The NBA playoffs continue with two games in Wednesday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
Yesterday was a good day, from a DFS perspective. In the example line-up on the last slide of the article, I picked eight of the nine players on the perfect team. This led to some big cash wins for people who read this column, which I absolutely love to hear. As I say every day, this article is meant to inform you and help you choose your own teams, not just copy and paste the example one that I use. And that’s still the purpose. But it’s always nice to take a second to enjoy when we really get it right.
That said, the NBA has another two games on Wednesday. The Raptors will be back in Cleveland for Game 2 against the Cavaliers, tipping at 7:00 PM ET. Later, the Rockets will be back in Houston for Game 2 against the Rockets, tipping at 9:30 PM ET. Both series, obviously, are 1 – 0 but the path to getting there was very different on Monday.
In Cleveland, the second-seeded Cavaliers blew out the Raptors with relative ease. The main Cavs produced reasonable fantasy numbers, while the main Raptors underachieved. Thus, the Raptors will really have to step it up with big performances from Lowry and/or DeMar DeRozan to make Game 2 competitive.
In the other game on Monday, it was the third-seeded road team the Rockets that obliterated the home-town and favored Spurs. The Rockets were the ones that produced solid fantasy production, even in limited minutes, as the blowout nature of the game kept the starters on the bench for most of the fourth quarter. The Spurs would have to be expected to make a better showing in Game 2, though, which would suggest that as a team they could have some solid bounce-back candidates.
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.