The NBA playoffs continue with two games in Tuesday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA had two games on Monday, both of which ending in a blowout. The Cavaliers dusted the Raptors, and the Rockets stunned the Spurs at home. On Tuesday, all eyes will be back on the court for three more playoff games: line-ups lock at 8:00 PM ET with the Wizards at the Celtics, and 2.5 hours later the Jazz are at the Warriors at 10:30 PM ET.
Both games have a lot of offensive firepower on display, but in the regular season the Wizards were very close to the Celtics in both overall record and scoring margin. Thus, this projects to a close series with either team having a legitimate shot to win any game. The Warriors, on the other hand, had a dramatically better record with a much better scoring margin than the Jazz. Thus, the series doesn’t project as all that close and Game 1 has blowout potential. The playoffs are about match-ups, and the Jazz seemingly don’t have enough weapons to handle the Warriors. But, the Jazz do have an elite defense with Rudy Gobert back manning the last level, and Gordon Hayward is playing some of the best ball of his life right now. Nevertheless, the Warriors are favored and likely to put up big numbers even against the Jazz defense.
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.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.