Welcome to the daily fantasy basketball Playbook for Friday, featuring DFS picks and advice from Sporting News partners FantasyAlarm.com. A pair of key Eastern Conference matchups (Cavaliers at Raptors and Bulls at Hawks) highlight tonight's action, but DFS owners will likely stay away from those matchups if they're looking for the best values for tonight's games.
There are plenty of other games with higher projected point totals, and DFS owners shouldn't be afraid to spend up at shooting guard and center and look for values at the forward spots.
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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!
| Pos | Player | Team | Opponent | FanDuel | DK | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Mike Conley | Grizzlies | @LAL | $6900 | $7200 | GO PRO ! |
| PG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PG | Rajon Rondo | Kings | LAC | $9000 | $8500 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Monta Ellis | Pacers | CHA | $6300 | $6000 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SG | Evan Fournier | Magic | @NYK | $5500 | $6000 | GO PRO ! |
| SG | Lou Williams | Lakers | MEM | $5300 | $4700 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Paul George | Pacers | CHA | $8800 | $8500 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| SF | Matt Barnes | Grizzlies | @LAL | $5000 | $5400 | GO PRO ! |
| SF | Vince Carter | Grizzlies | @LAL | $3800 | $3700 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | Paul Millsap | Hawks | CHI | $7800 | $7800 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | GO PRO ! | |||||
| PF | Aaron Gordon | Magic | @NYK | $6200 | $6500 | GO PRO ! |
| PF | JaMychal Green | Grizzlies | @LAL | $4200 | $4200 | GO PRO ! |
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | GO PRO ! | |||||
| C | Marcin Gortat | Wizards | @PHI | $7000 | $6700 | GO PRO ! |
| C | Ian Mahinmi | Pacers | CHA | $5000 | $5000 | GO PRO ! |