The Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook is back after taking a day off on Thursday because of the short game slate. Tonight is filled with value plays due to injuries and Anthony Davis is hard to avoid because of the lack of uncertainty at that position.
Love the second tier point guards tonight because they can produce at elite levels while not killing the bankroll. I do like Kemba Walker tonight because of all the injuries to the Hornets, but he doesn't play as well on the road compared to his play at home. The shooting guard position is filled with value plays (like usual), which makes it hard to spend the big bucks on James Harden. There are a lot of good middle tier players at SF so you don't have to shell out the big money for LeBron. Hard to spend a lot of money at the center position with so many over priced players mixed with better lower tier value plays. Time to grind!
Point Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Brandon Knight | Bucks | 7,100 | 7,200 | Superb matchup & averaging 42 FP on the road |
| Reggie Jackson | Thunder | 7,600 | 8,100 | Better Play on DK. Averaging 41 min/40 FP per game this season |
| Goran Dragic | Suns | 6,200 | 7,000 | Great matchup & averaging 33 FP in the last 3 games |
| Ty Lawson | Nuggets | 7,400 | 8,100 | Love his price on DK. Indy is brutal vs PG's |
| Mario Chalmers | Heat | 4,400 | 4,600 | GPP play that could get extra minutes with Wade out |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Tyreke Evans | Pelicans | 7,700 | 7,600 | Best SG for the price |
| Kyle Korver | Hawks | 5,900 | 5,800 | Will be in a majority of my LUs as he's on fire right now |
| Anthony Morrow | Thunder | 4,000 | 4,100 | 3-point specialist that will see plenty of minutes/shots |
| P.J. Hairston | Hornets | 3,000 | 3,500 | Solid punt play if G.Neal sits out |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Trevor Ariza | Rockets | 6,600 | 6,300 | Produced 24/6/7 Vs Philly earlier this season |
| Kawhi Leonard | Spurs | 6,600 | 6,800 | Averaging 40 FP in the past 3 games. |
| Luol Deng | Heat | 5,500 | 6,700 | Love the price on DK as he'll produce more FP with Wade out |
| Corey Brewer | T-Wolves | 3,800 | 4,400 | Playing time & production has increased with Rubio out |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Anthony Davis | Pelicans | 11,200 | 11,600 | Finding it hard to leave him out of my lineups |
| Jared Sullinger | Celtics | 7,000 | 6,800 | Has 30+ FP in the past 5 out of 6 games & has a good matchup |
| Cody Zeller | Hornets | 3,900 | 3,800 | Will see a heavy amount of minutes with all the injuries |
| Anthony Bennett | T-Wolves | 3,000 | 3,500 | Great play if he starts, but worried about the matchup. GPP play only |
| Derrick Favors | Jazz | 7,300 | 7,100 | In line for a big game vs the weak Knicks' frontcourt |
Centers
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Nikola Vucevic | Magic | 8,100 | 8,700 | Best of the expensive centers as MIL gives up the 2nd most FP to centers |
| Roy Hibbert | Pacers | 7,300 | 6,700 | Keeps producing and still a good price on FD |
| Kelly Olynyk | Celtics | 5,800 | 5,400 | Producing 30 FP at home this season |
| J.J. Hickson(PF on FD) | Nuggets | 3,500 | 5,300 | Solid punt play on DK, avg 11/11 in 2 games this season |
| Gorgui Dieng | T-Wolves | 4,200 | 4,900 | Sneaky play at C with T. Young out |