FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – March 22

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The NBA has a slate of eight games in tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.

The NBA has eight going on Wednesday night, with line-ups locking at 7:00 PM ET with the Hornets at the Magic. Thirty minutes later the Pacers tip at the Celtics, followed by three games at 8:00 including the Hawks at the Wizards, the 76ers at the Thunder and the Pistons at the Bulls. At 9:00, the Cavaliers are at the Nuggets. There are two nightcap games tonight, with the Knicks at the Jazz and the Bucks at the Kings.

Some storylines of interest include Russell Westbrook trying to bounce-back from a poor game and sore hand on Monday against the Warriors, against a 76ers team that is just scrappy enough to allow its share of huge performances. In other action, the next-two highest priced players are on opposite sides when LeBron James leads the Cavs into Denver to face Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. Though their prices are similar, when he plays LeBron has the general tendency of putting bigger numbers on the board of late than Jokic. John Wall has been in a bit of a funk as he’s played through a sore knee, and he’s facing a Hawks defense that is generally vulnerable to point guards but that held Wall in check when last they played last month. Giannis Antetokounmpo is another star that’s been in a bit of a funk and is playing through a minor injury, but he may have a better chance to shine against a weak Kings defensive unit. As usual, lots of storylines around that will help determine the fantasy fortunes for tonight.

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.