The NBA Playoffs keep right on rolling through the middle of the week, and thereās another two-game window starting tonight giving us a chance to play fantasy basketball with the help of my FanDuel daily picks.
The Conference Finals got underway last night with an exciting and dramatic Game 1 in Oakland. Since the two Conference Finals are alternating nights, it looks like weāll continue to get a daily two-day fantasy basketball competition on most of the DFS fantasy basketball sites. Ā Today, we get a two-day window including Game 1 of the Eastern Conference and tomorrowās Game 2 of the Western Conference which is where Iāll make my picks from inĀ todayās FanDuel daily picks.
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Lineups will lock for tonightās contests at 8:30 PM ET when Cavs look to keep things rolling as they welcome in the Raptors. Ā Cleveland has yet to lose this postseason while the Raptors have been pushed to the max in both their first two round series. Tomorrow, we get a great Game 2 in Oakland as the Warriors try to even their series with the ThunderĀ after Oklahoma City stole Game 1 with a big second half comeback.
Those four Conference finalists once again give us a solid group of players to pick from in the Tuesday/Wednesday 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.
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Itās a star-studded group at PG once again the next few days, so letās get start offĀ with some high-priced PG in my FanDuel daily picks for Tuesday/Wednesday.
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