Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook: Best FanDuel, DraftKings picks and advice for Jan. 14

Mark Kaplan, FantasyAlarm.com

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Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Thursday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. If you want to squeeze in LeBron James, Kyrie Irving or any other Cavs tonight, we've got some great DFS values to help ease your budget.

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 Opp FanDuel DK Analysis
PG GO PRO !          
PG Ish Smith 76ers CHI $6600 $7000 GO PRO !
PG Mario Chalmers Grizzlies DET $5200 $6300 GO PRO !
PG Kyrie Irving Cavaliers @SAS $7700 $6800 GO PRO !
SG Jimmy Butler Bulls @PHI $8900 $8800 GO PRO !
SG GO PRO !          
SG Lou Williams Lakers @GSW $- $6500 GO PRO !
SG Rodney Hood Jazz SAC $5300 $5900 GO PRO !
SF Gordon Hayward Jazz SAC $7300 $7200 GO PRO !
SF GO PRO !          
SF Harrison Barnes Warriors LAL $4900 $5400 GO PRO !
SF Tony Allen Grizzlies DET $4500 $5300 GO PRO !
PF GO PRO !          
PF Kevin Love Cavaliers @SAS $7400 $7000 GO PRO !
PF Zach Randolph Grizzlies DET $6600 $6600 GO PRO !
PF Trey Lyles Jazz SAC $3700 $4100 GO PRO !
C DeMarcus Cousins Kings @UTA $10600 $10300 GO PRO !
C GO PRO !          
C Joakim Noah Bulls @PHI $5100 $5100 GO PRO !

Mark Kaplan, FantasyAlarm.com