Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Friday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. There are 10 games on the NBA schedule tonight, and while none exactly jump off the page as "big games" (Trail Blazers at Raptors? Pacers at Hornets?), there are plenty of matchups to take advantage of for DFS purposes.
Point guard is generally regarded as the deepest position in the NBA, but it's worth paying up for at least one of the elite options (Kyle Lowry, John Wall) and pairing them with a value guy like the surging D'Angelo Russell. Power forward is the spot to take your safe points and spend a little money, but there are good value options at the other positions.
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Daily fantasy basketball picks
| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Kyle Lowry | Raptors | POR | $9100 | $8500 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | John Wall | Wizards | @CLE | $9800 | $9400 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Elfrid Payton | Magic | PHX | $5300 | $5200 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Khris Middleton | Bucks | MIN | $7900 | $7300 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Josh Richardson | Heat | @PHI | $3700 | $3600 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Bucks | MIN | $8300 | $7700 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Bojan Bogdanovic | Nets | @DEN | $4000 | $4400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Carmelo Anthony | Knicks | @BOS | $8900 | $8600 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Thaddeus Young | Nets | @DEN | $7100 | $6900 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Jabari Parker | Bucks | MIN | $5900 | $6500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Mirza Teletovic | Suns | @ORL | $4700 | $5600 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Brook Lopez | Nets | @DEN | $8500 | $7400 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Robin Lopez | Knicks | @BOS | $5700 | $5600 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Ian Mahinmi | Pacers | @CHA | $5000 | $4600 | GO PRO ! |