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DraftKings daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-January 27

By Zachary Thompson

January 2, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 2, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the first quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 20, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) shoots a free throw agains the Houston Rockets in the second half at Toyota Center. Pistons won 123 to 114. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 20, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) shoots a free throw agains the Houston Rockets in the second half at Toyota Center. Pistons won 123 to 114. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary C

Andre Drummond-Detroit Pistons (8,500):  Andre Drummond is the big-price center who is the best play tonight even though he is coming off a pair of awful games against the Nuggets and Jazz where he posted 17 and 17.5 fantasy points. He is in a great matchup to post a bounce-back game tonight as the 76ers who have allowed the third-most fantasy points in the NBA to opposing centers.  Drummond had 18 points and 16 boards against the Sixers earlier this year, and he should be able to turn things around as Detroit comes home after their four-game road trip. ∗∗∗

Dwight Howard-Houston Rockets (7,700): Howard is ready to go for tonight’s contest, but he will be on a minutes limit making him a high risk play.  Howard only played one minute before leaving with his ankle injury a week ago, but he had been on a roll before that with six straight double-doubles culminating with his monster 36-point, 26-rebound game against the Clippers.  He has the highest ceiling of any center tonight, but he is high-risk since he won’t be playing his full time. ∗

Karl-Anthony Towns-Minnesota Timberwolves (7,000): When the rookie big man is the most stable of the top three options, it speaks to the volatility at the top of the center options for tonight.  Towns has at least 20 points in three of his last four games and has at least 30 fantasy points in each of his last five.  He went off for 27 points, 17 rebounds, and six blocked in an outburst of  67.25 fantasy points last Wednesday and he’ll be facing the Thunder who have struggled a bit with their interior defense lately. ∗∗∗∗

Rudy Gobert-Utah Jazz (6,700): Gobert is in a great matchup tonight against the Hornets who don’t have Al Jefferson or Cody Zeller.  Frank Kaminsky could pull him away from the basket a little, but I think Gobert will do just fine against the Hornets patchwork center position.  Gobert had 18 points and 18 rebounds to go with five blocks atgainst Charlotte last week for a total of 46 fantasy points.  He has at least 40 fantasy points in three of his last five games and at least 25 fantasy points in each of those five contests.  Since Gobert doesn’t rely on big scoring numbers to get his fantasy production, the return of Derrick Favors won’t hurt his value and he remains a relatively low-risk option tonight in Salt Lake City. ∗∗∗∗∗

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