DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 14

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) is under 11K in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has some fun games on tap for tonight to help you start your work week with a win. There are plenty of big-name stars rolling out tonight with some nice sleepers to help balance out your lineup under your salary cap. To check out the players I think you should take a look at for tonight’s contests, scroll through my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Remember that DraftKings doesn’t allow for late-swapping any more, so you’ll need to finalize your lineup by 7:00 PM ET when the first game of the night tips off in Indiana where the Pacers host the Magic. At 7:30, two more games get underway including Russell Westbrook leading the Thunder to the Motor City to face the Pistons while the Mavericks head to the New York to take on the Knicks. The two 8:00 tips are the Celtics in New Orleans and the NBATV game of the night which is the Sixers and Joel Embiid visiting the Rockets led by James Harden. At 8:30, the Spurs are hosting the Heat followed at 9:00 by the Jazz coming home to take on the Grizzlies. The final game of the night should be an interesting one as well as the Nets look to steal a win on the West Coast as they take on the red-hot L.A. Clippers. The Thunder and Magic are playing for the second day in a row while the Nets and Heat have to keep in mind that they also have a game on the schedule for tomorrow.

To help you sort through the teams in those eight games, I’ve put together my favorite fantasy plays on the next few slides in my DraftKings 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 DraftKings daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer 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 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.

With those reminders out of the way, it’s time to get rolling with today’s DraftKings daily picks by looking at the expensive PG to target for tonight.

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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 14

By Zachary Thompson | Nov 14, 2016

The NBA is here to save your Monday with a solid 8-game slate for DFS fantasy basketball tonight, and you can get your lineup set with these DraftKings daily picks.