Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and DraftPot - 1/14/16 *Editor's Note: We are pumped to bring on Ben Shushan, writing NBA picks for us. He clearly knows his NBA and will be contributing weekly.  If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our lineup builder and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel and DraftKings. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA, NFL, and NHL! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. POINT GUARD Stephen Curry - FD 10700 DK 10600 Opponent - LAL FD Proj. Pts - 48.34 DK Proj. Pts - 52.74 What can you say about Steph that hasn’t already been said? The MVP has upped his game this year, and with Draymond Green out, he’s likely to be asked to shoulder even more of the load. Even at his stratospheric price, this is one of the better bargains on the board. Outside of Rajon Rondo (also worth a look), he’s the only true top-end option at PG. One word of caution: Lakers. Even with Green out, some blowout risk is here. Still, I’d advise you to pay up (literally) – it’ll be worth the investment. Ish Smith - FD 6600 DK 7000 Opponent - CHI FD Proj. Pts - 30.5 DK Proj. Pts - 31.35 Since coming over from the Pels, Ishmael has been Captain of the ship. He jacked up (and missed) a lot of shots last time out, but was sizzling from the floor the prior three games. The Bulls are barely above-average against PGs, so the main concern here is minutes (leave it to the Sixers to NOT give as much run as possible to one of their more productive players). His price keeps climbing but he’s still likely to hit value (or more). Note that he’s slightly cheaper on FD (which has higher average prices), where he’s one of the best values at the position. Mario Chalmers - FD 5200 DK 6300 Opponent - DET FD Proj. Pts - 25.95 DK Proj. Pts - 27.14 With Mike Conley still on the mend, Mario Chalmers has been outstanding. While Detroit is decent defending PGs, the value is there, even as his price rises (a particularly sharp increase on DK). If he continues starting, the opportunity is hard to pass up. Again, be sure to stay up-to-date on Conley’s status. SHOOTING GUARD Jimmy Butler - FD...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and DraftPot - 1/13/16 If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our lineup builder and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel and DraftKings. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA, NFL, and NHL! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. POINT GUARD Rajon Rondo - FD 8000 DK 8600 Opponent - NOP FD Proj. Pts - 39.48 DK Proj. Pts - 40.22 Ooh what a matchup for Rondo tonight. Only the Lakers and the Bucks are worse than the Pelicans in terms of defensive efficiency this season and are allowing 8% more scoring and 2% more assists than league average to opposing point guards. I think you see Rondo playa minutes in the mid-to-high thirties tonight and get back to some of his higher fantasy scoring ways. One of the more fantasy-friendly matchups on the slate. Tyreke Evans - FD 7800 DK 8200 Opponent - SAC FD Proj. Pts - 37.44 DK Proj. Pts - 38.73 Jrue Holiday - FD 6200 DK 6400 Opponent - SAC FD Proj. Pts - 30.52 DK Proj. Pts - 32.06 These two are good plays with all things being equal, but really get ramped up if Brow can't go again. They get big time usage bumps when Davis is off the court and would be in line for increased volume if the Pelican star couldn't play again tonight. Going to be tough to get this news prior to the early lineup lock, but something to keep in mind. Russell Westbrook - FD 10900 DK 10700 Opponent - DAL FD Proj. Pts - 49.17 DK Proj. Pts - 50.92 He certainly feels like one of the safest plays in the league right now. Even with Durant around, Westbrook is a force in and of himself doing just about everything on the basketball court. And because the Thunder second unit is so trashy, Westbrook and Durant both have to play big minutes in games like this. They need to keep OKC in it. Dallas is below average defending opposing point guards this season and I think Westbrook makes a ton of sense even at these prices. SHOOTING GUARD Avery Bradley - FD 5000 DK 5000 Opponent - IND FD Proj. Pts - 24.25 DK Proj. Pts - 26.21 He came back from injury and just started playing those minutes again. Bradley...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and DraftPot - 1/12/16 We have a strong lineup of NBA games for Tuesday and a great night to get your fantasy fix. Check out our picks for the night! If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our lineup builder and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel and DraftKings. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA, NFL, and NHL! