The NBA playoffs continue with two games in Thursday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA had two good games on Wednesday, with both home teams winning to take 3 – 2 leads heading into Game 6. On Thursday, all eyes will be back on the court for two elimination games: the Raptors tip at the Bucks at 7:00 p.m. ET, and the Spurs at the Grizzlies at 9:30 PM.
Both games on Thursday feature the home team down three games to two, facing elimination. The Bucks won the first and third games in the series to take control early, but have faded in the last couple of games…no thanks to Giannis Antetokounmpo, though, who continues to be the best player on the court. The Raptors have been winning even without dominant efforts from Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, which has been a bit surprising but suggests that the team has upside if either of their stars completely right the ship. In Memphis, the Grizzlies can take a minor bit of solace in the fact that they have beaten the Spurs in both games in Memphis in this series, but the last Grizzlies home game was an overtime victory that could have easily gone the other way. Kawhi Leonard is carrying the Spurs, but the Grizzlies will only go as far as Mike Conley and Marc Gasol can take them. Should be an exciting night, as two teams fight for their playoff lives.
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’s 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.