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Yesterday's Perfect NBA DFS Lineups: Friday 12/29/17
Dennis Smith had 21 points, 10 boards and 10 dimes to earn a spot in our NBA DFS perfect lineups. Who joined him?

Ever finish a night of daily fantasy and wonder what a perfect lineup would look like? Well, each day here at numberFire, we're going to share that information with you. Yesterday's lineups are listed below.

As always, make sure to check out our optimal lineups -- which will be updated periodically leading up to every game -- to see who our algorithms recommend as the best plays. Also, make sure to check out our daily fantasy basketball primer to get a deeper dive into a few of our favorite plays on the board.

If you're wondering how to apply perfect lineup results to your lineup-building process, read up on some key trends from last year's perfect lineups -- all 161 of them.

FanDuel

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
Russell Westbrook (OKC) PG $11500 40 14 9 1 5 0 68.3
DeMarcus Cousins (NO) C $11000 32 20 8 2 6 5 83
Otto Porter (WSH) SF $6700 26 6 7 2 1 1 51.7
Caris LeVert (BKN) SG $5800 12 5 11 1 2 0 35.5
Lauri Markkanen (CHI) PF $5400 32 7 1 0 1 0 40.9
John Henson (MIL) PF $5200 18 6 2 0 0 4 40.2
Taurean Prince (ATL) SF $5100 30 10 1 0 0 2 49.5
Dennis Smith (DAL) PG $4700 21 10 10 1 7 0 44
Wesley Matthews (DAL) SG $4600 18 4 2 2 0 0 31.8
Total Salary $60000 Total FP 444.9

DraftKings

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
DeMarcus Cousins (NO) PF/C $11100 32 20 8 2 6 5 83
Dwight Howard (CHA) C $7400 29 13 7 2 4 0 59.25
Otto Porter (WSH) SF/PF $6200 26 6 7 2 1 1 53
Darren Collison (IND) PG $5800 30 3 5 2 3 0 45.75
Taurean Prince (ATL) SG/SF $5500 30 10 1 0 0 2 52
Lauri Markkanen (CHI) PF $5300 32 7 1 0 1 0 44.25
John Henson (MIL) C $4600 18 6 2 0 0 4 36.5
Jerian Grant (CHI) PG/SG $3800 11 7 12 1 2 0 41.75
Total Salary $49700 Total FP 415.5

Yahoo

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
DeMarcus Cousins (NO) C $55 32 20 8 2 6 5 77.5
Dwight Howard (CHA) C $31 29 13 7 2 4 0 55.1
Otto Porter (WSH) SF $27 26 6 7 2 1 1 52.2
Lauri Markkanen (CHI) PF $20 32 7 1 0 1 0 43.4
Taurean Prince (ATL) SF $19 30 10 1 0 0 2 50
Darren Collison (IND) PG $18 30 3 5 2 3 0 44.1
Caris LeVert (BKN) SG $16 12 5 11 1 2 0 34.5
Jerian Grant (CHI) PG $10 11 7 12 1 2 0 38.9
Total Salary $196 Total FP 395.7

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