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. POINT GUARD Mario Chalmers - FD 5000 DK 5900 Opponent - HOU FD Proj. Pts - 31.17 DK Proj. Pts - 32.56 Chalmers is a solid play should Mike Conley not be able to suit up against the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are in the bottom 3rd in defensive efficiency but have actually held point guards to among lowest fantasy point totals in the league. Chalmers should see Patrick Beverley most of his night and has been more than worth it at these prices. Brandon Knight - FD 6800 DK 7300 Opponent - IND FD Proj. Pts - 35.11 DK Proj. Pts - 37.36 Knight has been the subject of trade rumors, which is one of the burdens of being a good player. The former Kentucky product has put up 21.6 points and 6.2 rebounds a game this season. His solid overall game should provide a tough challenge to Indiana and George Hill specifically. He's one of the few Suns with consistent minutes at this point even though Hornacek has said he might work to find more consistent rotations. Russell Westbrook - FD 10900 DK 10700 Opponent - MIN FD Proj. Pts - 49.41 DK Proj. Pts - 51.19 Westbrook who is not the only MVP candidate in his locker room has continued to dominate night in and night out. He is currently 2nd overall in player efficiency, trailing only Stephen Curry. Ricky Rubio will be the next contestant to try to slow down Westbrook. Do not expect him to be successful. The Timberwolves are among the worst in defending point guards in fantasy scoring. SHOOTING GUARD Devin Booker - FD 3900 DK 4900 Opponent - IND FD Proj. Pts - 19.66 DK Proj. Pts - 22.38 Booker has come on during his rookie campaign. Over the course of the season, he has averaged just over 7 points and 18 minutes a game, but over the last 5 games...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and DraftPot - 1/9/16 Saturday in the NBA can be an all-day affair. There's a chance to get some Benjamins in on the earlier slate if you want or just wait until the 7PM EST main slate to sweat. It's all good. For today I'm going to mostly focus on the main slate since the early is such a mini little thing. But I'll chuck in a couple of guys you should consider there as well. If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our lineup builder and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel and DraftKings. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA, NFL, and NHL! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. POINT GUARD John Wall - FD 9800 DK 9400 Opponent - ORL FD Proj. Pts - 45.16 DK Proj. Pts - 46.33 In many ways Wall is operating without a safety net this season. With the injury to Beal and a variety of other ailments (one being lack of talent) around their roster, Wall is left to perform miracles on a nightly basis just to keep the Wiz in games. That can lead to fantastic stat lines, but it can also trend to a bunch of turnovers if he's forcing the action just a little too much. I don't mind him on this slate considering some of the other point guards are in tougher matchups though and he is a near lock for around 40 minutes a night right now. Rajon Rondo - FD 8300 DK 8400 Opponent - GSW FD Proj. Pts - 38.91 DK Proj. Pts - 39.62 Golden State opened as only a six point favorite in this game which I thought seemed a little low. But there is some chance the Kings can hang just a little, or at least enough to get Rondo his minutes. If he's going to push near 40 then you can buy on FanDuel in what is the highest projected over of the night. Shane Larkin - FD 4400 DK 4700 Opponent - DET FD Proj. Pts - 22.47 DK Proj. Pts - 23.55 When you are the second string point guard on the Nets and struggling to get consistent minutes with that squad, then chances are you aren't that great of an NBA player. Such is the case with Larkin who took over...

Daily Fantasy NBA Basketball Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings and DraftPot - 1/8/16 TGIF. Do people still say that? Well I know I do, but for different reasons than the typical working guy. Got to celebrate Fridays around here because they do mean the end of the non-DFS work week, but also because we know a big slate of NBA is coming our way. So yeah, TGIF. If you want to grab a free trial of the winning projections that inform each and every one of these picks, check out our lineup builder and Google Chrome extension that auto-populates your lineups into FanDuel and DraftKings. While the seasons overlap, you'll get access to our tools for the NBA, NFL, and NHL! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NBA? Be sure to read our free NBA Ebook on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. POINT GUARD Russell Westbrook - FD 10600 DK 10800 Opponent - LAL FD Proj. Pts - 50.17 DK Proj. Pts - 52.08 There is a great deal of point guard value on this slate which will make some of the decisions a little tougher. But it's tough to ignore a matchup like this for Westbrook. The Lakers get used and abused by point guards and give up somewhere in the range of 12-14% more scoring and 19% more rebounding than league average to the position. This is what happens when a team plays a fast pace with little regard for anything in the realm of defense (mostly because they don't have the personnel). The only concern here is that the game is over well before the fourth quarter starts and Westbrook doesn't see the minutes. Mario Chalmers - FD 4900 DK 4600 Opponent - DEN FD Proj. Pts - 32.53 DK Proj. Pts - 34.14 With Courtney Lee already listed as out and Mike Conley looking doubtful it should be all Chalmers on this slate. He filled it up the other night against the Thunder with a crazy 23/9/8 line off the bench that crushed his price. I'm not pencilling him in for the same production, but there's a good chance he's in the starting lineup now with the Grizz back court looking really depleted. I suspect, short of there sprouting up a ton of other punt plays, that Chalmers is one of the highest owned players on the slate. Kyrie Irving - FD 7800 DK 6900 Opponent - MIN FD Proj. Pts - 36.31 DK Proj. Pts - 38.4 It looks like the minutes' restriction is off huh? Kyrie's torn it up over the last couple of games and is...