FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-March 22

Mar 16, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) reacts after a foul was called on him while playing against the Los Angeles Clippers in the second half at Toyota Center. The Clippers won 122-106. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 18, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets forward Donatas Motiejunas (20) attempts to drive the ball around Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

High Value PF

Serge Ibaka-Oklahoma City Thunder (5,100): Serge rested Friday and returned Saturday with a slow game of just eight points and four rebounds for 14.8 fantasy points against the Pacers. Despite his lack of recent form, though, he is in a good matchup tonight as he faced the Rockets who have given up the most fantasy points in the NBA to opposing PF so far this season. Ibaka hasn’t had huge games against them yet this year, but there’s definite upside to consider here. ∗∗

Donatas Motijunas-Houston Rockets (3,900): D-Mo has found his way into the Rockets rotation after being kinda-sorta traded but then not at the deadline. Motiejunas has played over 20 minutes in three of the Rockets last four games and has over 23 fantasy points in each of those contests. He played in both halves of Houston’s back-to-back on Friday and Saturday, and he’s a great cheap play tonight if he gets the time on the floor again tonight. His one game in the last four when he didn’t get 20+ minutes was against the Clippers when he vanished playing just eight scoreless minutes. He’s still a little risky, but his upside at under 4K is bananas.∗∗

Dante Cunningham-New Orleans Pelicans (3,700): If you don’t trust D-Mo to keep getting the minutes, one player who won’t have a problem finding court time is Dante Cunningham who played 40 minutes on Sunday for the injury-ravaged Pelicans. Cunningham had 19 points, six boards, and two steals for 30.2 fantasy points in his 40 minutes, and with Ryan Anderson and Anthony Davis out again tonight, he’ll get all the playing time he can handle in a solid matchup against the Heat that could get high-scoring in a hurry. I think Cunningham is lower-risk than Motiejunas since he’ll get the playing time tonight, although Motiejunas has a better chance of going off with a big double-double.∗∗∗

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