FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 26

Don’t let a post-Christmas Monday get you in a funk, use these FanDuel daily picks to bring you some DFS fantasy basketball success.

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) are both good options in tonight’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

The NBA had a very merry Christmas yesterday with five solid games giving us plenty to enjoy around whatever other festivities were on the schedule. Tonight, the NBA is back in action with a full slate of 11 games to help you over any post-holiday blues you’re feeling this Monday. To help you get your DFS fantasy basketball lineup fired up and ready to roll, check out my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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The games get underway at 7:00 PM ET tonight as the NBA and DFS fantasy basketball world settle back into their usual rhythm. There are a pair of games at 7:00 featuring the Bucks at the Wizards and the Grizzlies at the Magic followed at 7:30 by the Nets hosting the Hornets and the Pistons welcoming in the Cavs. At 8:00, four more games join the fray highlighted by the Bulls welcoming the Pacers on NBATV while the Mavs visit New Orleans, the Suns take on the Rockets, and the T-Wolves host the Hawks. In the three West Coast games, the Blazers host Toronto at 10:00 followed by the Nuggets and Clippers and the 76ers and Kings at 10:30. Remember as you fill out your lineup that the Bulls, Cavs, Clippers, and Timberwolves are playing for the second day in a row while the Mavs, Rockets, and Grizz are on the front half of their back-to-backs.

With a full 11-game slate, there are lots of options to consider for your fantasy team today, so I’ve selected my favorites on the following slides to give you a good place to get started. To see who I think are the top options based on form and matchup, scroll through my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. 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 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.

Hopefully, today’s FanDuel daily picks can build on a solid Christmas day performance and help us start the last work week of 2016 with a win. Let’s jump right in!