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Yesterday's Perfect NBA DFS Lineups: Friday 1/5/18

Karl Anthony-Towns amassed a 25-point, 23-board double-double 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
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) C $9200 25 23 1 0 0 2 60.1
Kawhi Leonard (SA) SF $8100 21 3 3 4 1 3 49.1
Kris Dunn (CHI) PG $7900 32 2 9 4 4 0 55.9
C.J. McCollum (POR) SG $7300 20 4 6 3 1 0 41.8
Brandon Ingram (LAL) SF $6400 22 14 4 0 3 0 41.8
Trey Lyles (DEN) PF $6200 26 7 1 2 0 0 41.9
Tyler Johnson (MIA) PG $5800 16 2 4 4 0 1 39.4
Markieff Morris (WSH) PF $4900 10 14 0 0 0 2 32.8
Manu Ginobili (SA) SG $3600 21 1 3 2 1 1 34.7
Total Salary $59400 Total FP 397.5

DraftKings

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) C $9000 25 23 1 0 0 2 61.25
Kris Dunn (CHI) PG/SG $7100 32 2 9 4 4 0 56
Jamal Murray (DEN) PG/SG $6900 26 6 3 0 1 0 40.5
Brandon Ingram (LAL) SG/SF $6600 22 14 4 0 3 0 46
Trey Lyles (DEN) SF/PF $5400 26 7 1 2 0 0 42.25
Michael Beasley (NY) SF/PF $5300 20 10 2 2 2 0 40.5
Wesley Matthews (DAL) SG/SF $4700 24 4 3 1 1 0 37.5
Jonas Valanciunas (TOR) C $4600 20 13 1 0 0 1 41.25
Total Salary $49600 Total FP 365.25

Yahoo

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) C $48 25 23 1 0 0 2 58.6
Kris Dunn (CHI) PG $32 32 2 9 4 4 0 53.9
Brandon Ingram (LAL) SF $28 22 14 4 0 3 0 42.3
Harrison Barnes (DAL) SF $24 23 7 4 1 1 0 38.9
Jamal Murray (DEN) PG $24 26 6 3 0 1 0 39.7
Trey Lyles (DEN) PF $17 26 7 1 2 0 0 41.9
Jonas Valanciunas (TOR) C $16 20 13 1 0 0 1 39.1
Wesley Matthews (DAL) SG $11 24 4 3 1 1 0 36.8
Total Salary $200 Total FP 351.2