Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks: Lineup advice, values for Thursday

Ted Schuster (Fantasy Alarm)

Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks: Lineup advice, values for Thursday image

We have just four  games on the NBA schedule for Thursday. The key to tonight's daily fantasy basketball strategy will be picking the right Mavericks, as they will likely be short-handed without Dirk Nowitzki, Deron Williams, Wesley Mathews and Andrew Bogut. 

The only issue that arises is whether Dallas can stay close enough to keep Russell Westbrook playing into the fourth quarter.  The games start an hour later than usual, so we should have a good idea who is starting for the Mavericks. 

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Daily Fantasy Basketball Lineup Picks: Thursday, January 26

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Pos  Player Opp. FanDuel DraftKings Analysis
PG Russell Westbrook Mavericks $12700 $12600 GO PRO !
PG Jameer Nelson Suns $3900 $4500 GO PRO !
PG George Hill Lakers $6000 $6700 GO PRO !
PG Eric Bledsoe @Nuggets $9700 $9200 GO PRO !
PG GO PRO !
SG Devin Booker @Nuggets $7200 $7100 GO PRO !
SG Victor Oladipo Mavericks $5700 $5300 GO PRO !
SG GO PRO !
SF Harrison Barnes @Thunder $6200 $6000 GO PRO !
SF Gordon Hayward Lakers $8000 $7300 GO PRO !
SF Paul George @Wolves $7700 $7900 GO PRO !
SF GO PRO !
PF Nikola Jokic Suns $10400 $9300 GO PRO !
PF Enes Kanter Mavericks $6200 $5500 GO PRO !
PF GO PRO !
C Karl-Anthony Towns Pacers $10600 $9900 GO PRO !
C Rudy Gobert Lakers $8300 $7500 GO PRO !
C GO PRO !
SG Seth Curry @Thunder $4100 $4500 GO PRO !
SF Andrew Wiggins Pacers $7600 $7000 GO PRO !

Ted Schuster (Fantasy Alarm)