DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 3

Mar 31, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) dribbles the ball as Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) defends during the first quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports — Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) and Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) go head-to-head in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Check out Friday’s edition of FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks to find the best plays to help get your sports weekend off to a “super” start.

The NBA gets the weekend off to a good start tonight with nine games on the schedule for tonight. There are some good head-to-head matchups tonight, some rivalries renewed, and plenty of DFS fantasy basketball options to consider. As you build your Friday night lineup, check out FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks highlighting the best plays of the day.

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ESPN’s double-header doesn’t tip off until 8:00, but DraftKings’ rosters in the main competition will lock at 7:00 PM ET when the Magic host the Raptors. At 7:30, two more games get started as the Nets take on the Pacers in what should be a high-scoring game and the Pistons welcome in Minnesota. The first game of ESPN’s coverage tonight features the Celtics and the Lakers at 8:00 while at the same time the Rockets host the Bulls and the Thunder take on the Grizz. At 9:00, the Bucks visit the Nuggets in Denver before the last two games tip off at 10:30 featuring the Suns and Kings in Sacramento and the Mavericks an Blazers in the last game of the night on ESPN. Of the 18 teams taking the floor tonight, only the Rockets and Lakers are playing for the second night in a row. However, there are nine teams scheduled to finish their back-to-back tomorrow: the Nuggets, Pistons, Pacers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Timberwolves, Magic, Suns, and Kings.

To jump right into tonight’s DraftKings daily picks head to the next slide, but here are a couple useful reminders before we tip things off. In this post each day, there are a two slides per position. The first slide focuses on the high-salary options (usually 6K+) while the second slide focuses on the cheaper plays who bring high value (typically under 6K). Each pick is given a rating of 1-5 stars based on my confidence level in the pick (on a points-per-dollar basis). More stars means more confidence with one-star players having the least confidence and five-star players being “must-play” locks.

As I remind my readers every day, the design of my post each day isn’t to give you a lineup to copy and paste, but to help you have the info to make your own best and well-informed decisions. I do include my own personal lineup on the last slide, but you should build your lineup with the players you like can cheer on tonight. For your information, my lineup is designed for lower-risk contests like double-up or small-field competitions not for GPP tournaments.

To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ZT_sports.

It’s time to jump into tonight’s action, so let’s start with a look at the best PG options in tonight’s DraftKings daily picks.