The New Year has arrived as we all have our set for an amazing stretch run of Fantasy Basketball. This includes looking forward to cashing in big tonight on FanDuel with a solid eight game slate to build around.

For tonight we continue to analyze different trends we continue to see night in and night out from the top FanDuel lineups taking home some big time GPP tournaments. Looking at a few of those lineups last night here’s a few of the quick trends we noticed.

Trends From Winning GPP Lineups on Monday January 2^nd, 2017

No point guard salary over $7,400 on 3 winning lineups

2 of those 3 lineups had a least 1 point guard under the $6k mark

2 of those 3 lineups had 1 top tier option with salary over $8,500

All 3 winning lineups had 2 players with salaries at or below the $5k mark

Now looking at these trends it clearly continues to point to the fact that building around two top tier fantasy options is not a winning combination. Along with that we continue to see consistency with more winning GPP lineups spending in the $6k-8k range then having to build around more than two fantasy sleeper options. These trends should continue to help our Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings as we continue to build fantasy options each day.

With all that said we strongly recommend continuing to look at the games Las Vegas has predicted with the highest scoring combinations. With that said here is a quick look at those contests tonight to help us build that winning GPP lineup.

In all 12 of the 16 teams in action tonight have set scoring totals of at least 101 points or higher.

With all that said here is our top Daily Fantasy Basketball Options for January 3^rd, 2017.

Point Guards – Goran Dragic & Reggie Jackson

While this is early in the day all indications point to Dragic returning to the lineup tonight for the Miami Heat against his former Suns team. If Dragic is in the lineup we strongly recommend building around him while his teammate Tyler Johnson is a strong candidate to replace him if he misses tonight’s contest. Tonight’s Suns/Heat matchup features two teams that like to move the ball while the Suns rank second of the teams in action tonight in fantasy points allowed to the position. Meanwhile Jackson has seen his minutes increase while posting back to back 34 point fantasy performances.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: John Wall

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Ricky Rubio

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Darren Collison

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Shooting Guards – Tony Allen & Will Barton

Among the options we like at shooting guard to go along with our two options include Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. For us we turned our attention to these two players to based on their matchups against teams that have struggled against opposing shooting guards as well as their high upside. Allen posted a 24 point fantasy performance earlier this season against the Los Angeles Lakers while Barton has three 30 plus fantasy performances over his last ten games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: DeMar DeRozan

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Zach LaVine & Devin Booker

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Wayne Ellington

Small Forwards – Andrew Wiggins & Gordon Hayward

The small forward position might be the easiest of the FanDuel options tonight as both Wiggins and Hayward have very favorable fantasy matchups. For Wiggins he will look to reproduce his 52 point fantasy performance from earlier this season against the same Philadelphia 76ers team while Hayward faces a Boston Celtics team that ranks second in fantasy points allowed to opposing small forwards of the teams in action tonight.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Kawhi Leonard

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Harrison Barnes & Otto Porter

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Vince Carter

Power Forwards – Zach Randolph & Tobias Harris

Now depending what direction you go at a few of the other slots you could be leaving upwards of $1k left to spend when its all done. For us we like the combination of both Randolph and Harris tonight while we also like LaMarcus Aldridge as a more expensive option at the position. Randolph will look to take advantage of a struggling Lakers defense. Meanwhile Harris will look to continue his recent success as he has posted over 32 fantasy points in four of his last five games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: LaMarcus Aldridge

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Dirk Nowitzki

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Derrick Favors & James Johnson

Center Option – Karl-Anthony Towns

It is hard to look past Towns tonight based on his potential matchup with a very bad 76ers team. The same 76ers team that he posted 25 points and 10 rebounds against back in November in route to a 40 point fantasy performance. Now while we love Cousins we just can’t see valuing his high salary cap number without costing us some talent on the roster.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Karl-Anthony Towns

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Marc Gasol & Rudy Gobert

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Willie Reed (Whiteside is out) & Tyson Chandler

The final countdown to the end of 2016 continues leaving Fantasy Basketball Owners just two days left to cash out before the New Year. Tonight’s NBA Slate delivers a seven game slate for NBA FanDuel owners to cash in on.

