FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 12

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New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) and Bucks forward Jabari Parker (12) are both in my FanDuel daily picks for this Saturday. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

While College Football still has plenty going on today to dominate the sports’ landscape, the NBA is ready to carve out its own piece of the pie with a massive 11-game Saturday night schedule. If you’re planning on jumping into any of the DFS fantasy basketball contests on FanDuel tonight, check out today’s FanDuel daily picks to find out who I think you should target as you start putting your lineup together.

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Tonight’s schedule isn’t only crowded by the number of games, but also by how tightly packed they are on the schedule. Two games get us started at 7:00 PM ET which is when rosters lock for the night. Those matchups feature the Celtics in Indiana to take on the Pacers and the Pelicans taking on the Lakers. At 7:30, two more games tip off as the Raptors host the Knicks and the 76ers look to win their second game in a row as they visit the Hawks. After those four appetizers, six games tip off at 8:00 or 8:e0 including the Rockets-Spurs for the second time this week, the Clippers-Timberwolves, and Wizards-Buls. The last two games of the night tip at 9:00 as the Nuggets take not he Pistons on NBATV and the Suns welcome in Brooklyn out West. There are a ton of teams on the second half of back-to-back games–the Celtics, Clippers, Pistons, Pacers, Knicks, Sixers, Spurs, Raptors, Jazz, and Wizards. The Nuggets, T-Wolves, Lakers, and Suns are all scheduled to complete their turnarounds tomorrow after taking on their opponent tonight.

To help you sort through the teams in tonight’s eight games, I’ve put together my favorite fantasy plays on the next few slides in my FanDuel daily picks. My goal each day is to give you the information you need to build your own customized lineup to get you a win however you participate in DFS contests. In order to help you find what you need, I’ve separated my picks by position and price. You’ll find two slides per position–the first slide will feature the best high-salary options followed by some high-value options which cost less but still offer solid returns. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.

I rank my picks for each contest using stars after each explanation to show the relative 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 personal lineup for today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

Just a reminder that in my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer 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 the fantasy basketball hub. If you have any questions or are looking for any updates as the games get closer, follow @FansidedFantasy on Twitter. I’ll also use that account to tweet out links when we add new stories to the fantasy basketball hub.

There are a ton of great plays in today’s FanDuel daily picks so let’s jump right in to see who makes sense for your lineup tonight..

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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 12

By Zachary Thompson | Nov 12, 2016

There are a ton of selections for your DFS fantasy basketball team from the 22 teams taking the floor tonight. Find the best options here in the FanDuel daily picks.