Fantasy Basketball: FanDuel Lineups For December 9th

After a good run, I now have two straight nights out of the money. Jared Sullinger only playing 18 minutes in a double overtime game, and Jason Thompson struggling torpedoed my lineups.

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There are eight NBA games tonight, which provides lots of opportunities for bargains and studs alike.

Here are my FanDuel lineups for December 9th:

Nov 5, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs point guard Cory Joseph (5) shoots the ball as Atlanta Hawks shooting guard Kent Bazemore (right) defends during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 94-92. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Point Guards:

Bargains:

Cory Joseph, Spurs ($4,700): Tony Parker is out again, and Joseph has done a very good job of filling in for him. He should provide you with around 25 fantasy points at a low price.

Ronnie Price, Lakers ($4,200): Price is starting, though he has not done a lot with his minutes yet. Jeremy Lin is also struggling with his bench role, so he hasn’t warranted winning the job back. That said, on any decently run team, Lin would still be starting. If you go cheap with Price, keep your expectations low. He is averaging 17 fantasy points over his three starts, with only one game above 20.

Worth The Cost:

Kyle Lowry, Raptors ($9,300): Lowry has come back to earth a little after back-to-back 50 fantasy point games last week. He is still scoring in the high 30’s though, which makes him a low risk option.

Darren Collison, Kings ($7,400): Collison has averaged 29 fantasy points per contest since missing two games in late November. Add to that the fact that he is playing the Lakers, and he is a very solid play tonight. Especially since he will be dealing with Ronnie Price instead of Jeremy Lin.

Risky Play:

Brandon Knight, Bucks ($7,500): Knight has been under 30 fantasy points in five of his last seven games. In the two that he was not, he scored over 45. That is the allure here, but there is a huge risk involved.

My Lineups:

A: Collison and Joseph ($12,300)

B: Greivis Vasquez and Joseph ($9,500): I trust Vasquez more than Price right now, and I had the extra cash.

Nov 9, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives to the basket past Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) during the second half at the American Airlines Center. The Heat defeated the Mavericks 105-96. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Shooting Guards:

Bargain:

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Pistons ($4,900): KCP has played at least 30 minutes in each of his last seven games. During that time, he has averaged 24 fantasy points per game. He is not a great option by any means, but he is a solid option if you need to go cheap and don’t trust some of the other cheaper options.

Manu Ginobili, Spurs ($5,100): Ginobili had averaged 35 fantasy points per game in his two games prior to resting Saturday against the Timberwolves. Danny Green is playing more minutes, but Ginobili is still a major scoring threat, and he is feeling it lately.

Worth The Cost:

Monta Ellis, Mavericks ($7,800): Ellis’s tear continued on Sunday. He extended his streak of 30+ point fantasy games to seven against the Bucks. I know he is playing the Grizzlies tonight, but it is to the point where it doesn’t really matter who he is playing. It just means he will be closer to 30 than over 40.

Dwyane Wade, Heat ($8,100): Wade has averaged 35 fantasy points per game in the five games since returning from a hamstring injury. He is carrying the Heat right now, so he might be able to carry your FanDuel team as well.

Risky Play:

Kobe Bryant, Lakers ($8,700): Bryant has been under 30 fantasy points in each of his last two games. He is always a threat to go off, but he carries more of a risk now that he is in a bit of a slump.

My Lineups:

A: Caldwell-Pope and Wesley Matthews ($11,000): Matthews has only had one bad game on the season. It just happened on a Thursday night, which is a light night anyway. So everyone knows. What you may not know is that he consistently provides between 20 and 35 fantasy points. I will take my chances with that.

