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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 28

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 27, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker (15) warms up before a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 27, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker (15) warms up before a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 7, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) drives against LA Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) in the fourth quarter at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) takes on LA Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s a seven-game Saturday in the NBA giving us a solid DFS fantasy basketball pool of players for FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

On this Saturday, January 28, the NBA has seven games set up for tonight. With 14 teams in action, there are plenty of players to take a look at for your DFS fantasy basketball lineup. To see the players that make the most sense based on current form and tonight’s matchup, check out FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks on the following slides.

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We start tonight at 7:00 PM ET when rosters lock as the Kings and Hornets meet in Charlotte for the earliest game of the day. At 7:30, we get an interesting Eastern Conference matchup as the Heat host the Pistons in South Beat. At 8:00, the Celtics visit the Bucks followed at 8:30 by the Warriors hosting the Clippers in the ABC primetime game of the week.  The last three games of the night are all in Western Conference cities and all tip off at 9:00 PM ET. The Nuggets and Suns complete their back-to-back, home-and-home in Phoenix, the Grizzlies are in Salt Lake City to take on the Jazz, and the Timberwolves host the banged-up and bedraggled Nets. Just a reminder that the Celtics, Nets, Hornets, Grizzlies, Heat, Bucks, and Kings are playing for the second night in a row, and its also worth noting that the Warriors are the only team playing tonight that has a turnaround for another game tomorrow.

To find my favorite plays of the day from those seven matchups, 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 FanDuel positions, you can find find two slides–one dealing with high-salary options and one dealing with high-value options. Each selection is graded on a scale of 1-5 stars. The last slide has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.

Just one final reminder, the goal of this post every day is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection 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. In this post, all references to fantasy points and salary 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.

With those preliminary comments out of the way, let’s get ready to dive into today’s FanDuel daily picks starting with the best PG money can buy.