FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – October 26, 2017
Thursday should be a fun night, with a handful of games and interesting storylines. There are five games on Thursday, one of my favorite numbers of games, because it’s enough for variety but a small enough number for a more controlled feel. Many of my own personal best successes have come with around this number of games.
The game that stands out the most to me as an interesting story is the Pelicans at the Kings. First, there’s the fact that these two teams made a huge trade last year, so players like DeMarcus Cousins and, to a lesser extent, Buddy Hield, have potential “revenge game” motivation going. Also, there’s the question of whether Anthony Davis plays tonight. If he goes, obviously, he’s a threat to lead the league in fantasy scoring. But he just hurt his knee, and if he sits then Cousins has the green light to explode against his former team.
Also on Thursday, we’ve got the Greek Freak vs Big Green for the second week in a row. Blake Griffin and Dame Lillard leading their squads against each other. The Mavs and Grizzlies locking horns for the second straight night. And in Chicago, accounting for injuries, we might possibly have the two least talented teams in the NBA facing one another…the type of match-up that often leads to interesting results.
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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.