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.
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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 ! |