FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 20

High Value PG

Elfrid Payton-Orlando Magic (5,700): Payton may have lost his starting job to Victor Oladipo as he dealt with ankle injuries, but he should get a chance to earn it back again tonight since Oladipo has already been ruled out for tonight’s contest.  Payton also started against the Hawks on  Monday finishing with 22.9 fantasy points on 16 points, five assists, an a pair of rebounds.  When he is running the show in Orlando he has the potential to dish out solid assist numbers and add some scoring of his own. He isn’t low-risk, but against the 76ers and Ish Smith he should be able to produce at least a solid line. ∗∗∗

Dennis Schroder-Atlanta Hawks (5,200): Schroder had a monster game against the Nets on Saturday finishing with an amazing 42.2 fantasy points in 20 minutes.  In those 20 minutes, he had 15 points, ten assists, six rebounds, and three steals.  He has at least 20 fantasy points in five of his last seven games, but its hard to count on him while he’s still solidly behind Jeff Teague in the Atlanta rotation and getting such inconsistent playing time. He definitely offers huge potential, but also a sizable risk. ∗∗

Tyler Johnson-Miami Heat (4,500): Johnson was one of the most owned players in DFS fantasy basketball last night, but early foul trouble and poor shooting doomed him to just 10.3 fantasy points. He had ripped off four straight games with at least 20 fantasy points before last night’s letdown and if Beno Udrih and Goran Dragic are both sidelined again tonight he’ll get another start.  If he gets the minutes, I think he’ll bounce back strong against the Wizards, so he’s still one of the better cheap options on the board.  No Dragic or Udrih (as expected)-∗∗∗∗ 

Donald Sloan-Brooklyn Nets (4,400): While Sloan is unlikely to eviscerate the Cavs like Steph Curry just did, he is in a good matchup and place to produce fantasy value against Cleveland tonight.  Sloan has at least 23 fantasy points in each of his last three games and has been a solid multi-category producer.  On Monday in a tough matchup against the Raptors, Sloan had 13 points, eight rebounds, and six assists for a solid 29.6 fantasy points, and he had an even better game last Friday against Portland with 15 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. He’s a nice cheap play tonight against Cleveland, and I think he’ll continue to produce usable stats as long as he keeps the starting job for Brooklyn. ∗∗∗∗∗

Ty Lawson-Houston Rockets(3,600): If you have to go cheap, the option with the most upside tonight is Ty Lawson despite his struggles to fit in to his new team in Houston.  Lawson could be lined up for big minutes tonight especially if Patrick Beverley is unable to give it a go on his recently re-injured ankle.  Lawson has played 22 minutes of more in three of his last four games with modest fantasy production (13-20 fantasy points). If Beverley is out, Lawson should get enough time to be a decent flier. No Beverley-∗∗

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