Daily Fantasy Basketball: DraftKings Cheat Sheet – March 9

Chris Paul

Daily Fantasy Basketball is in full swing, which means each day XN Sports will have a column detailing advised plays and lineups for the remainder of the NBA season. For those familiar with DraftKings, their daily fantasy basketball is formatted differently this season. There is no multi-position eligibility, which makes it a bit harder to set your lineup.

For those unfamiliar with DraftKings, you are given $50,000 in cap space to select a point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, center, a guard, a forward, and a utility player. There are no points deducted for missed shots, which changes the strategy from other sites. To read the full scoring, click here. Keep in mind that a double-double awards a bonus, which can be the difference between cashing in and winning nothing.

Generally, the goal for value is at five times a player’s salary, plus five points. That brings a lineup to 290 fantasy points, which will cash each day.

Give DraftKings a shot, as there will be a few freeroll opportunities each night in Daily Fantasy Basketball. Click here to play.

Tonight’s featured contest:
-$100,000 prize pool.
– First place wins $10,000
– Only $3 to enter (FREE with first deposit)
– Top 7,850 finishing positions are paid.​
– Starts tonight at 7:00 PM EST
– Salary Cap Style Drafting. $50,000 to select 9 spots. 8 players
– Roster Format: 1 PG, 1 SG, 1 SF, 1 PF, 1 C, 1 G, 1 F, 1 Utility

Remember, when you sign-up on DraftKings, use the promo code: XN.

Each position will have a few guys that we like for each night, ranked from top to bottom in terms of value. To find these players, tools like usage rate, defense vs. position, injuries, minutes, and more are used.

(GPP-only play) – Means that these players are risk/reward. Play them only in tournaments, not cash games.

Be sure to read the notes at the bottom of this column, as it details things you do not want to miss.

There is a lot of news that will affect lineups tonight, stay informed before tip. To stay informed, use this for up to date injury news.

Point Guard

Chris Paul, LAC $10,600

John Wall, WAS $8,500

Jeff Teague, ATL $6,600 (GPP-Only)

Isaiah Thomas, BOS $6,300

Cheap Plays:

Shaun Livingston, GSW $3,600 (GPP-Only)

Ray McCallum, SAC $3,900

Alexey Shved, NYK $3,400 (GPP-Only)

Shooting Guard

Kevin Martin, MIN $6,000

Khris Middleton, MIL $6,000

J.J. Redick, LAC $5,100

Cheap Plays:

Gary Neal, MIN $3,900

Small Forward

Andrew Wiggins, MIN $6,800

Danilo Gallinari, DEN $6,000 (GPP-Only)

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, CHA $6,000

Cheap Plays:

Harrison Barnes, GSW $4,200

Michael Beasley, MIA $3,700 (GPP-Only)

Power Forward

Paul Millsap, ATL $8,000

Kenneth Faried, DEN $6,500

Draymond Green, GSW $7,200

Andrea Bargnani, NYK $5,600 (GPP-Only)

Brandon Bass, BOS $4,900

Cheap Plays:

No cheap options at power forward tonight.

Center

DeAndre Jordan, LAC $8,800

Marc Gasol, MEM $7,400

Hassan Whiteside, MIA $8,700 (GPP-Only)

Cheap Plays:

Spencer Hawes, LAC $3,700 (GPP-Only)

Notes

– Do not forget to play the $3 contest, which can be found here.

– Be sure to keep up with inactives here.

– Despite a large slate, tonight’s selections are very limited in terms of value. Be sure to keep a balanced lineup if you can.

If you have any questions or concerns leading to tip, let me know on Twitter @JoshCollacchi.

*Keep an eye on the inactives, as things in the NBA change at the last second. Good luck tonight.

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Josh Collacchi
In addition to writing here at XNSports, my fantasy content can be seen at Pro Football Focus Fantasy, eDraft, and Project Roto. Member of the FSWA and the FWAA and can be reached on Twitter @JoshCollacchi