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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 5

By Zachary Thompson

Jan 2, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (5) drives to the basket past New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik (3) during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (5) drives to the basket past New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik (3) during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 3, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) defends New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) defends New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary SF

Carmelo Anthony-New York Knicks (8,200): Melo scored only 11 points against Atlanta in the Knicks win on Sunday adding nine rebounds, five assist,s and three steals on his way to 35.25 fantasy points. He has at least 33 fantasy points in seven straight games although he has only managed over 45 fantasy points once during that timespan.  He’s still one of the best scoring options on the board for tonight, and is a low-risk play in a shallow SF pool.  He will likely need to play a larger role in the New York offense tonight than he did on Sunday since Arron Afflalo was on fire and carried them which I see as an outlier of a performance from him and not a trend going forward. ∗∗∗

Rudy Gay-Sacramento Kings (6,800): Gay and the Kings will look to build on their big win in Oklahoma City tonight against the Mavs.  Gay has been playing well lately, although he is a little over-priced.  He has at least 16 points in eight of his last ten games and provides solid rebounding at times as well.  In his last nine games, Gay has been between 21-33 fantasy points eight times, which makes him a low-risk, low-upside play tonight against Dallas.∗

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