Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Wednesday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. Tonight's eight-game NBA schedule features a couple big showdowns out West, with the Rockets at the Spurs and Mavericks at the Warriors. And, as pointed out in today's optimal FanDuel lineup, several games have high expected point totals. There's no shortage of options, many of which are highlighted below.
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Daily fantasy basketball advice
| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Stephen Curry | Warriors | DAL | $11300 | $10700 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Trey Burke | Jazz | CHA | $4700 | $4400 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Kemba Walker | Hornets | @UTA | $9200 | $8800 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Rodney Hood* | Jazz | CHA | $5600 | $5900 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Devin Booker | Suns | @CLE | $4500 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Zach LaVine* | Timberwolves | OKC | $4200 | $4500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Chandler Parsons | Mavericks | @GSW | $6400 | $6500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | P.J. Tucker | Suns | @CLE | $4500 | $5200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Kevin Durant | Thunder | @MIN | $10200 | $9800 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Ersan Ilyasova | Pistons | PHI | $5700 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Paul Millsap | Hawks | LAC | $8900 | $8300 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | LaMarcus Aldridge* | Spurs | HOU | $6600 | $7100 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Andre Drummond | Pistons | PHI | $8200 | $8500 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Karl-Anthony Towns | Timberwolves | OKC | $8000 | $7000 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Spencer Hawes | Hornets | @UTA | $4000 | $4600 | GO PRO ! |
(* denotes SN optimal lineup pick)