Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Tuesday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. We're all-in on Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on a short slate tonight, and we have some great value picks to help you fit both superstars into your DFS lineups. Also, be sure to check out SN's FanDuel lineup for more value plays (marked with an * below).
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 | Russell Westbrook* | Thunder | @DEN | $10500 | $10700 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Emmanuel Mudiay | Nuggets | OKC | $4900 | $5400 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Norris Cole* | Pelicans | MIN | $4100 | $3800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Monta Ellis | Pacers | @PHX | $6300 | $6500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Gary Harris | Nuggets | OKC | $4400 | $4400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Andrew Wiggins* | Timberwolves | @NOP | $6700 | $6900 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Kevin Durant* | Thunder | @DEN | $9900 | $9900 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | P.J. Tucker | Suns | IND | $4500 | $4700 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Chris Bosh | Heat | MIL | $7800 | $7600 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Jabari Parker | Bucks | @MIA | $5200 | $5000 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Karl-Anthony Towns | Timberwolves | @NOP | $7200 | $6800 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Hassan Whiteside | Heat | MIL | $7800 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Nikola Jokic* | Nuggets | OKC | $4900 | $4800 | GO PRO ! |