The NBA has a robust 10 games in tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has a busy Friday night. Line-ups lock with four games at 7:00 PM ET: the Cavaliers at the Hawks, the Raptors at the Wizards, the Heat at the Magic and the Knicks at the 76ers. At 8:00 the Clippers are at the Bucks, followed thirty minutes later by the Grizzlies at the Mavericks. There are two tips at 9:00, the Thunder at the Suns and the Nets at the Jazz, followed at 9:30 by the Spurs at the Pelicans and finally the night cap of the Celtics at the Lakers at 10:30.
I’m interested to see the best defense in the league, the Jazz, square off at home against the worst defense in the league, the Nets. The Pelicans get DeMarcus Cousins back from suspension to face the Spurs, and I’m fascinated to see more of Cousins on the same team as Anthony Davis. Can Davis possibly maintain the 27.7 field goal attempts pace he’s been on in the last three games he’s played with Cousins, a seemingly fluky thing because he hasn’t taken 27 shots in a game WITHOUT Cousins since January 2!
I want to see if Dario Saric already burnt out from being the man in Philly, or if he can bounce back from a poor game against another young big that’s trying to re-find his level in Kristaps Porzingis. Russell Westbrook is coming off a tough loss, and facing a Suns defense that’s terrible against point guards. Just a lot to see and learn, on Friday.
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.
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