FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 19

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Dallas Mavericks guard Seth Curry (30) is in my FanDuel daily picks lineup for today. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Celebrate Saturday with tonight’s eight-game schedule in the NBA. There are plenty of players to choose from as you assemble your nine-man lineup for DFS fantasy basketball from the 16 teams taking the floor tonight. To see who makes sense for your lineup, check out these FanDuel Daily picks for Saturday, November 19.

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There is one NBA game that starts earlier tonight, but the Jazz-Rockets matchup isn’t in the main FanDuel competition, so I’ll focus on the contests that lock at 7:00 in today’s FanDuel daily picks. At 7:00, four games tip off: Celtics @ Pistons, Hornets @ Pelicans, Heat @ Wizards, and Mavericks @ Magic. At 7:30, a “bargain bin” special gets underway in Philadelphia as the Sixers host the Suns. The NBATV double-header starts at 8:00 as the T-Wolves visit the Grizzlies in Memphis. The Warriors swing through Milwaukee at 8:30 to face the Bucks, and in the last game of the night the Clippers host the Bulls which is the second feature game on NBATV.

One thing to make sure to keep your eye on every night for DFS is who is playing in back-to-back games since that can dramatically shift any team’s rotation. There are nine teams that are playing for the second night in a row: the Celtics, the Hornets, the Clippers, the Mavericks, the Pistons, the Warriors, the Grizzlies, the Pelicans, and the Suns. Make sure to check back before tip-off to see if any of their stars are resting or playing reduced minutes as a result. Since tomorrow is a pretty light schedule (six games) only the Jazz and Bulls have to work about turning around and playing again tomorrow.

With eight games to choose from, there are lots of players to consider for your roster tonight. 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.

With those pre-tip festivities out of the way, let’s get today’s FanDuel daily picks underway with a look at the high-priced PG for this Saturday.

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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-November 19

By Zachary Thompson | Nov 19, 2016

With eight games this Saturday night, the NBA gives us a solid slate of DFS fantasy basketball options for today’s FanDuel daily picks.