Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Friday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. We've got plenty of DFS value picks below to help you fit in both Russell Westbrook and James Harden among others in the Thunder-Rockets slugfest. Also be sure to check out SN's optimal FanDuel lineup (optimal lineup players marked with * below).
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Daily fantasy basketball advice
| Pos | Player | Team | Opp | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Archie Goodwin* | Suns | @NYK | $5000 | $5600 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | Reggie Jackson | Pistons | CLE | $7100 | $7000 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Zach LaVine* | Timberwolves | @UTA | $4600 | $4900 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | James Harden* | Rockets | @OKC | $10200 | $10000 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Devin Booker | Suns | @NYK | $4900 | $5500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Rodney Hood | Jazz | MIN | $5800 | $6100 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Khris Middleton | Bucks | MIA | $7600 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Tobias Harris | Magic | @BOS | $5900 | $6300 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Gordon Hayward | Jazz | MIN | $8300 | $7500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Aaron Gordon | Magic | @BOS | $4400 | $4900 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Serge Ibaka | Thunder | HOU | $5800 | $5700 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Josh Smith | Rockets | @OKC | $4100 | $4200 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Andre Drummond | Pistons | CLE | $8500 | $8600 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Spencer Hawes | Hornets | @POR | $4000 | $4800 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Miles Plumlee | Bucks | MIA | $3500 | $3000 | GO PRO ! |