Yesterday's Perfect NBA DFS Lineups: Thursday 1/5/23
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. Last night's lineups are listed below.
As always, make sure to check out our projections and 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 and other content 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 historical perfect lineups.
FanDuel
| Player | Position | Salary | P | R | A | S | T | B | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | PF/SF | $10800 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 67.8 |
| Lauri Markkanen (UTAH) | PF/SF | $8600 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 |
| Jalen Green (HOU) | SG/PG | $7200 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37.8 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) | PF/C | $7000 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 54.5 |
| Franz Wagner (ORL) | SF/SG | $6500 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32.9 |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | C | $6000 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 44.3 |
| Bruce Brown Jr. (DEN) | SG | $5300 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30.7 |
| Tyus Jones (MEM) | PG | $4900 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.6 |
| Vlatko Cancar (DEN) | SF | $3700 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34.9 |
| Total Salary | $60000 | Total FP | 399.6 | ||||||
DraftKings
| Player | Position | Salary | P | R | A | S | T | B | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum (BOS) | SF/PF | $10900 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 72.0 |
| Lauri Markkanen (UTAH) | SF/PF | $9000 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65.5 |
| Jalen Green (HOU) | SG | $6600 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41.5 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) | PF/C | $6500 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 54.5 |
| Alperen Sengun (HOU) | C | $5800 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46.0 |
| Tyus Jones (MEM) | PG | $4300 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32.75 |
| Vlatko Cancar (DEN) | SF/PF | $3100 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36.5 |
| Jaden Hardy (DAL) | PG/SG | $3000 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 |
| Total Salary | $49200 | Total FP | 370.75 | ||||||
