs fan, the NBA Playoffs have worked out pretty well setting up a pair of solid Conference Finals series featuring the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference and the first and third in the Western Conference. Ā The action starts tonight at 9:00 PM ET with Game 1 in Oakland and tomorrowās Game 1 tips in Cleveland at 8:30. Ā Those two Game 1ās are the focus of the Monday/Tuesday DFS fantasy basketball competition which is where Iāll make my picks from for todayās FanDuel daily picks.
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Lineups will lock for tonightās contests at 9:00 PM ET when the Thunder open up their series at ORACLE Arena against the Warriors. Ā Golden State has had nearly a week off to prepare and recover while the Thunder are coming in off a huge win over the Spurs in Round 2. Tomorrow, the Cavs host the Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals after sweeping through the first two rounds 8-0 while Toronto has had to battle to a pair of Game 7ās and enter the Conference Finals 8-6 in the postseason.
Those four Conference finalists give us a solid group of players to pick from in the Monday/Tuesday contests. My goal in this daily post throughout the season has beenĀ 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 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 todayāsĀ game.
I rank my picks every morningĀ 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 Iām putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for todayāsĀ competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but youāre 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 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 theĀ 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. Iāll also let you know on Twitter if there are any changes to my lineup for tonight especially with the Andrew Bogut situation in question up front for the Warriors.
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Hopefully, these FanDuel daily picks can help us start the week with a win, so letās get going with some high-priced PG plays in the competition starting tonight.
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