DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 16

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Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) is in Friday’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA tips off another fun weekend of action with 20 teams taking the floor on Friday, December 16 as we continue to make our way to the big Christmas Day showcase and the even-bigger 14-game bonanza next Friday on December 23. DraftKings continues to run great specials and competitions throughout the holidays, and you can get your team in tonight’s contests with the help of my DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Tonight’s games tip off at the usual 7:00 PM ET. There are four games tipping off at 7:00 and 7:30 with eight teams from the Eastern Conference matchups–Pistons @ Wizards, Nets @ Magic, Hornets @ Celtics, and Hawks @ Raptors. The Western Conference jumps in at 8:00 with Sacramento at Memphis while ESPN starts its double-header with a matchup of two young teams showing promise as the Lakers visit the 76ers. Also at 8:00, the Clippers take their talents to South Beach, the Pelicans visit the Rockets, and the Bulls and Bucks complete their back-to-back, home-and-home two game series. There are no games tipping after 8:00 until the final game of the night concludes the ESPN double-header at 10:30 when the Mavericks head to Utah to face the Jazz. Just a quick reminder that the Bulls, Bucks, and Pelicans are playing for the second night in a row while the Hawks, Hornets, Pistons, Rockets, and Lakers are turning around for another game tomorrow.

With those ten games taking place across the country, 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 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 each day in my DraftKings daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to 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.

Let’s jump right into our DraftKings daily picks for tonight starting with the best options atthe top of the PG pool .

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 16

By Zachary Thompson | Dec 16, 2016

Friday night has a nice 10-game DFS fantasy basketball schedule, so get your team in the game with the help of these DraftKings daily picks.