B: Ellis and Ginobili ($12,900)

Dec 7, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (25) reacts to a foul call during the first half against the Milwaukee Bucks at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Small Forwards:

Bargain:

Chandler Parsons, Mavericks ($6,500): Tonight is loaded with high end options at SF. Parsons isn’t necessarily cheap, but he does provide good value. The knock on him is that he isn’t producing the way he did in Houston last year. But he is doing everything the Mavs need him to. Oh, and he is averaging 31.5 fantasy points per game over his last five games. He may not do what the high end options are doing, but he is putting up very good numbers if you can’t afford two of the big guys.

Worth The Cost:

LeBron James, Cavaliers ($10,600): Don’t read too much into James’s slightly under par fantasy night last night in which he put up “only” 36.3 points. He sat for much of the fourth quarter as the Cavs had the game well in hand. Expect Cleveland to need LeBron the entire game against the Raptors tonight.

Rudy Gay, Kings ($8,300): Are you tired of seeing his name on here? Well, if he keeps showing up, that means that his hot streak is still going. Gay gave us another 42 fantasy points last night against Utah. He has only had one game under 35 fantasy points since his return, and that was against a very good defensive team in Memphis.

Risky Play:

Kevin Durant, Thunder ($9,800): Until KD is off of his minutes limit, he is off of my team. Nothing personal KD, I still believe in you. Just when you will spend 35-40 minutes on the court per game.

My Lineups:

A: Gay and James ($18,900):

B: Gay and Hayward ($15,800): I couldn’t afford LBJ, so Hayward is a decent replacement. He has gone for over 30 fantasy points four times in the last six games.

Dec 6, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs power forward Tim Duncan (21) clutches the ball before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Power Forwards:

Bargains:

Jason Thompson, Kings ($5,000): DeMarcus Cousins is still out, and Thompson has been a solid producer in his absence. Reggie Evans is taking some of his thunder, but the consistency of Thompson has me taking him instead of Evans. Evans at $4,600 is a very good option as well. Thompson will get you about the same numbers as Amare Stoudemire at the price he was last week. Stoudemire is a little more of a risk at $6,300.

Ed Davis, Lakers ($4,600): Davis has been a consistent 20 point producer since becoming the starter in L.A. You can do worse if you need to go cheap.

Worth The Cost:

LaMarcus Aldridge, Trailblazers ($9,700): He is still putting up at or above 37 fantasy points a night like clockwork. You are paying for consistency here. As you FanDuel players know, it is totally worth it!

Tim Duncan, Spurs ($8,000): Old Reliable keeps right on producing. The Spurs are giving him ample rest, and he is producing when he is on the court. Duncan put up 33.5 fantasy points in just 19 minutes in the win over Minnesota on Saturday. He is still reliable even with less minutes!

Risky Play:

Anthony Davis, Pelicans ($11,400): He has been under 35 fantasy points in each of his last two games. The two games before that, he was over 60. If he drops 60, you are likely in the money. That’s what Davis can do for you. But if not, you have blown more than one fifth of your budget for 35-40 points. That hurts.

My Lineups:

A: Thompson and Ryan Anderson ($10,700): Anderson is a bit of a risk, but he has been shooting well lately. And I trust him more than Ed Davis, or more precisely, Byron Scott.

B: Aldridge and Thompson ($14,700)

Nov 20, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) shoots over Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Center:

Bargain:

Tyson Chandler, Mavericks ($7,100): If you are considered a bargain at over $7,000, you must be on one heck of a hot streak. That sums up Chandler, who has not been below 25 fantasy points since November 24th.

Worth The Cost:

Chris Bosh, Heat ($8,500): Bosh isn’t putting up quite the numbers that he was with Wade out, but he has still been solid. He has only been under 28 fantasy points once since the second week of the season.

Risky Play:

Marc Gasol, Grizzlies ($8,400): I think the knee is still bugging him. Gasol has been under 20 fantasy points twice in his last three games. In those two games, he played just 43 minutes combined. The Grizzlies will need him on the court tonight against Dallas, so he should be out there as much as he possibly can. The question is, how much can he be?

My Lineups:

A and B: Chandler ($7,100)

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