DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 10

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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) is in today’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

Check out today’s DraftKings daily picks to help you build your DFS fantasy basketball lineups for a busy 9-game slate on this Tuesday, January 10.

The NBA had a light night with three games last night, but they’re back to full strength tonight with a total of 18 teams taking the floor in nine games across the country on this Tuesday night. Most of the games are actually later in the night, but there are good matchups to attack all across the schedule. To find my favorites stars and sleepers for DFS fantasy basketball tonight, check out today’s DraftKings daily picks on the following slides.

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Like most weekday nights, you’ll need to get your lineup all set by 7:00 PM ET when the main DraftKings competitions tip off with the first NBA game of the night featuring the Wizards hosting the Bulls. Chicago is the only team on the second night of a back-to-back set and their lineup will be made even more unusual by the absence of Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade. 30 minutes after that game starts, the Celtics and Raptors tip off in Toronto on NBATV while the Hawks and Nets meet in Brooklyn. At 8:00, the Rockets host the Hornets in Houston before the Spurs welcome in the Bucks at 8:30. Cleveland is in Utah tonight as the Cavs visit the Jazz at 9:00 before we get to a flurry of games to finish off the night with three games tipping off at 10:30. Those three games are highlighted by the Warriors welcoming the Heat which concludes the NBATV double-header while at the same time the Pistons are in Sacramento and the Blazers hit LA to face the Lakers for the second time in a week. Since only the Bulls played last night, the other 15 teams should be fairly well-rested although it is worth noting that the Celtics, Cavs, Rockets, Blazers, and Wizards have games to think ahead to tomorrow if their games start to get one-sided in either direction.

With 90 starters from the 18 teams in action as well as some important bench players, there are plenty of options to take a look at to choose from tonight unlike last night where there were only one-third as many games. To see who I think are the top stars and sleepers 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 my relative confidence in 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 find a copy-and-paste lineup since there are plenty of places that will sell you access to their picks. In this free daily post, I suggest you build your own customized team with the players that you like the most. As always, 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, you can always 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.

With those ground rules established, it’s time to get rolling with tonight’s DraftKings daily picks starting at an absolutely loaded pool of PGs.