FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 27

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Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins (15) is in tonight’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

After a light night last night, the NBA is back with a full pack of ten games on tap for Friday. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA gets the weekend started with a busy Friday slate of ten games going us a fully stocked pool of players for DFS fantasy basketball. With 100 starters to choose from in addition to some solid bench options, fantasy basketball owners have lots of players to select from. To see which players are in the best matchups, check out FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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The first game of the night gets started at 7:00 PM ET when the Pacers host the Kings which is when rosters will lock in for the evening. At 7:30 and 8:00, two waves of four games get going starting with the Celtics hosting the Magic, the Nets in Cleveland to take on the Champs, the Bucks and Raptors clashing in Toronto, and the Nicks and Hornets meet at Madison Square Garden. At 8:00, ESPN focuses their coverage on the Sixers hosting James Harden and the Rockets. In the other 8:00 starts, the Heat visit Chicago, the Spurs take on the Pelicans, and the Hawks host the Wizards. The only game starting later than 8:00 is the Grizzlies visiting the Blazers in Portland which tips off at 10:00. The only team playing for the second night in a row tonight is the Pacers while the Celtics, Nets, Hornets, Grizzlies, Heat, Bucks, and Kings are turning around for a game tomorrow as part of the NBA’s seven-game Saturday.

Before we get to that schedule, though, hopefully we can all start eh weekend right with a win tonight. To find my favorite plays of the day, scroll through the following slides for the best FanDuel daily picks at a variety of price points at every position. For each of the five positions, you can find find two slides–one dealing with high-salary options and one dealing with high-value options. Each pick is ranked with stars on a scale of 1-5 at the end of each explanation. The final slide has more details on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.

Just one more reminder, the goal of this post each day is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each pick is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building your own customized lineup. If you want to see my personal lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to whatever you want it to be. Normally, I prefer the lower-risk cash games instead of the high-risk lineups needed to contend in GPP.

If you find this info helpful today, drop a bookmark on the fantasy basketball hub to find this kind of post about FanDuel every day along with a similar one for DraftKings. All references to fantasy points and salary in this post refer to FanDuel scoring and salaries, but if you want help for DraftKings check out the hub. If you have any other questions or thoughts or are looking for any updates as the games get closer, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my personal account @ZT_sports where I’ll be happy to answer any questions you have and help you get your lineup set.

Let’s get rolling with tonight’s FanDuel daily picks by looking at the PG plays who make the most sense.