FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – October 23, 2017

The NBA has eight games on the docket for Monday, with some interesting storylines (as always). Joel Embiid returns from his day of rest to face Andre Drummond in a battle of giants, though Embiid is the much more versatile giant. The Hawks/Heat game is tale of two injuries, as both Dennis Schroder and Hassan Whiteside are questionable to play. Marc Gasol has been a monster this season, and he leads his team in to face James Harden and the still undefeated Rockets.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has snatched the Superman physical freak title, and his team faces the old Superman Dwight Howard’s team. The Raptors and Spurs face off as two teams that have consistently been contenders in their conferences in recent years, but that are both almost under the radar this season due to more glamourous competition. The Warriors head to Dallas to try to right what has been an uncharacteristically shaky ride in the first week. The Wizards have several players on fire and an excellent match-up with a weak Nuggets defense, and the Kings and Suns pit two fast-paced lottery teams against one another in the type of game that often produces excellent value.

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.