After a slow Thursday night, things pick up again on Friday with 11 games on the schedule.
7 p.m. ET has the Pistons taking on the Pacers and the Heat completing their home-and-home against the Wizards. 30-minutes later at 7:30 p.m. ET the Jazz rematch the Nets, the Clippers travel to face the Cavaliers, and the Knicks take on the Raptors. 8 p.m. ET has the Hornets trying to sting the Bulls and a West showdown between the Thunder and the Spurs.
The Timberwolves take on the Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. ET. Things slow down until 10 p.m. ET with the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Two late games at 10:30 p.m. ET as the Pelicans take on the Nuggets and the Suns and Lakers meet for a third time this season.
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. 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 @jeremylambert88.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.