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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – January 3, 2018

By Jeremy Lambert

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Busy night around the league as 12 games are scheduled for Wednesday.

Tip-off begins at 7 p.m. ET with the Rockets taking on the Magic, the Spurs facing the Sixers, and the Knicks battling the Wizards. 7:30 p.m. ET has the Timberwolves battling the Nets and the Pistons squaring off with the Heat.

The Cavaliers face the Celtics, the Raptors run with the Bulls, and the Pacers battle the Bucks at 8 p.m. ET. The Warriors face the Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Suns try to melt the Nuggets and the Pelicans play the Jazz at 9 p.m. ET. Late action has the Thunder taking on the Lakers at 10:30 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 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.