At the top of that slate we are paying a close attention to features the Los Angeles Clippers traveling to Houston to take on the Rockets. Out of the seven game slate this contest features the highest Over/Under line at 220.5 while delivering a ton of fantasy value.

One of those Fantasy Basketball options tonight that stands out in this contest is James Harden who will look to lead his Rockets to a win at home. Entering tonight, Harden has delivered at least 50 fantasy points in five of his last seven games. This type of production makes Harden the top fantasy option tonight at the shooting guard position.

Along with Harden we also like DeAndre Jordan and Jamal Crawford both for the Clippers in this matchup. Jordan should benefit from the lack of big man depth of the Rockets while Crawford should see added minutes to his total as both Chris Paul and J.J. Redick are expected to miss this contest.

With all that said here is our top Daily Fantasy Basketball Options for Friday December 30^th, 2016.

Point Guards – Austin Rivers & Emmanuel Mudiay

If you are looking to go with the top tier fantasy options like Harden and Anthony Davis the point guard position is one that you could find some solid sleepers at. Two of those options are Rivers of the Clippers and Mudiay of the Nuggets as both will be features in some of the higher scoring contests of the night. For Rivers he should continue to see the additional minutes as reports have indicated that Paul will miss tonights contest. Meanwhile, Mudiay will look to take advantage of his fast pace matchup with the 76ers.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Steph Curry

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Reggie Jackson & Ricky Rubio

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Patty Mills

Shooting Guards – Tyreke Evans & Zach LaVine

For me LaVine as well as his teammates Rubio and Andrew Wiggins are always strong fantasy options based on their minutes played. Over his last six games, LaVine has posted at least 31 minutes in each contest while posting over 38 in three of those games. Meanwhile Evans will look to take advantage of a Knics defense that ranks third among teams in action tonight in fantasy points allowed to the shooting guard positon.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: James Harden

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: C.J. McCollum & Will Barton

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Nik Stuaskas

Small Forwards – Kevin Durant & Andrew Wiggins

With the lack of top tier fantasy options at the point guard and shooting guard position it opens the door up for a combination of Durant with one of the other big fantasy options. Durant has posted over 40 fantasy points in four straight games for his fantasy owners. Along with the minutes Wiggins will get to take advantage of a Milwaukee Bucks team that ranks first among teams in action in fantasy points allowed to opposing small forwards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Carmelo Anthony & Kawhi Leonard

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Harrison Barnes

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like:  Justin Anderson

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Power Forwards – Anthony Davis & Kristaps Porzingis

For Davis tonight he is more of a cash option type of play for us but his ability to drop 70 fantasy points nearly every night of the week makes him a great GPP play tonight with a very strong group of power forwards. For Porzingis he has the second best fantasy matchup of the night at the power forward position despite his matchup against Davis.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Anthony Davis

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Draymond Green & LaMarcus Aldridge

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Marreese Speights

Center Option – DeAndre Jordan

Depending on the moves you made at the other slots you might have to go with a deep fantasy sleeper here or an option that might be a little cheaper. Now if you elected to stay away from the likes of Davis, Harden and Durant you will be able to fill this slot with Jordan who should have a chance to put up some fantasy numbers. We also like Paul Gasol as more of a mid-tier option that could play nicely in a lineup that can’t afford the top notch price point.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Karl-Anthony Towns

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Pau Gasol & Greg Monroe

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Kyle O’Quinn

The Daily Fantasy Basketball options are thin tonight with a six game NBA Slate taking to the hardwood. At the top of the Daily Fantasy Basketball Ranking list tonight sits Russell Westbrook who is the overall top fantasy basketball option taking to the hardwood tonight.

