The NBA starts off the week with a slate of seven 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, seven games of action in tonight’s main DFS fantasy basketball contests. Lineups lock at 7:00 p.m. ET with three games: the 76ers at the Magic, the Hawks at the Hornets and the Jazz at the Pacers. Thirty minutes later, the Wizards tip at the Celtics. Two games follow at 8:00, including the Nuggets at the Rockets and the Warriors at the Thunder. Finally, in the nightcap, the Knicks travel out to LA to face the Clippers.
The game that jumps out at me the most from a DFS perspective is the Nuggets at the Rockets. These two teams just faced off last week in an explosive game on both sides, but that game was in Denver which may have helped the underdog Nuggets keep the game competitive. The rematch being in Houston increases blowout potential, and there is also the question of whether the Nuggets’ injured forwards will be able to play. In other games, the 76ers at the Magic looks interesting with the Sixers defense making several Magic players potential stars for the night with the potential for the same happening in reverse. The Warriors at the Thunder is always a thing, with the most explosive player in the game getting free reign to try to topple his own personal version of the evil empire. There’s no Kevin Durant to act as the foil to Russell Westbrook, but he had plenty of history with Stephen Curry and crew long before Durant got there. All in all, should be a lot of fun action with the potential for fireworks in several games.
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.