FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 14

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Both Robin Lopez and Bradley Beal are in today’s FanDuel daily picks.Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Even with a light four-game schedule, there’s a nice DFS fantasy basketball opportunity this Saturday, so check out today’s FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA has five games on the schedule for this Saturday where the NFL Playoffs will dominate the sports landscape. Since the afternoon contest between the Lakers and Clippers starts too early at 3:30, today’s FanDuel daily picks focus on the four games in the main contest which gets started earlier than usual at 5:00 PM ET. Make sure to get your lineups set and ready before the 5:00 lock, and you can start your roster construction by checking out today’s FanDuel daily picks starting on the next slide.

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The first game in the main competition features the Pelicans visiting the Bulls in Chicago at 5:00 PM ET. The status of Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler should be clearer by then and we should have definite answers as to who’s in and who’s out at least for that game before lineups lock. At 6:00, the Spurs visit the Suns on ESPN’s featured game of the night. The 8:00 matchup features the 76ers visiting the Wizards in DC followed by the last game of the night as the Jazz welcome in Orlando at 9:00. It’s definitely important to remember that the Magic, Sixers, and Jazz are playing for the second day in a row while the Bulls do have another game lined up for tomorrow which could affect their rotation.

With a limited pool of eight teams to pick from, you’ll need to consider carefully each option on the board. 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.

Let’s get rolling with Saturday’s FanDuel daily picks starting with a look at the most expensive PG’s who deserve a look tonight.