Entering tonight, Westbrook is riding six straight fantasy performances over the 58 point mark. In that same stretch, Westbrook has topped the 72 point fantasy mark twice as well as 67.7 in one of the other fantasy performances. His lowest fantasy performance in that stretch was in his last game where he finished with just 58.9 fantasy points.

The big question tonight is whether or not Westbrook will deliver close to a six time performance to justify him being the anchor in GPP Tournaments. As far as his matchup tonight will have his hands full against a Memphis Grizzlies team that is allowing the third fewest points to opposing point guards in the NBA.

Along with Westbrook a few of the other top fantasy basketball options tonight include Kyle Lowry, LeBron James and Hassan Whiteside. As far as the best matchups to watch here are the top Over/Under lines for Thursday December 29^th, 2016.

Here is our top Daily Fantasy Basketball Options for Thursday December 28^th, 2016 on FanDuel.

Point Guards – Kyle Lowry & Deron Williams

After weighing the fantasy options for tonight’s Westbrooks high salary and difficult matchup turned us away from him. While we still expect Westbrook to have a good game but turning in at least a six-time performance in a GPP format will be difficult. This turned us to Lowry and Williams who both have very solid fantasy matchups tonight among teams in action tonight (Suns rank 3^rd in FPA to position/ Lakers rank 1^st in FPA to position).

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Russell Westbrook & Kemba Walker

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Tyler Johnson

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Andrew Harrison

Shooting Guards – DeMar DeRozan & Avery Bradley

Tonights Suns/Raptors matchup has all the makings to not only be a high scoring contest but one that sees a ton of fantasy points scored. Currently this contest is projected as the fastest pace among the games in action. This opens up both Lowry and DeRozan as one of the top stack combinations of the night. Along with DeRozan, Bradley has a very favorable matchup against a Cavaliers team that ranks second among teams in action tonight in fantasy points allowed to opposing shooting guards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Nicolas Batum

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Wesley Matthews & Lou Williams

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Rodney Hood

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Small Forwards – LeBron James & Gordon Hayward

While it will be nearly impossible to work both of these guys in the same lineup with Lowry and DeRozan they are still the top options. James is as close to a 40 point fantasy performance lock each night. Meanwhile Hayward is coming off his second 40 plus fantasy performance over his last three games. Another strong option is Harrison Barnes who has the top fantasy matchup at the small forward position.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: LeBron James & Gordon Hayward

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Harrison Barnes & Jae Crowder

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like:  P.J. Tucker

Power Forwards – Kevin Love & Zach Randolph

As we look to the power forward we see a ton of value in the mid to low tier range while Love is our top fantasy option. For Love he will look to take advantage of the third best fantasy matchup at the power forward position tonight. Meanwhile Randolph will look to continue his solid stretch of fantasy play posting at least 27 fantasy points in three straight games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Kevin Love

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Dirk Nowitzki &

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Patrick Patterson & Ersan Ilyasova

Center Option – Hassan Whiteside

Whiteside is the top option among fantasy centers tonight with a very favorable matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. Whiteside will face off against a Charlotte Hornets team that is ranked third among teams tonight in fantasy points allowed to opposing centers.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Marc Gasol

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Rudy Gobert & Tristan Thompson

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Kelly Olynyk

Tonight’s NBA Schedule delivers an action packed ten game slate to help the Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings. At the top of that list sits eight NBA fantasy options that are averaging over four fantasy points a game. Of that group only Chris Paul and Damian Lillard look to miss their contests tonight after missing games leading up to their contests tonight.

That being said the top of that list features some real daily fantasy basketball threats including Anthony Davis who has posted four straight 50 plus fantasy performances. While Davis sits atop the NBA Daily Fantasy Basketball Rankings at the power forward position a few of the other top options tonight include John Wall, Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins.

