NBA Lineup Optimizer: Best NBA DFS Lineups Today (January 18)

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Are you passionate about DFS but don’t have the time to catch every show, read detailed breakdowns or crunch numbers on optimizers? That’s tough when considering your best NBA DFS lineups today. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting out in the world of NBA DFS, Stokastic’s NBA Lineup Generator is your ultimate solution! And here will we provide you with the best NBA DFS lineup advice from our industry-leading generator.

With just a few clicks, you can effortlessly navigate through chalky, balanced and contrarian lineups, all while saving up to 20 lineups simultaneously. Powered by Stokastic’s NBA projections and ownership data, the Lineup Generator constructs lineups that are tailored to your needs. We used this tool to identify the key players dominating builds for tonight’s five-game main slate.

Join the Stokastic community and tap into the power of Stokastic’s NBA DFS Lineup Generator – the tool that’s not only popular among Stokastic users but also consistently delivers positive results! Let’s take a look at the Lineup Generator results and exposures for tonight.

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NBA Lineup Optimizer Advice

The process kicks off by selecting three key options. First, pick your desired DFS slate between DraftKings main and FanDuel Main.

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Next, choose your ownership setting. I usually opt for contrarian lineups because I enjoy playing GPPs, but you can also select from all lineups, chalky lineups or balanced lineups.

Lastly, you have the option to lock in a player based on optimal percentage, projection or boom percentage. You can also skip this step if you’d like.

Today I selected DraftKings Main, contrarian and skip. You can see here that the optimal percentage really likes Marvin Bagley III and Gary Trent Jr. so we should see these guys in a bunch of lineups. If you’re playing cash games like double-ups or three-mans, you could also select balanced or chalky for better projected lineups.

You can get some of the same players in all types of lineups. As long as you adjust the uniqueness based on the size and type of contest you’re playing, it’s all good.

After saving 20 lineups, the highest exposures I ended with were 55% Zach LaVine, 55% Gregory Jackson and 50% Patrick Williams.

Here’s a sample of a lineup that resulted from these selections.

This lineup projects for 273.19 points and includes LaVine, Jackson, and Williams. This lineup gets unique with an 4.7%-owned Naz Reid, who should get more minutes tonight with a blowout on the horizon for the Timberwolves as they take on a depleted Memphis squad. The lineup uses all $50,000 in salary and has a nice balance of projection and uniqueness. With the top 3 optimal plays and two low owned Bulls players, I like this lineup for single-entry tournaments. On a small slate like tonight, I’ll look through a few other lineups to get a bit more unique for large-field GPPs.

Exposure for the 20 lineups I saved:

It’s important to note these exposures are based completely off my settings. As a reminder, you can change between lineup builds and save lineups along the way. In total, I had 20 lineups saved in less than five minutes. That’s what makes this such a great NBA DFS tool for newer players and players who don’t have enough time to research +EV plays before lock.

Aaron Nesmith and Bennedict Mathurin are questionable for Indiana and if they were to sit it will open up a ton of value with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam already ruled out tonight. Lucky for us, lineup generator projections are updated automatically, so just run the generator closer to lock and we will get a +EV lineup to cash in tonight. It also makes it easy to export your lineups to CSV file, so you can just point and click to upload them to DraftKings.

Not only are you getting Stokastic’s NBA DFS Lineup Generator, but any Stokastic package includes access to Stokastic’s Premium Discord, where you can interact with both pros and the community at any time. Our NBA lineup optimizer tools will help daily NBA DFS lineups today and any other sport you choose.

Author
Tim Speros is a sports betting analyst and a distinguished DFS writer for OddsShopper and Stokastic. With over 15 years of experience in the sports industry, Tim has a passion for educating and entertaining others through sports. Before joining our team, Tim worked in player development for the NBA league office, served as an NBA statistician for the Golden State Warriors, and contributed to various fantasy sports content providers. Tim holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a Master’s in Sports Management from Georgetown. When he’s not chasing his three kids around, he enjoys chasing the 30x flex plays on PrizePicks.

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