The NBA starts off the week with a slate of eight games in Monday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA starts off the work-week with a bang, eight games of action in tonight’s main DFS fantasy basketball contests. Line-ups lock at 7:00 p.m. ET with the Bulls at the Hornets, followed in 30 minutes by the Mavericks at the Raptors. There are three 8:00 games, with the Hawks at the Spurs, the Bucks at the Grizzlies and the Wizards at the Timberwolves. The Clippers go to the Jazz at 9:00, followed by two nightcaps with the Lakers at the Nuggets and the Magic at the Kings at 10:30.
The game that jumps out at me the most from a DFS perspective is the Lakers at the Nuggets, where two of the worst defenses in the NBA face off in what should be a high-scoring game. The Magic at the Kings is another one like that, so there could be some value in the late games. Meanwhile, the game that jumps out the most as one I want to watch is John Wall, Bradley Beal and the Wizards traveling to see Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and the Timberwolves.
The Clippers at the Jazz could be a very competitive game as well, as they are competing for playoff seeding in the West, but it will be a better game if the Jazz frontline of Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors are able to play. Finally, will the Spurs continue to be without the lion share of their team again on Monday? If so, they once again become a value mine of production for punt prices.
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.