Along with the top options tonight we can all find some real value across the board to help offset some of the high salaries. This includes a player like Rajon Rondo who continues to have an up and down season while lowering his total usage in GPP Formats over the past couple nights. That being said Rondo has a very favorable matchup much like his Chicago Bulls teammates against a very bad Brooklyn Nets team.

In all six different NBA Games tonight have Over/Under totals over 212 points while 19 of the 20 teams tonight have totals projected over 100 points. Before we get to our top Daily Fantasy Basketball Ranking options for tonight here is a quick look at the Top 3 NBA Over/Under Lines for Wednesday December 28^th, 2016.

With all that said here is our top FanDuel Daily Fantasy Basketball Options for Wednesday December 28^th, 2016.

Point Guards – Kyle Lowry & Rajon Rondo

Lowry joins John Wall as the top two options at the point guard position tonight with both Chris Paul and Damin Lillard expected to miss their respective contests. Now for us Lowry will be leaned on heavy as well as DeMar DeRozan to help keep the score close tonight with their matchup against the Warriors. Rondo on the other hand sit in the middle of the pack at the point guard position but is an option we can’t look past tonight based on facing a Nets team that ranks first among teams in action tonight in fantasy points allowed to opposing point guards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Stephen Curry

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Dennis Schroder

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Michael Carter-Williams

Shooting Guards  – C.J. McCollum & Nicolas Batum

The shooting guard position tonight is filled with options to build both GPP and Cash lineups around tonight. At the top sits Giannis Antetokounmpo and DeMar DeRozan while the midtier to lower range options add a ton of value. For us our two top options we like tonight are McCollum and Batum. McCollum will be the key threat to the Portland Trailblazers lineup with Lillard out (posted 41.1 fantasy points in his last game). Batum on the other hand has been hot posting over 40 fantasy points in three straight games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Zach LaVine & Will Barton

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Jodie Meeks

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Small Forwards – Jimmy Butler & Marcus Morris

An easy option tonight is Kevin Durant who continues to be a fantasy threat night in and night out. That being said we like Butler’s value tonight against a Nets team that enters tonight allowing the most fantasy points in the league to opposing small forwards. Morris while more of a sleeper option provides some salary cap space while providing as a real fantasy threat against a Milwuakee Bucks team that has had their hands full with opposing small forwards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Kevin Durant

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Andrew Wiggins & Wilson Chandler

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like:  Aaron Gordon

Power Forwards – Antony Davis & Nikola Mirotic

The difficult decision tonight despite the solid mid-tier and fantasy sleeper options is what top tier options will we decide to pass on. For us Davis is one of those options we love but also hate at the same time based on his very heavy salary cap tag. In order to go with Davis you will need to look to Mirotic as a cheaper option at the power forward position will also need to consider at least two of the other fantasy sleepers at the other positions above. Meanwhle Mirotic has been inconsistent at times this season but is riding three straight games with at least 27 fantasy points.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Anthony Davis

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Thaddeus Young

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Brandon Bass/Marreese Speights

Center Option – Dwight Howard

After missing some time Howard responded on Monday night with a strong 40.4 fantatsy performance. We expect him to continue that success tonight against a New York Knicks team that is allowing the second most fantasy points to opposing centers entering tonight’s contest.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: DeMarcus Cousins & Karl-Anthony Towns

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Nikola Vucevic & Myles Turner

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Robin Lopez

Santa Claus is coming to town tonight delivering FanDuel owners an exciting five game NBA slate to cash in on Christmas Day. The NBA action gets started at 12pm ET as the Boston Celtics travel to New York to take on the Knicks.

While that game looks to deliver some big time fantasy performances the rest of the slate also delivers some big time fantasy options. Those options include an NBA Finals rematch in Cleveland where LeBron James will look to lead his Cavaliers over Golden State Warriors.

