Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Monday, featuring DFS picks, strategy and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. We love Paul Millsap, who is averaging 40 fantasy points in three games against the Bulls this season, but make sure he plays after needing stiches near his eye yesterday.
Other injury updates to watch Monday include Jrue Holiday (toe), who is questionable to play against the Knicks. If he's out, Tim Frazier becomes a cheap DFS value play. Let's take a look at the rest of today's best NBA DFS picks.
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Daily fantasy basketball picks
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Rajon Rondo | Kings | Blazers | $7700 | $7600 | $5700 |
| PG | Ricky Rubio | T'wolves | Suns | $7300 | $6900 | $5300 |
| PG | Jeff Teague | Hawks | Bulls | $6300 | $5500 | $4950 |
| PG | D.J. Augustin | Nuggets | Mavs | $4900 | $4700 | $4100 |
| PG | Jordan Farmar | Grizzlies | Spurs | $ | $3700 | $3850 |
| SG | C.J. McCollum | Blazers | Kings | $7000 | $7200 | $5200 |
| SG | Evan Turner | Celtics | Clippers | $6200 | $5900 | $4700 |
| SG | Raymond Felton | Mavs | Nuggets | $4100 | $4300 | $3800 |
| SG | Norman Powell | Raptors | Thunder | $3700 | $3200 | $3400 |
| SF | Gordon Hayward | Jazz | Lakers | $7000 | $6600 | $5350 |
| SF | Matt Barnes | Grizzlies | Spurs | $6200 | $5000 | $4750 |
| SF | Joe Johnson | Heat | Nets | $5100 | $4900 | $4350 |
| SF | Carmelo Anthony | Knicks | Pelicans | $8700 | $8300 | $6300 |
| PF | LaMarcus Aldridge | Spurs | Grizzlies | $8000 | $7300 | $5750 |
| PF | Kristaps Porzingis | Knicks | Pelicans | $6700 | $6100 | $4900 |
| PF | JaMychal Green | Grizzlies | Spurs | $5800 | $4800 | $4800 |
| PF | Paul Millsap | Hawks | Bulls | $8200 | $7900 | $5700 |
| C | Karl-Anthony Towns | T'wolves | Suns | $8900 | $8100 | $6550 |
| C | Brook Lopez | Nets | Heat | $8100 | $7100 | $5850 |
| C | Al Horford | Hawks | Bulls | $7100 | $6800 | $5300 |
| C | Willie Cauley-Stein | Kings | Blazers | $3900 | $3700 | $4100 |
| C | Jusuf Nurkic | Nuggets | Mavs | $4300 | $4100 | $3700 |
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