Nine games in the NBA get the weekend started with a solid DFS fantasy basketball schedule, so get your lineup set with today’s FanDuel daily picks.
After a light but internationally flavored menu last night, the NBA is back in earnest getting ready for a busy weekend with nine games on the hardwood tonight. ESPN has a double-header featuring the Celtics @ the Hawks and the Pistons @ the Jazz, but there are plenty of DFS fantasy basketball options from all 18 teams taking the floor. To see you I think make the most sense for your fantasy team, check out today’s FanDuel daily picks starting on the next slide.
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Four of tonight’s nine games tip off at 8:00, but rosters will be locked in place an hour earlier when the Hornets and Sixers tip off in Philadelphia. At 7:30, the Raptors host the Nets north of the border before the avalanche of games ay 8:00. The Celtics-Hawks game gets the national coverage, but the Heat-Bucks, Grizzlies-Rockets, and Thunder-Timberwolves games also feature some intriguing DFS options. No other games get started until 10:00 when LeBron and the Cavs look to avoid their third straight loss as they visit the Kings in Sacramento while the Magic are in Portland to face the Blazers. The last game of the night is also the final game of ESPN’s double-header and features the Jazz hosting the Pistons in Salt Lake City. The Pistons and the Nets are playing for the second night in a row while the Magic, Sixers, and Jazz are scheduled to complete their back-to-back tomorrow
With a solid group of 18 teams to pick from, there are lots of players to consider for your lineup tonight. 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 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, 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 in place, let’s get right to tonight’s FanDuel daily picks by taking a look at the best big-money PG on the board.