FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 16

The NBA starts the weekend with a busy ten-game slate this Friday night, so get your DFS fantasy basketball lineup set with today’s FanDuel daily picks.

For the first time this season New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) will go head-to-head with Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

It looks like it’s going to be another fun Friday for DFS fantasy basketball as Boogie, the Brow, and the Beard highlight a pretty solid slate of stars in tonight’s early-heavy ten-game schedule. If you’re going to be building a roster for tonight’s FanDuel competition, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides to see who I think you need to be sure to try and slide under your salary cap for tonight.

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After an 8:00 roster-lock last night, tonight’s fantasy rosters will be final at the typical 7:00 PM ET when the first two games of the night get underway. There are four games tipping off in the 7:00 hour and all feature Eastern Conference matchups–Pistons @ Wizards, Nets @ Magic, Hornets @ Celtics, and Hawks @ Raptors. The Western Conference joins the fun at 8:00 with Sacramento at Memphis while ESPN picks up an inter-conference matchup between two young teams showing promise as the Lakers visit the 76ers. Also at 8:00, the Clippers are in Miami, 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 late game of ESPN’s double-header at 10:30 which features the Mavericks traveling 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 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.

It’s time to get rolling with today’s FanDuel daily picks starting with the best big names to consider at your PG spot.