FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-December 28

A ten-game schedule in the NBA sets up a big night of DFS fantasy basketball, so build your lineup with today’s FanDuel daily picks.

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) is in tonight’s FanDuel daily picks as he takes on the Golden State Warriors and guard Stephen Curry. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

After post-holiday travel issues (seriously, who would have thought?) sidelined me for yesterday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions, I’m back on the East Coast and ready to fire up my FanDuel daily picks for this Wednesday. The NBA is set up for a fun night as well with a total of 20 teams taking the floor on this Wednesday, December 28.

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Tonight’s action tips off at 7:00 when lineups lock for the evening as the Wizards host the Pacers and the Magic welcome in the Hornets. At 7:30, two more All-Eastern Conference games get started when the Hawks host New York and the Pistons welcome in the Bucks. At 8:00, the NBATV double-header tips off as the Pelicans take on the Clippers while at the same time the Bulls and Nets meet in Chicago. At 8:30, the Suns are in San Antonio to take on the Spurs while in other Western Conference matchup the T-Wolves face the Nuggets and the Blazers take on the Kings. In the final game of the day, the Raptors visit the Warriors by the Bay to finish up the night and the NBATV double-header with what should be a good matchup. As you make out your roster, make sure to remember that the Hornets, Suns, and Raptors have games on the schedule for tomorrow, but in good news, none of tonight’s teams are playing for the second night in a row.

With ten games and 100 NBA starters tonight, there are a lot of different ways to assemble your DFS fantasy basketball roster. To help you find the right options, 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.

There are plenty of players to take a look at tonight, so let’s jump right in to tonight’s FanDuel daily picks.