Looking at those NBA matchups the FanDuel options are solid from the top tier options to the Fantasy Sleeper pick.  At the top of those options sits Russell Westbrook at the point guard position. Westbrook enters this Christmas on a hot streak posting at least 62 fantasy points in four straight games including 72.7 in his last outing.

While Westbrook is sure to be a lock on a ton of FanDuel lineups on Christmas Day we also suggest looking at the Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio. Rubio is a much cheaper option but has posted over 30 fantasy points in four of his last five games.

With all that said here is our top NBA FanDuel Options for Sunday December 25^th, 2016.

Point Guards – Russell Westbrook & Ricky Rubio

We love the point guard position this Christmas with or without Chris Paul in the Clippers lineup. At the top of the wish list at point guard this Christmas sits Westbrook but we also see a ton of value in is Rubio as well as Austin Rivers a solid fantasy sleeper. For Rubio he continues to see a ton of minutes while Rivers is expected to see additional minutes as Chris Paul battles with his hamstring injury.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Russell Westbrook

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Ricky Rubio & Derrick Rose

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Austin River

Shooting Guards  – Jamal Crawford & Avery Bradley

With no top tier fantasy option taking the floor this Christmas Day at shooting guard we see a ton of a value at the position. This includes both Crawford (Fantasy Sleeper) as well as Bradley as options who should see a ton of opportunities. For Crawford his value is even higher if Paul misses a second straight game while also taking advantage of a Lakers team that ranks second in the NBA in fantasy points allowed to the position. Meanwhile Bradley also has a very favorable matchup against a Knicks team allowing the fourth most fantasy points to opposing shooting guards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: N/A

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Zach LaVine & Dwyane Wade

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Danny Green

Small Forwards – LeBron James & Kevin Durant

The excitement continues to build for what looks to be that one game everyone will be watching come Christmas Day. For us this game also delivers the top fantasy matchup of the night as two of the games top stars of the game clash at the small forward position. While it will be impossible to build around Westbrook as well as these two we do suggest building lineups with at least one of them. James has posted over 46 fantasy points in three of his last four games while Durant has posted over 42 fantasy points in four of his last five games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: LeBron James & Kevin Durant

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Andrew Wiggins

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like:  Luc Richard Mbah a Moute

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Power Forwards – Kristaps Porzingis & Enes Kanter

Now the Power Forward position is one of those slots where we see very little value outside of a few players. Two of the players we really like is Porzingis and Kanter while Kevin Love should have an opportunity to pickup some rebounds. Now for Porzingis his injury status is a little worrisome but reports indicate he will suit up against a Celtics team that ranks 7^th in the NBA in fantasy points allowed to opposing power forwards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Kevin Love

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Gorgui Dieng

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Nikola Mirotic

Center Option – DeAndre Jordan

How can we look past Jordan against a Lakers team that ranks third in the NBA in fantasy points allowed to opposing centers this season. Along with Jordan we also like Al Horford and Karl-Anthony Towns as solid options as well. Outside of those options the center position is a gamble slot where you could go a few directions including Steven Adams and Zaza Pachulia as high risk high reward options.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Karl Anthony-Towns

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Steven Adams

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Joakim Noah

The NBA action takes a big swing on Friday Night with a 14 game slate for daily fantasy owners to capitalize on. Friday Night’s slate of NBA games delivers three players averaging over 53 fantasy points a game this season, and nine other superstars averaging more than 40 fantasy points per contest.

At the front of that list sits Russell Westbrook who continues to deliver big time fantasy performances for his fantasy owners despite his heavy price tag. Entering the Friday Night contest against the Boston Celtics, Westbrook has turned in over 62 fantasy points in three straight games while still finding a way to return over five times his investment.

For us Friday Night is a great opportunity to build a nice stack around two of the top fantasy scorers while having a few solid fantasy sleepers to take advantage of. One of those fantasy sleepers we like is Danny Green for the San Antonio Spurs. Green enters Friday Night showdown against the Portland Trailblazers posting back to back 22 point fantasy performances.

