FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 22

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Jan 19, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) reacts after a play in the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary PG

Stephen Curry-Golden State Warriors(11,000): Curry carries a hefty price tag for tonight’s contest, but he’s been on fire lately with over 52 fantasy points in four of his last five games. He had 11 assists and seven rebounds to go with his 25 points in just 34 minutes on Wednesday, and he should be able to take it to the Pacers who he had 29 points, ten assists, seven rebounds, and three steals against when the teams met earlier this year in Indy. He’s risky is his cost–he’ll have to do a lot to return value at this price point–but he has been lighting it up lately and should be in a high-scoring shootout in Oakland tonight.∗∗

Russell Westbrook-Oklahoma City Thunder (10,700): I actually like Westbrook just a little bit more than Curry tonight since I think he’ll be very motivated to light up Dallas after he was ejected from the last meeting of these teams just over a week ago. He only played 15 minutes before being tossed in that contest, and aside from that game has at least 45 fantasy points in each of his last nine games. He had 53 fantasy points in Denver on Tuesday and followed that up with 53.1 fantasy points on Wednesday even though he only played 27 minutes against the Hornets. A motivated Westbrook should be able to put up big numbers again tonight as the Thunder try to take down the Mavericks in their own building. ∗∗∗

Kyle Lowry-Toronto Raptors (9,000): Lowry didn’t have a great game on Wednesday against the Celtics, but he had 40+ fantasy points in his previous seven contests. He’s in what normally would be a tough matchup against the Heat, but Miami has been thinned out by injury at PG and will probably be relying on Tyler Johnson again while Goran Dragic continues his recovery. Since the matchup isn’t as bad as it normally would be and Lowry is on a pretty good roll, I think he makes a solid play if you can’t stretch your budget up to get to Steph or Westbrook. ∗∗∗∗∗

Elfrid Payton-Orlando Magic (6,100): Payton may have won back his starting PG job from Victor Oladipo who filled in well while Payton rested his ailing ankles recently. With Oladipo now injured, Payton has had two good games back in the lineup including a great game on Wednesday when he played 41 minutes against the 76ers and finished with 21 points, ten assists, six rebounds, two steals, and an impressive 44.2 fantasy points. He’ll be in for another huge game tonight as the Magic host the Hornets if Oladipo is out. If Oladipo returns, Payton becomes high-risk since coach Scott Skiles has yet to define what Payton’s and Oladipo’s role will be when both are healthy. No Oladipo-∗∗∗∗ With Oladipo-∗∗

Derrick Rose-Chicago Bulls (6,100): While he still has some stinkers from time-to-time, Derrick Rose has looked good in his last three games scoring 29, 20, and 18 points since sitting out the big Jimmy Butler game in Phily. Rose has at least 26 fantasy points in five of his last six games not cut short by injury including a 28.9-fantasy-point performance against the Celtics who he’ll face again tonight in Boston. It’s not quite as bad a matchup as it initially seems since Boston will have to leave Avery Bradley on Jimmy Butler and match up the undersized Isaiah Thomas on Rose, but it’s not an easy matchup either. Look for a solid game from Rose as he tries to get his team a nice road win in Boston. ∗∗∗

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