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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – December 30, 2017

By Jeremy Lambert

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Here’s how you should be setting your FanDuel lineups for today’s NBA games.

The first three of seven NBA games tonight begins at 7:00 p.m. ET when the Spurs battle the Pistons, the Knicks take on the Pelicans and the Magic face the Heat for the second time this week. Later, the Trail Blazers meet the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET followed by the Cavaliers against the Jazz at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Grizzlies square off with the Warriors at 8:30 p.m. ET with Stephen Curry expected to return from injury. Late game action pits the Sixers against the Nuggets at 9:00 p.m. ET.

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.

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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.

Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.