FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – March 24

The NBA has 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 solid 10 games of NBA action on Friday night. Line-ups lock at 7:00 PM ET with four games: the Nets at the Wizards, the Cavaliers at the Hornets, the Nuggets at the Pacers and the Pistons at the Magic. Thirty minutes later the Suns tip at the Celtics, then at 8:00 there are three more games: the 76ers at the Bulls, the Pelicans at the Rockets and the Hawks at the Bucks. There is then a gap until the two late games, the Kings at the Warriors and the Timberwolves at the Lakers.

Some things I’ll be watching for on Friday night: Tyler Ulis and Isaiah Thomas squaring off as the two smallest starters in the NBA this season; the Pelicans and Rockets having a rubber match as each team has won a game (with some huge DFS contributions) in their two match-ups in the last month; the fantasy-friendly Timberwolves going to face a Lakers team that has been one of the fantasy-friendliest defenses all season; Paul George and Jimmy Butler trying to continue their hot play against the Nuggets and the 76ers, respectively; and whether Giannis Antetokounmpo can build on his monster game on Wednesday to re-catapult himself back into the small handful of players that can be expected to put up video game numbers on a daily basis.

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.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.