DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 20

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With no Kevin Love Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) and guard Kyrie Irving (2) are in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA has a jam-packed Tuesday schedule as the Christmas Day showcase looms this coming Sunday. For some people, that marks the start of the NBA season as the NFL wraps up. If you’re looking to get your DFS fantasy basketball game on, in the coming weeks check out my DraftKings daily picks that can help you identify which players you should target for your lineup each day. On tonight’s 11-game slate, there are lots of options to make today’s DraftKings daily picks from.

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The first two of those 11 games tip off at 7:00 when lineups will lock for the night. The Pelicans are in Philadelphia to face the 76ers and the Lakers are in Charlotte to take on the Hornets in those first two early games followed by Nets @ Raptors, Pacers @ Knicks, and Magic @ Heat at 7:30. At 8:00 three more games jump in on the action as the Celtics visit Memphis, the Cavs take on the Bucks, and the Spurs and Rockets meet in Houston. The last three games of the night are tipping off at 10:30 out West where the Clippers host the Nuggets, the Warriors welcome the Jazz, and the Kings take on the Trail Blazers in Sacramento. There are a lot of familiar rivalry-type matchups tonight, so there should be some close games, good finishes, and hopefully plenty of fantasy points. The Nuggets and Pacers are the only teams playing for the second night in a row tonight while the Cavs, Rockets, Grizzlies, Bucks, Pelicans, Trail Blazers, Kings, and Jazz all have to keep in mind they have a second half to their back-to-back on the schedule for tomorrow.

With 110 players starting in the 11 games tonight plus bench options, there are a ton of different ways that you can go tonight and look to make your way into the money. I’ve put together my favorite players and matchups for the day 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. This post isn’t a place to just get a copy-and-paste lineup since there are plenty of places that will sell you that. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players that you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineup and use it as a place to get started.

Just one more quick 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 get ready for tonight’s basketball bonanza with today’s DraftKings daily picks from the PG position where there’s some great value to try and add.

DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 20

By Zachary Thompson | Dec 20, 2016

Tuesday is going to be a busy DFS fantasy basketball night with 22 teams available to pick from for today’s DraftKings daily picks.