With all that said here is our top NBA FanDuel Options for Friday December 23rd, 2016.

Point Guards – Kyrie Irving & Emmanuel Mudiay

For us we have four options we really like at the point guard position on Friday Night. While we still like the idea of plugging Westbrook in as our main build around option we couldn’t pass up the matchups that both Irving and Mudiay will enter on Friday Night. Irving will face off against a Brooklyn Nets team that ranks 1st in fantasy points per game to opposing point guards while Mudiay faces a Atlanta Hawks team that ranks 2nd. That being said Mudiay is one of those high risk high reward type of plays based on his inconsistency trends he has posted this season.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Russell Westbrook
Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Dennis Schroder & Goran Dragic
Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Patty Mills

Shooting Guards – Evan Fournier & Danny Green

On Friday Night the shooting guard slot is one of those positions where you can find some really solid options at a variety of salary cap price points. Two of those options we like is Fournier for the Orlando Magic and Green for the San Antonio Spurs. Fournier will look to capitalize on a Los Angeles Laker team that has had their hands full in slowing down opposing shooting guards this season while allowing the second most fantasy points to the position. Meanwhile Green is returning nearly six times his fantasy salary over the last two games and could see added minutes as the Spurs make the trip up to Portland.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: James Harden
Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Brandon Knight, Zach LaVine & Sean Kilpatrick
Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Garrett Temple & Iman Shumpert

Small Forwards – LeBron James & Andre Roberson

A combination of James and Roberson makes perfect sense when looking to build any FanDuel lineup on Friday Night. James is that near lock 40 plus fantasy performance while Roberson is the fantasy sleeper type that has produced at times for his fantasy owners. That includes producing close to six times his fantasy value in his last contest while having an even better matchup against a Boston Celtics team allowing the third most fantasy points to the small forward position.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Jimmy Butler
Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Andrew Wiggins
Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Power Forwards – Gorgui Dieng & LaMarcus Aldridge

One interesting option we really like on Friday Night is Gorgui Dieng against a Sacramento Kings team that is allowing the second most fantasy points to opposing power forwards. Add that with the fact he has posted over 30 fantasy points in two of his last four games while posting over 33 minutes in each of those contests. Our other option we like is Aldridge who will look to build on his back to back 32 plus fantasy performances against a Trailblazers team that ranks 1st in fantasy points allowed to opposing power forwards.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Anthony Davis & Kevin Love
Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Serge Ibaka
Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Nikola Mirotic

Center Option – Marc Gasol

The typical option here would either be DeMarcus Cousins or Karl-Anthony Towns but the head to head matchup has us a little worried. Add that with the fact both of these teams rank in the bottom 15 of the league in fantasy points allowed to centers makes me want to stay away. This turned me to Gasol who is coming off a big time 55 points fantasy performance. On Friday Night Gasol should benefit in additional rebounding opportunities in a contest against a Rockets team that likes to move the ball up and down the floor.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Karl Anthony-Towns & Hassan Whiteside
Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Tristan Thompson
Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Mason Plumlee

The NBA Daily Fantasy Lineup build for Monday rides on the shoulder of one big name super star. That superstar is point guard Russell Westbrook who is one of those options you just can’t pass up on when he is on the floor. Tonight he will look to continue his fantasy dominance as he looks to lead his Oklahoma City Thunder to a win at home over the Atlanta Hawks.

Westbrook enters Monday Nights contest coming off his 13^th triple double of the season as well an impressive 73.2 fantasy performance. Along with his big time success this season, Westbrook has a very favorable matchup tonight against a Hawks team that is allowing the fifth most fantasy points to opposing point guards in the NBA.

Now the only downside to building our Daily Fantasy Lineup around Westbrook is his commanding $12,500 salary. That being said we decided to take a look at a point guard combination that featured Westbrook while the other two takes a look at combinations with some of the other top fantasy point guards.

