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The NBA has a six-game slate for tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has six games on Tuesday night in the main DFS fantasy basketball contests, starting at 7:00 PM ET with the Warriors at the Wizards. A half hour later the Trail Blazers travel to The Palace to face the Pistons, then at 8:00 there are three games tipping with the Nuggets at the Bulls, the Jazz at the Thunder and the Suns at the Grizzlies. The final game of the night is in the Staples Center, with the Hornets at the Lakers.
For Tuesday storylines, we have Kevin Durant travelling to his home town to face the red-hot John Wall and the Wizards. The Bulls have excellent match-ups across the perimeter against the Nuggets, while the Hornets may have even better across-the-board match-ups against the Lakers. In Oklahoma City the irresistible force of Russell Westbrook crashes head-on into the immovable object of the best defense in the NBA of the Jazz. Should be lots of interesting events on the night.
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. 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 or find me on my home turf of The Hoops Lab.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.