Here’s everything you need to know to set the best possible DraftKings lineup today.
It’s a busy night in the NBA with 11 games on tap. Nothing early, meaning you’ll have to wait until 7 P.M. ET to get your hoops fix. That’s when the Hawks will take on the Wizards and the Clippers meet the Pelicans. Two games at 8 P.M. ET as well with the Kings taking their two-game win streak into New York against the Knicks and the Grizzlies looking to slow down the Rockets for the third time. 8:30 p.m. ET has the Cavaliers searching for defense against the Mavericks, the Lakers meeting the Bucks, the Bulls tussling with the Spurs, and the 76ers looking into their future mirror against the Warriors. The latest slate of games takes place at 9:00 p.m. ET with the Magic battling the altitude and the Nuggets, the Timberwolves squaring off with the Suns, and the Nets facing the Jazz.
A busy night means plenty of top players are available.
My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings 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.
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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 DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.