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Big night in the NBA with 11 games on tap for Wednesday night. You're going to want to get at least one stud player in your lineup today. Good thing there are great value plays at every position. If Carmelo Anthony sits out, than that would open up a lot of things for some incredible value plays for the Knicks. Russell Westbrook and James Harden are the top plays tonight.
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The point guard position is led by D.J. Augustin, who continues to put up monster numbers with Brandon Jennings out. Plus, he has a terrific matchup and doesn't cost a lot. Zach LaVine is going to be a popular play with Mo Williams out, but Kevin Martin could up taking away some minutes,so Lavine should only be used as a GPP option. DeMar DeRozan finally seems to be completely healthy after scoring 24 and 25 points in back-to-back games, which is why he's one of my favorite plays at the shooting guard position. James Harden is going to have a monster game, but his price tag is huge. The small forward position actually has a lot of great options tonight as Rudy Gay and Gordon Hayward are both great plays tonight. LeBron James continues to put up 50 fantasy points on a nightly basis. Also, there are a couple of great value plays at the position as well.
This is one of the worst nights for paying up at power forward because a majority of the top-tier players are unlikely to reach value. Therefore, save money at the position by going with a mid-tier and low-tier option on Fanduel to save money. Really like the center position on DraftKings as Al Jefferson's price tag is absurdly low and the Spurs give up huge numbers to opposing centers. On Fanduel, I'd be more inclined to spend less on a Tyler Zeller type-of-player, which will allow me to spend up at other positions.
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Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for January 28th:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| D.J. Augustin | Pistons | 5,800 | 6,000 | Must-start because of price, high ceiling, and amazing matchup |
| Russell Westbrook | Thunder | 10,400 | 10,800 | Had 32/7/8 in only 24 minutes vs the Knicks earlier this season |
| Jarrett Jack | Nets | 6,000 | 6,800 | Has 34-plus FP in 4 out of the past 5 games. Prefer Dragic on FD |
| Langston Galloway | Knicks | 4,300 | 4,800 | Playing heavy minutes. Prefer Brian Roberts on FD |
| John Wall | Wizards | 9,200 | 9,100 | Expect another huge game from Wall |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| DeMar DeRozan | Raptors | 6,500 | 6,800 | Kings can't guard SG's and DeRozan has 34-plus FP in 2 straight games |
| James Harden | Rockets | 11,100 | 11,400 | Good for 50 FP, but does cost a lot |
| Wesley Matthews | Blazers | 6,100 | 6,000 | Safe mid-tier play |
| Avery Bradley | Celtics | 4,000 | 4,900 | GPP option that produced 38 FP last time he played MIN |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| LeBron James | Cavaliers | 10,700 | 11,000 | Has 50-plus FP in 4 straight games. Better GPP play |
| Rudy Gay | Kings | 7,700 | 7,900 | Huge revenge game. Like Hayward more on FD |
| Wilson Chandler | Nuggets | 6,000 | 5,900 | Pelicans are terrible vs SF's and Chandler has been on tear recently |
| Joe Ingles | Jazz | 3,700 | 4,100 | Playing heavy minutes and doesn't cost a lot |
| Kyle Singler | Pistons | 3,000 | 3,500 | GPP punt play that is averaging 33 FP vs PHI this season |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Thaddeus Young | T-Wolves | 6,400 | 6,800 | Amazing matchup and doesn't cost a lot |
| Serge Ibaka | Thunder | 6,900 | 7,100 | Has double-digit rebounds in 3 straight games |
| Brandon Bass | Celtics | 4,900 | 5,100 | Price has surged, but he'll still reach value |
| Jason Smith | Knicks | 3,900 | 4,200 | Starting for Knicks |
| Anthony Tolliver | Pistons | 3,600 | 4,000 | GPP punt play that plays a lot of minutes |
Centers
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Al Jefferson | Hornets | 6,700 | 8,100 | Must-start on DK. He'll have a monster game vs SAS |
| Nikola Pekovic | T-Wolves | 4,900 | 6,000 | Great play on DK, but worried he's not going to reach value on FD |
| Tyler Zeller | Celtics | 3,900 | 4,500 | Solid low-tier play that has 25 FP in 2 straight games |
| Alex Len | Suns | 4,600 | 5,100 | Safe option that will get around 25 FP |
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Mark Kaplan is a fantasy basketball expert for FantasyAlarm.com