The NBA has a spread out schedule this Sunday, but there’s a nice four-game DFS fantasy basketball set tonight for FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
To make room for the NFL playoffs, the NBA has had a little bit lighter weekend than would be typical. Today, the schedule is fairly spread out throughout the day with seven total games spread throughout the afternoon and evening. Because of the wide spread from the first game at 2:00 to the last game at 9:30, the games are separated into different competitions for DFS fantasy basketball. In FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks for today, we’ll focus on the “main” contest which includes the four games starting at 6:00 PM ET or later.
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Most of the games in the main contests are late starters, but lineups will lock at 6:00 PM ET when the Rockets tip off their trip East with a game in Brooklyn. Just as that game is wrapping up, two more will start at 9:00 PM ET featuring the Bulls and Jimmy Butler heading to Memphis on ESPN while at the same time the Thunder and Russell Westbrook will visit the Kings at the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. In the last game of the night which tips at 9:30, the Pistons continue their road trip by visiting the Lakers at STAPLES center. Of those eight teams, only the Bulls are playing for the second day in a row while the Thunder are the only team that turns around and plays again tomorrow.
For the second straight day, there are a limited pool of eight teams to pick from, so you’ll need to consider carefully each option on the board. To see who I think are the top stars and sleepers based on current form and tonight’s matchup, scroll through today’s 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.
After those preliminary reminders, let’s dive right in to tonight’s star-studded PG pool.