The Playbook had another successful night on Saturday night as guys like Trey Burke and Tony Wroten had huge nights. Time to focus on Sunday's five game slate. There are a couple of really good value plays that will open things up for the more expensive players.
Donald Sloan is the best value play of the day because he's going to be starting for the Pacers, who face the NBA's worst defensive team vs point guards in the Lakers. Brandon Knight is a great value play on Fanduel as well. Spend at the the shooting guard position on Fanduel by getting Eric Bledsoe in your lineup. The small forward position is not that bad tonight as the safe and easy route is spending on Rudy Gay. Also, there are some good value plays at the position as well.
The power forward position is a barren wasteland, but Greg Monroe has the highest the ceiling at the position, which is why I'll be playing him a majority of my lineups. Keep it simple at center by using Cole Aldrich.
Here is the Daily Fantasy Basketball Playbook for January 4th:
Point Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Brandon Knight | Bucks | 8,000 | 7,200 | #1 PG on FD based on price & high ceiling |
| Donald Sloan | Pacers | 4,700 | 4,500 | Best value play of the day with C.J.Watson/ G. Hill out |
| Goran Dragic | Suns | 7,900 | 7,200 | Safe mid-tier play. B. Jennings is a boom/bust GPP play |
| Darren Collison | Kings | 6,800 | 7,300 | Would only use as a value play on DK |
| Kyle Lowry | Raptors | 10,900 | 9,900 | FD play only |
Shooting Guards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Eric Bledsoe | Suns | 9,300 | 8,800 | Easily the #1 SG on the night. Must-start on FD |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Bucks | 6,500 | 6,300 | Best of the mid-tier SG options. Knicks are brutal vs SG's |
| Kobe Bryant | Lakers | 9,500 | 8,900 | Like the idea of using him and Bledsoe in GPPs on FD |
| Lou Williams | Hawks | 4,300 | 5,100 | GPP boom/bust play for DK |
Small Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Rudy Gay | Kings | 8,600 | 8,600 | Will easily outscore the other SF's |
| C.J. Miles | Pacers | 4,500 | 5,500 | Great value on DK, but not too shabby on FD either |
| Khris Middleton | Bucks | 4,700 | 4,900 | Playing huge minutes and has 28 FP in 3 out of the last 4 games |
| P.J. Tucker | Suns | 5,200 | 4,600 | Only play on FD as a safe low-tier play |
Power Forwards
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Greg Monroe | Pistons | 7,400 | 6,300 | Must-start on FD. SAC is brutal vs PF's |
| John Henson | Bucks | 5,500 | 4,500 | Love as a #2 PF on FD. Has 5 straight games with 20+ FP |
| Markieff Morris | Suns | 6,600 | 6,100 | Safe mid-tier play |
Centers
| Player | Team | DraftKings | Fanduel | Comments |
| Cole Aldrich | Knicks | 6,200 | 5,600 | Will be in all of my LU's on FD. Has 30+ FP in 3 out of the past 4 games |
| Zaza Pachulia | Bucks | 4,900 | 5,100 | Decent low-tier play on DK. Had 40 FP is his last game vs N.Y. |
| Hassan Whiteside | Heat | 3,500 | 3,900 | Great punt play that has 20+ FP in 3 straight games |
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