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).
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 |
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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 ! |