Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Monday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. As is the NBA's tradition, it's a full day of basketball on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with the action getting underway at 1 pm ET with the 76ers-Knicks and the last game of the day tipping off at 10:30 pm with the Rockets-Clippers. Coincidentally, those two games have two of the biggest injury concerns, with Carmelo Anthony (ankle) and DeAndre Jordan (pneumonia) both ailing. Anthony is slated to start, and Jordan is expected to play, so DFS owners will have plenty of choices.
As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview below). Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy basketball advice, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team "stacks" and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NHL, with one subscription. So, check out tonight's free daily fantasy basketball plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com's premium product when you're ready to go PRO!
MORE DAILY FANTASY: Play FanDuel!
Daily fantasy basketball advice
| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Kyle Lowry | Raptors | BKN | $9000 | $8700 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Reggie Jackson | Pistons | CHI | $7200 | $7000 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Donald Sloan | Nets | @TOR | $4200 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Jimmy Butler | Bulls | @DET | $9300 | $8500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Tyreke Evans | Pelicans | @MEM | $7300 | $7800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Pistons | CHI | $5900 | $5800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Jamal Crawford | Clippers | HOU | $4200 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Jae Crowder | Celtics | @DAL | $6800 | $6600 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Nicolas Batum | Hornets | UTA | $7000 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Marcus Morris | Pistons | CHI | $5100 | $5400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Stanley Johnson | Pistons | CHI | $3900 | $3900 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Paul Millsap | Hawks | ORL | $8600 | $8200 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Ersan Ilyasova | Pistons | CHI | $5500 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Pau Gasol | Bulls | @DET | $8600 | $8300 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Andre Drummond | Pistons | CHI | $8800 | $8900 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Nikola Vucevic | Magic | @ATL | $7600 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Frank Kaminsky | Hornets | UTA | $4200 | $4400 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Raptors | BKN | $6100 | $6100 | GO PRO ! |