Point Guard Combinations Quick Look

John Wall & Eric Bledsoe – ($18,000 Combined Salary)

80.1 Average Fantasy Points Per Game

59.1 Fantasy Points Combined In Last Game Played

88.4 Combined Average Fantasy Points Last Five Games

Russell Westbrook & Emmanuel Mudiay ($17,500 Combined Salary)

80.3 Average Fantasy Points Per Game

112.1 Fantasy Points Combined In Last Game Played

68.3 Combined Average Fantasy Points Last Five Games

Dennis Schroder & Dennis Schroder ($14,400 Combined Salary)

61 Average Fantasy Points Per Game

63.6 Fantasy Points Combined In Last Game Played

67.8 Combined Average Fantasy Points Last Five Games

Here is our top NBA FanDuel Options for Monday December 19^th, 2016

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Point Guards – Russell Westbrook & Emmanuel Mudiay

In the end it is just to hard for us to look past Westbrook tonight based on his abilities to put up 70 fantasy points nearly any night of the week. Now the second point guard slot was a little more difficult as we looked at a few options but we like Mudiay tonight against a Denver Nuggets team allowing the third most fantasy points to opposing point guards in the NBA.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: John Wall

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Ricky Rubio

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Jameer Nelson

Shooting Guards  – Zach LaVine & Bradley Beal

We tossed around a few combinations at the shooting guard position before landing with LaVine and Beal. LaVine has been pretty consistent this season including posting at least 28 fantasy points in five of his six games. Along with the consistency LaVine has a huge upside as he continues to play a ton of minutes including over 42 minutes in three straight games. Beal on the other hand is coming off another solid 50 point fantasy performance while stringing together his fourth game above the 33 point mark.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: All Options Are Mid Tier Level

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Will Barton

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Tim Hardaway Jr or Kyle Korver

Small Forwards – Dorian Finney-Smith & Jimmy Butler

Finney-Smith is one of those interesting options that we strongly like tonight while also providing us with some solid fantasy cap space. The Dallas Mavericks small forward continues to see above 24 minutes a night helping his fantasy value. Add that with the fact that he was able to post 34 fantasy points last week against this same Denver Nuggets team makes solidifies his spot on our roster. Than there is Butler who is the top option at the position while having the second best matchup at small forward tonight.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Paul George

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: T.J. Warren

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Andre Roberson

Power Forwards – Nikola Jokic & Marquese Chriss

Now depending on where you decided to go at a few of the other positions we could easily insert Millsap into our starting rotation. That being said we valued a few of the other positions higher while we found a few options that should provide us with some solid fantasy options who might be used in fewer lineups. Jokic has posted over 27 fantasy points in five of the last six games. Chriss on the other hand is a deep fantasy sleeper option who has seen over 24 minutes in three straight games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Paul Millsap

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Gorgui Dieng

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Marquese Chriss

Center Option – Myles Turner

Turner is our top option at the center position while Anthony-Towns is the guy to go to if you are playing in cash games. The Indiana Pacers center has seen over 30 minutes in five of his last six games while posting over 32 fantasy points in four of his last five games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Karl Anthony-Towns

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Marcin Gortat

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Robin Lopez

The FanDuel options are endless tonight as the NBA’s league leader in scoring, assists and rebounds are all on the hardwood tonight. Those NBA league leaders consist of Anthony Davis (30.7 FPG), James Harden (11.7 APG) and Hassan Whiteside (14.7 RPG) all suiting up on the hardwood tonight.

Along with sitting atop the leader board in the NBA all three of them have very favorable matchups tonight. Davis will look to lead his New Orleans Pelicans team against Harden and the Houston Rockets. Davis will get a shot at a Rockets team allowing the third most fantasy points to opposing power forwards tonight while Harden gets a crack a Pelicans team allowing the fourth most to opposing shooting guards.

