FanDuel NBA Lineup Picks Advice & Analysis for January 25

Ten games are on the NBA schedule for Wednesday, giving FanDuel players a number of options to consider as they put together their lineups. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook ($12,500) and Houston's James Harden ($12,100) are the unquestioned headliners from a fantasy standpoint, with Westbrook having and NBA-best 22 triple-doubles to his credit this season and Harden next in line with 13. But they aren't the only two quality perimeter worth considering when putting together a FanDuel roster, as Portland's Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum host the Lakers.

Portland has played the Lakers twice this month, with both Lillard ($8,300) and McCollum ($8,100) hovering right around their respective FanDuel averages on both occasions. Lillard, who's averaging 40.2 FanDuel points per game on the season, tallied 40 and 38.6 points in those games while McCollum (34.6 FanDuel ppg) racked up 42.3 and 35.2 points. With the Lakers playing without the injured D'Angelo Russell, who made the mistake of riling up Lillard in the January 10 meeting, there's one less option that the Portland backcourt tandem will have to deal with Wednesday night.

Here are our FanDuel picks for Wednesday's games, using the rules of a nine-player roster and a $60,000 salary cap. Stats from Basketball Reference and Rotowire were used in this gallery. (Getty)

PG: Goran Dragic, Miami

Opponent: at Brooklyn

Price: $7,000

Dragic accounted for 34 FanDuel points or more in three straight games before his 29.3 point effort against the Warriors Monday night, and the odds of him getting back to that point are good considering the opposition. Brooklyn's been one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA this season, and opposing point guard units have scored an average of 48.7 FanDuel points per game according to Rotowire. (Getty)

PG: Deron Williams, Dallas

Opponent: vs. New York

Price: $6,300

Like Dragic, Williams has a good matchup as the team he'll be up against has struggled defensively. While the Knicks are a middle of the pack team when it comes to FanDuel points allowed at the point guard position, they've given up an average of 45.3 FanDuel points per game over the last five games. Derrick Rose is sure to make Williams work defensively if that's the matchup Rick Carlisle goes with, but the Mavericks head coach could very well assign that task to Wesley Matthews and have Williams defend Courtney Lee instead. (Getty)

SG: C.J. McCollum, Portland

Opponent: vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Price: $8,100

Portland's backcourt tandem of McCollum and Damian Lillard has a very good matchup tonight, as the Lakers have struggled defensively for most of the season. McCollum accounted for 35.2 FanDuel points in the last meeting between the two teams, and that was with him failing to reach his season averages in both rebounds (he had one) and assists (two). McCollum scored 25 points on that night, and it wouldn't be unrealistic to expect a similar performance while also being more productive in other statistical categories. (Getty)

SG: Dion Waiters, Miami

Opponent: at Brooklyn

Price: $6,000

As is the case with Dragic, the play here is to take Waiters based in large part upon the matchup. Brooklyn's allowed an average of 38.4 FanDuel points per game to opposing shooting guard units this season, with that number being 42.3 over the last five games. Also worth noting is how productive Waiters has been of late, as he's tallied 40 FanDuel points or more in each of his last two games. Waiters has scored 33 points in two consecutive games, most recently doing so against the Warriors Monday night (his three with six tenths of a second remaining won the game for the Heat). (Getty)

SF: Kevin Durant, Golden State

Opponent: at Charlotte

Price: $10,300

While Charlotte does have an athletic wing in Michael Kidd-Gilchrist who can make Durant work for what he gets offensively, that should not have a significant impact on one of the NBA's best (and most efficient) players. Durant's averaging 27.3 points per game over his last ten outings, doing so while averaging 17 field goal attempts and shooting 56.5 percent from the field. Given his activity on the boards and defensively, not to mention in the assists department, it would be wise to build a FanDuel roster around Durant tonight. (Getty)

SF: Robert Covington, Philadelphia

Opponent: at Milwaukee

Price: $5,400

With both Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor out of the lineup for tonight's game, Philadelphia will need to get its offense from somewhere. One option is Covington, who's firmly entrenched in the starting lineup and has scored 31 FanDuel points or more in three consecutive games. Covington's scored in double figures in five straight games (14.4 ppg), and he's also averaging 6.8 rebounds during that stretch. The Bucks will be a tough matchup on the wings, but the 6-foot-9 Covington should be able to put together a solid night fantasy-wise. (Getty)

PF: Terrence Jones, New Orleans

Opponent: vs. Oklahoma City

Price: $5,800

Jones' explosion Monday night against Cleveland certainly grabbed some attention, as he tallied 59.7 FanDuel points (36 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals) to lead the Pelicans to the win without the injured Anthony Davis. Whether or not Davis plays tonight against the Thunder remains to be seen, but even if New Orleans has its best player, they have a productive power forward in Jones to look to. Jones has scored 30 FanDuel points or more in three of his last six games, scoring no less than 21 FanDuel points, with Davis on the court for five of those six games. Jones possesses good value from a fantasy standpoint. (Getty)

PF: Nerlens Noel, Philadelphia

Opponent: at Milwaukee

Price: $4,100

With both Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor missing tonight's game, Noel will play a lot of minutes in Milwaukee. Tuesday night, Noel accounted for 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals as Philadelphia came back to beat the Clippers. With the Sixers' injuries and the price tag, Noel should be a popular option for those filling out FanDuel rosters for Wednesday. (Getty)

C: Dwight Howard, Atlanta

Opponent: at Chicago