Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook: Best FanDuel, DraftKings picks and advice for Jan. 18

Mark Kaplan, FantasyAlarm.com

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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!

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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 !

Mark Kaplan, FantasyAlarm.com