FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 15

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) makes Thursday’s Fanduel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a schedule exactly half as crowded last last night’s ten-game hoops hysteria. With just ten teams on the floor tonight, fantasy owners gets an extra hour to prepare before the FanDuel competitions start at 8:00 PM ET tonight. To help you get your lineup assembled, start by checking out today’s FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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The first two games on the schedule for tonight tip at 8:00 as the Pacers visit the Pelicans and the Bucks welcome in the Bulls. At 9:00, two more games get going as the Suns host San Antonio and the Blazers take on the Nuggets in Denver. The final game of the night starts at 10:30 when the Warriors host the Knicks in the final game of TNT’s double-header. As you analyze your options, take note that the Pacers and Spurs are playing for the second night in a row while the Bulls, Bucks, and Pelicans will turn around for the second half of their back-to-back set tomorrow.

With ten teams taking the floor, there are definitely some good matchups for DFS fantasy basketball. I’ve collected my favorite options for you to check out on the next few slides in today’s 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 each day in my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to 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.

Let’s start off today’s FanDuel daily picks by taking a look at the big-money PG’s who make sense for your lineup tonight.

FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 15

By Zachary Thompson | Dec 15, 2016

The NBA has a handful of matchups on the schedule tonight for DFS fantasy basketball players, so check out today’s FanDuel daily picks to build your team.