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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-February 4

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 28, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) dunks the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) in the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Utah Jazz 102-95. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) dunks the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) in the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Utah Jazz 102-95. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) works against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) during the second half at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 125-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) is in today’s FanDuel daily picks. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

The NBA fills up Saturday night with ten good games, and you can get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with the help of FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

On the eve of the big game in the NFL, the NBA has a ten-game slate on tap for Saturday night. ABC has another game in primetime tonight featuring LeBron James and his Cavs rolling into Madison Square Garden. With 20 teams in total taking the floor, there are lots of matchups to analyze and go over before tip time tonight, so check out FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks to help you know where to start work on your lineup.

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The first three games of the night tip off at 7:00 PM ET when rosters lock for the day. The three matchups getting underway at that point are the Wizards hosting the Pelicans, the Magic in Atlanta to face the Hawks, and the Pacers taking on the Pistons. At 7:30, one more game gets going as the Heat host the 76ers. The 8:30 game is the featured game on national TV as the Knicks host LeBron and the Cavs. At 9:00, the biggest wave of games tips off with four games starting across the middle of the country. The Jazz host the Hornets in Utah, the Bucks visit the Suns in Phoenix, the Spurs host the Nuggets, and the Grizzlies visit Minnesota in those four matchups. The night wraps up with just one more late game a 10:30 tipoff between the Kings and the Warriors at the new Golden 1 Center. There are a number of teams playing for the second night in a row including the Nuggets, Pistons, Pacers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Timberwolves, Magic, Suns, and Kings. None of the teams none the floor tonight, though, have to turn around and play tomorrow since the NBA only has three games on the schedule for Sunday.

With 100 starters from 20 teams to choose from, you can find matchups you really like at almost every position and price point. Over the next few slides in our FanDuel daily picks for the day, you can find my favorite plays for this Saturday. The picks are sorted into a “high-value” slide and a “high-salary” slide for each position. Each pick is also given a ranking 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 the short version is that more stars means more confidence on a points-per-dollar basis.

Just one more quick note, every day the goal of this post is to provide information so that you can make your own informed decisions. I do include my personal lineup on the final slide, but my intent is not for you to copy-and-paste my lineup. Instead, I suggest you should customize your own lineup to get the players you like the most and will enjoy cheering on in tonight’s games. Normally, my lineups are designed for the more predictable, lower-risk cash games instead of than the highly volatile, high-risk GPP contests.

If you find this info for today 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 refer to FanDuel scoring and salaries, but if you want to give DraftKings a try, head over to the hub and find that post for today. 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 tip off tonight’s FanDuel daily picks with a look at the best PG options on the board