The NBA has a very short slate of only three games in tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has a short stack of three games on Tuesday in tonight’s main DFS fantasy basketball contests, starting at 8:00 PM ET. At 8:00, lineups will lock with the Raptors at the Bulls and the Cavaliers at the Timberwolves. Then, the late game at 10:30 is the Kings at the Lakers.
With only six teams and 30 starters playing, there are fewer options than usual for building your lineup for tonight. One factor that I note is that of the healthy mega stars (price over $10k), two of them are centers. Since only one center can start, this limits the ways that people have to get mega stars on teams together.
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 two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options (though with this short stack on Tuesday, there aren’t always enough players to fill a slide for both 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.
Important 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 an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.
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 FanDuel as well as one specifically designed for usage on DraftKings. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to FanDuel 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 @ProfessorDrz.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.