Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday. It's time to focus on tonight's 10 games slate in the NBA. There are plenty of solid value plays and a couple of studs that are worth paying up for. Russell Westbrook has been on fire recently, and while I don't see his fantasy production decreasing with Durant out, there are plenty of good value plays at point guard and he has to reach 60 fantasy points to reach value.
Brandon Knight is one of the best point guard options on the board because of his low price tag and high ceiling. Eric Bledsoe will be in all of my lineups on Fanduel because the Kings are brutal vs opposing shooting guards. The rest of the higher tier shooting guards all have question marks and Harden will be heavily guarded by Tony Allen. The small forward is filled with quality value plays, which makes it hard to spend on more expensive options that will be lucky to reach value.
Meanwhile, Kyle O'Quinn has flourished in his role as starting power forward and should continue his strong play vs the Cavaliers. Anthony Davis destroyed the Spurs last time he faced them, but his price is super high and he's only worth using in big tournaments. The center position has a couple of really good cheap plays, but DeMarcus Cousins is going to thrive vs the brutal Phoenix front court. However, he does have the flu, so it would be harder for me to start him on Fanduel because I couldn't switch him out of my lineup if he indeed sits out. Even though he's not listed below, I could see Nikola Vucevic having one of those huge games vs a depleted Cavaliers front court.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for December 26th:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Brandon Knight | Bucks | 7,000 | 7,000 | Best of the mid-tier value plays at PG |
| Reggie Jackson | Thunder | 5,000 | 6,200 | Price is dirt cheap on DK. |
| Mo Williams | T-Wolves | 4,300 | 5,500 | Will easily exceed value on DK |
| Cory Joseph | Spurs | 5,000 | 5,000 | Gets the start with Parker. Safe play on FD |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Eric Bledsoe | Suns | 9,100 | 7,900 | Dropped 45 FP vs SAC earlier this season. Better play on FD |
| Gerald Henderson | Hornets | 4,200 | 4,000 | Believe he can reach 25 FP |
| Kyle Korver | Hawks | 5,200 | 5,500 | Safe mid-tier value play |
| Dion Waiters | Cavs | 4,100 | 4,900 | Boom/bust play, Has 26+ FP in 4 out of the past 5 games |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| C.J. Miles | Pacers | 5,300 | Super cheap on DK($4,400. Superb Matchup & has 27+ FP in 4 straight games | |
| Shabazz Muhammad | T-Wolves | 6,400 | Safe mid-tier play that will reach 30 FP. ($6,200 on FD) | |
| Robert Covington | Sixers | 5,800 | 5,700 | Boom/bust play with high floor |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Kyle O'Quinn | Magic | 5,300 | 5,100 | #1 PF based on his low price and high ceiling |
| David West | Pacers | 6,200 | 6,800 | Safe play. Like Ibaka as well, esp on FD |
| Ed Davis | Lakers | 4,500 | 4,800 | Boom/Bust GPP play. Has 29 FP in the last 3 out of 4 games |
| Anthony Davis | Pelicans | 11,600 | 11,300 | GPP Play. Produced 62 DK FP vs SAS last time he played them |
Centers
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Kings | 10,700 | 10,400 | Will be in most of my LU's. Dropped 52 FP vs PHX earlier this season |
| Steven Adams | Thunder | 4,400 | 4,500 | Best of the low tier centers. Expect 25 FP |
| Roy Hibbert | Pacers | 7,000 | 5,600 | FD play only. Love the matchup |