FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 30

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Jan 25, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots over the defense of Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson (10) during the first half at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Should you roll with Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) in your FanDuel daily picks? Find out in the following slides. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA is ready to rock the new week with a handful of games in tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA has five games ready to tip off a new week of action in tonight’s main DFS fantasy basketball contests. There is an earlier game at 6:00 PM ET which is a makeup of the Sixers-Kings game which was canceled due to court conditions earlier this season, but that contest isn’t included in today’s FanDuel daily picks since the main contest on FanDuel only includes the five games starting at 7:30 PM ET or later.

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At 7:30, lineups will lock with the Heat hosting the Nets in South Beach. At 8:00, two more games get going as the Pistons visits Boston in another Eastern Conference matchup while the Magic host the Timberwolves in an inter-conference battle. At 8:30, the Mavs and Cavs face off in Dallas, and the night concludes with the Grizzlies in the desert to make the Suns at 10:30. Of the ten teams in the main contest, the Mavs, Cavs, and Magic are the only teams playing for the second night in a row while none of tonight’s teams are playing tomorrow in any of the six games on the slate. Since seven of the ten teams are playing after an off-day yesterday with another off-day tomorrow, we should get pretty typical rotations in most games tonight.

With ten teams and 50 starters to sort through, there are lots of ways you can build your lineup for tonight. My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post 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 other note, every day the goal of this post 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 a customized lineup for yourself. 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 fit your personal taste. Normally, my lineups work better for the more predictable, lower-risk cash games instead of than the highly volatile, high-risk GPP contests.

If you find this info helpful, 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. 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.

Now that those reminders are out of the way, it’s time to tip off tonight’s FanDuel daily picks with this look at the top PG.