Welcome to the free edition of the daily fantasy basketball Playbook picks and advice for Monday, Jan. 4, courtesy of Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. The PG position is loaded tonight, starting with Russell Westbrook, and there are also a lot of great value options because of injuries.
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| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Russell Westbrook | Thunder | SAC | $10700 | $10700 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Patty Mills | Spurs | @MIL | $3800 | $3700 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Ricky Rubio | T-wolves | @PHI | $7700 | $7100 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Klay Thompson | Warriors | CHA | $7600 | $7800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Rodney Hood | Jazz | HOU | $5300 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Ian Clark | Warriors | CHA | $3700 | $3400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Paul George | Pacers | @MIA | $8800 | $8900 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Evan Turner | Celtics | @BKN | $5400 | $5100 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Jae Crowder | Celtics | @BKN | $5900 | $6200 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Chris Bosh | Heat | IND | $7500 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Trevor Booker | Jazz | HOU | $4400 | $4700 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Dwight Howard | Rockets | @UTA | $8000 | $7100 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Jeff Withey | Jazz | HOU | $4500 | $4300 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Frank Kaminsky | Hornets | @GSW | $4000 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |