The NBA has an eight-game slate for tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has eight games on Tuesday night in the main DFS fantasy basketball contests. Line-ups lock at 7:00 PM ET with the Timberwolves at the Pacers and the Bucks at the Hornets. There are three games at 7:30, including the Heat at the Pistons, the Suns at the Hawks, and the 76ers at the Nets. Thirty minutes later the Warriors are at the Rockets, followed by a gap until the two nightcap games at 10:30, the Nuggets at the Trail Blazers and the Wizards at the Lakers.
The obvious showcase game of the night is the Warriors at the Rockets, with the two highest-powered offenses in the NBA set to trade body blows. The Warriors are still the team to beat out West, with or without Kevin Durant, while the Rockets have made themselves into legitimate threats around MVP frontrunner James Harden. Oh, and there’s the potential for MAD fantasy points in this game if it turns into the shootout that it very easily could. In fact, this shapes up like a night when a lot of fantasy points might be scored in general, because there are several fantasy-friendly defenses on display on Tuesday. Karl-Anthony Towns gets a crack at a Pacers defense that struggles against centers, Giannis Antetokounmpo faces a Hornets defense that has trouble defending small forwards, and both John Wall and Damian Lillard get to sink their teeth into Lakers and Nuggets defenses, respectively, that struggle to contain the point guard. The 76ers and Nets are both scrappy lottery-bound teams with poor defenses. The Suns are the same ilk, and if the Hawks don’t turn it around they will be too. In fact, the only match-up of the night featuring a strong defense is the Heat at the Pistons, and the Pistons just got TORCHED on Monday by a meh Knicks offense which could mean good things for the men from Miami. All told, this looks like a fun night for those that like to see offense.
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.