The NBA has six games on Thursday for the DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
There are six games on Thursday night, with line-ups locking for the first two games at 7:00 PM ET with the Jazz at the Cavaliers and the Thunder at the Raptors. Thirty minutes later, the Nets tip at the Knicks and the Grizzlies are at the Hawks. The Clippers are at the Nuggets at 9:00 PM, followed by the nightcap at 10:30 with the Magic at the Warriors.
The storylines for any night that the Thunder play, starts with Russell Westbrook…to play, or not to play? We’ve got the Warriors struggling on a game-by-game basis, which has been great for their DFS numbers if not their real-life states of mind, but will they get back to their dominant ways on Thursday? Meanwhile, Elfrid Payton has three triple-doubles in his last five games to lead the Magic. And of course, we’ve got another chapter in the Battle for New York (hard to type that with a straight face), but there are some good fantasy match-ups there to consider. Finally, the Nuggets will be missing their entire crew of forwards, which gives some of their other players a chance to step up against the Clippers. All in all, fun stuff.
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.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.