Then there is Whiteside who will look to continue his recent fantasy success against a Los Angeles Clippers team allowing the third most fantasy points to opposing centers among teams in action tonight. All of these numbers make stacking this trio together an excellent combination. Only downside is this stack would leave us looking for a few solid fantasy sleepers to offset the salary cap hit.

Here are a three NBA Fantasy Sleepers you could consider using tonight to help fill out your FanDuel roster.

Nick Young, Los Angeles Lakers – Shooting Guard

Opponent Philadelphia 76ers – Allowing 2^nd most FPG to opposing shooting guards

Isaiah Whitehead, Brooklyn Nets – Point Guard

Opponent Orlando Magic – Allowing most FPG to opposing point guards

Larry Nance Jr, Los Angeles Lakers – Power Forward

Opponent Philadelphia 76ers – Allowing 2^nd most FPG to opposing power forwards

Here is our top NBA FanDuel Options for Friday December 16^th, 2016

Point Guards – Dennis Schroder & Jrue Holliday

Looking at the fantasy matchups landed us with these two options tonight as our top combination at the position based on potential production versus salary cap number. Schroder gets a shot at a Raptors team allowing the 2^nd most fantasy points to the position while Holliday gets a Rockets team ranked 3^rd. Along with that both of these point guards sit in the $7k range. Now if you elect to go with our big three combination you will have to look to a fantasy sleeper like Whitehead as a solid option.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Kyle Lowry

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Reggie Jackson

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Isaiah Whitehead

Shooting Guards  – James Harden & Evan Fournier

In the end there is no way we would suggest looking past Harden tonight against the Pelicans. The Rockets shooting guard has not posted less than 40 fantasy points in a single game tonight that includes going over the 50 point fantasy mark in two of his last three games. Meanwhile Fournier might not be the next biggest name at the position but he is solid fantasy option tonight. The Magic’s shooting guard has posted over 36 fantasy points in each of his last three games.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: James Harden

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Evan Fournier & Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Tim Hardaway Jr & Nick Young

Small Forwards – Jimmy Butler & Jae Crowder

In an endless salary cap world we would love to be able to add Butler to the big three list of options tonight. While that won’t work we still like him as a top tier fantasy option tonight to help build your fantasy lineup around. Butler will get a shot a Milwuakee Bucks team that is allowing the third most fantasy points to the position among the teams in action tonight. Crowder meanwhile continues to be a solid option (25 fantasy points in three of his last four games) as he gets a shot at the Charlotte Hornets tonight.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Jimmy Butler

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Jae Crowder & Otto Porter

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Bojan Bogdanovic

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Power Forwards – Anthony Davis & Julius Randle

Davis is in the same boat as Harden as he is one of those players you nearly almost have to build at least one FanDuel lineup around on nights he takes the floor. Tonight Davis will look to build on his 60 point fantasy performance against a Rockets team that is allowing the third most fantasy points to the position. Meanwhile Randle has an even better matchup against a 76ers team that ranks 2^nd in fantasy points allowed to the position. If you are looking for a fantasy sleeper you could consider Larry Nance in place of Randle against the 76ers.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Anthony Davis

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Trevor Booker & Julius Randle

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Larry Nance Jr
Center Option – Hassan Whiteside

The center position tonight is one of those slots where we could go a few different directions. At the top of those options is Whiteside who leads the NBA in rebounds per game. Tonight he will look to continue that success for his fantasy owners against a Los Angeles Clippers team that ranks third among teams in action tonight in fantasy points allowed to opposing centers. Other options we like is Brook Lopez (Magic 1^st in FPG allowed to centers) and Timofey Mozgov.

Top Tier Fantasy Option We Like: DeMarcus Cousins

Mid Tier Fantasy Option We Like: Brook Lopez & Marcin Gortat

Fantasy Sleeper Option We Like: Timofey Mozgov & Bismack Biyombo